Arbeitsblatt Leseverständnis (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

A label on a jar of jam reads: “Once opened, keep in the fridge and use within 4 weeks.” Where should the jam be kept after opening?

1. AIn a warm cupboard
2. BOn a sunny windowsill
3. CIn the fridge
4. DIn the freezer only

“The cat crept slowly across the grass, keeping low, its eyes fixed on the bird.” What is the cat most likely trying to do?

1. ACatch the bird
2. BPlay with a ball
3. CGo to sleep
4. DFind its owner

Many birds fly south in the autumn. They travel to warmer places where food is easier to find. In the spring, they return north to build nests and raise their young. Why do many birds fly south in the autumn?

1. ATo find food more easily in warmer places
2. BTo escape from larger birds that hunt them
3. CTo build nests and raise their young
4. DTo find cooler places to rest

“The waiting room was packed. Every chair was taken, and a dozen people stood along the walls.” What does “packed” mean in this passage?

1. AWrapped in paper
2. BQuiet and empty
3. CVery crowded
4. DReady for a trip

“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?

1. AShe was paid by the army to go.
2. BShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
3. CShe travelled there in great danger.
4. DShe went against her family’s wishes.

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
2. BThey will win a sandcastle prize.
3. CThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
4. DThe tide will go back out.

A pamphlet states: “Our vitamin drink is used by top athletes. Join the winners — drink VitaMax!” Which technique does the pamphlet mainly use to persuade?

1. AGiving results from a scientific study
2. BComparing the price with other brands
3. CExplaining how the vitamins are made
4. DLinking the product to admired people

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