What Is Plastic Made Of? — Questions and answers

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What did Olive find on the beach that made her ask about plastic?

Choices

  1. A cloudy plastic bottle ✓
  2. A shiny piece of sea glass
  3. A large seashell
  4. A smooth, colorful rock

Answer: A cloudy plastic bottle

From page 1

According to Olive's father, what is plastic?

Choices

  1. A type of wood found on the beach
  2. A super-long chain of molecules called a polymer ✓
  3. A building block called a monomer
  4. Something that grows on trees

Answer: A super-long chain of molecules called a polymer

From page 2

Where did Olive imagine the story of plastic's beginning?

Choices

  1. On a quiet beach
  2. In a noisy workshop ✓
  3. Under the ocean waves
  4. In a green forest

Answer: In a noisy workshop

From page 3

What did Baekeland first get when he mixed chemicals, which he initially thought was useless?

Choices

  1. A hard, useless gunk ✓
  2. A soft, bouncy ball
  3. A clear, shiny liquid
  4. A colorful, sweet syrup

Answer: A hard, useless gunk

From page 5

What did Baekeland name the world's first fully synthetic plastic?

Choices

  1. The Bakelizer
  2. Polymer
  3. Bakelite ✓
  4. Monomer

Answer: Bakelite

From page 6

What was Bakelite often used to make when it first became popular?

Choices

  1. Food and drinks
  2. Wooden furniture
  3. Radios and colorful jewelry ✓
  4. Glass windows

Answer: Radios and colorful jewelry

From page 7

Where did the monomers that make up plastic originally come from, according to Olive's dad?

Choices

  1. Sand on the beach
  2. Ancient, fossilized plankton ✓
  3. Water from the ocean
  4. Wood from a tree

Answer: Ancient, fossilized plankton

From page 8

What common items did Olive and her parents realize were made of plastic?

Choices

  1. Sea glass and seashells
  2. Driftwood and sand
  3. Phone cases and sneaker soles ✓
  4. Trees and flowers

Answer: Phone cases and sneaker soles

From page 9

What question did Olive have about plastic at the very end of the story?

Choices

  1. Why doesn't it disappear back into the earth like a leaf? ✓
  2. How do they make plastic colorful?
  3. Who invented the recycling bin?
  4. Where can we find more ancient sea life?

Answer: Why doesn't it disappear back into the earth like a leaf?

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