Think Up! ELAR Level 3 Unit 2

How does the author support the idea that it is possible to avoid catching a cold?

• By explaining that most colds are caused by rhinovirus.

• By listing steps that can be followed when someone has a cold.

• By showing what parts of the body are most affected by a cold.

• By telling what researchers have discovered about colds.

The author created this Web page mainly to --

• compare how colds affect kids with how colds affect adults

• share simple ways people can improve their health

• explain how the cold virus spreads from person to person

• convince people to stay at home when they are sick

The author includes the details in paragraph 6 to explain that colds --

• may affect people for a week

• will sometimes cause ear infections

• keep children home from school

• do not last long for most people

Which sentence from the text best shows that avoiding a cold is harder than it may seem?

• Children get more colds than adults.

• A sore throat and a runny nose are often the first symptom of a cold.

• That distance is almost all the way across a classsoom!

• Another way that a virus can spread is through touch.

Which statement best describes the organizational pattern of the text?

• The author describes the problem of colds and offers ways to prevent them.

• The author explains the reasons colds are common.

• The author compares the actions of healthy and unhealthy people.

• The author describes the changes that illness causes in a person's body.

In the bulleted sections of the text, the author uses boldface type to --

• highlight areas that require further research

• emphasize that colds make people feel terrible

• state the most useful actions for staying healthy

• repeat the important ideas already mentioned in the text

In paragraph 3, whaat does helpful mean?

• Able to be used

• Ending the use of

• Used more than once

• Hardly ever used

In paragraph 9, what does the word discomfort mean?

• One who is feeling well

• Feeling well again

• Feeling well enough

• Not feeling well