Readworks- Snooze Alarm

According to the

text, what would some adults like to see happen in middle schools and

high schools so that teens can get extra sleep

• They would like the schools to start at 6 a.m.

• They would like the schools to open later in the morning

• They would like to see test scores and grades rise.

• They would like to cut short outside activities.

What is one argument against school starting later that is presented in the text?

• One argument against school starting later is that sports and activities might be cut short if school starts later.

• One argument against school starting later is that teenagers do not need as much sleep as people think

• One argument against school starting later is that test scores and grades would be lower if school started later

• One argument against school starting later is that students would have more time and energy on the weekends.

Read these sentences from the text.Opening school later is not a good idea. Schools that start later would have to stay open later. That would mean that students would have to give up other important things.

[. . .] Many parents need their teens to get home early. Many teens work or have to watch younger siblings in the afternoon.

What can you conclude based on this evidence?

• If school hours were changed, it is unlikely that it would impact the lives of students or their families

• If school hours were changed, all students will receive higher

  grades because they will no longer have to focus on work or siblings.

• If school hours were changed, the lives of students and their families could change in significant ways.

• If school hours were changed, many students would leave school early in order to fulfill their responsibilities at home.

What might be a

good solution to the problem mentioned in the text that sports schedules

might be shortened because of a lack of daylight hours if schools start

later?

• One good solution would be to cancel the sports activities.

• One good solution would be to install lights on sports fields so practice could run later.

• One good solution would be for teens to get more sleep so they have energy to play sports.

• One good solution would be for parents to wake their teens up earlier and have sports practice in the morning.

What is the main idea of the text?

• There are reasons both for and against making school start times later

• There are more reasons for changing school start time than not.

• There is significant evidence to suggest that schools should start earlier.

• The only way to help students get more sleep is to change school start times.

Read this sentence from the text.

You brush your teeth and stumble into your clothes.

As used in this sentence, what does the word "stumble" mean?

• wake up fully

• move smoothly

• move awkwardly

• run quickly

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.Some people think that middle and high schools should not open later _________ teenagers would then not be able to work after school.

• unless

• so

• because

• until

According to the text, how much sleep do teenagers need?

• Teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night.

• More than 8 hours a night.

• Until they feel rested

The

text describes both positive and negative effects for parents of school

starting later. Name one positive and one negative effect discussed in

the text

• one positive effect for parents is that

  they would not have to struggle to get their teens to wake up for an

  early school start time. One negative effect is that teens would not be

  available to watch younger siblings if their parents need them to.

• More free time for the parents.

• Teens would have more time for themselves.