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Question 1

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In the page 1-2-3 of Recycling at Home, which step is NOT applicable to Singapore?
Answer
  • Place all recyclables in the recycling bin
  • Do not place yard waste in the recycling bin
  • Rinse metal and plastic containers
  • Remove all remaining residue in metal and plastic containers

Question 2

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In the page 1-2-3 of Recycling at Home, which of the following statements CANNOT be found?
Answer
  • Do not place recyclables around the recycling bin
  • Bottle caps can be recycled
  • Glass of all colours can be recycled
  • Plastic labels on bottles must be removed

Question 3

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Bonus Question: Which of the following items can be recycled?
Image:
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Answer
  • Old clothes
  • Styrofoam boxes
  • Plastic bags
  • Straws

Question 4

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From the Online Games page, MRF stands for [blank_start]Materials Recovery Facility[blank_end].
Answer
  • Materials Recovery Facility

Question 5

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From the diagram on MRFs, step 1 is ...
Answer
  • Trucks unload mixed recycling onto the tipping floor at the MRF. A front loader then moves the recycling onto a conveyor belt.
  • A magnet removes steel cans from the stream.
  • The crushed cans, broken glass and bales of aluminium and plastic are all sent to manufacturers as raw materials.
  • An eddy current separator repels the aluminium cans and foil from the conveyor belt.

Question 6

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What is the definition of a 'tipping floor'?
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Answer
  • A floor where you tip the waiter in a restaurant
  • An area in the MRF where trucks drive in, "tip" solid waste onto the floor and drive out
  • An area where garbage collectors "tip" rubbish over
  • A dance floor for extreme tricks

Question 7

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What is a conveyor belt?
Answer

Question 8

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Other than at a MRF, where else will you find a conveyor belt? (2 ticks only)
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Answer
  • Airport
  • Japanese restaurant
  • School
  • Cinema
  • Bookshop
  • A park

Question 9

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In the Super Sorter Game, the 4 different sorter machines are the [blank_start]disc[blank_end], [blank_start]gravity[blank_end], [blank_start]magnetic[blank_end] and [blank_start]optical[blank_end].
Answer
  • disc
  • gravity
  • magnetic
  • optical

Question 10

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In the page Recycling Facts, 5 plastic bottles can make a [blank_start]polyester[blank_end] t-shirt or fibrefill for a [blank_start]ski[blank_end] jacket.
Answer
  • polyester
  • ski

Question 11

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In the page Recycling Facts, one plastic bottle takes up to one thousand years to degrade in a landfill.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 12

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In the page Recycling Facts, the recycle symbol appears [blank_start]37[blank_end] times.
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c24cbb5f-a064-4568-8983-21950e8ce73d (image/png)
Answer
  • 37
  • 36
  • 35
  • 38
  • 39

Question 13

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In the page Recycling Facts, the materials focused on are ... (tick 3 answers only)
Answer
  • steel
  • plastic
  • aluminium
  • metal
  • paper
  • cloth
  • glass

Question 14

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In the page Recycling Facts, which statement CANNOT be found?
Answer
  • Enough plastic is thrown away each month to circle the earth four times.
  • Over 50% of the aluminium cans produced are recycled.
  • Each year North America recycles more steel than aluminium, glass, plastic and paper combined.
  • Less than 1% of plastic bags are recycled.

Question 15

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The National Recycling Rate in Singapore was [blank_start]61[blank_end]% in 2013. However, the domestic recycling rate was only [blank_start]20[blank_end]%.
Answer
  • 61
  • 20

Question 16

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In the page Recycling Statistics in Singapore, there is a picture entitled "Why Little Beng Huat's Recycling Effort Fails...". True or False? The little boy in the picture is trying to put something in the recycling bin.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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In the page Recycling Statistics in Singapore, there is a picture entitled "Why Little Beng Huat's Recycling Effort Fails...". What is the job of a Karung Guni Man?
Answer
  • To pick up rubbish
  • To collect newspapers only
  • To collect recyclables for recycling and make money from recycling
  • To be an Ah Beng or Ah Huat

Question 18

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In the page Recycling Statistics in Singapore, there is a picture entitled "Why Little Beng Huat's Recycling Effort Fails...". True or False? The mother's statement is educating her child well.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 19

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In the page Recycling Statistics in Singapore, there is a picture entitled "Why Little Beng Huat's Recycling Effort Fails...". Why did his recycling effort fail?
Answer
  • He did not know how to sort the recyclable items correctly.
  • His mother discouraged him from recycling as she thought it was a lowly job.
  • He did not want to be a Karung Guni Man.
  • He was throwing rubbish into the recycling bin.

Question 20

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El Gamma Penumbra are the [blank_start]winners[blank_end] of Asia's Got Talent 2015 Season.
Answer
  • winners

Question 21

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How did the Bag It story begin?
Answer
  • With a plastic bag
  • With a paper bag
  • With a cup of yogurt
  • With many plastic bags

Question 22

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According to the Bag It video, what is the dirty little secret of plastic bags?
Answer
  • Plastic bags get kept with other plastic bags.
  • Plastic bags don't go away.
  • Plastic bags are collected by almost everyone.
  • Plastic bags are created to be thrown away.

Question 23

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According to the video Bag It, plastic bags ... (select 4 answers)
Answer
  • pollute
  • fly
  • float
  • drift
  • swim
  • disappear
  • run
  • destroys

Question 24

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The name of the girl in the Zero Waste Girl video is [blank_start]Lauren Singer[blank_end].
Answer
  • Lauren Singer

Question 25

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According the the video Zero Waste Girl, the girl only created [blank_start]1[blank_end] jar of trash in [blank_start]2[blank_end] years.
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 26

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In the video Zero Waste Girl, the girl reduced her waste through...
Answer
  • composting
  • buying only what she needs
  • going to the supermarket
  • studying Environmental Studies in university

Question 27

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In the video Zero Waste Girl, the following items were discussed: (three ticks only)
Answer
  • toothbrushes
  • sponges
  • cotton balls
  • pails
  • plates
  • soap

Question 28

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In the video Zero Waste Girl, the recipe for making [blank_start]toothpaste[blank_end] was shown.
Answer
  • toothpaste

Question 29

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According to the video Zero Waste Girl, step 1 to reducing your trash is to KNOW YOUR TRASH.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 30

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In the page My Carbon Footprint, one tonne is ...
Answer
  • 1kg
  • 10kg
  • 100kg
  • 1000kg

Question 31

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In the page My Carbon Footprint, an average Singaporean's carbon footprint is...
Answer
  • 7000 kg/year
  • 7 kg/month
  • 1 tonne/month
  • 7000 g/year
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