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Before giving blood, donors answer questions about their health and have their blood pressure and iron level checked. If the checks are normal, they donate about half a litre of blood, then rest and have a snack. What happens after the health checks are normal?

1. AThe donor gives about half a litre of blood.
2. BThe donor answers health questions.
3. CThe donor goes home straight away.
4. DThe donor has the blood pressure and iron level checked again.

Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. They use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air to make sugar, and they give off oxygen. What gas do plants give off during photosynthesis?

1. ACarbon dioxide
2. BWater vapour only
3. COxygen
4. DNitrogen

Earthworms help gardens. As they tunnel through the soil, they let in air and water. Their waste also adds nutrients that plants need. According to the passage, how do earthworms help plants?

1. AThey carry seeds to new parts of the garden.
2. BThey eat the insects that harm plant leaves.
3. CThey let air and water into the soil.
4. DThey keep the soil dry during heavy rain.

“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?

1. AShe was paid by the army to go.
2. BShe travelled there in great danger.
3. CShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
4. DShe went against her family’s wishes.

The patient education leaflet says: “Check your blood sugar before meals and at bedtime. Write each reading in your logbook and bring the logbook to every appointment.” Why does the leaflet ask patients to bring the logbook to appointments?

1. ASo the patient remembers to eat meals
2. BSo the patient can show their handwriting
3. CSo the clinic can keep the logbook forever
4. DSo the care team can review the readings

“After the hospital put hand sanitiser by every bed, staff used it far more often, and infection rates on the ward fell.” What can be reasonably concluded?

1. AInfection rates rose after the change.
2. BHand sanitiser is the only way to stop infection.
3. CStaff did not clean their hands before at all.
4. DEasier access may have improved hand hygiene.

Passage A: “Homework helps students practise skills learned in class.” Passage B: “Too much homework can cause stress and leave little time for rest.” Which statement best combines both passages?

1. AHomework should be banned in all schools from now on.
2. BMore homework always means better grades.
3. CHomework is never useful for any student.
4. DHomework can help, but too much can be harmful.

The author writes: “Teenagers today spend too much time on their phones. My nephew is always texting at dinner.” What is the main weakness of this argument?

1. AIt argues that phones are useful for teenagers.
2. BIt does not say what kind of phone the nephew has.
3. CIt uses a single example to judge all teenagers.
4. DIt gives too much data about teenage phone use.