Pathways 3 Unit 8 - Reading 1 comprehension

Complete the summary of the passage. Write no more than two words in each space. 1. Al-Zahrawi was a medical innovator who lived in _____ during the 11th century.

Complete the summary of the passage. Write no more than two words in each space. 2. He worked as a doctor for the Spanish _______.

Complete the summary of the passage. Write no more than two words in each space. 3. Al-Zahrawi was a(n) _______ in the use of various surgical tools and techniques.

Complete the summary of the passage. Write no more than two words in each space. 4. He compiled all of his _____ in his work called Al-Tasrif.

Complete the summary of the passage. Write no more than two words in each space. 5. A translation of his writings — The Method of Medicine — was used to teach _____ in European medical schools for hundreds of years.

Match each section from the passage to its main idea. 1. Paragraphs A-C

• a. Al-Zahrawi's writings were almost destroyed, but they were saved and then translated.

• b. Al-Zahrawi's writings contain detailed information about medical treatments and tools.

• c. Al-Zahrawi's work helped doctors for centuries, and continues to influence medicine today.

• d. Al-Zahrawi helps a woman through a difficult birth using a medical tool he designed.

• e. Al-Zahrawi developed numerous medical techniques during his career.

Match each section from the passage to its main idea. 2. Paragraph D

• a. Al-Zahrawi's writings were almost destroyed, but they were saved and then translated.

• b. Al-Zahrawi's writings contain detailed information about medical treatments and tools.

• c. Al-Zahrawi's work helped doctors for centuries, and continues to influence medicine today.

• d. Al-Zahrawi helps a woman through a difficult birth using a medical tool he designed.

• e. Al-Zahrawi developed numerous medical techniques during his career.

Match each section from the passage to its main idea. 3. Paragraphs E-F

• a. Al-Zahrawi's writings were almost destroyed, but they were saved and then translated.

• b. Al-Zahrawi's writings contain detailed information about medical treatments and tools.

• c. Al-Zahrawi's work helped doctors for centuries, and continues to influence medicine today.

• d. Al-Zahrawi helps a woman through a difficult birth using a medical tool he designed.

• e. Al-Zahrawi developed numerous medical techniques during his career.

Match each section from the passage to its main idea. 4. Paragraph G

• a. Al-Zahrawi's writings were almost destroyed, but they were saved and then translated.

• b. Al-Zahrawi's writings contain detailed information about medical treatments and tools.

• c. Al-Zahrawi's work helped doctors for centuries, and continues to influence medicine today.

• d. Al-Zahrawi helps a woman through a difficult birth using a medical tool he designed.

• e. Al-Zahrawi developed numerous medical techniques during his career.

Match each section from the passage to its main idea. 5. Paragraph H

• a. Al-Zahrawi's writings were almost destroyed, but they were saved and then translated.

• b. Al-Zahrawi's writings contain detailed information about medical treatments and tools.

• c. Al-Zahrawi's work helped doctors for centuries, and continues to influence medicine today.

• d. Al-Zahrawi helps a woman through a difficult birth using a medical tool he designed.

• e. Al-Zahrawi developed numerous medical techniques during his career.