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Grade IV Comprehension on Plastic Pollution

The passage discusses the increasing levels of pollution, especially plastic pollution, and its effects on the environment. It notes that the rise in factories and vehicles has led to air, water, and land pollution over the last few decades. Plastic in particular is widely used in manufacturing and is difficult to dispose of, as it does not degrade easily and remains in the environment for hundreds of years. Disposing of plastic has become a major challenge, as burning it produces toxic gases and sending it to landfills pollutes soil and water. The passage calls for lower plastic use to ensure a cleaner environment.

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Grade IV Comprehension on Plastic Pollution

The passage discusses the increasing levels of pollution, especially plastic pollution, and its effects on the environment. It notes that the rise in factories and vehicles has led to air, water, and land pollution over the last few decades. Plastic in particular is widely used in manufacturing and is difficult to dispose of, as it does not degrade easily and remains in the environment for hundreds of years. Disposing of plastic has become a major challenge, as burning it produces toxic gases and sending it to landfills pollutes soil and water. The passage calls for lower plastic use to ensure a cleaner environment.

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International Islamic University School Islamabad

G 10-Campus

Academic Session 2022-23


Comprehension -Grade IV

Name: _______________________

The degree of pollution in our environment is rising by the day. The growing
number of factories and vehicles on our planet has increased the pollution level in
the last few decades. While the smoke from the vehicles and factories has polluted
the air making it difficult to breathe, the industrial and residential waste has
contributed to the water and land pollution giving way to several serious illnesses.
Among other things, plastic plays a major role in pollution in today’s time. Plastic
is being widely used for manufacturing numerous things including plastic bags,
kitchenware, furniture, doors, sheeting, packing material, and counter tops. People
prefer items made of plastic as these are light weight compared to wood or metal
items. The increasing use of plastic is increasing the amount of plastic waste which
is hard to dispose of. It breaks into pieces, deteriorates over the time but does not
become one with the soil. It remains in the environment for hundreds of years and
adds to environmental pollution. It goes into the landfills and leaks pollutants that
damage soil and water. Plastic cannot even be disposed of by burning as on
burning it produces poisonous gases that can cause serious diseases. Disposing
plastic has thus become a big challenge today. Plastic bags that form a major part
of the plastic pollution are thus being banned in many countries. However, merely
banning plastic bags shall not help. Ban must be imposed on other plastic items as
well to bring down the environmental pollution. It is high time we must understand
the intensity at which plastic is destroying our environment and making life
difficult for plants, animals, marine creatures as well as human beings. The use of
plastic products must be lowered to ensure a cleaner environment.

1. Write down some of the pollutants mentioned in the passage.


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2. Why do people use plastic more?
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3. How is disposing plastic a big challenge?
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4. Write down the ways in which you can lower the use of plastic in your daily
life.
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5. Suppose you have participated in a ‘Ban on Plastic’ awareness campaign.
Make a small poster below to show your support.

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