Article Pre-reading Quiz

What is the keyword in this topic sentence?

"Today, more and more children in Hong Kong are overweight." (Line 1)

• Today

• children

• Hong Kong

• overweight

Answer explanation

The most important word of the sentence is 'overweight.' Without this word, the meaning of the sentence will be different.

The word 'overweight' in Line 1 tells us the _____ of the article.

• topic

• writer

• length

• reader

Answer explanation

The 1st sentence of an article usually tells us the topic of the whole article.

What is the keyword in this topic sentence?

"Many Hong Kong children often eat a lot of junk food like hamburgers, fried chicken and French fries." (Lines 3-4)

• Hong Kong

• children

• eat

• junk food

From the words 'junk food' (line 3), the 2nd paragraph might show examples of _____.

• Hong Kong children

• unhealthy bodies

• what overweight children eat

• healthy food

What are the keywords in this topic sentence?

"Being overweight may lead to serious diseases like heart disease and high blood pressure." (Lines 10-11)

• overweight

• lead to

• serious diseases

• high blood pressure

What do the words 'lead to' (line 10) mean?

• to go in front of something

• to make something happen

• to show a direction

• to guide a person

Answer explanation

The topic sentence of the 3rd paragraph tells us what being overweight would lead to. Being overweight could "lead to serious diseases."

What are the keywords in this topic sentence?

"To solve this problem, children need to have a balanced and healthy diet." (Lines 14-15)

• solve

• children

• need to

• a balanced and healthy diet

From the phrase "To solve this problem" (line 14), what do you think is the topic of the 4th paragraph?

• the food overweight children in Hong Kong eat

• the lives of overweight children in Hong Kong

• the ways to have less overweight children in Hong Kong

• the feelings of the overweight children in Hong Kong