Can a healthy lifestyle alter your genes? — Reading comprehension exercise

B1 / B2 / C1

This B1 / B2 / C1 English reading comprehension exercise focuses on “Can a healthy lifestyle alter your genes?.” Read the article, then answer the questions below to practice identifying key details, meaning from context, and overall understanding.

STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 22

STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

Did you know? Science and health passages often use hedging language — words like may, suggests, could indicate — to qualify claims. Exam questions frequently test whether you've noticed that hedging, since 'the study proves X' and 'the study suggests X' are meaningfully different answers.

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