Writing Standards > Writing Narratives with Dialogue, Transitions, and Sensory Details (CCSS.W.5.2) Practice Test

First, used cans are collected from homes, schools, and parks. They are sorted from other materials and crushed into small, flat pieces. At the recycling plant, the pieces are cleaned to remove paint and labels. Then powerful furnaces melt the aluminum into liquid metal. The liquid is poured into molds and cooled into long sheets. These sheets can be rolled and cut to make new cans, bikes, and even airplane parts. Recycling aluminum saves a lot of energy because making metal from raw ore takes more heat and time. It also reduces mining, which can harm habitats and use lots of water. Many people don't know a recycled can can be back on a store shelf in about sixty days.

First, used cans are collected from homes, schools, and parks. They are sorted from other materials and crushed into small, flat pieces. At the recycling plant, the pieces are cleaned to remove paint and labels. Then powerful furnaces melt the aluminum into liquid metal. The liquid is poured into molds and cooled into long sheets. These sheets can be rolled and cut to make new cans, bikes, and even airplane parts. Recycling aluminum saves a lot of energy because making metal from raw ore takes more heat and time. It also reduces mining, which can harm habitats and use lots of water. Many people don't know a recycled can can be back on a store shelf in about sixty days.