Question

yolanda was walking up some stairs at work when she tripped and fell. she put her right hand out as she started falling and broke her wrist. a co - worker drove her to the emergency room of a nearby hospital. an x - ray technician took x - rays of her wrist. when the x - rays came back, they showed that her wrist was broken. now, yolanda is waiting to see a doctor. the doctor will have an assistant put a cast on her arm. yolanda hopes the doctor will give her a prescription for pain medication. every time she moves it feels awful.
b. true or false

1. yolanda was injured at work.
2. a co - worker drove yolanda to the hospital.
3. yolandas left wrist is broken.
4. x - ray technicians take x - rays.
5. the hospital has an emergency room.

Explanation:

1. En el texto se dice que Yolanda se cayó "at work" (en el trabajo), por lo que es verdadero.
2. El texto dice "A co - worker drove her to the emergency room" (un compañero de trabajo la llevó a la sala de emergencias), por lo que es verdadero.
3. El texto dice que ella "broke her wrist" y "put her right hand out" (sacó su mano derecha), por lo que no es el muñón izquierdo, es falso.
4. El texto dice "An x - ray technician took x - rays of her wrist" (un técnico de rayos X tomó rayos X de su muñón), por lo que es verdadero.
5. El texto dice "drove her to the emergency room of a nearby hospital" (la llevó a la sala de emergencias de un hospital cercano), por lo que es verdadero.

Answer:

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True