Question

I. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Garbage cans are not magical portals. Trash does not disappear when you toss it in a
can. Yet, the average American throws away an estimated 1,600 pounds of waste each
year. If there are no magic garbage fairies, where does all that trash go? There are four
methods to managing waste: recycling, landfilling, composting, and incinerating. Each
method has its strengths and weaknesses. Let's take a quick look at each. Recycling is the
process of turning waste into new materials. For example, used paper can be turned into
paperboard, which can be used to make book covers. Recycling can reduce pollution, save
materials, and lower energy use. Yet, some argue that recycling wastes energy. They
believe that collecting, processing, and converting waste uses more energy than it saves.
Still, most people agree that recycling is better for the planet than landfilling. Landfilling
is the oldest method of managing waste. In its simplest form, landfilling is when people
bury garbage in a hole. Over time the practice of landfilling has advanced. Garbage is
compacted before it is thrown into the hole. In this way more garbage can fit in each
landfill. Large liners are placed in the bottom of landfills so that toxic garbage juice doesn't
get into the groundwater. Sadly, these liners don't always work. Landfills may pollute the
local water supply. Not to mention that all of that garbage stinks. Nobody wants to live
next to a landfill. This makes it hard to find new locations for landfills.
As landfill space increases, interest in composting grows. Compositing is when people pile
up organic matter, such as food waste, and allow it to decompose. The product of this
decomposition is compost. Compost can be added to the soil to make the soil richer and
better for growing crops. While composting is easy to do onsite somewhere, like home or
school, it's hard to do after the garbage gets all mixed up. This is because plastic and other
inorganic materials must be removed from the compost pile or they will pollute the soil.
There's a lot of plastic in garbage, which makes it hard to compost on a large scale. One
thing that is easier to do is burning garbage. There are two main ways to incinerate waste.
The first is to create or harvest a fuel from the waste, such as methane gas, and burn the
fuel. The second is to burn the waste directly. The heat from the incineration process can
boil water, which can power steam generators. Unfortunately, burning garbage pollutes the
air. Also, some critics worry that incinerators destroy valuable resources that could be
recycled. Usually, the community in which you live manages waste. Once you put your
garbage in that can, what happens to it is beyond your control. But you can make choices
while it is still in your possession. You can choose to recycle, you can choose to compost, or
you can choose to let someone else deal with it. The choice is yours.

1. Which best explains why the author begins the text by talking about magical
garbage fairies?

a. He is putting a common misconception to rest.
b. He is trying to get the reader's attention.
c. He is addressing his concern in a serious way.
d. He is supporting his argument with evidence.
2. Which best defines the meaning of incineration as it is used in the text?

a. To bury waste materials in a large hole
b. To allow waste products to decompose and become fertilizer
c. To burn waste materials and harvest the energy
d. To turn waste materials into products like book covers

3. Which was not cited in the third paragraph as an issue with landfilling?

a. Landfills are smelly.
b. Usable materials are wasted in landfills.
c. Landfills may pollute the water supply.
d. It is difficult to find locations for landfills

4. Which conclusion could best be supported with text from the passage?

a. Each method of waste management has its drawbacks.
b. Recycling is without a doubt the best way to handle waste.
c. Incineration is the best way to process waste.
d. All large cities should create massive compost piles.
5. Which best expresses the main idea of the passage?
a. Landfills take up a lot of space.
b. Composting is good for the soil but it can be hard to do.
c. The process of composting is very complicated and scientific.
d. There is a lot of plastic garbage in landfills.

Answer 1

Answer:

1st ka C

2nd ka A

3rd ka D

4th ka D

Answer 2

Answer:

2. C

3. B

4. A

5. A (check one time please I am not 100% sure for this one)

1. C