Sneaky Student

1. What is the main point of the passage?
   

• • Recycling is important for conserving natural resources.

• • Recycling helps reduce waste and save energy.

• • Recycling is a new practice.

• • People should stop throwing things away.

1. Which reason does the author give to support recycling’s importance in reducing waste?
   

• • It uses fewer resources than making new products.

• • It reduces the amount of waste in landfills.

• • It saves trees and water.

• • It helps reduce pollution in the air.

1. What evidence does the author provide to show that landfills are growing?

• • People recycle more than ever before.

• • Millions of tons of materials are thrown away each year.

• • Recycling saves trees and water.

• • People are using fewer natural resources.

1. Which piece of evidence does the author use to show that recycling helps conserve natural resources?

• • Recycling reduces waste in landfills.

• • Recycling saves energy and reduces emissions.

• • Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees.

• • Recycling uses fewer resources than creating new products.

1. Why does the author mention that recycling saves energy?

• • To explain how recycling helps conserve water.

• • To show that recycling reduces pollution.

• • To compare the energy used in recycling vs. manufacturing new products.

• • To emphasize the importance of recycling paper.

1. Which piece of evidence does the author give to show that recycling saves energy?

• • Recycling saves 17 trees.

• • It takes 95% less energy to make aluminum from recycled materials.

• • Recycling uses less water than manufacturing new products.

• • It takes more energy to recycle paper than to create new paper.

1. Which of the following best explains why the author includes examples like paper, plastic, and aluminum?

• • To show that these are the most common materials in landfills.

• • To argue that these materials cannot be recycled.

• • To highlight materials that can be recycled to help the environment.

• • To explain why landfills are full of non-recyclable materials.

1. How does the author support the reason that recycling saves natural resources?

• • By stating facts about trees and water conservation.

• • By giving statistics about how much waste is produced.

• • By comparing recycling to waste disposal.

• • By explaining how energy is saved when recycling.

1. What does the author want the reader to understand about recycling?

• • Recycling saves trees and helps fight pollution.

• • Recycling uses more energy than creating new products.

• • Recycling is difficult and requires a lot of effort.

1. What is one way the author explains how recycling fights climate change?

• • Recycling reduces the amount of waste in landfills.

• • Recycling saves paper, which cuts down on pollution.

• • Recycling saves resources, making them last longer.

• • Recycling saves energy, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions.