Read and discuss, “This Tattoo Artist Helps People with Scars Love Their Body Again”
Instructions
Read the following article about a tattoo artist who is doing very special work:
https://www.rd.com/article/tattoo-artist-scars/Links to an external site.
Then answer the following questions.
Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?
Group of answer choices
Question 1. Tattoo artist Eric Catalano uses his skills to provide reconstructive, realistic tattoos to people with scars.
Tattoo artist Eric Catalano has found a way to ink tattoos onto people’s fingernails.
Tattoos are very popular.
Tattoos are becoming more acceptable in the workplace.
Question 2. Where is the Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio located?
Group of answer choices
Hecker, Illinois
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
New York, New York
It is a chain with locations all over the world.
Question 3 “The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with life-
altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online.”
Using only context clues, choose the best definition for the word “paramedical.”
(Do not google the definition!)
Group of answer choices
related to the medical field, but not carried out by a physician
related to ghosts and the supernatural
medicine that can only be practiced by a tattoo artist
not at all related to the medical field
Question 4 What type of specific details did the writer use as evidence for the main idea?
Group of answer choices
specific examples of tattoos for scar victims, such as the tattoo on a woman’s lip to camouflage a scar from a dog bite
an in-depth explanation of the term “paramedical” provided by a scientific journal
background about where Catalano learned to tattoo
stories of other tattoo artists who also perform cosmetic and reconstructive tattoos
Question 5 Based on the examples given in the article, which of the following tattoos would Catalano be most likely to give someone?
Group of answer choices
tattoo eyebrows for someone whose face was badly burned
a tattoo of an American flag to commemorate the patriotism of a veteran
the name of a loved one who passed away
a permanent wedding band on a husband’s ring finger
Question 6 How much does Catalano charge for reconstructive tattoos?
Group of answer choices
Nothing; a GoFundMe page raised enough money that he can donate his services
$100
$20 per hour
$1,000
