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Do you turn off

lights
and heaters When no
one is using them

a) Yes, always.
b) Sometimes.
c) I dont usually
think about it.

Do you switch on
heaters when youre
only a little bit cold?

a) Yes, quite often.
b) Sometimes
c) No, never.
When you put food in the
fridge, what do you keep it in?

a) Plastic boxes or bottles
which you can use aain.
b) !ra""in that you throw
away.
How often do you use
only one side of a sheet
of paper

a) Never.
b) Sometimes.
c) #ften.
Do you buy plastic cups,
plastic knives and forks,
not China cups, metal knives
and forks?
a) Yes, often.
b) Sometimes.
c$ No, never.
efore you go waterskiing,
scuba diving, sailing or use
a !et ski, do you check that it is
safe for animals in the area?
a) I dont do any
of those thins.
b) Yes.
c) No.
Do you write mails about
environmental problems to
people who can do something?

a) Yes, often.
b) Sometimes.
c) Never.
How do you get
to school"work?

a) I o by car.
b) I take a bus or train.
c) I walk or o
by bicycle.

Do you throw
rubbish down
the toilet?

a) No, never.
b) Sometimes.
c) #ften.
Do you try to use recycled
paper?

a) Never.
b) Sometimes.
c) %lways.
When you go shopping, do
you take your bag with you
and not take a plastic bag from
the shop?

a) %lways.
b) Sometimes.
c) Never.

#f you go fishing, do you take
home all your things?

a) I dont o
fishin.
b) Yes.
c) No.
$re you a member of an
environmental group?

a) Yes.
b) No.

How often do you make a !ourney by
car when its really possible to walk?

a) &ery often.
b) Not often.
c) Never.
What do you do with your rubbish
from a picnic?

a) I always take it home or throw it in
the rubbish bin somewhere.
b) I leave it.
When you buy any kind of spray can,
do you buy aerosol sprays?

a) Yes.
b) If I cant find any others.
c) Never.
When you go to the beach, do you
move rocks and stones in pools or
take home shells and plants?

a) Never.
b) 'uite often.
c) Sometimes.
#f you go to the country%
side, do you walk on the paths?

a) Yes, always.
b) %lways, if it is "ossible.
c) No.
Score
Its not only politicians who
make our environment better or
worse. What about you? Are you
doing things that hurt the planet
or are you doing things that
make it better?
Do this quiz and ind out.
!e honest"
Check your answers from the quiz. #he more points you get the more eco$riendly you are.
%. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0
&. a) 0 b) 1 c) 3
We use coal, oil and gas in
our homes. We also make
electricity from coal, oil
and gas. When these burn,
they make carbon dioxide
and other gases, and these
help cause the greenhouse
effect and acid rain. So if
we use less coal, oil, gas and
electricity in our homes, we
help the environment.
'. a) 0 b) 3 c) 3
(. a) 0 b) 2 c) 3
Cars produce gases. They
add to the greenhouse
effect. They help make acid
rain. They make the air
dirty.
). a) 1 b) 0
*. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0
+. a) 3 b) 0
We throw away too much
and in the wrong places. We
fill the worlds seas and
beaches with rubbish.
,. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0
-. a) 0 b) 2 c) 3
aper comes from trees. !f
we use a lot of paper, we
kill a lot of trees.
%.. a) 0 b) 1 c) 3
The gases from aerosol
cans destroy the o"one
layer. They also add to the
greenhouse effect.
%%. a) 0 b) 2 c) 3
%&. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0
When we buy a lot of things
that have a short life, we
make more rubbish.
%'. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0
%(. a) 3 b) 3 c) 0
%). a) 3 b) 3 c) 0
%*. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0
When you move things on a
beach, you can disturb the
wildlife there. #any water
sports kill sea animals. Some
things that people use for
fishing kill animals if people
leave them near the river or
sea. !f you move off paths in
the countryside, you can
disturb animals.
%+. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0
%,. a) 3 b) 0
$veryone can do something to
help.
Source% &exus.

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