COMPREHENSION
Read the following poem and answer the questions below.

We Need Clean Air

We cannot wait for the next 50 years to clean our air
We can do it now, we must show that we care
The increasing heat has caused a global warming scare
Animals and people alike have started to fear.

The fumes from the cars especially in big towns and cities
Not to mention the huge smoke clouds hanging over factories
The hair sprays, the paints, cigarette smoking have created this bad situation
Resulting in many illnesses and cancer in our nation.

Can I play a part to reduce air pollution?
I can tell persons to stop smoking and burning garbage, that might be a solution.
Plants and animals need clean air to make them healthy and strong
We need to stop polluting the air, that is so wrong.

  1. When does the poem suggest that we clean our air?
  2. What has caused the global warming scare?
  3. Who has become fearful because of global warming?
  4. What is creating pollution from the cars in towns and cities?
  5. Where can huge smoke clouds be found?
  6. How is the pollution affecting the health of the people?
  7. Give two words used to describe how plants and animals should be?
  8. Name two ways to reduce air pollution mentioned in the poem.
  9. Which organ of our body do you think is most likely to be affected by breathing in unclean air?
  10. What type of pollution is the poem describing?
Carlong Revision Guide for Junior English: (Pages 290-334)