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Last winter our town opened a new indoor pool. Since then, the number of children taking swimming lessons has doubled. What happened after the pool opened?

1. AFewer adults went swimming.
2. BTwice as many children took swimming lessons.
3. CSwimming lessons became more expensive than before.
4. DThe town closed its outdoor pool.

Clara Barton was a nurse during the American Civil War. She cared for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Later, in 1881, she founded the American Red Cross. What did Clara Barton found?

1. AThe American Red Cross
2. BA medical school for women doctors
3. CThe first nursing school in America
4. DA hospital for children in New York

Many animals are active at night and sleep during the day. These animals are called nocturnal. Owls, bats and foxes are examples of nocturnal animals. What does “nocturnal” mean?

1. ASleeping all winter
2. BActive at night
3. CEating only plants
4. DLiving in water

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

Paragraph: “Kiwi birds live in New Zealand. They cannot fly, even though they have small wings. Their soft feathers look more like hair. Many people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains. Kiwis come out at night to find food.” Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?

1. AMany people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains.
2. BKiwis come out at night to find food.
3. CTheir soft feathers look more like hair.
4. DThey cannot fly, even though they have small wings.

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo design better weapons for the army
2. BTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous

“The test results showed a slightly high blood sugar. The doctor asked the patient to repeat the test after fasting overnight before making a diagnosis.” Why did the doctor most likely ask for a repeat test?

1. ATo make the patient pay for another visit
2. BBecause fasting always raises blood sugar
3. CBecause the first test was clearly normal
4. DTo confirm the result under standard conditions

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt agrees with both sides of the debate.
2. BIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.
3. CIt presents only two options when others exist.
4. DIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.