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4. What does reuse mean?

(a) using materials to make new products
(b) lowering the amount of waste produced

(c) safe disposal of waste
(d) using materials repeatedly
5. What does recovery mean?

(a) sourcing energy from waste
(b) lowering the amount of waste produced
(c) safe disposal of waste to landfill

(d) using materials to make new products
6. Which is the most favoured option?
(a) recovering energy from waste (b) lowering the amount of waste produced

(c) safe disposal of waste to landfill (d) using materials to make new products
7. Using waste materials to make new products is called ________________________.

(a) reuse (b) recovery (c) reduce (d) recycle
8. Which of the following do you think can be recycled?
(a) soda cans (b) spoiled apples (c) sand (d) none of these

9. Find the synonym of ‘crucial’ from the passage. (para 1)
10. On average humans generate minimum amount of waste. (True/False)

11. Humans should strive ________________________ as much as possible.
12. Find a word from the passage which means ‘the act of getting rid of something’. (para 3)

VII. Read the following passage carefully.

BALANCED DIETDIET
BALANCED
(1) You can balance your diet simply by including different colours of natural foods. All
you have to do is pay attention to the food you consume (careful not to overeat).
Colours should be included in your diet, according to nutritionists.
(2) Sweets and candy bars are usually brightly coloured; however, keep in mind that they do
not include natural colours and are thus unhealthy. A diversity of naturally coloured foods
is the important aspect to note here. The darker the colour, the bigger the benefits.

(3) It’s been traditionally recognised that the more colours you have on your plate, the
more nutritious the food is likely to be. Colourful fruits and vegetables not only look
tempting, they also ensure health because they contain phytonutrients. Phytonutrient
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