Question

read the selection below and answer the questions that follow.
why give blood?
1 once in a while, you may notice that big bus in your city that says
ed cross\ or \blood drive.\ you may wonder why the donation of your blood is so important. what you may not know is that your donation may save one or more lives, and it could be the life of someone you love.
2 you may ask yourself, \why would a person need someone else’s blood?\ there are so many reasons. blood donations help people who have surgeries, medical procedures, cancer treatments, and numerous other medical problems. also, car crash victims sometimes need a lot of blood and don’t have much time to get it before they may not survive. in fact, some victims of wrecks need up to fifty blood donations for one person alone.
3 so, make your appointment to donate today. it’s only an hour of your time, and you play a part in saving a life!

1. the author believes it is important for blood donors to — (dok1)

a. be overly cautious after giving a donation of blood
b. teach people with diseases how important it is to get blood
c. share their blood with family first before they give blood
d. understand how important their donation is

1. which of the following completes the diagram below? (dok1)

cause:
blood is needed to help injured or sick people.
effect:
_______
a. people get diseases.
b. people donate blood.
c. the red cross provides food and shelter.
d. car accidents happen every day.
a synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning of another word. list 2 synonyms for the word big. (ex: immense!)

Explanation:

1. For question 1: The text emphasizes that blood donations save lives, so the author's key point is that donors should understand the importance of their donation. Option D matches this.
2. For question 2: The cause is that blood is needed for injured/sick people. The logical effect is that people donate blood to meet that need, which is option B.
3. For the synonym question: We need words with the same meaning as "big" (referring to size/scale, as used for the blood drive bus).

Answer:

1. D. understand how important their donation is
2. B. People donate blood.
3. Example synonyms: Large, Huge