Why did Ellie Lily volunteer to test a Covid-19 vaccine?
Question 9
9.
How has the world and your life changed in the past year? Have any of the changes been good? Answer using complete sentences with periods and capitals.
Freshman - write 4 lines
Sophomores - write 5 lines
Juniors and Seniors - write 6 lines
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Vocabulary
Sidebar: How Do Vaccines Work?
The author says it was brave of Ellie Lily to test the vaccine. Why?
The vaccine was harmful.
Her family tried to stop her.
Testing the vaccine was against the law.
No one was sure what the vaccine would do.
What do antibodies do?
They cause vaccines to fail.
They make a drug safe to use.
They help germs invade the body.
They attack germs that cause diseases.
Based on the article, why does it normally take years to create a vaccine?
because of all the testing
because many doses are needed
because some diseases are deadly
because health-care workers get the first
doses
What is the first step in making a vaccine?
The vaccine is tested on people.
The vaccine is tested on animals.
Scientists study the disease in a lab.
Needles are made for the shots.
Where in the article can you find the answer to question 4?
in the first section
in the section “Lifesaving Drugs”
in the section “Acting Fast”
in the section “Back to Normal”
What is the central idea of the section “Back to Normal”?
Schools will fully reopen soon.
Things will NEVER be normal again.
Life will go back to normal after a Covid-19 vaccine is made.
After Covid-19, vaccines will go back to being made in the normal way.
