Read the story, Maria Recycles, on your own, then answer the questions. The questions are read for you.
Maria Recycles
Maria was helping her dad. She put old cans and bottles in a box. Dad put the box outside. A green truck picked up the can and bottles. The truck took everything to the recycling center.
"Dad," asked Maria, "what happens to the cans and bottles?"
"They are broken down into pieces," said her dad.
"people use those parts to make new things. Then, less trash is left on Earth."
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What did Maria and her dad collect for the recycling center?
old cans and bottles
paper
old toys
What happened after Maria's dad took the box outside?
A green truck picked up the cans and bottles.
Maria put old cans and bottles in a box.
People use the pieces to make a new thing.
Which sentence summarizes (tells) the story?
Recycling makes trash.
Recycling helps dogs.
Recycling helps us to have less trash on Earth.
Read the underlined sentences:
"They are broken down into pieces," said her dad.
"people use those parts to make new things. Then, less trash is left on Earth."