Question Answer
What cause and effect relationship
is described in this Article?
Ifall schoolsin a district start around the same time, the cost of
providing buses and drivers will increase
What is this Article mainly about?
Some schools in the U.S. are moving to later start times, but
there’s ongoing debate about whether starting school later will
make a difference in students’ health and success at school and
whether the predicted benefits justify the problems caused by
implementing the shift.
Which of these is a statement of
opinion?
Adolescents with later school start times will take advantage of
the additional time for sleeping in the morning by staying up
later at night.
Which is the closest synonym for
the word lassitude?
lethargy
Which of these statements is
contrary to the ideas presented in
the Article?
The amount of time that adolescents spend sleeping is more
important than what time of day they sleep.
The author’s purpose for writing
this passage was to__.
emphasize how important sleep is for adolescents
Which is the closestantonymfor the
word certitude?
incredulity
Which passage from the Article best
supports the idea that it’s too soon
to tell whether or not students will
benefit from a later school start
time?
Opponents argue there’s no certitude that the policy will lead to
students getting more sleep. (A law that mandated bedtimes
would be a real nightmare, right?!)
Although data suggest students do get more sleep when schools
start later, additional research is needed. And schools that start
later will finish later, too, leaving students with less time for
things like sports,jobs, chores, homework, and—last but not
least—fun.
