January 11th, 2017 Night by: Elie Wiesel

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How to have healthy muscles.

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Level#1

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm.

1. What is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy?

2. What does exercise do for your body and how does it make you feel?

3. What does exercise do for your muscles?

4. When the Jews of Sighet were put into the train cars it was very crowded. What were they not able to do as a result of there being so many people in each train car? (see page 23 for the informational text to answer this question).

Level#2

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does.

1. What is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy and what does exercise do for your body?

2. What does exercise do for your muscles and what should a healthy exercise program begin and end with?

3. What does research show that a lack of exercise causes?

4. When the Jews of Sighet were put into the train cars it was very crowded. After traveling for 2 days, in these conditions, what two things does Elie Wiesel say become a major problem for these people? (see page 23 for the informational text to answer this question).

Level#3

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does. Nutrition is also important for keeping muscles healthy. You should eat a variety of healthy foods. This means including meat or beans, fruits and vegetables, and breads and cereals in your diet.

1. What are the benefits of exercise for your muscles, what does it do, and how does it make you feel?

2. What should an exercise program include and why is it important for teenagers to exercise and eat a nutritious diet?

3. Elie Wiesel and the other Jews of Sighet had to travel in a overcrowded train for many days. They had taken food with them, and they had to make it last for a long as possible. Their "principle" was to economize. What does the "principle" of economizing mean in this situation? (see page 23 for the informational text to answer this question).









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