Fruits, vegetables — and dirt — will keep kids healthy

Read the paragraph from the section "Microbes Help Our Bodies."

Microbes, or bacteria, are not all bad. Many are good. They affect our brain. They help us break down food. They also work with our immune system, which protects us from getting sick.

Which question is answered in this paragraph?

• Which foods contain good bacteria?

• How do exercise and a healthy diet help bacteria in the stomach?

• Do all bacteria make people sick?

• How do bacteria help keep the brain healthy?

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Read the section "Microbes Help Our Bodies."

Select the sentence from the section that explains why bacteria are important to the human body

• Microbes, or bacteria, are not all bad.

• They help us break down food.

• Exercise helps stomach bacteria.

• Fruits and vegetables make your gut healthy.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the following paragraph from the section "Microbes Help Our Bodies."

The microbe environment's health depends on many things. Exercise helps stomach bacteria. A healthy diet also encourages good bacteria.

Which word could replace "encourages" WITHOUT changing the meaning of the sentence?

• helps

• limits

• decreases

• pushes

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the selection from the introduction [paragraphs 1 - 3].

Humans are organisms. Bacteria, also known as germs or microbes, are organisms. In other words, they are living things. Microorganisms are really tiny living things.

Fill in the blank.

A "bacteria" is a ____.

• type of cell that makes up the human body

• type of living thing that makes people sick

• type of very old living creature that grow on plants

• type of very small living thing

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2