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Mars is called the Red Planet because its soil contains iron oxide, which gives it a reddish colour. Why is Mars called the Red Planet?

1. AIt has two small red moons.
2. BIts soil contains iron oxide.
3. CIt is very close to the sun.
4. DIt has red oceans.

The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria, and the two lower chambers are called ventricles. What are the two lower chambers called?

1. ACoronary arteries
2. BValves
3. CVentricles
4. DAtria

Mrs. Chen’s class voted on a name for the new class fish. “Bubbles” got 12 votes, “Finn” got 8 votes and “Goldie” got 5 votes. Which name won?

1. AFinn
2. BBubbles
3. CIt was a tie
4. DGoldie

“Unlike email, which can be read at any time, a phone call needs both people to be available at once.” What difference does the sentence describe?

1. ACalls cost more money than email.
2. BEmail can be read only once a day.
3. CCalls need both people free at once.
4. DEmail is always faster than calling.

“The pharmacist asked Mrs. Kim whether she took any other medicines, including vitamins and herbal products, before giving her the new prescription.” Why did the pharmacist most likely ask this?

1. ATo decide the colour of the medicine label
2. BTo sell her more vitamins
3. CTo find out her date of birth
4. DTo check for possible interactions

In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?

1. AThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
2. BChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
3. CAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
4. DHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.

“Ten patients tried a new sleep app. Eight said they slept better. The app company now claims: ‘Proven to cure insomnia!’” Why is the claim not justified?

1. AEight out of ten is less than half of the patients.
2. BTen self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
3. CThe app should have been tested on one patient.
4. DSleep apps cannot be used by patients at home.

A survey asked 50 people leaving a fast-food restaurant about their favourite meal. Most said burgers. The writer concluded that burgers are the favourite meal of people in the country. What is the main flaw?

1. AThe sample does not represent the whole country.
2. BFifty people is far too many for a survey.
3. CThe question was about the wrong topic.
4. DBurgers are not a type of meal.