1) Choose the best title to the article. Read the first sentence from the text to decide. "Schools are beginning to reopen — but scientists are still trying to understand what the deal is with kids and COVID-19."
a) Children immune response to the virus has been cleared out.
b) How do children spread the coronavirus? The science still isn’t clear.
c) Back to school – kids are safe, say scientists!
d) Vaccine tests in children help science to find a cure to Covid 19.
2) Researcher Gary Wong, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, says good surveillance and testing systems should be in place before schools reopen. What does he mean?
a) It’s a good idea to have good surveillance and testing systems before reopening schools.
b) Schools need to provide good surveillance and testing systems for the students.
c) Schools aren’t expected to reopen before scientists are sure about how the virus is transmitted by children.
d) It’s not a good idea to reopen schools.
3) Consider the sentence from the text: “If children are driving the spread of the virus, infections will probably spike in the next few weeks in countries where children have already returned to school...” The verb SPIKE here could be replaced by:
a) take place
b) worsen
c) decrease
d) increase
4) Which is NOT true according to the article?
a) There aren’t enough studies of virus transmission from schools to the broader community.
b) Researches Munro and Wong disagree on the results of several household studies.
c) Scientist know that children are less likely than adults to get infected and to spread the virus
d) The fact that children’s lungs might contain fewer or less-mature ACE2 receptors might be one reason why kids tend to fight COVID 19 better than adults.
5) Christian Drosten, a virologist at the Charité hospital in Berlin, believes that children MAY BE as infectious as adults. The use of the modal verb here suggests…
a) that he is sure about this.
b) that he thinks this is definitely the case.
c) that he finds this is a good idea.
d) that he is not absolutely sure about this.
6) This article shows that scientists are clearly unsure about the transmission of the COVID19 by children. Which verbs from the article confirm that?
a) should reopen – should be in place
b) may be as infectious – could have been missed
C) might contain – need to study
d) can transmit – should reopen
7) Researcher Munro believes children should be allowed back to school. Which is NOT a reason for his opinion?
a) Children don’t have a lot to gain from lockdowns.
b) Children are missing out on education.
c) Schools reopening means a return to normal.
d) Providing social support and free meals are also important roles of schools.
8) in the sentence “Wong argues that such research is biased, because the households weren’t randomly selected but picked because there was already a known infected adult there.” The word BIASED here suggests that…:
a) you cannot completely trust the research.
b) you must trust the research.
c) you should trust the research.
d) you ought to believe the research.
