Water Pollution

Questions for Practice on Water Pollution

1. Your teacher told you to about water pollution. Which of the following words means the opposite of "pollution"?

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a) Clean and pure

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b) Dirty

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c) Mud

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d) Trash

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Answer: a) Clean and pure

Explanation: Pollution means adding something harmful and making it dirtier. Hence, the opposite of the word pollution can be clean and pure.

2. Fill in the blank.

When something gets polluted, it becomes __________ for our health.

a) Clean
b) useful
c) Harmful
d) Safe

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Answer: c) Harmful

Explanation: When we add some pollutant to something, that thing becomes harmful to health.

3. After reading the story and learning about the pollutants, can you tell which among the following is a pollutant?

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Answer: d

Explanation: When added to a water source plastic wastes, pollute the water and make them harmful that's why they are called pollutants.

4. Which of the following can happen if you drink polluted water?

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a) You can become more healthy

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b) You can get sick

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c) You will not face any problem

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d) Polluted water is good for the health

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Answer: b) You can get sick

Explanation: Polluted water is bad for health and that's why we can become sick if we drink it.

5. After reading the story, can you tell which of the following animals can lose their home due to increasing water pollution?

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Answer: a

Explanation: Fishes can lose their home due to water pollution because they live in water.

6. Which among the following is a water pollutant, which is making our water sources unclean and impure?

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a) Smoke

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b) Dirt

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c) Leaves

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d) Fruits and vegetables

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Answer: b) Dirt

Explanation: Besides plastic bags and other trash, dirt is also a water pollutant.

7. In the story, Tim and Tom pledged to protect the water sources. How can we help in protecting our water sources?

a) By adding trash to the river
b) By adding litter to the streams
c) By cleaning up the trash near water bodies
d) By throwing plastic bags in the lake

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Answer: c) By cleaning up the trash near water bodies

Explanation: We all should take the pledge to protect and clean our water sources to save our water sources.

8. What we should not do if we want to keep our water sources clean?

a) Using a bin to throw the trash
b) Bathing in a river with soap
c) Farming without chemicals
d) Cleaning the river regularly

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Answer: b) Bathing in a river with soap

Explanation: We should not bathe in rivers using soaps or shampoos because these chemicals act as pollutants and pollute our water sources.

9. In the story, the enchanted Waterfall has some magical powers, where does the magic of the waterfall and other water sources come from?

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a) Pure and clean water
b) Dirty and muddy water
c) water full of trash
d) Bad-smelling water

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Answer: a) Pure and clean water

Explanation: In the story, the enchanted waterfall and its brother and sisters acquire their magical power from pure and clean water.

10. How would a river which is full of trash like plastic bags, and chocolate wrappers would look like?

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Answer is: d

Explanation: A dirty and polluted river would smell bad, its fish must be dying and the water must have turned black and dark instead of clean and sparkly water.

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