One Plastic Bag and Energy Island Comprehension Test

One Plastic Bag is what genre?

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

• informational text

What is Isatou using to carry fruit at the beginning of the story?

• plastic bag

• palm-leaf basket

• rope basket

• backpack

Isatou confessed to Grandmother that she broke her basket. Confessed means that:

• she admitted to doing something wrong

• she talked to her loudly

• she denied doing anything wrong

• she explained something using a long story

What does Isatou do with her broken plastic bag?

• she gives it away

• she places it in a trash can

• she repairs it with glue

• she drops it on the ground

What happened to make Isatou aware of the problem with the bags?

• fish in the river started dying

• her grandmother slipped on a bag and fell

• her goats started dying

• her dogs started chewing on the bags

The goats began to forage in the trash. What does forage mean?

• search for food

• play around

• climb

• run really fast

What did Isatou and her friends do with the bags first?

• they cut them up

• they braided them

• they washed them

• they painted them

How did they turn the bags into purses?

• they melted them into new plastic

• they added fabric to patch the holes

• they sewed large pieces together

• they crocheted the plastic strips

Why are the bags considered recycled?

• the bags are brightly colored

• they're made by older people

• they're made from old materials that are being used again

• they're made from all new materials

Isatou made enough money to buy:

• a sewing machine

• new clothes

• a new bus

• a new goat