A Sweet Way to Stop Hiccups p2

What are hiccups?

• Hiccups are caused by eating spicy food.
• Hiccups are a sign of dehydration.
• Hiccups are a type of respiratory disease.
• Hic noise

What causes hiccups?​

• Laughing too much
• Hiccups are caused by involuntary contractions of the diaphragm.
• Eating spicy food
• Drinking cold water

Why would people want to cure their hiccups?​ (a)  

• because they are irritating
• because they're scary
• because they are dangerous

Why might people get hiccups? Select 3 answers.

• Eating or drinking too much.

• the reason is unknown

• Sudden change of stomach's temperature

• Being excited or under a lot of stress.

What common methods do people use to help stop hiccups? Select 3 responses.

• Holding their breathe

• Swallowing hard

• Chewing on gum

• Getting startled

Which 2 ideas did Mallory combine to find a cure for hiccups?​ (a)  

• Sweet and sour ingredients and swallowing
• sweet and sour ingredients
• swallowing and being scared
• being startled

Why is Mallory's invention called Hiccupops?​ (a)  

• they are lollipops that cure hiccups
• They are lollipops for hiccups
• The lollipops cause hiccups

Which detail supports the idea that Mallory determined?​ (a)  

• After many failed attempts Mallory invented a loli
• She won 3 awards for her creative idea
• A girl names Mallory couldnt make her irritiating&

Which detail supports the idea that Mallory has support?​ (a)   ​ ​

• She gave her lollipops to friends and family.
• After many failed attempts Mallory invented the lo
• Mallory entered her lollipop in a competition

Which detail from the passage supports the idea that Mallory's inventions successful?

• Mallory wanted to find out whether her lollipops would help others cure their hiccups.

• She won 3 awards for her creative idea, and a patent was filed for her product as part of her winnings.

• Mallory entered her lollipop in a competition for new inventions made by children.