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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, what was used to treat an infection before the
discovery of the antibiotic drugs?
a. poisonous substances b. harmless substances

c. natural substances d. all of the above

2. What information was given first in the article?
a. Drug kills or prevents the growth of bacteria.

b. Close to 100% of the infecting organisms in an illness should be killed off
by an antibiotic.
c. Previous treatments for infections, which included poisons like arsenic had

high levels of toxicity.
d. Antibiotic drugs have been hailed as “magic bullets” within the medical
community.

3. What happens when the rate of antibiotic resistance is high?

a. The cost of antibiotic drugs will increase.
b. The drugs are useless for frequently seen infections.
c. The cost of antibiotic drugs will decrease.
d. The infected person will die.

4. Within the medical community, what are the antibiotic drugs called?
a. arsenic b. magic bullets
c. bacteria d. infection

5. What would happen if a person is infected with the same bacteria the
second time?
a. If the patient took a certain antibiotic drug, he or she would not be able to

use the same drug again.
b. The patient should be rushed to the hospital and given the same antibiotic
drug they took last time.

c. The patient should be given the same antibiotic drug, but in low dosage.
d. The patient should look for a low cost antibiotic drug.

6. Which sentence uses the word strain in the same way it is used in the
article?

a. Strain the noodles before putting them on the plate.
b. Don’t strain the dog’s neck.
c. When you’re out camping, don’t strain your supplies.
d. The bacteria strain can change into another strain.

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