Reading Checkpoint

1. What is this article MOSTLY about?

• where to buy a bike helmet
• how bike helmets have changed over time
• the best kind of bike helmet

2. The cover says that in the past, people didn't have helmets to protect their heads. What does protect mean?

• to keep from getting hurt
• to decorate
• to strap to

3. Why is it dangerous not to wear a bike helmet?

• You might get lost.
• You could hurt your skull.
• You might get scraped up.

4. Look at the sidebar "A Helmet History." Which of the helmets is from the 1970s?

• pith helmet
• leather "hairnet"
• Bell Biker

5. Why do you think the author wrote this article?

• to teach you about the history of bike helmets
• to show you how to wear a bike helmet
• to tell you how to be safe on a bike