NorwayArbeid 5 · Work, economy and sustainability

Many drink bottles and cans have a deposit (pant). What happens when you return them empty to a deposit machine (panteautomat)?

In the exam (Norwegian)

Mange flasker og bokser med drikke har pant. Hva skjer når du leverer dem tomme i en panteautomat?

  1. aYou get no money, but you do not have to pay a waste fee to the municipalityDu får ingen penger, men du slipper å betale avfallsgebyr til kommunen
  2. bYou get money back only if you show the receipt from the shopDu får penger tilbake bare hvis du viser kvitteringen fra butikken
  3. cYou get money back, and the bottles and cans can be recycledDu får penger tilbake, og flaskene og boksene kan gjenvinnesCorrect answer

Why?

When you buy a drink with a deposit, you pay a little extra. You get the money back when you return the bottle or can, and you do not need a receipt. The material is used again.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

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