MUSCLE CRAMP

Night time cramps often occur in the legs.

• T

• F

There is no connection between

medical conditions and cramps.

• T

• F

The causes of muscle cramps are often

not known.

• T

• F

There are no medicines that can help

muscle cramps.

• T

• F

If problems with cramps are painful or

disturbing it is best to ask advice from

your mother.

• T

• F

Which of the following could be another

title for this passage?

• Causes and Treatments of Cramps

• How Painful are Cramps?

• How Painful are Cramps?

• Exercises and Muscle Cramps

• Cramps and Dieting

The meaning of the word “bother” in

this passage is ----.

• recover

• harass

• notice

• mind

• annoy

The word “things” is

closest in meaning to ----.

• actions

• stuffs

• positions

• exercises

• rules

What does the pronoun “They” in

this passage refers to?

• tightening of muscles

• foot or thigh

• muscle cramps

• night time leg cramps

• spasms

This passage is mainly about --------,

• muscle cramps as warning signs for

  major diseases

• the history of the medical treatment of

  muscle cramps

• muscle cramps in horses and in humans

• causes of, and treatments for, muscle cramps

• why women are more likely than men to

  suffer from muscle cramps