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

Our skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D helps the body take in calcium, which keeps bones strong. What does vitamin D help the body do?

1. AFight off colds
2. BGrow more hair
3. CTake in calcium
4. DDigest sugar

Many people think goldfish have a memory of only three seconds. In fact, studies have shown that goldfish can remember things for months and can even be trained to respond to sounds. What does the passage say about goldfish?

1. AThey cannot learn anything at all.
2. BThey can remember things for three seconds only.
3. CThey can remember things for months.
4. DThey forget sounds very quickly.

A first-aid poster says: “For a nosebleed, sit up, lean slightly forward and pinch the soft part of the nose for 10 minutes.” Which way should a person with a nosebleed lean?

1. ATo the left side
2. BSlightly forward
3. CFlat on their back
4. DFar backward

The library’s new rule states: “Mobile phones must be set to silent in the reading room. Calls may be taken in the lobby.” Where may visitors take phone calls?

1. ANowhere in the building
2. BIn the reading room
3. CAnywhere in the library
4. DIn the lobby

“Mobile clinics now travel to farming villages twice a month. Before, people had to travel three hours to the nearest doctor.” What is the main benefit of the mobile clinics?

1. AMore jobs for the farmers
2. BLower prices for farm products
3. CEasier access to health care
4. DFaster travel to the city

An advertisement says: “Everyone is switching to SparkleSmile toothpaste. Don’t be the only one left behind!” Which technique is the advertisement using?

1. AQuoting a dentist’s expert advice
2. BComparing the price with other toothpastes
3. CDescribing the ingredients in detail
4. DUrging people to follow the crowd

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 gives too many reasons for closing the pool.
3. CIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.
4. DIt agrees with both sides of the debate.

“In the early 1900s, many cities added chlorine to drinking water. Over the following decades, deaths from diseases spread by water, such as typhoid, fell sharply.” Which conclusion is most reasonable?

1. ATyphoid is caused by drinking too much chlorine.
2. BChlorine was the only reason that any of the deaths fell.
3. CCities stopped treating water after the 1900s.
4. DChlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.