Reading Comprehension Set 3

Passage 1: The Microbiome: Your Body

1. According to the passage, microbes in the human body:
2. Are always harmful and should be eliminated
3. Outnumber human cells and perform crucial functions
4. Only live in the stomach
5. Have no effect on human health
6. What functions does the gut microbiome perform according to the passage?
7. It only fights disease
8. It helps digest food, makes vitamins, and trains the immune system
9. It only produces antibiotics
10. It has no significant functions
11. What is the
12. A type of brain surgery
13. The communication connection between the gut and brain
14. A disease caused by bacteria
15. A type of probiotic supplement
16. According to the passage, how might modern lifestyles affect the microbiome?
17. They have no effect
18. They only improve it through better hygiene
19. Antibiotics and processed diets may disrupt it
20. They make it more diverse
21. The author
22. Enthusiastic endorsement
23. Cautious skepticism about their scientific support
24. Complete condemnation
25. Neutral indifference
26. When did Aisha learn about the workshop?
27. When she was a small child
28. During her grandmother
29. When she received a letter after her grandmother died
30. When her mother told her stories about it
31. How does Aisha
32. She shares detailed stories about it
33. She suggests her grandmother had private aspects to her life
34. She becomes angry and refuses to discuss it
35. She claims to have never heard of it
36. What does the description of the workshop suggest about Aisha
37. She was only interested in gardening
38. She was involved in scientific research
39. She was afraid of enclosed spaces
40. She never learned to read or write
41. Why is the torn page in the notebook significant?
42. It shows the notebook is old and damaged
43. It suggests something was deliberately hidden or removed
44. It proves the notebook is a fake
45. It means the notebook cannot be read
46. The passage ends with Aisha feeling:
47. Disappointed and ready to leave
48. Curious and ready to investigate
49. Confused and angry at her grandmother
50. Scared and wanting to lock the workshop
51. Why was AlphaGo
52. It was the first computer program ever created
53. Many experts thought such a feat was decades away
54. Go is an easy game to master
55. It happened on the first try
56. According to the passage, what is one benefit of AI in healthcare?
57. It replaces all doctors
58. It helps detect cancer earlier than human eyes
59. It eliminates the need for medical training
60. It reduces the cost of insurance
61. What concern about jobs does the passage raise?
62. AI will create too many jobs
63. Many workers may be displaced during the transition to AI
64. People don
65. AI will never affect employment
66. How can AI systems develop biases, according to the passage?
67. They are programmed to be biased
68. They learn from human-created data that contains prejudices
69. They always work perfectly without any errors
70. Biases cannot exist in AI systems
71. What is the main message of the final paragraph?
72. AI development should be stopped entirely
73. We should accept AI without any concerns
74. We must actively shape AI
75. AI transformation is not happening yet
76. According to the passage, what was revolutionary about zero?
77. It was the largest number ever discovered
78. Recognizing it as an actual number, not just a placeholder
79. It was invented by accident
80. It could only be used in simple calculations
81. How did ancient Babylonians use their placeholder symbol?
82. As a fully functional number for all calculations
83. To indicate an empty position, like distinguishing 305 from 35
84. They never developed any such symbol
85. Only in religious ceremonies
86. What was Brahmagupta
87. He invented the Babylonian number system
88. He wrote rules for calculating with zero
89. He brought zero to Europe
90. He eliminated the use of zero
91. Why did the Catholic Church initially resist zero?
92. It was too difficult to understand
93. They viewed nothing being something with suspicion
94. It came from enemy nations
95. It was considered too easy
96. The final sentence
97. Zero is not actually important
98. Zero became fundamental to modern mathematics and technology
99. The concept of zero was eventually forgotten
100. Only mathematicians care about zero
101. According to the passage, how quickly do we form first impressions?
102. After a long conversation
103. Within seven seconds
104. After several meetings
105. Only after weeks of interaction
106. Why did humans evolve to make quick judgments about others?
107. To seem intelligent
108. To identify threats and allies quickly
109. To make better fashion choices
110. Evolution has nothing to do with first impressions
111. What is the
112. A religious symbol used in art
113. Assuming attractive people have other positive qualities
114. A type of first impression that is always accurate
115. A photography technique
116. What challenge with first impressions does the passage highlight regarding culture?
117. All cultures share the same body language meanings
118. Cultural biases cause the same gesture to be interpreted differently
119. Culture has no effect on first impressions
120. Only Western cultures form first impressions
121. What does the author suggest we do about first impressions?
122. Trust them completely
123. Ignore them entirely
124. Treat them as hypotheses and remain open to new information
125. Only form impressions after reading about someone