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Blood contains several kinds of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. White blood cells help fight infection. Platelets help the blood to clot when you are cut. Which cells help fight infection?

1. AWhite blood cells
2. BPlatelets
3. CNerve cells in the blood
4. DRed blood cells

A gym rule reads: “Wipe down each machine after use. Return weights to the rack.” What should a member do after using a machine?

1. AUnplug it
2. BReport it to staff
3. CWipe it down
4. DMove it to the rack

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. AFinding food for the colony
2. BLaying eggs
3. CCaring for the young ants
4. DProtecting the nest from enemies

“I couldn’t put the book down. I read it in one night and was sad when it ended.” What is the reader’s opinion of the book?

1. AThe reader found it too long.
2. BThe reader thought it was frightening.
3. CThe reader did not finish it.
4. DThe reader enjoyed it very much.

“The waiting room was packed. Every chair was taken, and a dozen people stood along the walls.” What does “packed” mean in this passage?

1. AQuiet and empty
2. BReady for a trip
3. CVery crowded
4. DWrapped in paper

“Unlike the noisy city where she grew up, the village was so quiet that Maya could hear the stream from her bedroom.” What contrast does the author draw?

1. ABetween Maya and her bedroom
2. BBetween the stream and the river
3. CBetween early morning and late evening
4. DBetween city noise and village quiet

“In the early 1900s, many cities added chlorine to drinking water. Over the following decades, deaths from diseases spread by water, such as typhoid, fell sharply.” Which conclusion is most reasonable?

1. ATyphoid is caused by drinking too much chlorine.
2. BChlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.
3. CChlorine was the only reason that any of the deaths fell.
4. DCities stopped treating water after the 1900s.

A chart shows the number of patients seen in an emergency department per hour: 6 a.m. – 4; 9 a.m. – 10; noon – 12; 3 p.m. – 9; 6 p.m. – 14; 9 p.m. – 8. When would extra staff be most useful?

1. AAround 6 a.m.
2. BAround 9 p.m.
3. CAround 6 p.m.
4. DAround 3 p.m.