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6B: Unit 2 Test Review
Test Description: Mysteries Investigations Passage Comprehension Questions
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1) Choose the word best comparable to the word 'battle'.
A
mate
B
insecticide
C
creep
D
war
2) Choose the word best comparable to the word 'war.'
A
produce
B
generate
C
army
D
prowl
3) Choose one way in which Dr. Reed help better the future of science.
A
He had a hospital named after him.
B
He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
C
He implemented that all volunteers be let known the risks.
D
He was a hero.
4) This doctor finally suggested that yellow fever was caused by something smaller than bacteria.
A
Dr. Agramonte
B
Dr. Lazear
C
Dr. Carroll
D
Dr. Reed
5) After he made this suggestion, the same doctor believed _________.
A
the yellow fever germ was smaller than bacteria.
B
he needed a better microscope as the microbes were impossible to see.
C
yellow fever was caused by a virus smaller than bacteria.
D
yellow fever was not caused by bacteria.
6) It was determined that the yellow fever was caused by _________.
A
germs.
B
microbes.
C
bacteria.
D
a virus.
7) Suzanne Jurmain conveys her belief that the most important factor in protecting people from the yellow fever was what?
A
producing a vacinne.
B
knowing where the yellow fever started.
C
knowing how the fever was spread.
D
finding a cure.
8) The first factor that affected Dr. Reed's investigations was what?
A
The disease only lived for 2 days.
B
The disease was spread via surface areas.
C
The disease would die after 2 weeks.
D
A patient must be bitten by a mosquito within the first 3 days of having yellow fever.
9) The second factor that affected Dr. Reed's investigation was this.
A
The disease would die after 2 days.
B
The disease was spread by bodily fluids.
C
A mosquito must carry the disease up to 17 days before infecting a person.
D
A patient must be bitten by a mosquito within the first 2 weeks of having yellow fever.
10) The author closes paragraph 11 with the follow sentence to ____________. 'When the government of Paraguay failed to provide enough vaccines during a 2008 outbreak of the fever, desperate people mobbed clinics, yelling 'Vaccinations! Vaccinations!'
A
show people expected the state to cure the yellow fever
B
warn people they should still be scared of the yellow fever
C
show that there are still outbreaks
D
prove the government did not care about people catching yellow fever.
11) Health officials faced which challenge when trying to vaccinate 23 million people.
A
The fact that mosquitoes never sleep.
B
The misstep of the government spreading rumors.
C
Brazil was suffering the worst yellow fever outbreak in 10 years.
D
The vaccination process was too long and drawn out.
12) Which shows the second challenge faced by many health officials when vaccinating the public?
A
Social media platforms were spreading terrifying rumors about the vaccination.
B
Mosquitoes were multiplying at an alarming rate.
C
People were scared of being vaccinated.
D
People would not agree to come out of their homes or answers their doors.
13) In paragraph 10, the author chooses to use language that shows ______________.
A
how cautious the public should be about being vaccinated.
B
the health workers are gentle when giving vaccines.
C
how fast the process of being vaccinated is.
D
the health workers are very polite when entering your home.
14) In paragraph 13, the author uses this set of words to show the prevention of the disease spreading.
A
'snuff the outbreak'
B
'reach the cities'
C
'cases faded out'
D
'sighed with relief'
15) Health workers did what in order to be sure those cautious of the vaccine could be vaccinated?
A
closed the clinics
B
tricked people into getting vaccinated
C
took the vaccine to their homes
D
warned people of the yellow fever vaccination
16) Yellow fever spreads more slowly in __________ and more quickly in _________.
A
hot, rainy weather of summer // cool weather, when the flowers bloom
B
hot, rainy weather of summer // cold, dry weather of winter
C
cold, dry weather of winter // cool weather, when the trees lose their leaves
D
cold, dry weather of winter // hot, rainy weather of summer
17) The author shows that this contributed to outbreaks of yellow fever according to paragraphs 18-20.
A
Workers refusing to go into poor neighborhoods
B
Health workers refusing to be vaccinated themselves
C
The government failing to act quick enough
D
The vaccine failing to work
18) In paragraph 10, the author uses language to highlight _____________.
A
how gentle the vaccination was.
B
how people should be cautious of health officials.
C
how quick the vaccination procedure was.
D
how polite the health officials were.
19) It was determined that yellow fever was transmitted by ___________.
A
air borne pathogens
B
contaminated clothing.
C
Bacillus icteroides
D
mosquitoes
20) The word transmitted in the following sentence means __________. 'Doctors were working to figure out how yellow fever was being transmitted so quickly from town to town.'
A
to pass through a medium
B
to broadcast over a frequency
C
to be passed from one person or place to another
D
to communicate
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