Teen Sleep Article

What is the main idea of the section "Teens And Sleep"?

• Teenagers in Seattle want school to start later.

• Many teenagers are tired all the time because they don't get enough sleep.

• Teenagers have different ideas about later start times.

• Some teenagers go to bed very late at night.

Which sentence from the article describes the MAIN idea of the article?

• Scientists say teenagers should start school later.

• Teenagers in Seattle will begin school later.

• Many teenagers fall asleep late at night.

• It takes money to change start times.

Select the paragraph from the introduction [paragraphs 1-4] that gives information about when the change in start times will happen.

• SEATTLE, Wash. — Scientists say teenagers should start school later. They say teens should not start

  school before 8 o'clock in the morning. This would give them more time to sleep.

• Some schools cannot change start times. They do not have enough money. It takes money to change

  start times. Cities have to have more buses. They have to get more bus drivers.

• Teenagers in Seattle will begin school later. They will start school at 8:45 in the morning. This will begin

  next year.

• In the city of Chicago, Illinois, school leaders tried to change start times. They tried to make start times

  later for teens. The idea did not work. It failed because school leaders did not listen to parents. They did

  not hear what parents had to say. Seattle had more success than Chicago. Seattle schools listened to

  parents.

• Other

What is the purpose of the section "More Sleep May Mean Better Grades"?

• to tell students how to improve their grades

• to describe how most teens fall asleep at night

• to show that doctors think students should work harder

• to explain how more sleep would help teens