A
Bad Cold
On Monday, Sandy had a bad cold.
She had had a fever all night. She was very sick.
Sandy went to the store.
She bought medicine for her cold. She wanted to feel
better.
She had to go to work. |
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| These
are the directions on her cold medicine. |
| LABEL
---------> |
COLD
MEDICINE
Directions:
Take
one teaspoon every 4 hours.
Do not drive.
If you have a fever for more than 3 days, call the
doctor. |
| 1.
How much medicine should Sandy take?
A. 1 teaspoon every 8 hours
B. 2 tablets every day
C. 1 teaspoon every 4 hours
2.
What should Sandy do?
A. Take the bus to work
B. Drive her car to work.
C. Go shopping.
3.
When should she call the doctor?
A. If she still has a fever in 3 days.
B. Next week
C. Next month
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. A.
3. A. |
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Are
you sneezing?
Bill was playing with the cat.
His eyes hurt. His head was stuffy.
He started to sneeze.
Bill's friend John said, "Bill, you have an allergy
to cats. Take some of my medicine."
Bill looked at the label on John's medicine.
Bill said, "No, I should talk to my doctor and get
my own medicine." |
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| This
is the label for John's (Bill's friend) medicine. |
| LABEL
----> |
ALLERGY
MEDICINE
WARNING! DANGER!
Do
not take this medication without talking to your
doctor. |
| Bill
should:
A. Borrow John's medicine
B. Call his own doctor
ANSWER
B |
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Ouch!
My head aches!
Dave's head hurt. He had a headache.
He wanted to take some medicine.
He was going to a party.
His friends wanted to watch football and drink beer.
Dave read the label on the medicine.
He drank some milk and took the medicine.
Then he stayed home. |
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LABEL
--->
|
WARNING!
Do not drink alcohol if using this medication
|
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1.
Why did Dave stay home?
A. He had a headache.
B. He wanted to wash his clothes.
C. He wanted to clean his room.
2.
A headache is:
A. When you feel dizzy
B. When your head hurts
C. When you take too much
medicine.
ANSWERS:
1. A
2. B |
