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Ants live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has a queen, whose main job is to lay eggs. Worker ants find food, care for the young and protect the nest. What is the queen ant’s main job?

1. AProtecting the nest from enemies
2. BLaying eggs
3. CCaring for the young ants
4. DFinding food for the colony

In autumn, squirrels bury nuts in many places to eat during winter. They do not find all of them, and some of the forgotten nuts grow into new trees. What sometimes happens to forgotten nuts?

1. AThey turn to stone.
2. BThey grow into new trees.
3. CBirds eat them.
4. DFarmers dig them up.

A caption under a photograph reads: “Nurses at City Hospital practise CPR on training dummies during a monthly class.” What does the photograph most likely show?

1. APatients waiting in a hospital lobby
2. BNurses practising CPR on dummies in a class
3. CA nurse giving a school talk
4. DDoctors performing a real operation

“Leaves change colour in autumn because the trees stop making chlorophyll, the green pigment. As the green fades, yellow and orange pigments that were there all along become visible.” Where do the yellow and orange colours come from?

1. APigments already present in the leaves
2. BNew pigments made only in autumn
3. CCold night air that paints the leaves
4. DSunlight that burns the green away

The clinic’s new online booking system lets patients choose appointment times at any hour. Since it was introduced, missed appointments have dropped from 12 percent to 7 percent. Which statement is supported by the passage?

1. AThe system has stopped all missed appointments.
2. BThe clinic now employs more doctors and nurses than it did before.
3. CFewer appointments were missed after the system was introduced.
4. DPatients prefer calling the clinic to book.

Some animals hibernate in winter. Their heart rate and breathing slow down, and their body temperature drops. This saves energy at a time when food is hard to find. Why do some animals hibernate?

1. ATo raise their heart rate in the cold
2. BTo save energy when food is scarce
3. CTo find a mate during the winter
4. DTo grow thicker fur for the summer

“The Smiths used 300 kWh of electricity in June. After installing solar panels in July, their bill showed 180 kWh used from the grid in July.” By what percentage did their use of grid electricity fall?

1. A60%
2. B12%
3. C40%
4. D120%

A report states: “Since the hospital began offering flu vaccines to all staff, staff sick days in winter have fallen by a third. Other hospitals in the region did not see this drop.” Why is the second sentence important?

1. AIt makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.
2. BIt shows that other hospitals also offered the vaccine.
3. CIt proves that the vaccine prevents all winter illnesses in staff.
4. DIt shows that sick days rose at this hospital.