Home page
Resources
Adult Literacy Palmerston North
Answers - October 2008

The answers are given below to the exercise questions in the October lesson.

Before reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 2

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. c
  2. d
  3. b

While reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. rubbish dump
  2. ethnic clashes
  3. hunger crisis
  4. lack of funding
  5. a friend
  6. there was a lot of garbage on it

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. What - plastic cartons, cans, broken bottles, etc
  2. Why - because of their enthusiasm
  3. Where - under tarpaulins on one side of the plot
  4. How - by planting sunflowers
  5. How long - two months
  6. How much - $1.85

After reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. b
  2. d
  3. c
  4. a
  5. c

The answers to each of the groups are -

  1. General words: garbage, refuse (spoken stress on the first syllable), sewage, waste.
  2. Specific rubbish items: broken bottle, cereal packet, drink can, polythene bag.
  3. Receptacles for rubbish: dustbin, skip, trash can, wastepaper basket.
  4. Places to take rubbish: municipal waste incinerator, recycling centre, tip. scrapheap.
  5. Verbs: dispose of, reuse, throw away.
Comments or enquiries should be made to the Manager
Page last modified : Tuesday, 10 March 2009.
Member of Literacy Aotearoa