FAST Practice Test 1 Part 6

What are TWO central ideas of Passage 1?

• Chickenpox is mostly known for its itchiness

• Chickenpox attacks mostly children and teens

• Chickenpox will soon be wiped out completely

• Chickenpox is a strong virus that spreads easily

• Chickenpox is almost powerless against the chickenpox vaccine

Select one sentence from Passage 1 that helps develop the author's argument that serious complications from chickenpox are rare.

• Chickenpox's strongest power is making patients feel sick, itchy, and miserable for a week or so.

• From time to time, chickenpox can cause pneumonia or swelling of the brain.

• Luckily, only a few people ever see the side this side of chickenpox.

• Twenty-three out of every 10,000 infected people will develop pneumonia, and one out of every 10,000 will develop swelling of the brain

What argument does the author support in paragraph 5 of Passage 1?

• Chickenpox is rare today because most children get vaccinated.

• Vaccinations are an effective way to protect people against chickenpox.

• People will continue to get chickenpox whether or not they are vaccinated.

• More and more states are requiring children to get the chickenpox vaccine.

Select ONE sentence from Passage 2 that gives the clearest evidence about the effectiveness of the chickenpox vaccine.

• The vaccine came to the United States in 1995.

• Now, the chickenpox vaccine is regularly given to children across the country and is often required for students who attend public schools.

• Because of the popularity of the vaccine, chickenpox has gone into hiding in many states that require vaccination for school

• In some places, the number of cases has fallen by as much as 84 percent!

What are the author's perspectives in both passages about how the chickenpox vaccine has affected chickenpox cases in America?

• Before the vaccine, one hundred people got chicken pox in the United States each year. Now, the number is approximately zero.

• Though there is now a chickenpox vaccine, it has not made a difference in the total deaths caused by the disease each year.

• Before the vaccine, thousands of people died from chickenpox each year. Now, half as many people die from chickenpox in the United States.

• Before the vaccine, one hundred people in the United States would die from chickenpox each year. Now, the number of chickenpox cases is low in states that require vaccination.

What idea is supported by both Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• It is not clear if the chickenpox vaccine is safe to use.

• Washing hands can help to stop the spread of chickenpox.

• There are many benefits to getting the chickenpox vaccine.

• Doctors are inspired by their own lives in developing vaccines.

What information is found in both passages?

• they symptoms of chickenpox

• the widespread use of the chickenpox vaccine

• how scientists figured out how to develop the chickenpox vaccine

• how how chickenpox became an epidemic and how people worked together to fight it

Were would be the best place to look for information on how chickenpox spreads?

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• both Passages

• neither Passage