Comprehension quiz

Recycling Centre Tour

Listen to the lesson carefully, then answer 10 comprehension questions. Pick one option per question.

Question 1What is the main purpose of this talk?

To sell products from the gift shop To train new workers on the conveyor belt To guide visitors through how the recycling centre works To announce higher charges for household waste

Question 2When does sorting at the plant actually begin?

At nine in the morning At seven in the morning At eight in the morning At eleven in the morning

Question 3According to the speaker, where should visitors collect their badges?

From the gift shop From the reception hall From the main office From the education room

Question 4What are visitors asked to do before the tour begins?

Stay behind the yellow line Put on safety helmets Sign a visitor form Switch off their mobile phones

Question 5What do workers remove from the conveyor belt by hand?

Steel cans Glass bottles Large items Pieces of plastic

Question 6How is aluminium separated from the other materials at the plant?

By powerful magnets By hand sorting By colour scanning By an electric current

Question 7Into how many colour streams is the glass sorted at the centre?

Three Two Four Five

Question 8Why is plastic the hardest material for the centre to process?

It arrives mixed with food waste Each type melts at a different temperature It cannot be sorted by machines It damages the conveyor belts

Question 9What percentage of the material arriving at the centre is actually recycled?

Eighty percent Fifty percent Sixty percent Seventy percent

Question 10What does the speaker remind people to do at home after the tour?

Rinse containers before recycling them Separate glass into three colours Book a place on the next tour Collect badges from the education room