A cause of obesity in young children — Reading comprehension exercise

B1 / B2 / C1


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 ____________.
2. The study found that children who went to bed late generally ____________.
3. The article mentions that kids in Asia and Spain generally go to bed ____________ kids in Sweden.
4. Did researchers find a concrete reason for the link between going to bed late and obesity?
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.

Keep Practicing — More Reading Exercises for You: Reading comprehension is one of the best ways to build vocabulary and improve your exam score — try these other passages next.

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