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“The puppy was curious about everything. It sniffed the shoes, poked its nose into the bag and chased a leaf across the garden.” What does “curious” mean?

1. AEager to explore
2. BAfraid of new things
3. CUnfriendly to people
4. DReady to sleep

Snakes flick their tongues in and out to pick up scents from the air. This helps them find food and sense danger. Why do snakes flick their tongues?

1. ATo pick up scents from the air around them
2. BTo cool their bodies down
3. CTo warn other snakes away
4. DTo clean dust off their faces and eyes

An ambulance siren sounds higher as it comes towards you and lower as it moves away. This change in sound is called the Doppler effect. What is the Doppler effect, according to the passage?

1. AThe change in a sound as its source moves
2. BThe loudness of an ambulance siren at night
3. CThe echo of a sound off tall buildings
4. DThe speed at which an ambulance can travel

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous
2. BTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
3. CTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
4. DTo design better weapons for the army

At the start of the shift, the nurse counted the patient’s tablets: 30. At the end of the shift, there were 27. The patient takes one tablet three times a day, and all doses were given on time during the shift. What can you conclude?

1. AThe patient took six tablets during the shift.
2. BThe count matches three doses given during the shift.
3. CSome tablets are missing from the container.
4. DThe patient refused all three doses offered during the shift.

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
2. BThey will win a sandcastle prize.
3. CThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
4. DThe tide will go back out.

“Some critics call the festival a waste of money. Yet last year it brought 20 000 visitors to town, and local hotels and restaurants had their busiest week of the year.” Which claim does the evidence mainly support?

1. AThe festival should be held every week.
2. BHotels lose money during the festival.
3. CThe festival costs too much to run.
4. DThe festival benefits local businesses.

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