Reading "Seat Belts Directions"

Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?

• Why Not? Improve Your Odds with Seat Belts

• Seat Belts: Wear Them to Survive Any Wreck

• Slow Down: Save Lives By Driving Slower

• Car Accidents: Ways That We Can Prevent Them

Which best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

• To persuade readers to wear seat belts

• To inform readers about seat belt laws

• To entertain readers with stories and jokes about seat belts

• To describe what car accidents are like without seat belts

Which best describes the text structure in the fourth paragraph?

• Compare and contrast

• Sequential order

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

Which best defines the word "alternatives" as it is used in the reading?

• Other choices

• Being safe

• Being unsafe

• Driving fast

Which best defines the word invincible as it is used in the last part of the reading?

• Unable to be harmed

• Difficult or impossible to see

• Glow-in-the-dark

• Uncool

Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• Being safe is more important than being cool.

• Moving freely around a car is worth the risks.

• Seat belts will keep you safe in any car accident.

• You should be most concerned with your comfort.

Which argument is not made by the author?

• Penalties for not wearing a seat belt should increase.

• Not wearing a seat belt can be expensive

• Seat belts keep you from flying through the windshield

• Wearing a seat belt is cooler than suffering an injury.

Which statement would the author most likely disagree with?

• Seat belts increase your chances of being injured in a car wreck.

• You shouldn't drive anywhere until you are wearing your seat belt.

• Every state in America has seat belt laws.

• Seat belts save lives

Which best explains why the author starts his essay with the word click?

• He is trying to get the reader's attention.

• He is trying to scare readers.

• He is trying to remind readers how seat belts sound when clasped.

• He is trying to describe what it's like to ride in a car.