The document lists common illnesses and symptoms such as a cold, fever, cough, sore throat, headache, stomach ache, and earache. It then asks questions about why someone didn't go shopping, to the farm, to school, or eat dinner. The implied reason is that the person was sick with one of the listed illnesses or symptoms. It provides response templates to fill in the illness or symptom as the reason for not being able to do those activities. Finally, it mentions reading and comprehension.