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Reading Questions
Choose the best answer.
1. In the passage, which country produces cultured pearls?
a. Japan
b. Jamaica
c. Philippines
d. Indonesia
2. Which of these happens first in the passage?
a. There are still some pearl divers, people who dive underwater to gather
oyster pearls.
b. Natural pearls are pearls produced without any help from people.
c. Cultured pearls are produced when a person places a tiny bead inside the
oyster shell.
d. River pearls are produced by freshwater mussels.
3. An oyster produces nacre
a. to protect itself from being irritated
b. to culture pearls for major industry
c. to show how pearls are produced
d. to eat the grain of sand or parasite
4. How are cultured pearls different from natural pearls?
a. They are made without nacre.
b. They have more parasites.
c. They are made from tiny beads.
d. They have a silvery black color.
5. What would happen if you put a small bead inside an oyster?
a. A pearl would produce overnight.
b. The oyster would produce a parasite to protect itself.
c. Nothing would happen.
d. A pearl would gradually form.
6. The word produce means
a. to cause something to happen
b. to be extremely fussy
c. to propose an action
d. the possibility of winning
unit 2_13
