A cause of obesity in young children — Reading comprehension exercise



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 ____________.
  The UK
  Sweden
  Canada

2. The study found that children who went to bed late generally ____________.
  were more obese
  were less obese
  had about the same level of obesity as the children who went to bed early

3. The article mentions that kids in Asia and Spain generally go to bed ____________ kids in Sweden.
  earlier than
  at roughly the same time as
  later than

4. Did researchers find a concrete reason for the link between going to bed late and obesity?
  Yes
  The article doesn't say
  No, there are only hypotheses

5. Were seven year olds included in the study?
  No
  Yes
  The article doesn't specify the age of kids that took part in the survey

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