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What is the main ingredient in hand sanitizer?
 
alcohol
 
ashes
 
fat
 
soap
Hand sanitizer breaks down germs, but does not wash away germs.
 
True
 
False
The dentist told Abby to brush her teeth regularly after meals to avoid cavities. What does regularly mean?
 
very often, same time every day
 
once in a while
 
sometimes
 
once a month
The harsh smell of the new paint made Aidan nauseous. What does harsh mean?
 
too strong, harmful effect
 
a pleasant, nice smell
 
disgusting
 
new smell
Kara disinfected her water bottle after she shared it with a friend. What does disinfected mean?
 
to clean with a chemical that kills germs
 
to share with a friend
 
to make it dirty
 
to rinse it out
After a fire damaged the neighbors’ house, Jordan’s family donated clothing and food. What does donated mean?
 
to give something to a person in need
 
destroyed the house
 
to buy something
 
to take something from someone in need
After dinner, my sister clears the table and uses cleansers to wash the dishes. What are cleansers?
 
substances used for cleaning
 
dirty dishes
 
sponges
 
cloth or rag
Elijah realized that the house was ancient once he noticed the walls were old and crumbling. What does ancient mean?
 
from a long time ago
 
brand new
 
broken
 
ugly
Only rich people used the first sweet smelling European soaps because they were ______ .
 
expensive
 
harsh
 
greasy
 
slippery
In 1775, what two things did Abigail Foote boil together to make soap?
 
ashes and fat
 
salt and fat
 
ashes and jelly
 
perfume and ashes
What are most soaps made with these days?
 
chemicals
 
ashes
 
fat
 
jelly
Long ago, many people did not bathe with soap because they ______.
 
thought bathing would make them sick
 
didn’t get very dirty
 
thought water alone killed germs
 
cleaned themselves with fat
Americans came to love the convenience of hand sanitizer.” Convenience means that people found hand sanitizer ______.
 
easy
 
difficult
 
fun
 
expensive
Based on “Lending a Clean Hand,” Jayden Perez collected and donated hand sanitizers to his community because ____.
 
hand sanitizers were hard to find
 
he was working on a school project
 
his community ran out of soap
 
his mother is an emergency worker
Which sentence best tells the main idea of “The Dirty History of Soap”?
 
People have made soap for many years and now use it to wash away germs.
 
People tried many different ways to make soap before finding the best one.
 
People never washed themselves because they hated the smell of soap.
 
People made soap from ashes and meat.
In the late 1800s, scientists learned ______.
 
that diseases are caused by living things called germs
 
how to make soap from ashes
 
that bathing is not needed to be healthy
 
how to make sweet-smelling soaps
Which statement tells you that people thought bathing was dangerous?
 
“They believed that dirt helped block diseases from entering the body.”
 
“Humans began making soap this way nearly 5,000 years ago.”
 
“But they cost a lot of money.”
 
“Abigail would have used the soap to clean her home.”
Based on the article, during Abigail’s time, many people thought bathing was ______.
 
dangerous
 
relaxing
 
healthy
 
funny
You can infer that one reason most ancient people didn’t use soap made of fat and ashes to wash their bodies is that___.
 
the soap made their skin itchy
 
all soaps were made in Connecticut
 
the soap smelled too sweet
 
they preferred to use gel soap
In 1775, what was Abigail making when she boiled fat and ashes together?
 
soap
 
bacon
 
medicine
 
perfume