Understanding Plastic Pollution

What is the main topic of the passage?

• The importance of oceans for food.

• The problem of plastic pollution, its effects, and solutions.

• How microplastics are formed from clothes.

• Why supermarkets should charge for bags.

The word "threat" is CLOSEST in meaning to:

• benefit

• source

• danger

• solution

According to the text, what are the tiny pieces that plastic breaks up into called?

• Single-use plastics

• Paper straws

• Microplastics

• Shopping bags

According to the passage, it is important to ban single-use plastic because________

• it makes humans sick immediately upon touching it.

• it is difficult for supermarkets to give away for free.

• it makes clothes release microplastics.

• it cannot be recycled and pollutes the oceans.

In the text, the word "tiny" means:

• very small

• very big

• very good

• very blue

In the sentence "...it stops them from eating real food", the word "them" refers to:

• microplastics

• stomachs

• fish and sea animals

• real food

Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the text?

• Plastic can make people sick.

• Plastic can break into small pieces.

• Plastic is good for fish.

• Cafés should use paper straws.

Our oceans are an important source of _____.

• food

• plastic

• bags

• sick

What is the proposed solution to reducing plastic pollution?

• Encouraging more plastic production

• Banning single-use plastic

• Using more plastic straws

• Burning plastic waste