Littering
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Do you know?
- Littering is the improper disposal of waste products.
- Littering can happen intentionally or unintentionally, but both have environmental consequences.
Let's learn more about littering in the following passage!
Listen and then choose the correct answer to each question.
- According to the audio, what has been done to prevent people from littering?
- According to the audio, why is littering bad to the wildlife?
- Nothing has been done.
- Proposals have been introduced to authorities.
- Laws have been enacted.
- Because it discourages animals.
- Because it can kill animals or make them sick.
- Because some litter can trap animals.
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Littering
It is very sad to see on the or in parks and other public places. Littering is a big problem that needs to be stopped. There is no reason why people need to litter. Someone who litters is a lazy person. It means he or she is too lazy to get up and throw away his or her own trash.
Many things have been tried to stop people from littering. Laws have been passed to try to littering. If someone is caught littering on the highway, he or she can be fined to pay for it. This seems to some people, but certainly not everyone.
Littering can cause a lot of problems. Littering can be to the wild animals that live in the parks and forests. Littering can kill animals or make them sick. Sometimes food is left with trash and other things. Wild animals eat this food, and then sometimes they get sick. Littering also looks bad. It’s hard to enjoy nature when it is serving as a trash can for us!
Read and answer the following questions.
Littering
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It is very sad to see litter on the highways or in parks and other public places. Littering is a big problem that needs to be stopped. There is no reason why people need to litter. Someone who litters is a lazy person. It means he or she is too lazy to get up and throw away his or her own trash.
Many things have been tried to stop people from littering. Laws have been passed to try to prevent littering. If someone is caught littering on the highway, he or she can be fined to pay for it. This seems to discourage some people, but certainly not everyone.
Littering can cause a lot of problems. Littering can be harmful to the wild animals that live in the parks and forests. Littering can kill animals or make them sick. Sometimes food is left with trash and other things. Wild animals eat this food, and then sometimes they get sick. Littering also looks bad. It’s hard to enjoy nature when it is serving as a trash can for us!
Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 4
Which of the following sentences in the passage clarifies the feeling of the author about littering?
- This seems to discourage some people, but certainly not everyone.
- It is very sad to see litter on the highways or in parks.
- Law have been passed to try to prevent littering.
- Littering can kill animals or make them sick.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of littering?
- Littering is harmful to animals.
- Animals can get sick and die from litter.
- Littering looks bad.
- People can get paid if caught littering.
Who does the author blame for littering?
- the audience
- lazy people
- wild animals
- children
Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.
- It is very sad to see on the or in parks and other public places.
- Many things have been tried to stop people from littering. Laws have been passed to try to littering.
- This seems to some people, but certainly not everyone.
- Littering can be to the wild animals that live in the parks and forests.
Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.
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- His bad test grade him.
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