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Read the comprehension passage and answer the following questions: Waste management are a set of activities that include collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste material. There are four methods of managing waste. The first one is Recycling which means turning waste into new material but some argue that collecting, processing and converting waste uses more energy than land filling. The second method Land filling is compacting garbage and burning it in a hole. Large levers are placed in the bottom of landfills to avoid toxic garbage juice to go into ground water but these levers always don’t work. Composting, the third method is piling up of organic matter and decomposing it to make the soil rich but plastic garbage makes it hard to compost on a large scale. The last method Incinerate waste can be done either by creating or harvesting a fuel and burning it or by burning the waste directly. Unfortunately burning garbage pollutes the air. 1. What is the main purpose behind the author’s writing this? (A) To convince the readers to recycle and compost (B) To persuade readers that recycling is a waste of resources. (C) To compare and contrast recycling and land filling. (D) To inform readers of methods of waste management. 2. Why composting is not feasible on a large scale? (A) People wouldn’t want to touch all of that gross rotting food. (B) It would smell too bad in densely populated cities (C) It would attract rodents that would spread disease (D) Plastic would get into the compost and turn it into a pollutant 3. What of the following expresses the best meaning of the word ‘compacted’? (A) Garbage is burned before it is thrown in a hole (B) Garbage is put in trucks before it is thrown in a hole (C) Garbage is crushed before it is thrown in a hole (D) Garbage is put in a can before it is thrown in a hole 4. What expresses the main idea in the second paragraph? (A) Land fills 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 lot of plastic garbage in landfills5. Which conclusion could be best supported with text from the passage? (A) Each method of waste management has its draw backs. (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.

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1. (D) To inform readers of methods of waste management.

2. (D) Plastic would get into the compost and turn it into a pollutant

3. (C) Garbage is crushed before it is thrown in a hole

4. (B) Composting is good for the soil but it can be hard to do

5. (A) Each method of waste management has its draw backs.



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