SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ

Standard Two
POLLUTION

30 minutes

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________________________

SECTION ONE - SELECTED RESPONSE

This section is made up of twelve (12) questions with each question worth one (1) mark.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

There are four multiple choice questions below. Circle the correct answer.

1. What is pollution?

A) Pollution is when you are a citizen of a country.

B) Pollution is another name for a mountain.
C) Pollution is by where man makes his environment dirty and unsafe to use.

2. What are the types of pollution?

A) Land, air, water

B) Building, house, apartment
C) Fire, Oil, Coal

3. What are the three Rs in Pollution?

A) Rabbits, rodents and rugs

B) Reduce, reuse and recycle
C) Rashes, rapids and rooms

4. What could I do with a water bottle after I use it?

 A) Throw it in a river
B) Leave it on the floor
C) Reuse the bottle

TRUE AND FALSE

There are four sentences below. Circle True if the sentence is correct or circle False if
the sentence is not correct.

5. The smoke from natural fires do not count as air pollution.

TRUE FALSE

6. Water is a renewable source.

TRUE FALSE

7. Plastic cannot be recycled.

TRUE FALSE

8. Smog is a combination of smoke and fog.

TRUE FALSE

MIX AND MATCH

Match each type of pollution with its pollutants.

9. Water Pollution a) Smoke from cars

10. Air Pollution b) Trash on the beach

11. Noise Pollution c) Oil Leaks in the sea

12. Land Pollution d) Unnecessary Screaming

SECTION TWO - CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE

13. Pollution is not a nice thing to see in our environment. List three ways you can improve
your environment.
(3 marks)

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END OF QUIZ

ANSWER SHEET FOR SELECTED RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Areas Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4

Multiple Choice C A B C

True and False False True False True

Mix and Match C A D B

RUBRIC FOR CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION 13

This question lends itself to the students personal experience with Pollution and
how they went about resolving it, be it through clean-up projects, recycling used items,
encouraging others to respect the environment and creating awareness.

3 marks - Clearly stated all three ways you can clean up your environment in a very well
written manner. Showed proper knowledge and understanding for the topic. Excellent point
development.

2 marks - Stated two ways you can clean up your environment in a fair manner. Showed some
knowledge and understanding of the topic. Can do better point development. Effort shown but
not enough.

1 mark - Stated one way you can clean up your environment in a poor manner. Showed little to
no understanding of the topic. Needs point development. No real effort shown.

REFLECTION

My class would get at least two weeks notice before giving this quiz, simply to allow for
more time for understanding and appreciation of the topic. Pollution is a common yet important
topic to teach children, especially since the students would be exposed to litter right inside their
school. Within this two week period, the first week can be spent focusing on the different types
of pollution - land, water, air and noise - and how to correct them. Students can be broken up into
groups to make posters or small flashcards to help them remember the information and to make
the information relevant and fun for them.
In the second week, a classroom recycle bin can be set up for students to recycle different
materials such as paper and plastics, to keep the focus on pollution and the importance of the 3
Rs. A nice field trip for them would be to organise a beach clean-up project to allow students to
see how pollution directly affects their environment and how they can fix it. Even something as
simple as a Collection drive for recyclable items can be done. Children appreciate lessons better
when there is a hands-on aspect and responsibility portion and seeing that I have boys, sitting
and learning is not always best for them. They enjoy being involved in the setting up and
managing of their learning process and the more involved they become, is the better they not
only remember the information, but also develop an understanding and appreciation for it.