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WorksheetsAmplify Unit 1 "Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is the author of 'Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio"?
Peg Kehret
Justin Beiber
Peggy Smith
Tommy Kehret
How old was Peg when she got polio?
12
24
56
91
What did Peg not want to miss on the the day she started having symptoms?
Chorus class
A dance
Homecoming parade
What was Peg's last class before lunch?
Chorus
Dance
Gym
Reading
What was the first symptom Peg felt of polio?
Headache
Stomach pain
A twitching in her arm
A twitching muscle in her left thigh
What happened when Peg walked toward her locker?
She opened it.
She collapsed--her legs gave out.
Her friend stopped her to talk.
What is supposed to happen when a doctor hits your knee with a rubber mallet?
Your arm is supposed to jerk.
You're supposed to laugh.
You leg is supposed to jerk (reflexes)
You're supposed to cry.
What organization raised money each year to help polio patients and fund research?
The March of Quarters
The March of Dimes
The Sheltering Arms
Who was BJ?
Peg's grandpa
Peg's hospital friend
Peg's dog
What did Peg's grandpa do when she left for the hospital that she had never seen him do?
cry
wave
smile
Why were no visitors allowed in to see Peg?
They couldn't risk spreading the disease
The doctors were mean.
Her family lived too far away.
What was the name for the respirators people with polio were put into to help them breathe?
iron lung
oxygen tent
What did they put Peg inside of so she could breathe easier?
oxygen tent
iron lung
What liquid was NOT allowed for bulbar polio patients to drink?
milk
juice
water
smoothies
What was the only think Peg could eat or drink and that finally made her temperature drop?
7-Up
water
a chocolate milk shake
juice
How did Peg get the chocolate milkshake?
Her parents brought it.
The nurse brought it to her.
Her friend Tommy.
Her grandpa brought it.
What could Peg do now that she was able to have her bed cranked up to sitting position?
text
read
write
draw
How did BJ sign his get well card to Peg?
He did not sign it.
Bit it
a muddy paw print
What musical instrument did Peg play?
piano
accordion
guitar
flute
What did Peg name her wheelchair?
Silver
Wheels
Racer
BJ
