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“The sun was setting over the desert, and the camels rested near a small pool of water surrounded by palm trees.” What is the setting of this sentence?

1. AA beach at midday
2. BA desert in the evening
3. CA snowy mountain at night
4. DA forest at sunrise

Many animals are active at night and sleep during the day. These animals are called nocturnal. Owls, bats and foxes are examples of nocturnal animals. What does “nocturnal” mean?

1. ALiving in water
2. BSleeping all winter
3. CActive at night
4. DEating only plants

Our town library will hold a free reading program for children every Saturday in July. Sessions start at 10 a.m. and last one hour. No sign-up is needed. How long does each session last?

1. ATen minutes
2. BOne month
3. COne hour
4. DAll day

“The patient’s blood pressure was stable throughout the night, with every reading close to the one before.” What does “stable” mean here?

1. AToo low to measure
2. BRising quickly
3. CGetting harder to read
4. DNot changing much

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 design better weapons for the army
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams

“Remember to take your medicine,” Mr. Okafor’s daughter called as she left. He nodded, but an hour later the pill was still on the kitchen table next to his untouched glass of water. What can you infer?

1. AThe medicine had already been taken.
2. BHis daughter took the medicine with her.
3. CMr. Okafor forgot or chose not to take his medicine.
4. DMr. Okafor took two pills instead of one.

The author writes: “Some readers will say a four-day work week would hurt productivity. Trials in several companies, however, found that output stayed the same while staff were less stressed.” How is the passage structured?

1. ATwo products are compared on price and quality.
2. BAn objection is stated and then answered with evidence.
3. CA story is told and then a lesson is drawn from it.
4. DA process is described step by step in time order.

“The old bookshop had survived two wars and a fire. When a huge chain store opened across the street, people expected it to close. Instead, loyal customers organised a reading club there, and sales rose.” What is the central idea?

1. ACommunity support helped the bookshop survive.
2. BChain stores always close small bookshops.
3. CThe bookshop was badly damaged by the chain store.
4. DReading clubs are popular only in large cities.