EVOLVE REACH (HESI) A2 PRACTICE
TEST - MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Biosimilar
Generic drugs are usually identical to the original pharmaceutical on which they
are based. Biosimilar, on the other hand, are not required to be exactly the same
as the reference product. However, they must provide the same therapeutic
benefit to patients that the reference product does.
The FDA will not approve a biosimilar unless it has the same dosage form,
strength, and mechanism of action as the reference product it imitates. It must be
proved to have the same safety and effectiveness as the original, with no
additional risks or downsides. The FDA must also approve the factories and
laboratories in which the biosimilar are manufactured.
Whereas generic drugs are made through chemical synthesis, biosimilar are
produced from living cells. Because of the high costs of testing and manufacturing
biosimilar, they will rarely be as inexpensive as generic drugs. However, as the
patents on reference pro correct answer Questions 1-4
Biosimilar.......
⒈ What is the main idea of the passage?
A) Generic drugs remain the cheapest & easiest drugs for patients to use &
doctors to prescribe.
,B) A new type of drug, manufactured from living cells & similar in most ways to
brand name drugs, will soon develop a significant market share.
C) Biosimilars, which are made by the same companies that manufacture generic
drugs, have yet to find a market in the United States.
D) In order for biosimilars to take over the market, they will need to come down
in price and prove their worth to the FDA. correct answer B) A new type of drug,
manufactured from living cells & similar in most ways to brand name drugs, will
soon develop a significant market share.
(Remember that the main idea is the most important theme, one that carries
throughout the passage. If someone asked you what this passage was about, you
would be most likely to answer "biosimilars and their future marketing," making B
the best answer.)
Biosimilars.......
2. Which of the following is NOT listed as a detail in the passage?
A) Biosimilars cost a good deal to manufacture.
B) Generic drugs are not made the same way that biosimilars are.
C) The FDA must approve any factory that makes biosimilars.
D) Current biosimilars are primarily cancer-fighting drugs. correct answer D)
Current biosimilars are primarily cancer-fighting drugs.
Details A and B appear in paragraph 3, and detail C is in the last sentence of
paragraph 2.
Detail D is never mentioned or implied.
,Biosimilars.......
3. What is the author's primary purpose in writing this essay?
A) To persuade
B) To inform
C) To entertain
D) To analyze correct answer B) To inform
The author is not trying to convince you of anything, as a persuasive essay might
do (choice A). The basic purpose here is to provide information on a topic.
Biosimilars.......
4. Which statement would NOT be inferred by the reader?
A) Biosimilars are new
B) Biosimilars are expensive
C) Biosimilars are foreign
D) Biosimilars are effective correct answer C) Biosimilars are foreign
Options A, B and D all find support somewhere in the passage, but option C has
no support at all.
, Compassionate Care: Cicely Saunders and Hospice
Cicely Saunders trained as a nurse during World War II at St. Thomas's Hospital
Nightingale School of Nursing in London. Her relationship with a patient who was
dying of cancer helped to interest her in end-of-life issues. She began working in a
home for the dying poor and after obtaining a degree in social work decided to
purse a career as a doctor. She researched pain control and developed a
philosophy of "total pain," which involved not only the physical, but also the
emotional and spiritual pain patients may endure when they are seriously ill.
After qualifying as a doctor, Cicely wrote an article calling for a holistic approach
to the end of life, one in which health care professionals worked as a team to
"relieve where they cannot heal." She advocated using pain medicine to reduce
anxiety as well as physical pain.
After many years of planning, Cicely opened a ho correct answer Questions 26-30
Compassionate Care: Cicely Saunders and Hospice.....
26. What is the author's attitude toward the subject of this essay?
A) Critical
B) Mocking
C) Awestruck
D) Appreciative correct answer D) Appreciative
TEST - MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Biosimilar
Generic drugs are usually identical to the original pharmaceutical on which they
are based. Biosimilar, on the other hand, are not required to be exactly the same
as the reference product. However, they must provide the same therapeutic
benefit to patients that the reference product does.
The FDA will not approve a biosimilar unless it has the same dosage form,
strength, and mechanism of action as the reference product it imitates. It must be
proved to have the same safety and effectiveness as the original, with no
additional risks or downsides. The FDA must also approve the factories and
laboratories in which the biosimilar are manufactured.
Whereas generic drugs are made through chemical synthesis, biosimilar are
produced from living cells. Because of the high costs of testing and manufacturing
biosimilar, they will rarely be as inexpensive as generic drugs. However, as the
patents on reference pro correct answer Questions 1-4
Biosimilar.......
⒈ What is the main idea of the passage?
A) Generic drugs remain the cheapest & easiest drugs for patients to use &
doctors to prescribe.
,B) A new type of drug, manufactured from living cells & similar in most ways to
brand name drugs, will soon develop a significant market share.
C) Biosimilars, which are made by the same companies that manufacture generic
drugs, have yet to find a market in the United States.
D) In order for biosimilars to take over the market, they will need to come down
in price and prove their worth to the FDA. correct answer B) A new type of drug,
manufactured from living cells & similar in most ways to brand name drugs, will
soon develop a significant market share.
(Remember that the main idea is the most important theme, one that carries
throughout the passage. If someone asked you what this passage was about, you
would be most likely to answer "biosimilars and their future marketing," making B
the best answer.)
Biosimilars.......
2. Which of the following is NOT listed as a detail in the passage?
A) Biosimilars cost a good deal to manufacture.
B) Generic drugs are not made the same way that biosimilars are.
C) The FDA must approve any factory that makes biosimilars.
D) Current biosimilars are primarily cancer-fighting drugs. correct answer D)
Current biosimilars are primarily cancer-fighting drugs.
Details A and B appear in paragraph 3, and detail C is in the last sentence of
paragraph 2.
Detail D is never mentioned or implied.
,Biosimilars.......
3. What is the author's primary purpose in writing this essay?
A) To persuade
B) To inform
C) To entertain
D) To analyze correct answer B) To inform
The author is not trying to convince you of anything, as a persuasive essay might
do (choice A). The basic purpose here is to provide information on a topic.
Biosimilars.......
4. Which statement would NOT be inferred by the reader?
A) Biosimilars are new
B) Biosimilars are expensive
C) Biosimilars are foreign
D) Biosimilars are effective correct answer C) Biosimilars are foreign
Options A, B and D all find support somewhere in the passage, but option C has
no support at all.
, Compassionate Care: Cicely Saunders and Hospice
Cicely Saunders trained as a nurse during World War II at St. Thomas's Hospital
Nightingale School of Nursing in London. Her relationship with a patient who was
dying of cancer helped to interest her in end-of-life issues. She began working in a
home for the dying poor and after obtaining a degree in social work decided to
purse a career as a doctor. She researched pain control and developed a
philosophy of "total pain," which involved not only the physical, but also the
emotional and spiritual pain patients may endure when they are seriously ill.
After qualifying as a doctor, Cicely wrote an article calling for a holistic approach
to the end of life, one in which health care professionals worked as a team to
"relieve where they cannot heal." She advocated using pain medicine to reduce
anxiety as well as physical pain.
After many years of planning, Cicely opened a ho correct answer Questions 26-30
Compassionate Care: Cicely Saunders and Hospice.....
26. What is the author's attitude toward the subject of this essay?
A) Critical
B) Mocking
C) Awestruck
D) Appreciative correct answer D) Appreciative
