Refer to the Newsela article "Health Benefits of Reading, Writing, Are Not Just for Patients." Read the text under the heading “Reading, Writing Are Good for Your Health.”

Which evidence supports the idea that reading is good for health?

Select the two correct answers.

"Recently, doctors and psychologists–who study the mind–have begun looking at the health effects of reading and writing."

"For example, think of fairy tales that teach moral lessons."

"Because we empathize [with the characters], or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also less bothered by our own misfortunes."

"Humans have told stories to feel better through the ages. . . religious texts that wrestle with valleys of despair and mountains of hope. . ."