Arbeitsblatt Leseverständnis (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

The heart is a muscle about the size of a fist. It pumps blood through the body day and night. In an adult at rest, it beats about 60 to 100 times a minute. According to the passage, how big is the heart?

1. AAbout the size of a thumb
2. BAbout the size of a fist
3. CAbout the size of a head
4. DAbout the size of a football

“Lucas tiptoed past his sleeping baby sister so he would not wake her.” Why did Lucas tiptoe?

1. ABecause the floor was wet
2. BBecause his feet were sore
3. CTo avoid waking his sister
4. DTo surprise his parents

The Dead Sea, between Israel and Jordan, is so salty that people can float on its surface without trying. Very few living things can survive in its water. Why can people float easily in the Dead Sea?

1. AThe water is very salty.
2. BThe water moves very fast.
3. CThe water is very cold.
4. DThe water is very shallow.

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo design better weapons for the army
2. BTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous

“The old lighthouse keeper climbed the 120 steps every evening to light the lamp, even when his knees ached, because ships depended on him.” What motivates the lighthouse keeper?

1. AA plan to sell the lighthouse
2. BA wish to exercise his knees
3. CA sense of duty to the ships
4. DA fear of being alone at night

“The FAST test helps people spot a stroke: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call emergency services.” What does the letter T stand for?

1. ATime to call emergency services
2. BTrouble seeing out of one eye
3. CTiredness in the arms and legs
4. DTemperature rising suddenly and sharply

A survey on a fitness website asked visitors, “How many days a week do you exercise?” Most answered five or more. The website reported, “Most adults exercise five days a week.” Why is this conclusion questionable?

1. AExercise cannot be measured in days per week.
2. BThe survey asked too many different questions.
3. CVisitors to a fitness site are not typical adults.
4. DExercise was not defined by the website.

“The test results showed a slightly high blood sugar. The doctor asked the patient to repeat the test after fasting overnight before making a diagnosis.” Why did the doctor most likely ask for a repeat test?

1. ABecause fasting always raises blood sugar
2. BBecause the first test was clearly normal
3. CTo make the patient pay for another visit
4. DTo confirm the result under standard conditions