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Reading Comprehension Test: What Is Corona Virus?

The document is a reading comprehension test about the coronavirus. It provides information about the coronavirus such as its official name (SARS-CoV-2), the name of the disease it causes (COVID-19), and that it is a new type of coronavirus first identified in humans in 2019. It discusses how the virus is transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets from sneezing, coughing, or close interaction, and that washing hands and wearing masks can help prevent spread.

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Reading Comprehension Test: What Is Corona Virus?

The document is a reading comprehension test about the coronavirus. It provides information about the coronavirus such as its official name (SARS-CoV-2), the name of the disease it causes (COVID-19), and that it is a new type of coronavirus first identified in humans in 2019. It discusses how the virus is transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets from sneezing, coughing, or close interaction, and that washing hands and wearing masks can help prevent spread.

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READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Instruction: Read the following text and answer the questions correctly. Encircle the letter of
your chosen answer.

What is Corona Virus?

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to


the 2019 novel coronavirus. It is called novel because it is a “new” type of SARS. COVID-19 is
the name given to the disease associated with the virus discovered in the year 2019. SARS-CoV-
2 is a new kind of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.

Coronaviruses are viruses that circulate among animals with some of them also known to
infect humans. Bats are considered natural hosts of these viruses yet several other species of
animals are also known to act as sources. Also, during the spread of SARS in the Middle East,
camels were reported to transmit virus to humans, as well as civets and cats.

While animals are believed to be the original source, the virus spread is now from person
to person. The virus seems to be transmitted mainly via small respiratory droplets through
sneezing, coughing, or when people interact with each other for some time in closely to each
other. These droplets can then be inhaled, or they can land on surfaces that others may come into
contact with, who can then get infected when they touch their nose, mouth or eyes.

There is no specific treatment or vaccine for this disease but we can prevent it from
spreading through washing our hands with soap, cleaning our surroundings, eating healthy food,
wearing a face mask and drinking a lot of water.

1. What is the text all about?

a. The Danger of Bat Virus c. What is Cholera Virus?


b. What is Corona Virus? d. What is Cat Virus?
2. SARS-CoV-2 is also called

a. Covid-19 c. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome


b. Novel Crown Virus d. SARS
3. On what year was Novel Corona Virus or Covid-19 discovered?

a. Year 2020 c. Year 2018


b. Year 1980 d. Year 2019
4. Which of the following living creatures are said to be the source of the virus?

a. Plants c. Animals
b. Humans d. Insects
5. What type of animal was suspected to be the source of Covid-19?

a. cats c. camels
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b. civets d. bats
6. Before the discovery of Covid-19, what animal was suspected to be the source of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)?

a. cats c. camels
b. civets d. bats
7. Based on the article above, how can Covid-19 be passed from one person to another?

a. It can be passed through eye contact c. It can be passed by animal bites.


b. It can be transmitted through body contact. d. It can be transmitted through small
respiratory droplets.
8. Why is it recommended to wash our hands with soap in order to avoid Covid-19?

a. Because the soap kills the virus that stays in c. To avoid the virus from transferring in our
our hands. food or body
b. Because the virus may stay alive in our d. All answers are correct
hands and washing our hands can help remove
the virus.
9. How can virus transfer from one person to another?

a. by urinating (peeing) c. by coughing


b. by sneezing d. Choice B or C
10. Why does wearing a face mask help in preventing the spread of Covid-19?

a. It blocks the virus from transferring from c. It suffocates the virus until it disappears
one person to another
b. It kills both the person and the virus d. No. wearing face mask doesn’t help

11. Why do you think that eating healthy food and drinking a lot of water are recommended in
order to avoid Covid-19?

a. Our immune system are strong enough to c. Eating healthy food gives our body a natural
fight the virus inside our body defense against the virus
b. Water can flush away the virus d. All answers are correct.
12. If you are the messenger from the future, how would you warn the people in the year of 2019
of the infectious spread of Covid-19?

a. “Don’t eat camels!” c. “Don’t eat exotic animals like bats!”


b. “Wear a mask forever!” d. “Don’t drink water from the faucet!”
13. Why do you think that there are still no vaccines discovered as of today?

a. Because the scientists are dumb to think of c. All of the scientists don’t have money to find
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the cure for Covid-19. the vaccine.


b. Because Covid-19 is a new type of virus and d. All scientists are tired of finding the cure so
a careful study of its cure takes time to find the they stopped.
vaccine.
14. What is the synonym of novel?

a. old c. deadly
b. new d. infectious
15. The virus seems to be transmitted mainly via small respiratory droplets. The underlined word
means

a. connected c. passed
b. disposed d. drive

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