Reading and comprehension

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

1. The term ‘alternative’ is ...

• a. not entirely appropriate.

• b. rejected by Western medicine.

• c. very recent.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

2. Alternative therapy is often rejected by conventional doctors because ...

• a. it is not beneficial.

• b. it is misleading.

• c. practitioners are often not qualified.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

3. Few practitioners of alternative medicine think their therapies should ...

• a. substitute modern medicine.
• b. complement modern medicine.
• c. be accepted by the medical establishment.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

4. Western medicine ...

• a. is based on many traditional therapies.
• b. has existed for a comparatively short time.
• c. is practised by people with no formal medical training.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

5. The World Health Organization ...

• a. has an intolerant attitude towards alternative therapies.
• b. will support effective knowledge and skills.
• c. will support all alternative medicine.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2