NLN PAX Reading passages questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
When liquid water is changed to ice, the particles are
• more energetic.
• more fluid.
• banded further apart.
• bound closer together.
- correct answer Bound closer together
An appropriate title for this selection would be
• Gold in the Elements.
• The Makeup of Everything.
• How the Greeks Failed.
• The Useless Molecule.
- correct answer The Make up of Everything
Based on this article, we can assume that the author
• does not appreciate vocabulary and illustrations.
• believes the study of elements is no longer relevant.
• is knowledgeable about history and science.
• uses analogies that are confusing.
- correct answer Is Knowledgeable about history and science
From the passage, we learn that ancient Greeks proposed that
• there are 105 different elements in the world.
• elements are substances that contain many kinds of atoms.
• the behavior of molecules cannot be observed.
, • all things are made up of atoms.
- correct answer all things are made up of atoms.
In the context of this article, the word conjured as used in paragraph one means
conferred.
intertwined.
imagined.
swept.
- correct answer Imagined
The article states that
• HIV spread worldwide from a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• intravenous drug users were the first identifiable victims of HIV.
• we may soon know definitively the mechanism of chimp virus infection of humans.
• researchers have identified 98% of the chimp genome.
- correct answer
According to the article, which statement is true?
• Chimps and humans share the same genes.
• AIDS is caused by a simple virus.
• Beatrice Hahn was the lead author of the science study.
• Cameroon was probably the birthplace of HIV.
- correct answer Cameroon was probably the birthplace of HIV.
In order for virologists to determine causes of certain diseases in the future, they will probably
• apply principles of drug therapy.
• utilize genetics and cooperative researching.
• look for ironies in genetic analysis.
• depend on animal droppings.
- correct answer utilize genetics and cooperative researching.
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
When liquid water is changed to ice, the particles are
• more energetic.
• more fluid.
• banded further apart.
• bound closer together.
- correct answer Bound closer together
An appropriate title for this selection would be
• Gold in the Elements.
• The Makeup of Everything.
• How the Greeks Failed.
• The Useless Molecule.
- correct answer The Make up of Everything
Based on this article, we can assume that the author
• does not appreciate vocabulary and illustrations.
• believes the study of elements is no longer relevant.
• is knowledgeable about history and science.
• uses analogies that are confusing.
- correct answer Is Knowledgeable about history and science
From the passage, we learn that ancient Greeks proposed that
• there are 105 different elements in the world.
• elements are substances that contain many kinds of atoms.
• the behavior of molecules cannot be observed.
, • all things are made up of atoms.
- correct answer all things are made up of atoms.
In the context of this article, the word conjured as used in paragraph one means
conferred.
intertwined.
imagined.
swept.
- correct answer Imagined
The article states that
• HIV spread worldwide from a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• intravenous drug users were the first identifiable victims of HIV.
• we may soon know definitively the mechanism of chimp virus infection of humans.
• researchers have identified 98% of the chimp genome.
- correct answer
According to the article, which statement is true?
• Chimps and humans share the same genes.
• AIDS is caused by a simple virus.
• Beatrice Hahn was the lead author of the science study.
• Cameroon was probably the birthplace of HIV.
- correct answer Cameroon was probably the birthplace of HIV.
In order for virologists to determine causes of certain diseases in the future, they will probably
• apply principles of drug therapy.
• utilize genetics and cooperative researching.
• look for ironies in genetic analysis.
• depend on animal droppings.
- correct answer utilize genetics and cooperative researching.
