Nama : Ni Ketut Cery Limita

NIM : P07134120049
Kelas : IIB
READING EXERCISE

I. Answer the following questions based on the text above!

1. What kind of diseases can be prevented by hand washing?
 Pinworms, influenza, the common cold, hepatitis A, meningitis and infectious
diarrhea.
2. How can bacteria infect people?
 When people get bacteria on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching
their eyes, nose or mouth. Then these people can infect other people.
3. When should we wash our hands?
 Washing hand is especially important before and after preparing food, before
eating and after using the toilet. People should wash their hands after handling
animals or animal waste, and after cleaning a baby. The experts say it is also a
good idea to wash your hands after handling money and after sneezing or
coughing. And it is Hand Washing important to wash your hands often when
someone in your home is sick.
4. Do we need to use special antibacterial soap to wash our hands?
 No, we do not have to use special antibacterial soap
5. How is the best way to wash the hands?
 The most effective way to washing hands is to rub them together while using soap
and warm water.
6. The word them in the first sentence in the sixth paragraph refers to ...
 The experts
7. How many percent alcohol should contain in Alcohol-based hand sanitizers to kill
bacteria and viruses?
 At least sixty percent alcohol
8. What should we do when we use public bathroom?
 Dry hands with a paper towel and should use the towel to turn off the water.
Then, before throwing it away, use the same paper to open the bathroom door.
9. What is the best title for the text above!
 The importance of washing hands
10. Who did a study to spread hand washing around the world?
 The World Bank, the United Nations and the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine did a study to urge hand washing around the world.

II. Write the main idea of each paragraph!

PARAGRAPH MAIN IDEA
1 The study of hand washing
2 Kind of diseases can be prevented from spreading by hand washing
3 How bacteria can infect themselves and others
4 How can we catch a cold and get sick
5 When should we wash our hands
6 The most effective way to wash your hands
Information about the alcohol content of hand sanitizers that are effective at
7
killing germs
8 The things we should do when using the public bathroom