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The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of about 100 km/h, but only for short bursts of around 30 seconds. What limits the cheetah’s top speed?

1. AIt is much heavier than other big cats.
2. BIt can only run on grass.
3. CIt runs only at night.
4. DIt can only keep it up for short bursts.

An ambulance siren sounds higher as it comes towards you and lower as it moves away. This change in sound is called the Doppler effect. What is the Doppler effect, according to the passage?

1. AThe speed at which an ambulance can travel
2. BThe echo of a sound off tall buildings
3. CThe loudness of an ambulance siren at night
4. DThe change in a sound as its source moves

“Omar was elated when he heard he had passed his driving test. He jumped up and down and hugged his instructor.” What does “elated” mean?

1. AVery angry
2. BVery happy
3. CVery nervous
4. DVery tired

“Water covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface. Most of that water is salt water in the oceans. Only a small share is fresh water, and much of it is frozen in ice caps and glaciers.” What can you conclude from the passage?

1. AIce caps hold most of the salt water on Earth.
2. BMost of Earth’s water is fresh and easy to drink.
3. CWater covers less than half of Earth’s surface.
4. DFresh liquid water is only a small part of Earth’s water.

“The whale is the largest animal on Earth. Some blue whales are longer than two buses parked end to end.” Why does the author compare whales to buses?

1. ATo explain how whales travel
2. BTo suggest that buses are bigger than whales
3. CTo help readers picture the whale’s great size
4. DTo show that whales are as fast as buses

“Smoking harms almost every organ in the body. It raises the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Quitting at any age brings health benefits.” What is the author’s main message?

1. AQuitting smoking is helpful only for young people.
2. BOnly older people are harmed by smoking.
3. CSmoking is harmful, and quitting helps at any age.
4. DSmoking affects the lungs but no other organs.

“Dear Editor, I have lived on Elm Street for forty years. The council’s plan to cut down the old oak trees for wider pavements would destroy the character of our street. I urge readers to attend Thursday’s meeting.” What is the writer’s main goal?

1. ATo thank the council for wider pavements
2. BTo describe the writer’s forty years at home
3. CTo get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
4. DTo tell readers about the long history of oak trees

The author writes: “The new reading programme was introduced in September. By June, reading scores had risen. The programme clearly works.” Which further information would best test the author’s claim?

1. AScores from similar schools without it
2. BThe names of the teachers who taught it
3. CThe cost of printing the reading books
4. DThe colour of the programme’s textbooks