Charcoal 1. Reading comprehension.

Question 1: Which event happened first? B - honeybee venom was used in medicine. Correct

Question 2: Injecting an animal with small quantities of venom over a long period produces? 
C  - Antibodies. Correct

Question 3: what is it about venom that makes it useful in medicine? C - Venom attacks specific parts of the body. Correct

Question 4: How are the people in the text similar? B - Doctors. Wrong - interested in research.

Question 5: The word palaeontologist in paragraph 1 refers to someone who studies? C - prehistoric life. Correct.

Question 6: A suitable heading for paragraph 4 could be? B - Antivenin. Correct

Question 7: With which statement to do you think Dr Dry would agree? C - The benefits of venom needs to be closely studied. Correct

Question 8: If you have a swollen knee, which venom may help? A - Honeybee. Correct

Question 9: Fry and Seymour believe all animals should be protected because they could be useful for: A - Medical treatment. correct

Question 10: The pronoun they in paragraph 6 refers to? B - Fry and Seymour. correct

Question 11: What words could be substituted for killer or saviour in the title? A - Dangerous or life saving. Correct

Question 12: which paragraph would you need to read to learn about early uses of venom in medicine? B - paragraph 3. Correct