This Grade 5 easy worksheet introduces human impact on the environment with simple, clear activities. Students sort everyday actions like driving, recycling, and planting trees into helpful or harmful categories. They correct false statements about forests and pollution, fill in vocabulary such as reforestation and solar energy, and answer short questions about saving water and reducing litter at home and school each day.
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Human Impact on the Environment
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Cutting down all the forests creates more habitats for wild animals.
Rewrite: Cutting down all the forests destroys habitats for many wild animals.
2. Fix the sentence:
Throwing plastic bottles into rivers helps fish swim faster.
Rewrite: Throwing plastic bottles into rivers pollutes the water and harms fish.
3. Fix the sentence:
Burning lots of coal makes the air cleaner for everyone.
Rewrite: Burning lots of coal pollutes the air and harms human health.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Planting new trees to replace cut ones is called reforestation.
2. Sorting paper, cans, and bottles to be reused is called recycling.
3. Smoke, dust, and gases dirtying the sky cause air pollution.
4. Energy from sunlight that never runs out is called solar energy.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Name two ways your family can help protect the environment at home.
We can recycle paper and cans, and turn off lights and water when not using them.
2. Why is it important not to litter in parks and streets?
Litter pollutes the land, harms animals that may eat it, and washes into rivers and oceans.
Human Impact on the Environment
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
Cutting down all the forests creates more habitats for wild animals.
Rewrite: Cutting down all the forests destroys habitats for many wild animals.
2) Fix the sentence:
Throwing plastic bottles into rivers helps fish swim faster.
Rewrite: Throwing plastic bottles into rivers pollutes the water and harms fish.
3) Fix the sentence:
Burning lots of coal makes the air cleaner for everyone.
Rewrite: Burning lots of coal pollutes the air and harms human health.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Planting new trees to replace cut ones is called reforestation.
2) Sorting paper, cans, and bottles to be reused is called recycling.
3) Smoke, dust, and gases dirtying the sky cause air pollution.
4) Energy from sunlight that never runs out is called solar energy.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Name two ways your family can help protect the environment at home.
We can recycle paper and cans, and turn off lights and water when not using them.
2) Why is it important not to litter in parks and streets?
Litter pollutes the land, harms animals that may eat it, and washes into rivers and oceans.
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