Doğa & Küresel Sorunlar
Plastic-Free Schools: A Student Initiative
1. Why did Green Minds students create action plans with three different approaches rather than just installing water dispensers? (çıkarım yapma)
- A) Because they believed that combining education, infrastructure, and community participation would be more effective than a single solution
- B) Because water dispensers alone could not solve the problem completely
- C) Because they wanted to impress their teachers with multiple ideas
- D) Because installing water dispensers was too expensive for the school
2. Which of the following best explains what the phrase 'plastic bottle use dropped by 70%' tells us about the initiative's success? (sınıflandırma)
- A) Students stopped drinking water completely after six weeks
- B) The combination of measures led to a significant reduction in plastic waste, but some plastic bottles were still used
- C) All students switched to reusable bottles immediately
- D) The school eliminated plastic pollution entirely
3. Based on the passage, how did the students' awareness of plastic pollution most likely change after starting the initiative? (çıkarım yapma)
- A) Their awareness decreased because the project made them tired of environmental topics
- B) Their awareness remained the same as it was before the project began
- C) Their awareness grew beyond plastic bottles to include other environmental issues
- D) Their awareness focused only on plastic bottles and nothing else
4. Why would expanding the program to include reducing paper waste make logical sense for Green Minds' next step? (karşılaştırma)
- A) Paper waste is more dangerous than plastic pollution
- B) Paper is easier to recycle, so students would learn nothing new
- C) The students have already developed a successful multi-approach method that can be adapted to address another widespread waste problem
- D) Paper waste only affects schools, not the environment
5. What can we infer about the school cafeteria's initial resistance to environmental changes based on the passage? (çıkarım yapma)
- A) The cafeteria manager refused to cooperate with students on the project
- B) The cafeteria was not the main source of pollution in the school
- C) The cafeteria was willing to make changes once students provided a convincing reason and practical solution
- D) Students did not ask the cafeteria to participate in the initiative
Yeni Nesil Soru
YN. Green Minds is now planning to launch their initiative in three different schools: Urban City High (large, in the city center, uses ~800 bottles daily), Forest Valley School (small, rural, uses ~120 bottles daily), and Tech Academy (medium, urban, uses ~400 bottles daily). The student leaders have limited resources: one person to manage education, one to organize donations, and they can convince only ONE school's cafeteria to install water dispensers. Which school should they prioritize for the water dispenser installation, and what reasoning combines both environmental impact and practical feasibility? (karar verme)
- A) Urban City High, because the largest number of bottles means the greatest absolute reduction in waste and the greatest media visibility for the program
- B) Forest Valley School, because it has the lowest bottle use and would be easiest to manage with limited resources
- C) Tech Academy, because it offers a moderate bottle count that provides meaningful environmental gain while remaining manageable given their resource constraints
- D) All three schools equally, because each environment matters regardless of bottle count