Grade 12 Reading Exercise

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Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
 All Exercises
Penguins' Anti-ice Trick
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Britain TV Industry
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Australian Aborigines
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Truth About ART
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Life Without Death
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Mysterious Dark Matter
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Crime-Fighting Technology
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Risks Of Artificial Intelligence
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Reveal How To Think
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Gender Price Gap
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In Praise of Amateurs
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Toddlers Bond With Robot
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Cognitive Dissonance
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What A Waste
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Romantic Kiss
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Start-Ups Stay Private
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Gene Editing
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 Today's Question
Questions 1-5: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 29-33 on your answer sheet.
1. Penguins stay ice-free due to:
A)A combination of nano-sized pores
B)An extra water-repelling preening oil
C)A combination of nano-sized pores and extra water-repelling preening oil
D)A combination of various factors
Answer 1:

2. Antarctic penguins experience extreme weather conditions, including:
A)Low temperature, that can drop to -40
B)Severe wind, up to 40 meters per second
C)Below zero water temperature
D)All of the above
Answer 2:

3. In line 5 words engineering marvels mean:
A)That penguins are very intelligent
B)That penguins are good swimmers
C)That penguins are well prepared to live in severe conditions
D)Both B and C
Answer 3:

4. Penguins feather has everything, EXCEPT:
A)Hydrophobic properties
B)Extra ice repelling
C)Soft structures
D)Oil structures
Answer 4:

5. The gentoo penguin:
A)Is less superhydrophobic compared to the Magellanic penguin
B)Has feathers that contain tiny pores
C)Can't swim
D)Lives in Argentinian desert
Answer 5:
Questions 6-12: Complete the sentences below. Write ONLY ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
6. Formations like could provide a geometry that delays ice formation.

7. The delay in freezing is dictated by the of the droplet.

8. Penguins in the Antarctic are highly evolved to be able to cope with conditions.

9. Penguins are insulated by a layer of fat.

10. On the land, penguins appear much more than in the sea.

11. The inspiration came to Kavehpour after watching a about penguins.

12. Kavehpour would like to see surfaces that minimize frost formation.