READING COMPREHENSION

1. Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?

• a. Car Accidents: Ways That We Can Prevent Them

• b. Slow Down: Save Lives By Driving Slower

• c. Seat Belts: Wear Them to Survive Any Wreck

• d. Why Not? Improve Your Odds with Seat Belts

2. Which best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

• a. To inform readers about seat belt laws

• b. To persuade readers to wear seat belts

• c. To entertain readers with stories and jokes about seat belts

• d. To describe what car accidents are like without seat belts

3. Which best describes the text structure in the fourth paragraph?

• a. Compare and contrast

• b. Chronological order

• c. Sequential order

• d. Problem and solution

4. Which best defines the word alternatives as it is used in the third paragraph?

• a. Being safe

• b. Being unsafe

• c. Other choices

• d. Driving fast

5. Which best expresses the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

• a. Seat belts are a waste of money.

• b. People don't like to give money away.

• c. Not wearing a seat belt may cost you.

• d. Seat belt laws save lives.

6. Which best defines the word invincible as it is used in the last paragraph?

• a. Uncool

• b. Difficult or impossible to see

• c. Glow-in-the-dark

• d. Unable to be harmed

7. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• a. Being safe is more important than being cool.

• b. Moving freely around a car is worth the risks.

• c. Seat belts will keep you safe in any car accident.

• d. You should be most concerned with your comfort.

8. Which argument is not made by the author?

• a. Not wearing a seat belt can be expensive.

• b. Penalties for not wearing a seat belt should increase.

• c. Seat belts keep you from flying through the windshield.

• d. Wearing a seat belt is cooler than suffering an injury.

9. Which statement would the author most likely disagree with?

• a. Seat belts save lives.

• b. Every state in America has seat belt laws.

• c. You shouldn't drive anywhere until you are wearing your seat belt.

• d. Seat belts increase your chances of being injured in a car wreck.

10. Which best explains why the author starts his essay with the word click?

• a. He is trying to scare readers.

• b. He is trying to get the reader's attention.

• c. He is trying to remind readers how seat belts sound when clasped.

• d. He is trying to describe what it's like to ride in a car.