Tricky Shampoo

10/10/2020 5:53:00 PM
Many shampoos sting your eyes. Image: ShampoosHub.com

Do you know?

  • The eyes are a vulnerable entry point for bacteria, dirt, and shampoo.
  • Many shampoos make your eyes sting, while others do not. 

Let's explore the reason why in the following passage!

Many shampoos sting your eyes. Image: ShampoosHub.com

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What is sent to your brain when the shampoo gets into your eyes?
  • What sends the message: "Make tears! Wash that strange stuff out!"?

What is sent to your brain when the shampoo gets into your eyes?

  • shampoo
  • a trick
  • a message

What sends the message: "Make tears! Wash that strange stuff out!"?

  • Your eyes
  • Your brains
  • Your tears

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Tricky Shampoo

Your eyes know the of your own tears. What if the shampoo gets into your eyes? Your eyes that it is something strange. They know it is different from your .

Messages are sent. First, your eyes send a message to your brain. The message is that a strange, thing is in your eyes. Your brain then sends a message to your eyes. The brain’s message says, “Make tears! Wash that strange out!”

Why do some shampoos make you cry more than others? The “tearless” shampoos are made to your eyes. They are made to be more like the water in your tears. It is harder for your eyes to know that it is shampoo and not your natural tears.

Read and answer the following questions.

Tricky Shampoo

Baby shampoos usually keep baby's eyes from stinging. Image: science.howstuffworks.com

Your eyes know the makeup of your own tears. What if the shampoo gets into your eyes? Your eyes sense that it is something strange. They know it is different from your tears.

Messages are sent. First, your eyes send a message to your brain. The message is that a strange, stinging thing is in your eyes. Your brain then sends a message to your eyes. The brain’s message says, “Make tears! Wash that strange stuff out!”

Why do some shampoos make you cry more than others? The “tearless” shampoos are made to trick your eyes. They are made to be more like the water in your tears. It is harder for your eyes to know that it is shampoo and not your natural tears.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

A shampoo that makes you cry a lot is ______
  • most like your tears.
  • most like your brain.
  • least like your tears.
  • least like your brain.
What part of your body sends the first message?
  • your head
  • your eyes
  • your brain
  • your tears

What do the "tearless" shampoos do to your eyes?

  • They make your eyes feel more stinging.
  • They make your eyes have less tears.
  • They are like the water in your tears.
  • They send a message to your eyes.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Your eyes know the of your own tears.
  2. The message is that a strange, thing is in your eyes.
  3. The brain’s message says, “Make tears! Wash that strange out!”
  4. The “tearless” shampoos are made to your eyes.
  5. What if the shampoo gets into your eyes? Your eyes that it is something strange. They know it is different from your .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The smoke makes my eyes .
  2. the paint with soap.
  3. What is the chemical of milk?
  4. I'll show you a magic .
  5. As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with .
  6. She could how happy he was.