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A label on a bottle of cough syrup reads: “Adults and children 12 years and over: 10 mL every 4 hours. Do not take more than 6 doses in 24 hours. Children under 12: ask a doctor.” What is the largest number of doses an adult may take in 24 hours?

1. A12
2. B4
3. C6
4. D10

The heart is a muscle about the size of a fist. It pumps blood through the body day and night. In an adult at rest, it beats about 60 to 100 times a minute. According to the passage, how big is the heart?

1. AAbout the size of a football
2. BAbout the size of a fist
3. CAbout the size of a thumb
4. DAbout the size of a head

Honeybees communicate by dancing. When a bee finds flowers, it returns to the hive and moves in a pattern called the waggle dance. The direction and length of the dance tell other bees where the food is. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. ABees use a dance to tell each other where food is.
2. BBees make honey from the flowers they find.
3. CThe waggle dance is the only dance that bees know.
4. DBees prefer flowers that grow close to the hive.

Mount Everest grows about 4 millimetres taller every year. This happens because the Indian plate is slowly pushing against the Eurasian plate, forcing the land upward. What causes Mount Everest to grow?

1. AClimbers adding rocks to the peak
2. BSnow building up on the summit every year
3. CThe movement of two plates pushing together
4. DVolcanic eruptions under the mountain

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

“Sound travels as vibrations. It moves faster through water than through air, and faster still through solids such as steel.” Through which material does sound travel fastest, according to the passage?

1. AWater
2. BSteel
3. CAir
4. DEmpty space

“The guide warned us to stay on the path. Ignoring her, Max climbed onto the rocks for a photo. A moment later, a wave crashed over him.” What lesson does the passage most likely teach?

1. ARocks are the best place for photos.
2. BGuides are often wrong about the sea.
3. CTaking photos is a waste of time.
4. DIgnoring safety warnings can be dangerous.

The author writes: “Opponents claim the new hospital will cost too much. But they ignore that the nearest emergency room is 60 kilometres away, and every minute counts in a heart attack.” What is the author’s tone toward the opponents?

1. AAmused
2. BCritical
3. CAdmiring
4. DNeutral