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“After the long hike, Priya was famished. She ate two sandwiches, an apple and a bowl of soup.” What does “famished” most likely mean?

1. AVery cold
2. BVery hungry
3. CVery tired
4. DVery cheerful

Butterflies begin life as caterpillars. A caterpillar eats leaves and grows quickly. Then it forms a hard case called a chrysalis, and inside it changes into a butterfly. What is the case called?

1. AA nest
2. BA shell
3. CA cocoon
4. DA chrysalis

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. BThe first nursing school in America
3. CA medical school for women doctors
4. DA hospital for children in New York

“The lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out to be breathed away.” What happens in the alveoli?

1. AFood is broken down into nutrients.
2. BBlood cells are made from bone marrow.
3. COxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
4. DAir is warmed before reaching the nose.

“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?

1. AA dictionary entry about villages
2. BA textbook, a secondary source
3. CA science report about snow
4. DA primary source, such as a memoir

“Dear residents, the lift (elevator) in Block A will be out of service from Monday to Wednesday. We apologise for the inconvenience. Residents who need help with heavy items may call the caretaker.” What is the main purpose of the message?

1. ATo introduce a new caretaker
2. BTo inform residents about the lift and offer help
3. CTo announce that Block A is closing for good
4. DTo ask residents to repair the lift themselves

The author writes: “Studies show that people who drink water before meals eat slightly fewer calories. Therefore, drinking water is the only thing you need to lose weight.” Why is the conclusion not supported?

1. AThe studies did not look at water.
2. BWater makes people eat many more calories.
3. CA small effect does not make it the only factor.
4. DThe author says nothing about the studies.

Train timetable: trains leave Oak Street at 6:10, 6:40, 7:10 and 7:40 a.m. The journey to Central takes 35 minutes. A nurse’s shift at Central Hospital starts at 7:30 a.m., and it is a 5-minute walk from the station. Which is the latest train she can take and still arrive on time?

1. AThe 6:40 train
2. BThe 7:10 train
3. CThe 6:10 train
4. DThe 7:40 train