The Life-Saving Benefits of Penicillin (MU)

1. 1. Which statement sums up the thesis of the entire passage?

• A. The discovery of penicillin made it possible for the Allied troops to win World War II.

• B. The discovery of penicillin is the most important medical breakthrough of the 20th century.

• C. The discovery of penicillin helped more than 100 different types of antibiotics to be discovered.

• D. The discovery of penicillin stopped previously deadly infections from being common causes of death.

2. 2. Read this sentence from paragraph 3
   "The advent of penicillin and antibiotics allowed for the treatment of disease during war; so America began mass-producing penicillin and shipping the medicine to Europe."
   How does this sentence work to establish the thesis of the entire passage?

• A. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin was a significant medical breakthrough.

• B. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin helped more than 100 different types of antibiotics to be discovered.

• C. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin stopped previously deadly infections from being common causes of death.

• D. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin allowed people to feel better sooner.

3. Which is the author's message from this passage?

• A. Alexander Fleming was a brilliant scientist.

• B. World War II was especially frightening.

• C. The discovery of penicillin was important.

• D. Many people die of pneumonia every year.

4. 4. Read this sentence from paragraph 1.
   "Even 80 years ago, a simple ear infection could prove deadly."
   What connection can the reader make from this sentence?

• A. Many people died of simple scratches before penicillin was discovered.

• B. Penicillin helped heal infections so soldiers could resume fighting in the war.

• C. Penicillin changed the world less than two decades after it was discovered.

• D. Today there are more than 100 different types of antibiotics that are used to treat different infections.

5. 5. Which statement best sums up the purpose for this article?

• A. To inform readers about penicillin.

• B. To entertain readers about penicillin.

• C. To persuade readers about penicillin.

• D. To engage readers about penicillin.

6. 6. How does this sentence work to establish the thesis of the entire passage?

• A. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin helped millions of soldiers in the war.

• B. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin changed how doctors helped patients.

• C. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin was not the most important medical discovery.

• D. This sentence supports that the discovery of penicillin was a significant medical breakthrough.

7. 7. Part A: What is the small (1) at the end of the sentence?

• A. It is a superscript number.

• B. It is a factual number.

• C. It is an even number.

• D. It is a mistaken number.

7. 7. Part B: What is the purpose of the small (1) at the end of the sentence in Part A?

• A. It tells the reader to pay special attention to this particular idea.

• B. It tells the reader where the information came from.

• C. It tells the reader to look for more information at the end of the page.

• D. It tell the reader scientific data about bacteria.

8. 8. What is the supporting evidence for the thesis of this passage. Select THREE correct answers.

• A. Penicillin was a deciding factor in World War II because it helped stop deaths by infection.

• B. Penicillin was discovered in the United Kingdom, but the United States took over production.

• C. Penicillin changed the world less than twenty years after its discovery.

• D. Penicillin made many diseases much more manageable and far less deadly.

• E. Penicillin did not help with cuts, and people still died of infections