Test "Ecology".

Do you turn off lights

and heaters When no

one is using them

a) Yes, always.

b) Sometimes.

c) I don’t usually

think about it.

Do you switch on

heaters when you’re

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 again.

b) Wrapping that you throw

away.

How often do you use

only one side of a sheet

of paper

a) Never.

b) Sometimes.

c) Often.

Do you buy plastic cups,

plastic knives and forks, not China cups, metal knives and forks?

a) Yes, often.

b) Sometimes.

c) No, never.

Before you go waterskiing,

scuba diving, sailing or use a jet ski, do you check that it is safe for animals in the area?

a) I don’t do any

of those things.

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 go by car.

b) I take a bus or train.

c) I walk or go

by bicycle.

Do you throw

rubbish down

the toilet?

a) No, never.

b) Sometimes.

c) Often.

Do you try to use recycled

paper?

a) Never.

b) Sometimes.

c) Always.

When you go shopping, do

you take your bag with you and not take a plastic bag from the shop?

a) Always.

b) Sometimes.

c) Never.

If you go fishing, do you take

home all your things?

a) I don’t go

fishing.

b) Yes.

c) No.

Are you a member of an

environmental group?

a) Yes.

b) No.

How often do you make a journey by

car when it’s really possible to walk?

a) Very 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 can’t 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) Quite often.

c) Sometimes.

If you go to the country-

side, do you walk on the paths?

a) Yes, always.

b) Always, if it is possible.

c) No.

1. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0

2. 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.

3. a) 0 b) 3 c) 3

4. 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.

5. a) 1 b) 0

6. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0

7. a) 3 b) 0

We throw away too much and in the wrong places. We fill the world’s seas and beaches with rubbish.

8. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0

9. a) 0 b) 2 c) 3

Paper comes from trees. If we use a lot of paper, we kill a lot of trees.

10. a) 0 b) 1 c) 3

The gases from aerosol cans destroy the ozone layer. They also add to the greenhouse effect.

11. a) 0 b) 2 c) 3

12. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0

When we buy a lot of things that have a short life, we make more rubbish.

13. a) 3 b) 1 c) 0

14. a) 3 b) 3 c) 0

15. a) 3 b) 3 c) 0

16. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0

When you move things on a beach, you can disturb the wildlife there. Many water sports kill sea animals. Some things that people use for fishing kill animals if people leave them near the river or sea. If you move off paths in the countryside, you can disturb animals.

17. a) 3 b) 2 c) 0

18. a) 3 b) 0

Everyone can do something to help.

Source: Nexus.