Chapter 1 OSSLT Preparation Quiz

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Unit A: Tissues, Organs, and Systems of Living Things

Use this quiz to practice for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Go to page 48 and read “Great Canadians in Science: Dr. Sheela Basrur” before completing the quiz.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Dr. Basrur became a well-known public figure when she was:

Ontario's Chief Medical OfficerToronto's Assistant Deputy Minister of Public HealthOntario's Assistant Deputy Minister of Public HealthToronto's Chief Medical Officer of Health

SARS is a disease which was first identified:

in the Toronto areaat a hospital in Scarboroughin Southeast Asiaacross Ontario

SARS is:

never fatalsometimes fatalusually fatalalways fatal

In the third paragraph, the word "rigid" is used to mean:

inflexiblestiffunbreakablestrict

Dr. Basrur's most recognized achievement was her work on:

post-SARS action plananti-smoking lawsanti-pesticide lawsSARS control procedures

In the first paragraph, capital letters (ER) are used to indicate:

a proper nameemphasisthe beginning of a sentencea short form

Dr. Sheela Basrur received the order of Ontario because she:

became an Assistant Deputy Ministerdemonstrated great leadership during the SARS crisiscreated the Ontario Agency for Health Protectiondied of cancer

Which of the following phrases is used to effectively link a new idea to a previous idea?

"In March 2003, a 44-year-old man went to the emergency room …" (paragraph 1)"SARS is a severe pneumonia-like respiratory disease …" ( paragraph 2)"In addition to calming a nation's fears about SARS …" (paragraph 4)"During the SARS epidemic, Dr. Sheela Basrur provided skilled leadership …" (paragraph 3)

Dr. Basrur is a Canadian to be admired. Using ideas from the selection as well as from your own experience, describe Dr. Basrur's admirable qualities.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

According to the information given in the selection, what are three important steps that should be taken to control an epidemic?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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