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The giant panda eats mostly bamboo. An adult can spend up to 14 hours a day eating, because bamboo provides little energy. Pandas live in mountain forests in central China. Why do pandas spend so many hours eating?

1. APandas live in cold mountains.
2. BBamboo is hard to find in China.
3. CPandas eat many different foods.
4. DBamboo provides little energy.

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. BProtecting the nest from enemies
3. CLaying eggs
4. DCaring for the young ants

Mia set her alarm for 6 a.m. After she woke up, she showered and ate breakfast. Then she packed her bag and caught the bus to school. What did Mia do right after she ate breakfast?

1. AShe set her alarm.
2. BShe packed her bag.
3. CShe showered.
4. DShe caught the bus.

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

In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned from holiday and noticed that mould had grown on one of his bacteria dishes. Around the mould, the bacteria had died. This led to the discovery of penicillin. What led Fleming to discover penicillin?

1. AHe found penicillin in a book while on holiday.
2. BHe was trying to grow mould on purpose.
3. CHe noticed that bacteria near a mould had died.
4. DHe tested many chemicals on bacteria in 1928.

Hand sanitiser is useful when soap and water are not available. Still, washing with soap and water is better when hands are visibly dirty, because sanitiser does not remove dirt and grease well. What can you infer from the passage?

1. ASoap and water are the better choice for greasy hands.
2. BHand sanitiser should never be used.
3. CSoap and water are only needed in hospitals and clinics, not at home.
4. DHand sanitiser removes dirt better than soap.

A study compares two groups of patients after knee surgery. Group A did physiotherapy three times a week; Group B did it once a week. After two months, Group A could walk farther. The groups were similar in age and health at the start. Why does it matter that the groups were similar at the start?

1. AIt shows that once a week is the best amount.
2. BIt makes physiotherapy the more likely cause.
3. CIt proves that age has no effect on recovery.
4. DIt means that Group B did not have surgery.

“The nurse noted: ‘Patient states pain is 7 out of 10 at 9 a.m. Medicine given. At 10 a.m., patient states pain is 3 out of 10.’” Which conclusion is best supported by the note?

1. AThe medicine removed all of the patient’s pain.
2. BThe patient refused the medicine.
3. CThe patient reported less pain after the medicine.
4. DThe patient’s pain grew worse during the hour.