Level: JHS, Basic 7 | Subject: Integrated Science | Strand: Humans and the Environment | Topic: Waste Management
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Part A has 20 tick-box questions. Part B has 5 essay questions with a marking guide at the bottom.
Test Yourself: 20 Objective Questions
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1. Waste is best described as
2. Which of these is biodegradable waste?
3. Which of these is non-biodegradable?
4. Used batteries and hospital waste are examples of
5. Old phones and computers are called
6. One effect of throwing rubbish into gutters is
7. Rubbish heaps breed flies and mosquitoes which spread
8. Burning plastic waste in the open mainly causes
9. The 3Rs of waste management stand for
10. Using an empty bottle again to store water is an example of
11. Turning used plastic into pavement blocks is an example of
12. Buying fewer items wrapped in plastic is an example of
13. Changing food and plant waste into manure is called
14. A pit that is well prepared, lined and covered to bury waste is a
15. Burning waste at a very high controlled temperature is called
16. Which of these is the BEST way to dispose of plastic waste?
17. Why should waste be sorted into different bins?
18. Plastic waste in the sea harms
19. Which person helps keep a community clean?
20. Which action is GOOD waste management?
Essay Questions
- (a) What is waste? (b) Distinguish between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, giving two examples of each. (6 marks)
- State four bad effects of poor waste management on a community. (4 marks)
- Explain the 3Rs of waste management with an example of each. (6 marks)
- Describe how compost manure can be made from household waste. (4 marks)
- Suggest four things pupils can do to keep their school clean. (4 marks)
Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents
- (a) Material that is no longer useful and is thrown away (2). (b) Biodegradable waste rots naturally, e.g. food scraps, leaves (2). Non-biodegradable waste does not rot easily, e.g. plastic, glass (2).
- Any four: flooding, spread of diseases, bad smell, water pollution, air pollution from burning, breeding of flies, rats and mosquitoes (1 mark each).
- Reduce: use less, e.g. avoid unnecessary plastic (2). Reuse: use again, e.g. refill bottles (2). Recycle: make new things from waste, e.g. plastic into blocks (2).
- Collect food and plant waste in a pit or heap (1). Mix with soil and keep moist (1). Turn from time to time (1). After some weeks it rots into manure for crops (1).
- Any four: use dustbins, sweep classrooms, sort waste, do not litter, join clean-up exercises, recycle bottles (1 mark each).
Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.
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