Arbeitsblatt Leseverständnis (Aufnahmeprüfungen) mit Lösungen

“Nora’s little brother was so exhausted after the party that he fell asleep in the car before they left the driveway.” What does “exhausted” mean?

1. AVery bored
2. BVery excited
3. CVery hungry
4. DVery tired

“Tom was reluctant to jump into the cold lake. He stood on the edge for a long time, dipping one toe in the water.” What does “reluctant” mean?

1. ACareless
2. BReady and eager
3. CUnwilling
4. DExcited

The skin is the largest organ of the body. It protects us from germs, helps keep our temperature steady and lets us feel touch, heat and pain. Which job of the skin is NOT mentioned in the passage?

1. ALetting us feel touch
2. BMaking red blood cells
3. CKeeping temperature steady
4. DProtecting us from germs

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

“The patient’s blood pressure was stable throughout the night, with every reading close to the one before.” What does “stable” mean here?

1. ARising quickly
2. BGetting harder to read
3. CToo low to measure
4. DNot changing much

The word “quarantine” comes from the Italian “quaranta giorni”, meaning forty days. In the 1300s, ships arriving in Venice during plague outbreaks had to wait forty days before passengers could come ashore. Why did ships have to wait before passengers came ashore?

1. ATo collect taxes from the ship owners
2. BTo give passengers time to learn Italian
3. CTo prevent the plague from spreading to the city
4. DTo let the ships be repaired after long journeys

Passage 1: “Electric cars produce no exhaust while driving.” Passage 2: “The electricity used to charge cars may come from power plants that burn coal.” How does Passage 2 relate to Passage 1?

1. AIt repeats the same claim in other words.
2. BIt gives an example that proves Passage 1.
3. CIt adds a point that complicates its claim.
4. DIt changes the topic to coal mining safety.

“Maya had moved schools four times in six years. On her first day at the new school, she didn’t unpack her locker. ‘No point,’ she told herself.” Why most likely did Maya not unpack?

1. AShe expected to move again before long.
2. BShe had forgotten to bring her things.
3. CShe disliked the locker’s colour.
4. DShe planned to share a locker.