An Adventure Through the Human Body

41) The author wrote this article most likely to —

• A) encourage readers to visit more museums

• B) tell about the functions of the human body

• C) inform readers about a unique museum

• D) compare the different types of museum exhibits

Which text evidence best supports the main idea of the text?

• Paragraph 3

  One exhibit at the Health

  Museum is the Amazing Body

  Pavilion.

• Paragraph 2

  Visitors get to experience exhibits to learn about the human body and understand how it works.

• Paragraph 6

  A feature changer shows visitors how they might look if they had a different family heritage.

• Paragraph 3

  While standing

  inside a monstrous eyeball,

  visitors learn how the eyes

  are able to focus on images.

Which sentences best supports the main idea?

Author's Purpose: inform readers about a unique museum

• Some exhibits teach the importance of diet and exercise, while others teach about inherited traits.

• People are amazed when they visit the Health Museum in Houston, Texas.

43) The article is mainly about —

• A) why it is important to understand the human body

• B) why it is necessary to eat right and exercise

• C) how the Health Museum’s special effects work

• D) what visitors can see at the Health Museum

What can visitors see at the Health Museum?

Support #43 with text evidence. Type your response.

45) Which of these is the best summary of the article?

• A) The Health Museum is located in Houston, Texas. It has several exhibits that help visitors learn about the human body. The museum’s model of the inside of a human body is large enough for visitors to walk through.

• B) The Health Museum has exhibits that help people learn more about the human body. Visitors can learn about diet and exercise and see how the physical traits of other visitors differ from their own.

• C) People enjoy the Health Museum in Houston, Texas. The museum has exhibits that let visitors experience how the human body works. Some exhibits teach the importance of diet and exercise, while others teach about inherited traits. The museum’s theater shows movies about a variety of science topics.

• D) People are amazed when they visit the Health Museum in Houston, Texas. One exhibit allows visitors to walk through a model of a human body. In this exhibit visitors can touch models of organs and bones that are found in the human body. Visitors can even ride a bicycle with a skeleton.

42) Which part of the article best helps readers visualize what they would experience at the museum?

• F) The heading at the top of the article

• G) The photographs and captions

• H)The last paragraph of the article

• J) The boxed information at the end of the article

46) Why is the boxed information at the end of the article included?

• F) To describe some of the many exhibits at the museum

• G) To share information about the history of the museum

• H) To show that the museum welcomes people of all ages

• J) To provide details a museum visitor would need to know

Which examples provides details a museum visitor would need to know according to the boxed information at the end of the article?

• A) Visitors can learn about how the eye works by taking a walk inside this giant eyeball.

• B) The museum is home to Houston’s first 4-D theater.

• C) Ways to improve your heart rate

• D) Address, Admission, Hours of Operation