Write down one step you can take for each of the 5Rs in the boxes given below. 5Rs of Waste Management Refuse Reduce Reuse Repurpose Recycle The 5Rs of waste management, with one empty box for each R.

Write one small step you will really take — not a big promise. 5Rs of Waste Management Refuse I will say no to single-use paper cups and paper plates. Reduce I will write on both sides of every page. Reuse I will use the blank pages of last year’s notebooks. Repurpose I will make a pen stand from an old cardboard box. Recycle I will give old newspapers for making handmade paper. One step written in each box — a sample answer. Why one small step is enough: the 5Rs work only if we do them every day. A step you can keep, like writing on both sides of a page, saves more paper over a year than a big plan you forget by next week.

NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 8 End-of-chapter questions — Let us reflect

Book page 127 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.

What are some objects that you can make using paper pulp? Ask your teachers and elders for more ideas.

Answer

Many useful and pretty things can be made from paper pulp:

bowls, plates and small pots
a pen stand
a flower vase
a face mask for a school play
dolls, puppets, birds and animals
beads for a necklace
photo frames and wall hangings
new sheets of handmade paper for cards

How to shape the pulp: mash wet paper into a thick paste with methi seeds. Press the paste over a bowl, a bottle or a balloon. Let it dry hard, take the shape off, and paint it.

What the picture on page 126 shows: three things made from old newspapers, side by side on an orange background — a dancing doll whose wide skirt is a fan of rolled newspaper cones, two butterflies with folded newspaper wings and thin wire feelers, and a plump bird pasted all over with newspaper, with a folded paper beak, two round black eyes and legs made of rolled paper straws.

The newspaper toys and decorations printed under “Let Us Get Creative with Paper”.

Tip: the book asks you to ask your teachers and elders too. Grandparents often remember old ideas — paper boats, paper fans, kite tails and paper bags for the shop.

Q2.

Write down one step you can take for each of the 5Rs in the boxes given below.

The 5Rs of waste management, with one empty box for each R.

Answer

Write one small step you will really take — not a big promise.

One step written in each box — a sample answer.

Why one small step is enough: the 5Rs work only if we do them every day. A step you can keep, like writing on both sides of a page, saves more paper over a year than a big plan you forget by next week.

Q3.

Discuss the changes you can bring in your daily life by using 5Rs rule to avoid wastage of paper. Complete the table with your ideas for creating these changes.

Refuse
Reduce
Reuse
Repurpose
Recycle

Answer

Sample answer — write your own ideas in the same way:

Refuse	I will not take paper cups, paper plates or paper napkins at a party. I will carry my own steel glass and a cloth napkin.
Reduce	I will write on both sides of every page. I will not tear out a fresh page for rough work.
Reuse	I will keep the blank pages of last year’s notebooks for rough work. I will use the same gift wrapper again.
Repurpose	I will make paper bags, toys and wall decorations from old newspapers.
Recycle	I will collect old newspapers at home and give them for recycling, or make handmade paper from them.

Why these changes help: paper takes many trees, a lot of water and a lot of energy to make. Every one of these changes means less paper is thrown away. That saves trees, saves our resources and reduces the pollution caused by waste.

Try this: put your table up on the class wall. Tick a row each time you actually do it. In a month you will see which R is easiest for you.

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