Reading Test

A child dies from malaria every hour.

• True

• False

Malaria is contagious – you can catch it from other people.

• True

• False

You can only get malaria from female mosquito.

• True

• False

Mosquitoes bite mainly in the afternoon.

• True

• False

If you get malaria, you will die- there is no treatment.

• True

• False

The students went to visit Hope because…

• She was ill.

• She needed some work from school.

• They didn’t know why she was away.

• They lived near her village.

Hope’s mother realized that Hope had malaria.

• Because the herbal medicine didn’t work

• After a really hot day in the sun

• Because Hope stopped eating

• When Hope began to vomit

Who understood the situation and knew what to do?

• Hope

• Hope’s mother

• Hope’s father

• Nobody

What worried Hope’s friends most when they saw her?

• They thought they might catch malaria.

• Hope wasn’t sleeping.

• Hope wasn’t getting better.

• Hope’s bed didn’t have a mosquito net.

What is the main message of this story?

• Malaria is deadly disease.

• Hope is a very lucky girl.

• Learning about malaria can save lives.

• Doctors enjoy treating malaria.