Science 2 · Unit 1: Environments and habitats · Cambridge Primary Science Stage 2

Questions

1. 1. What is litter?

   • clean water
   • a baby animal
   • rubbish left on the ground
   • a kind of plant
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2. 2. How can litter harm animals?

   • It keeps them warm.
   • It makes them grow.
   • It gives them food.
   • Animals can get trapped in it or eat it.
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3. 3. What is a nature reserve?

   • a car park
   • a place kept as a good habitat for plants and animals
   • a shop
   • a rubbish dump
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4. 4. What should you do before picking up litter?

   • nothing
   • talk to an adult
   • take off your gloves
   • eat a snack
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5. 5. Which is a good thing people can do for the environment?

   • drop litter
   • cut down forests
   • pour dirty water in rivers
   • plant trees
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6. 6. Which is a bad thing for the environment?

   • recycling paper
   • dirty water from a pipe on the beach
   • planting seeds
   • making an insect hotel
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7. 7. Dan's class recycled 70, 80, 40, 70 and 30 pages from Monday to Friday. On which day did they recycle the most?

   • Tuesday
   • Monday
   • Wednesday
   • Friday
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8. 8. Dan's class recycled 70, 80, 40, 70 and 30 pages from Monday to Friday. On which day did they recycle the fewest?

   • Friday
   • Thursday
   • Tuesday
   • Monday
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9. 9. How could a class use less paper?

   • throw paper away after one word
   • use a new sheet for every line
   • print everything twice
   • write on both sides of the paper
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10. 10. A forest is cut down to make paper. What happens to the number of animals?

    • It goes up.
    • It stays the same.
    • It goes down.
    • It doubles.
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11. 11. Why do animals leave when a forest is cut down?

    • It got too cold.
    • They do not like trees.
    • They have lost their habitat.
    • They want a holiday.
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12. 12. How can we protect forest animals?

    • drop litter
    • cut down more trees
    • recycle paper so fewer trees are cut down
    • build roads through the forest
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13. 13. Litter in a pond has killed the fish. Who caused this?

    • the frogs
    • the fish
    • people
    • the rain
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