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A bus pass reads: “Valid for unlimited rides on 7 days in a row, counting the day of first use.” Amir used his pass for the first time on Monday. What is the last day he can use it?

1. AFriday
2. BSaturday
3. CMonday of the next week
4. DSunday

The table of contents of a first-aid book lists: Chapter 1 Cuts and Scrapes, page 3; Chapter 2 Burns, page 15; Chapter 3 Broken Bones, page 27; Chapter 4 Choking, page 40. On which page does the chapter about burns begin?

1. APage 40
2. BPage 3
3. CPage 27
4. DPage 15

“The old man’s hands were wrinkled and spotted, and he walked with a cane.” Which detail tells you that the man is old?

1. AHis wrinkled, spotted hands and his cane
2. BThe colour of his long winter coat
3. CThe name of his street
4. DThe time of day he walked

“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. BWater covers less than half of Earth’s surface.
3. CMost of Earth’s water is fresh and easy to drink.
4. DFresh liquid water is only a small part of Earth’s water.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It helps glucose move from the blood into cells, where it is used for energy. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin. What would most likely happen to blood glucose in untreated type 1 diabetes?

1. AIt would fall, because the cells use more glucose.
2. BIt would rise, because less glucose can enter the cells.
3. CIt would stay normal, because insulin is not needed for glucose.
4. DIt would turn into insulin in the pancreas.

“The new teacher wrote her name on the board, smiled and said, ‘Let’s start by learning one interesting fact about each of you.’” What can you infer about the teacher’s goal?

1. AShe wants to finish the lesson early.
2. BShe wants the students to stay silent.
3. CShe wants to get to know her students.
4. DShe wants to test the students’ spelling.

The author writes: “All of my neighbours who drink coffee are energetic. So coffee must give everyone energy.” What is the flaw in this reasoning?

1. AIt gives too many examples to be useful.
2. BIt generalises from a small, unusual group.
3. CIt does not mention the price of coffee.
4. DIt uses facts instead of personal opinions.

“In one study, people who were told a pill would ease their pain reported less pain, even though the pill contained no medicine.” What does this study illustrate?

1. AThe study’s pill secretly contained hidden painkillers.
2. BPain cannot be measured in any study.
3. CPills without medicine cure all kinds of disease.
4. DExpectations can affect how people report symptoms.