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Class 3 The World Around Us — Taking charge of waste

Sort waste into the green bin and the blue bin and say why each one goes there, and know what reduce, reuse and recycle each mean.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Why do some villages keep a separate bin for metal, for glass, for plastic and for paper?

    • a) So the bins fill up more slowly
    • b) So each material is easier to send to the right place for recycling
    • c) So the waste rots faster
    • d) So children can count what is thrown away

  2. 2.You have a handful of vegetable peels from the kitchen. Tap the dustbin they go in.

    Write the number of the part.

    12

  3. 3.What does the chapter say happens to green-dustbin waste when it is added to soil?

    • a) It turns into compost, food for plants and for tiny animals in the soil
    • b) It stops other plants from growing there
    • c) It hardens into a crust on top of the soil
    • d) It has to be dug up again after a month

  4. 4.Sort each of these into the dustbin it belongs in.

    Groups: Green dustbin · Blue dustbin

    • Paper
    • Eggshells
    • Light bulbs
    • Plastic bottles
    • Rotten fruit
    • Onion peels
    • Leaves

  5. 5.How does the chapter say plastic can kill a cow or another animal?

    • a) The animal cuts itself on a sharp edge
    • b) The animal eats it when it is mixed in with food
    • c) The animal breathes in the smoke from it
    • d) The animal drinks water that has touched it

  6. 6.The chapter suggests wrapping gifts in newspaper or old cloth. What does it say this does?

    • a) Reduces waste and saves resources
    • b) Makes the gift look more expensive
    • c) Costs more but lasts longer
    • d) Keeps the gift from breaking

  7. 7.What did grandparents make out of old sarees and old clothes, in the chapter's example of reusing?

    • a) Quilts and bags
    • b) Curtains and cushions
    • c) Toys and dolls
    • d) Ropes and mats

  8. 8.On what date does the chapter say National Cleanliness Day falls?

    • a) 5 June
    • b) 2 October
    • c) 30 January
    • d) 22 April

Answer key — Class 3 The World Around Us — Taking charge of waste

  1. 1. b) So each material is easier to send to the right place for recycling
  2. 2. 1 — The green dustbin
  3. 3. a) It turns into compost, food for plants and for tiny animals in the soil
  4. 4. Leaves → Green dustbin; Onion peels → Green dustbin; Eggshells → Green dustbin; Rotten fruit → Green dustbin; Plastic bottles → Blue dustbin; Paper → Blue dustbin; Light bulbs → Blue dustbin
  5. 5. b) The animal eats it when it is mixed in with food
  6. 6. a) Reduces waste and saves resources
  7. 7. a) Quilts and bags
  8. 8. c) 30 January