Answer Key
Are the following statements about the text correct?
1. "The team's next step is to look for possible advantages the mutations may have." means the team finished the project.That is incorrect. Correct is: It means that they have a lot of work to do.
2. Black colour makes cats better hunters at night.That is correct.
3. In the past people thought that black cats were lucky.That is incorrect. Correct is: They thought black cats were unlucky.
4. Mutations are often connected with diseases.That is correct.
5. "99.99 percent of all animals that ever lived have gone extinct" means that nearly 100% of all animals died.That is correct.
6. The MCR1 gene gives some people brown hair.That is incorrect. Correct is: Red hair.
7. "Perhaps they will bring good luck" means they will definitely bring good luck.That is incorrect. Correct is: It means that it is just POSSIBLE.
8. Mr O'Brien and his colleagues wanted to find out what made cats black.That is correct.
9. "Making the cats black may just be a side effect" means there is something more important about the black colour.That is correct.
10. There are also black tigers.That is incorrect. Correct is: There are no black tigers and that's the interesting point!