Reading evaluation Pre-teens 12

1. What is the main goal of the Ig Nobel Prize?

• A) To replace the Nobel Prize

• B) To make people smile first, then think about science

• C) To reward the best scientific inventions

• D) To find cures for deadly diseases

2. According to the infographic, cows with names:

• A) Produce the same amount of milk as unnamed cows

• B) Are more aggressive

• C) Produce more milk than cows without names

• D) Refuse to be milked

3. Why do toast slices often land butter-side down?

• A) Because the butter is heavier

• B) Due to air resistance

• C) Because of the way people drop them

• D) Because it usually falls from table height and only rotates once before hitting the floor

4. What type of cheese smells like feet and attracts mosquitoes?

• A) Blue cheese

• B) Limburger cheese

• C) Brie cheese

• D) Swiss cheese

5. How many people die of malaria each year, according to the infographic?

• A) 5,000

• B) 500,000

• C) 50,000

• D) 5 million

6. What was the "flying frog" experiment about?

• A) Teaching frogs to jump higher

• B) Creating a frog costume that could fly

• C) Making a frog float in the air

• D) Attaching wings to a frog

7. What is graphene described as in the infographic?

• A) A flexible metal

• B) The heaviest element on Earth

• C) The thinnest and strongest substance known to man

• D) A cheese-based material

8. Who is the only person to have won both an Ig Nobel and a Nobel Prize?

• A) Albert Einstein

• B) Alexander Fleming

• C) Andre Geim

• D) Marie Curie