The Killer Flu

How did Violet Harris feel when she learned that her school was closing because of the Spanish flu?

• annoyed

• confused

• happy

• scared

The author says that the Spanish flu pandemic was a lot like ______.

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Hurricane Katrina

• the Covid-19 pandemic

Based on the article, the first sign of the pandemic showed up ______.

• at a movie theater in Arkansas

• at a school in Seattle, Washington

• at an army camp in Kansas

• at a parade in Philadelphia

If you’re immune to a disease, ______.

• you can't get it

• you've never had it

• you've never heard of it

• you'll always have it

Which statement is true based on the article?

• Half the people in the world got the Spanish flu

• World War 1 was happening in 1918

• Violet hated to miss school

• Violet's dad caught the Spanish flu

Which of the following is a central idea of the article?

• Violet Harris liked going to the movies

• The 1918 pandemic caused millions of deaths around the world

• Violet Harris grew up in Seattle, Washington

• By 1942, scientists had developed a flu vaccine

The Killer Flu is similar to Covid-19.

• yes

• no

How many people died from the killer flu?

• 100

• 10 million

• at least 50 million

• 1 billion

How did patients with the Spanish flu react?

• nothing happened

• people sneezed

• people turned blue and were bleeding from the nose and mouth then died

Have you ever had the flu or coronavirus?

• flu

• coronavirus

• both

• neither