ISEE Upper Level Reading Comprehension Practice Test 46

1. Which of the following best describes smallpox in the years before 1796?

• A. It struck a million people a year in Europe alone.
• B. It was common among milkmaids.
• C. It was spread by cows.
• D. It killed more than a million Europeans a year.

2. According to the passage, vaccines have been developed for all of the following diseases EXCEPT:

• A. pneumonia
• B. scarlet fever
• C. typhoid fever
• D. rubella

3. According to the passage, which of the following are components used in vaccine development?

I. inactivated toxins

II. weakened microbes

III. purified proteins

• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. I and II only
• D. I, II, and III

4. The vaccine produced by Jenner in 1796

• A. completely eradicated smallpox
• B. was effective only against cowpox
• C. served as the basis for modern vaccines
• D. wiped out typhoid fever

5. Which of the following best describes how vaccines work?

• A. They directly attack the disease-causing organism.
• B. They fool the body into producing antibodies that protect against the real disease-causing organism.
• C. They contain deadly disease-producing organisms that are injected directly into the blood stream.
• D. They contain antibodies that protect the body from deadly diseases.