Arbeitsblatt Leseverständnis (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

A textbook chapter has these headings: “What Is an Earthquake?”, “Why Earthquakes Happen”, “How to Stay Safe”. Under which heading would you look for advice on what to do during an earthquake?

1. AWhat Is an Earthquake?
2. BWhy Earthquakes Happen
3. CHow to Stay Safe
4. DThe glossary at the back of the book

Ants live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has a queen, whose main job is to lay eggs. Worker ants find food, care for the young and protect the nest. What is the queen ant’s main job?

1. ALaying eggs
2. BCaring for the young ants
3. CFinding food for the colony
4. DProtecting the nest from enemies

Some plants, like the cactus, store water in their thick stems. This helps them survive in deserts, where rain may not fall for months. How do cactus plants survive in the desert?

1. AThey grow only near rivers.
2. BThey store water in their thick stems.
3. CThey lose their thick stems in the hot summer.
4. DThey need rain every day.

“After the long drought, the first rain fell. Farmers stood in their fields with their faces turned up to the sky.” How do the farmers most likely feel?

1. ARelieved
2. BAngry
3. CAfraid of the storm
4. DBored

A medicine label reads: “Take one tablet twice daily with food. Do not drive or operate machinery if you feel drowsy. Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine.” What can you infer from the label?

1. AThe medicine should be taken once a day.
2. BThe medicine must be taken on an empty stomach.
3. CThe medicine may cause drowsiness.
4. DThe medicine is safe to mix with alcohol.

Falls are a common cause of injury in older adults. Removing loose rugs, adding bright lights on stairs and installing grab bars in the bathroom can make a home safer. What is the main purpose of the passage?

1. ATo describe the design of modern bathrooms
2. BTo argue that older adults need carers
3. CTo explain how bones heal after a fall
4. DTo suggest ways to prevent falls at home

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt presents only two options when others exist.
2. BIt agrees with both sides of the debate.
3. CIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.
4. DIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.

A survey asked 50 people leaving a fast-food restaurant about their favourite meal. Most said burgers. The writer concluded that burgers are the favourite meal of people in the country. What is the main flaw?

1. AFifty people is far too many for a survey.
2. BThe sample does not represent the whole country.
3. CThe question was about the wrong topic.
4. DBurgers are not a type of meal.