Gross Jobs - Open Court 3.1

What describes all of the jobs in the story?

• dirty work

• pest control

What is the greatest danger of clogged pipes?

• Waste water cannot exit the home.

• It takes too long to water the garden.

Plumbers work on _______.

• pipes.

• skateboards.

In the story, a snake is a _______.

• scary animal with sharp teeth

• long flexible cable that fits through pipes

Why is it important that trash gets picked up often?

• It can get wet.

• It can get stinky.

Why do workers at a landfill cover garbage with soil?

• to keep it from blowing away

• to make it look bigger

Why do insects go into buildings?

• to avoid garbage trucks

• to find food and shelter

How do you know that using poison for insects is dangerous?

• people have to leave the building until it drifts away

• it is sprayed from a large container

Why did the author write this article?

• to inform the reader about important jobs

• to entertain the reader with funny work stories