WorksheetsScholastic Article of the Week (History Makers: Jonas Salk)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Select the best definition for the word virus used in the article.
a very large vacuum
a small bug that lives underground
tiny particle that can cause an illness
a program that destroys your computer
Select the best definition for the word symptom.
an agreed upon time to meet with a doctor
changes in the body that indicate an illness
to view things from above
a tiny particle that can cause an illness
What is the article mainly about?
the ways a diseased called polio spread across the United States
how a vaccine works
scientists working on a covid-19 vaccine
a disease called polio and the scientist who created a vaccine for it
What illness did Jonas Salk discover a vaccine for?
Covid-19
Polio
Measles
Chicken Pox
Who discovered the vaccine for polio?
Charles Darwin
Elizabeth Blackwell
Jonas Salk
Charles Drew
How did polio spread from one person to another?
the water supply, coughs & sneezes
by the food people ate
only through the air
it didn't spread very easily
Who did polio effect the most?
women
men
kids
the elderly
Elizabeth Blackwell with the first __________________ in the United States.
female doctor
female reporter
female president
female principal
Select the sentence that uses the word symptom correctly.
The symptom was really rude to me today.
What are some of your symptoms?
The doctor gave me a symptom to take when I get home.
Sometimes I symptom, sometimes I don't
Select the sentence that uses the word virus correctly.
Wow, did you see what that virus was wearing?
I studied really hard and got an A on my virus.
Yum, that virus tasted great!
Please make sure you wash to hands to get any viruses.
