1. When I was your age, I often came down to this river.

2. I did! The river was quite clean back then.

3. A lot of kids swam and played in the river.

4. Well, that is one of the causes. People also started to use a lot of plastic. And plastic does not decay easily.

5. Plastic trash began to litter a lot of places. It made this river dirty.

6. The plastic trash also caused many other problems, like the lood in a nearby town a couple of days ago.

c. Read the dialogue. Choose the correct answer.

1. When did Pak Rahmansyah like to come down to Sungai Lestari? When he ….

a. Was a small boy

b. Had time

c. Came home

Jawaban : a. Was a small boy.

Baca juga: Soal & Kunci Jawaban IPS Kelas 8 SMP Halaman 167 Kurikulum Merdeka, Pendudukan Jepang di Indonesia

2. Who used to swim in Sungai Lestari? It was Galang’s …

a. Best friend.

b. Galang’s sisters.