Reading Info Ewww Ear Wax!

Ewww Ear Wax!

Read the passage then answer the questions!

Multiple Choice

Which is the main idea of the What is Earwax? section?

• People have different types of earwax.

• Children have more earwax than adults.

• Moving the jaw helps earwax travel through the ear.

• Earwax is a waxy clump that is shades of brown or orange.

Multiple Choice

Why did the author most likely include a picture of an ear with the text?

• to show the reader how small the bones are in the ear

• to show how the ear canal leads from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

• to show the reader the parts of the ear protected by ear wax

• to show how the eardrum is between the earwax and the small bones

Multiple Choice

What does delicate mean in the second sentence?

"Earwax also protects the eardrum and the bones in the inner ear. Things like dirt or water could damage these tiny, delicate parts of our ears that help us hear."

• hidden

• open

• strong

• weak

Multiple Choice

Earwax keeps ears healthy. Which sentence from the text best supports this idea?

• "The liquid and the trapped tiny pieces mix together to form a waxy clump."

• "Clumps of earwax travel along the ear canal to the outer part of the ear."

• It is like the body's lotion for the ear that keeps ears from feeling dry or itchy."

• "That means it helps keep out germs that could cause painful ear infections."

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion is best supported by the text?

• Scientists learn about the places whales visit from the whales' earplugs.

• Younger whales have larger earplugs because the whales make more earwax.

• Scientists learn about pollution in the ocean from the whales; earplugs.

• Older whales must remove their earplugs because the earplugs have too many layers.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author most likely compare car wax to earwax in the sentence from the text?

"Although earwax cannot make a car sparkle and shine like car wax, it is clearly useful stuff."

• to suggest that even gross things can be helpful

• to show that earwax makes the outside of the ear shine

• to make the reader daydream about taking a ride in a shiny car

• to cause the reader to wonder whether earwax has other uses

Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that earwax is not made of wax. Which sentence based on the text best supports the conclusion?

• Earwax is made from a sticky liquid and things like dirt or hair that it traps.

• Some people have dry and flaky earwax, but other people have wet and sticky earwax.

• Children have a lot of earwax that is soft and light.

• Whales build up earwax their entire lives, and it is made into a tube called an earplug.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence most likely states the author's opinion?

• Earwax is something that should stay hidden in the ear canal.

• Earwax is important for having healthy ears, so people should like it more.

• Studying a whale's earplug is difficult because a whale's earwax does not leave its ear.

• Earplugs are more disgusting than earwax because they never leave the whale's ears.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best tells the main idea of the text?

• Whales cannot lose their earwax like people can.

• People's earwax can be moist and sticky or dry and flaky.

• Earwax has certain uses in both people and whales.

• Earwax keeps people's ears from getting dry and itchy.