📚 WALT: Understand vocabulary and comprehend the pandemic text

Success Criteria: I can explain new words using context clues, answer questions accurately, and make inferences with evidence.

Part 1: Vocabulary Understanding

1. Match each word to its correct meaning by drawing lines:

pandemic

quarantine

epidemic

unsanitary

not clean or hygienic

isolation to prevent spread

disease affecting whole world

disease in one area or country

2. The prefix "pan-" means "all" or "everywhere". Which word uses this prefix correctly?

pandemic (disease everywhere)

panel (flat surface)

panic (sudden fear)

Part 2: Reading Comprehension

3. According to the text, what year did the deadly flu pandemic occur?

The pandemic occurred in ___________.

4. Why did the government act quickly to quarantine people? (Make an inference using evidence)

I think the government acted quickly because _________________________________

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Evidence from the text: ____________________________________________

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5. Which of these were likely effects of the 1918 flu pandemic? (Tick all that apply)

Schools were closed

People avoided crowded places

Medical supplies ran low

International travel increased

6. How did unsanitary conditions contribute to the spread of the flu?

Part 3: Critical Thinking & Extension

7. Compare the 1918 pandemic to a recent pandemic you know about. What similarities can you identify?

8. Extension Activity: If you were a health official during the 1918 pandemic, what advice would you give to families? Use at least two vocabulary words from this lesson.

Self-Reflection: What strategies helped you understand this text? Circle one: rereading | asking questions | using context clues | breaking down word parts