IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

These days, more and more children are overweight. A name for being extremely overweight is
obese. Why is this happening? Doctors, teachers, and other adults believe that children are not
getting the right amount of exercise and are not eating the right kinds of food. In the past, children
used to be more active. In early America, there was a lot of work to be done. Children helped on
the farms and in the factories. Children didn't have much time to sit around. Today children go to
school and come home to watch the television or play video games. Too many of their activities
involve sitting and not being active enough. Children are not getting enough exercise, such as
running, walking, or riding a bike.
Another main reason for children being overweight is the types of food they eat. More and more
families are eating at restaurants or fixing quick foods that are loaded with calories. These types
of food begin to add up day after day. Children are eating too many of the wrong foods and not
enough of the right foods. Some of the foods that children should be eating include fruits and
vegetables, dairy, grains and cereals, and meat and poultry. These types of foods can help children
maintain their weight and help the body fight disease.

(adapted from Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 4)
31. Which of the following is NOT a reason why children don’t eat enough healthy food?
A. Children eat more prepared food than homemade food.
B. Children eat out at restaurants more than they used to.
C. Children’s weigh more than they used to.
D. Unhealthy foods are more readily available these days.
32. Which of the following is not correct?
A. Children in early America have less time to sit around.
B. Doctor believe that children today need more foods than they used to.
C. Popular exercise includes riding, running and walking.
D. Chicken is one of the foods that children should be eating.
33. What is the meaning of the word “fixing” in the passage?
A. repairing B. correcting C. mending D. preparing
34. What is the meaning of the word “maintain” in the passage?
A. increase B. decrease C. think about D. keep steady
35. Which of the following statements would be the best one to be added to the passage?
A. Children need to be taught about the foods they eat and the food choices they make.
B. Parents are obese and overweight.
C. Doctors are finding that more and more children are obese.
D. Scientists are concerned about the food children to eat.