Seat Belts

1. Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?

• Car Accidents: Ways That We Can Prevent Them

• Slow Down: Save Lives By Driving Slower

• Seat Belts: Wear Them to Survive Any Wreck

• Why Not? Improve Your Odds with Seat Belts

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Which best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

• To inform readers about seat belt laws

• To persuade readers to wear seat belts

• To entertain readers with stories and jokes about seat belts

• To describe what car accidents are like without seat belts

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Which best describes the text structure in the fourth paragraph?

• Compare and contrast

• Sequential order

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

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Which best defines the word alternatives as it is used in third paragraph?

• Being safe

• Being unsafe

• Other choices

• Driving fast

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Which best expresses the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

• Seat belts are a waste of money

• People don't like to give money away

• Not wearing a seat belt may cost you

• Seat belt laws save lives

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Which best defines the invincible as it is used in the last paragraph?

• Uncool

• Difficult or impossible to see

• Glow-in-the-dark

• Unable to be harmed

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Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• Being safe is more important than being cool

• Moving freely around a car is worth the risks

• Seat belts will keep you safe in any car accident

• You should be most concerned with your comfort

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Which argument is not made by the author

• Not wearing a seat belt can be expensive

• Penalties for not wearing a seat belt should increase

• Seat belts keep you from flying through the windshield

• Wearing a seat belt is cooler that suffering an injury

Which statement would the author most likely disagree with?

• Seat belts save lives.

• Every state in America has seat belt laws.

• You shouldn't drive anywhere until you are wearing your seat belt.

• Seat belts increase your chances of being injured in a car wreck.

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Which best explains why the author starts his essay with the word click?

• He is trying to scare readers.

• He is trying to get the reader's attention.

• He is trying to remind readers how seat belts sound when clasped.

• He is trying to describe what it's like to ride in a car.