Should schools offer mental health days? Some students say yes because they can rest. Other kids say no. They worry that students will be negatively influenced by taking time off. Here are some students’ opinions.

Schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is very important. In fact, it is just as important as physical health. Kids get stressed with long school days, and school can cause a lot of anxiety.

—Jack, 11

Kids should get mental health days off from school. Sometimes, we need to do something to relax. My school doesn’t allow music, but I love music and I have days when I need relaxing music to make me feel good about myself and the world.

— Mary, 8

The weekend was created to give us time off, but people don’t take advantage of those 48 hours. We children need to learn to better manage our time. We seldom get our schoolwork done in the five workdays, and schools would need students to make up mental health days. That may make students busier.

— Helen, 12

Schools should give kids days off for mental health. A lot of students have felt a difference in their mental health since the start of COVID-19. Many students have developed feelings of anxiety because of homework and schoolwork after they returned to school. Mental health days would help students relax.

— Sofia, 10

I don’t think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can influence grades. And many people’s parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home too much. This could make some people’s mental health problems worse. 

— David, 9

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1.What’s Jack’s opinion about mental health?

A It is as important as physical health.

B It’s more important than physical health.

C It has nothing to do with school.

D It makes students tired of school days.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“In fact, it is just as important as physical health.”可知，杰克认为心理健康和身体健康一样重要。故选A。

2.What does Helen think of the school life?

A It’s free.

B It’s busy.

C It’s better.

D It’s easy.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第四段“We seldom get our schoolwork done in the five workdays”可知，海伦认为他们现在几乎都不能完成学习功课了，即现在的学校生活很忙。故选B。

3.How do students feel after they returned to school according to Sofia?

A Tired.

B Busy.

C Nervous.

D Happy.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第五段第三句“Many students have developed feelings of anxiety because of homework and schoolwork after they returned to school.”可知，索菲亚认为学生在疫情返校后已经产生了焦虑。故选C。

4._________ are against mental health days.

A Jack and Mary

B Sofia and David

C Sofia and Helen

D Helen and David

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第四段的“schools would need students to make up mental health days. That may make students busier.”和第六段最后两句可知，海伦和大卫反对心理健康日。故选D。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In an instruction book.

B In a school newspaper.

C In a science book.

D In a weather report.

解析：选B。B 文章出处题。根据全文内容可知，本文呈现了五位学生关于学校是否应该设立心理健康日的观点，即本文内容与学校生活相关，因此我们可能在学校报纸读到这篇文章。故选B。