(GEP3)_RX:U11B_Comprehension Q

What is one of the main suggestions to reduce plastic waste?

• Use more plastic bags

• Skip the straw

• Increase plastic packaging

• Buy more bottled water

Which country was the first to place a tax on plastic bags?

• Chile

• Denmark

• New Zealand

• Germany

How many plastic straws are estimated to pollute the world's beaches?

• 10 billion

• 8.3 billion

• 5 billion

• 1 billion

What is a recommended alternative to using plastic bottles?

• Buy soda in plastic bottles

• Buy bottled water

• Use a reusable bottle

• Use glass bottles only

What percentage of plastic bottles does Norway recycle?

• 97%

• 90%

• 75%

• 50%

Which would be the best title for this passage?

• Easy ways to Help the Environment

• The Only Way to Stop Using Plastic

• How to Be Happy Without Plastic

• Common Bad Habits When Recycling

What is the main purpose of this passage?

• To provide information

• To entertain

• To give advice

• To offer an opinion

According to the passage, what is NOT mentioned as a way to avoid plastic?

• Buying a shopping bag from home

• Buy a reuseable straw

• Use a reuseable bottle for water

• Buy liquid soap

What does beverage mean in the paragraph D?

• drink

• food

• snack

• fruit

Why are people in Norway so successful at recycling plastic?

• Each home has a recycle machine

• They recieve money for each bottle that is recycled

• Plastic isn't sold at all at supermarkets there

• They buy water in cartons instead of plastic bottles.