A cause of obesity in young children — Reading comprehension exercise
B1 / B2 / C1This B1 / B2 / C1 English reading comprehension exercise focuses on “A cause of obesity in young children.” Read the article, then answer the questions below to practice identifying key details, meaning from context, and overall understanding.
STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 16
STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):
1. The study mentioned in the article was conducted in ____________.
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2. The study found that children who went to bed late generally ____________.
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3. The article mentions that kids in Asia and Spain generally go to bed ____________ kids in Sweden.
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4. Did researchers find a concrete reason for the link between going to bed late and obesity?
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5. Were seven year olds included in the study?
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Did you know?
Health and lifestyle passages are a staple of English proficiency exams because they combine accessible topics with formal, evidence-based language. The sentence structures in texts like this one — citing studies, qualifying claims, presenting counterarguments — are worth noticing and imitating in your own writing.
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