Hoja de ejercicios de Comprensión lectora (exámenes de acceso) con soluciones

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. AHow to Stay Safe
2. BWhat Is an Earthquake?
3. CWhy Earthquakes Happen
4. DThe glossary at the back of the book

“Omar was elated when he heard he had passed his driving test. He jumped up and down and hugged his instructor.” What does “elated” mean?

1. AVery nervous
2. BVery tired
3. CVery angry
4. DVery happy

A clinic sign reads: “Please turn off your mobile phone in the X-ray room.” Where must phones be turned off?

1. AIn the car park
2. BIn the waiting room
3. CAnywhere inside the clinic
4. DIn the X-ray room

Washing hands with soap for at least 20 seconds removes many germs. Soap breaks up the oily layer that holds germs on the skin, and rinsing washes them away. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo compare soap with hand sanitiser in detail
2. BTo explain how handwashing with soap removes germs
3. CTo tell a story about a person who got sick
4. DTo persuade readers to buy a certain brand of soap

“The pharmacist asked Mrs. Kim whether she took any other medicines, including vitamins and herbal products, before giving her the new prescription.” Why did the pharmacist most likely ask this?

1. ATo sell her more vitamins
2. BTo check for possible interactions
3. CTo decide the colour of the medicine label
4. DTo find out her date of birth

The human body has about 206 bones in adulthood. Babies are born with about 270, but many of them fuse together as the child grows. Why do adults have fewer bones than babies?

1. ABabies lose bones when they fall.
2. BSome bones fuse together during growth.
3. CBones dissolve when a person stops growing.
4. DAdults break and lose some bones.

“By the time the ambulance arrived, a bystander had already started chest compressions and someone else had fetched the defibrillator from the lobby.” What does the passage suggest about the bystanders?

1. AThey waited for the ambulance crew to act.
2. BThey did not know where the defibrillator was.
3. CThey acted quickly before help arrived.
4. DThey called for help only after an hour.

A bus timetable shows buses leaving the hospital at 7:15, 7:45, 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. The trip to the train station takes 25 minutes. A nurse must catch a 9:00 a.m. train. Which is the latest bus that gets the nurse to the station in time?

1. AThe 7:15 bus
2. BThe 8:15 bus
3. CThe 7:45 bus
4. DThe 8:45 bus