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Dirty History of Soap/Lending a Clean Hand
By Michelle Lowe
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Question 1
1.
In 1775, what
TWO
things did Abigail Foote boil together to make soap?
perfume and salt
ashes and fat
Question 2
2.
Only rich people used the first sweet-smelling European soaps because they were ______.
healthy
wasteful
greasy
expensive
Question 3
3.
In 1775, many people thought bathing was _____.
healthy
dangerous
calming
wasteful
Question 4
4.
Which sentence supports the correct answer to question 3?
"Rich ladies dabbed them on their face and hands, more to make themselves smell nice than to get clean."
"They used olive oil instead of animal fats."
"They believed that dirt helped block diseases from entering the body."
"Humans began making soap this way nearly 5,000 years ago."
Question 5
5.
Where was the first bar of soap created?
French factories
Aleppo, Syria
Ancient Rome
Connecticut
Question 6
6.
Which sentence best expresses the main idea of "The Dirty History of Soap"?
People tried many different ingredients over time before finding the best ones to make soap.
People once thought bathing made them sick, but over time they learned that soap and water washes away germs that cause disease.
People used to work for hours to make soap, but now they can easily buy hand sanitizer.
People started washing themselves more often after the Civil War.
Question 7
7.
In the sentence "Jayden
donated
them - to emergency workers, his neighbors..." what does
donated
mean?
sold
asked for
traded
gave
Question 8
8.
What are
TWO
reasons Jayden Perez collected and distributed hand sanitizer?
to show he could do important things and to cause others to notice is community
to help people keep their hands clean and to show he could do important things
to spread kindness during a hard time and to help people keep their hands clean
Question 9
9.
How did the Civil War help change people's ideas about keeping clean?