article: Look at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
  Cough Medicine : Shake  it well before use. Take is three times each day before meals. Dose :
  Age: over 14 2 teaspoonfuls 
  8-13 1 teaspoonful
  4-7 1/2 teaspoonfuls
  Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2003.
question: John should take  _  a day.
options: 2 teaspoonfuls 3 teaspoonfuls 4 teaspoonfuls 1 teaspoonful