"From Fear to Hope"

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Why did Dolly need to wear braces on her legs?

Braces helped her run faster.

Her legs were damaged by polio.

She needed to stand for long periods.

Children at that time usually wore braces.

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Read this sentence from the article: “Without antibiotics, an ear infection or a simple cut could turn deadly.” Which word has a similar meaning to antibiotics?

bandages

medicine

doctors

soap

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What are TWO things that happened during a polio outbreak?

A stores stayed open

schools shut down

families quarantined

kids played video games

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Who did polio most often strike?

children

teachers

elderly people

factory workers

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What did the polio vaccine do?

showed who had polio

treated the symptoms of polio

helped people recover from polio

reduced the number of cases of polio

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Which sentence from the article supports the answer to question 5?

“Millions of dollars poured into laboratories where researchers were racing to develop a vaccine.”

“By the time I was born, in the 1960s, polio was almost unheard of in the United States.”

“The vaccine couldn’t help people like Dolly; her bout with polio left her with complications for the rest of her life.”

“But as she got older, the pain in her legs worsened.”

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What does the section “Polio Pioneers” describe that “Polio Mysteries” doesn’t?

what happened decades ago when a polio outbreak occurred in a town

what patients’ long stays in the hospital with polio were like

what scientists learned about the cause of polio and how to prevent it

what the most severe symptoms of polio were

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The author most likely wrote this article to give readers ________.

reasons to take vaccines

instructions to stay healthy

respect for their grandparents

hope we will beat Covid-19

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"From Fear to Hope"

Why did Dolly need to wear braces on her legs?

Read this sentence from the article: “Without antibiotics, an ear infection or a simple cut could turn deadly.” Which word has a similar meaning to antibiotics?

What are TWO things that happened during a polio outbreak?

Who did polio most often strike?

What did the polio vaccine do?

Which sentence from the article supports the answer to question 5?

What does the section “Polio Pioneers” describe that “Polio Mysteries” doesn’t?

The author most likely wrote this article to give readers ________.

How is today’s Covid-19 pandemic similar to earlier polio outbreaks? Use evidence from the article to support your answer.

Why did Dolly need to wear braces on her legs?

Read this sentence from the article: “Without antibiotics, an ear infection or a simple cut could turn deadly.” Which word has a similar meaning to antibiotics?

What are TWO things that happened during a polio outbreak?

Who did polio most often strike?

What did the polio vaccine do?

Which sentence from the article supports the answer to question 5?

What does the section “Polio Pioneers” describe that “Polio Mysteries” doesn’t?

The author most likely wrote this article to give readers ________.

How is today’s Covid-19 pandemic similar to earlier polio outbreaks? Use evidence from the article to support your answer.