Its

not

only

politicians

who

make our environment better or

worse. What about you? Are you
doing things that hurt the planet
or are you doing things that
make it better?
Do this quiz and find out.
Be honest!

Do you turn off

lights

and heaters

When no

one is using

Do you switch on
heaters when
youre
only a little bit
cold?

them

a) Yes, quite often.

a) Yes, always.

b) Sometimes

b) Sometimes.

c) No, 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.

c) I dont usually

think about it.

How often do you make a
journey by
car when its really possible
to walk?
a) Very often.
b) Not often.
c) Never.

Do you throw
rubbish down
the toilet?

When you put food in

the fridge, what do you
keep it in?

a) No, never.

a) Plastic boxes or bottles

which you can use

again.
b) Wrapping that you
throw
away.

b) Sometimes.
c) Often.

Do you try to use

recycled
paper?
a) Never.

How often do you

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.

use

only one side of a

sheet
of paper
b) Sometimes.
c) Often.

a) Yes.

a) Yes, often.

b) If I cant find any

b) Sometimes.
c) No, never.

c) Never.

you

When you go to the beach, do

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-

Sometimes.
c) Always.

a) Never.

Do you buy plastic

When you buy any kind of spray cups,
can,
plastic knives and
do you buy aerosol
forks, not China cups,
sprays?
metal knives and forks?

others.

b)

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

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 dont go

fishing.
b) Yes.
c) No.

a) I dont do any
of those things.
b) Yes.
c) No.

When you go shopping,

an

Are you a member of

environmental group?
a) Yes.

side, do you walk on the

paths?
a) Yes, always.
b) Always, if it is

Do you write mails

about
environmental problems
to people who can do
something?

b) No.

a) Yes, often.
b) Sometimes.
c) Never.

possible.
c) No.

Score
Check your answers from the quiz. The more points you get the more eco-friendly you are.

1. a) 3
2. a) 0

b) 2 c) 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

5. a) 1
6. a) 3
7. a) 3

b) 0
b) 1
b) 0

c) 0

13.
14.
15.
16.

a)
a)
a)
a)

3
3
3
3

b)
b)
b)
b)

1
3
3
2

c)
c)
c)
c)

0
0
0
0

We throw away too much

and in the wrong places. We When you move things on a
fill the worlds seas and beach, you can disturb the
beaches with rubbish.

wildlife

there.

Many

water

sports kill sea animals. Some

8. a) 3
9. a) 0

b) 2
b) 2

c) 0
c) 3

things that people use for

fishing kill animals if people

leave them near the river or

we use less coal, oil, gas and Paper comes from trees. If
sea. If you move off paths in
electricity in our homes, we we use a lot of paper, we
the countryside, you can
help the environment.
kill a lot of trees.
disturb animals.
3. a) 0
4. a) 0

b) 3
b) 2

c) 3
c) 3

10. a) 0
The

b) 1

gases

c) 3

from

aerosol

17. a) 3
18. a) 3

b) 2
b) 0

c) 0

Cars produce gases. They cans destroy the ozone Everyone can do something to
add to the greenhouse layer. They also add to the help.
effect. They help make acid greenhouse effect.
Source: Nexus.
rain. They make the air
dirty.

11. a) 0
12. a) 3

b) 2
b) 1

c) 3
c) 0

When we buy a lot of things

that have a short life, we
make more rubbish.