| 1. | Why have Michelle & Jason Whitaker gone to America? You said: To have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK.
Well done! To have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK is the right answer. The answer is that they want to have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK.
You said : To get medical treatment for their son Charlie.
Sorry, that's not the right answer. The correct answer is to have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK. You said : To get treatment for their new baby.
Sorry, that's not right. The correct answer is to have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK. You said : To get blood transfusions for their son Charlie.
Bad luck, that's wrong. The correct answer is to have IVF treatment that is banned in the UK. |
| 2. |
What is wrong with Charlie? You said: He has a kind of anaemia.
Well done! Charlie has a kind of anaemia. Look again at the fourth sentence. Charlie has a kind of anaemia.
You said : He has cancer.
Not quite. Charlie has a kind of anaemia. You said : As a baby, he had a damaged umbilical cord.
Sorry, the right answer is that he has a kind of anaemia. You said : There is nothing wrong with him.
Sorry, the right answer is that he has a kind of anaemia. |
| 3. |
Which word could be used to describe Charlie's disease? You said: rare
Well done, rare is the right answer. The right answer is that Charlie's disease is rare.
You said: common
Sorry, that's the wrong answer. The right answer is rare. You said: unique
Sorry, that's the wrong answer. The right answer is rare. You said: commonplace
Sorry, that's the wrong answer. The right answer is rare. |
| 4. |
Why do the Whitakers want to make sure that their new baby is a 'match' with Charlie? You said: If there is a 'match' then Charlie can be given a transplant of cells from the new baby.
Well done. If there is a 'match' Charlie can be given a transplant of cells. If there is a 'match' Charlie can be given a transplant of cells from the baby.
You said: If the baby is a 'match' then it will not have the same disease as Charlie.
Sorry that's not right. If there is a 'match' Charlie can be given a transplant of cells. You said: Because Charlie needs a bone marrow transplant.
Sorry that's not right. If there is a 'match' Charlie can be given a transplant of cells. You said: Because Charlie needs to have blood transfusions.
Sorry that's not right. If there is a 'match' Charlie can be given a transplant of cells. |
| 5. |
Where will the stem cells be taken from if there is a transplant? You said: the umbilical cord
Well done. Stem cells will be taken from the umbilical cord if there is a transplant. Stem cells will be taken from the umbilical cord if there is a transplant.
You said: the blood
Sorry, that's not right. The right answer is that the stem cells will be taken from the umbilical cord if there is a transplant. You said: the bone marrow
Sorry, that's not right. The right answer is that the stem cells will be taken from the umbilical cord if there is a transplant. You said: the skin tissue
Sorry, that's not right. The right answer is that the stem cells will be taken from the umbilical cord if there is a transplant. |
| 6. |
What is the punctuation mark used in the words 'Whitaker's son' to show that Mr Whitaker has a son? You said: an apostrophe
Well done! An apostrophe is the right answer. The answer is an apostrophe.
You said: a comma
Bad luck. The right answer is an apostrophe. You said:a hyphen
Bad luck. The right answer is an apostrophe. You said: a semi-colon
Bad luck. The right answer is an apostrophe. |
| 7. |
What kind of word is 'tissue'? You said: a noun
Well done. The word 'tissue' is a noun. The word 'tissue' is a noun.
You said: an adjective or describing word
Sorry, that's not correct. The right answer is that 'tissue' is a noun. You said: a pronoun
Sorry, that's not correct. The right answer is that 'tissue' is a noun. You said: a verb or doing word
Sorry, that's not correct. The right answer is that 'tissue' is a noun. |
| 8. |
What is the name of the punctuation mark used to connect the words in: 'four-year-old son'? You said: a hyphen
Well done. A hypen is the name of the punctuation mark used here. This punctuation mark is called a hyphen.
You said: a line
Sorry, that's not right. The correct answer is a hyphen. You said: a colon
Sorry, that's not right. The correct answer is a hyphen. You said: a semi-colon
Sorry, that's not right. The correct answer is a hyphen. |
| 9. |
True or false? The HFEA says that the treatment that the Whitakers are getting is not ethically right. You said: true
Well done, true is correct! The HFEA says that the treatment that the Whitakers are getting is 'not ethically acceptable'. The answer is true. The HFEA says that the treatment is 'not ethically acceptable'.
You said: false
Sorry, the right answer to this question is true. The HFEA says that the treatment is 'not ethically acceptable'. |
| 10. |
True or false? Julie du Plessis supports the Whitaker's choice to have this special IVF treatment. You said: false
Good choice. The answer is false because Julie du Plessis does not support the Whitaker's choice to have this special IVF treatment. The answer is false. Julie du Plessis does not agree with this treatment.
You said: true
Sorry, the correct answer is false. Julie du Plessis does not agree with this treatment. |
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