Worksheet on Air Pollution

1. Lucas's school has planned to add more trees to the playground to make it better. Planting trees and plants brings many good things. Which of these things is NOT something that trees and plants do?

a) Trees make the water dirty
b) Plants make the playground smell good with their flowers
c) Trees help to keep the air clean
d) Trees provide us with food

2. Bella saw a big factory near her house releasing dark smoke into the sky. Her townsfolk want the factory to be closed. Why do you think they want this?

a) Factories help to clean the air
b) Factories clean the river
c) Factories pollute the air
d) Factories are good for the town

3. Which of the following pictures shows a town which has lots of factories and a large number of vehicles which have completely polluted land, water and mainly air?

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4. Which of the following activities is helpful in reducing air pollution?

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5. Which of the following can make air our sky smoky and gray?

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6. Which of the following transportation methods can make the air polluted by their smoke?

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7. Substances that pollute the air and make it polluted have a specific name. That name is:

a) Oxygen
b) Pollutants
c) Air
d) Sunlight

8. Throwing plastic or trash everywhere is bad for the environment and we should reduce its use by recycling our trash. What do you think trash does to the environment?

a) Trash purifies the air
b) Plastic-making factories cause pollution
c) Plastic helps to clean the river
d) Plastic-making factories cleanse the air

9. In the story it is stated that we should prefer public transport to go somewhere so that the number of vehicles can be reduced. Which of the following is public transport?

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10. Which mode of transport would you prefer if you have to go to a garden which is near your home?

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