Healing with Happiness

The details in paragraph 8 show that Adams believes that-

• sometimes doctors cannot make people laugh

• sometimes humor can help people heal

• doctors should be required to wear funny costumes

• patients should be required to joke with doctors

Which words from paragraph 3 help the reader understand the meaning of excelled?

• in school

• like most kids

• performed well

• at math and science

What is the most likely reason Adams opened his own hospital?

• He wanted to work in a hospital that had an unusual name.

• He needed a place where he could treat patients while writing a book.

• He wanted to provide medical care to patients in the way he believed was best.

• He needed a place where he could teach medical workers how to make patients laugh.

How can the reader identify this selection as a biography?

• It tells about a book that Adams wrote.

• It tells about important events from Adams life.

• It explains details about a hospital Adams helped start.

• It describes the training that doctors receive at Adams's hospital.

The photographs are included in the selection to show-

• different costumes Adams wears to amuse people

• how Adams trains people who work at his hospital

• how Adams raises money for new hospitals

• different reactions people have when Adams wears a costume

In paragraph 10, the reader can use the suffix "-less" to know that the word effortless means-

• the result of trying hard

• without having to try hard

• a person who tries hard

• the process of trying hard

The author ends the selection with the information in paragraph 11 in order to-

• share advice about how the reader can help sick people

• describe one way Adams makes people laugh

• provide the reader with information on how to become a doctor

• identify the number of books Adams has written