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

Digestion begins in the mouth. As you chew, saliva starts to break down some of the food, and your tongue helps form it into a ball that you can swallow. Where does digestion begin?

1. AIn the large intestine
2. BIn the liver and gallbladder
3. CIn the mouth
4. DIn the stomach

Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of serious head injury in a crash. A helmet should sit level on the head and fit snugly, with the strap fastened under the chin. How should a helmet sit on the head?

1. ATilted back so the forehead is free
2. BLoose so that air can move freely
3. CLevel and snug, strap fastened
4. DLow over the eyes with the strap open

A rainbow can appear when sunlight shines through raindrops. The drops bend the light and split it into different colours. What causes a rainbow?

1. AMoonlight on the sea
2. BSunlight passing through raindrops
3. CWind blowing the rain sideways
4. DClouds blocking the sunlight

“Unlike email, which can be read at any time, a phone call needs both people to be available at once.” What difference does the sentence describe?

1. AEmail can be read only once a day.
2. BCalls need both people free at once.
3. CEmail is always faster than calling.
4. DCalls cost more money than email.

“Turn the oven off, then let the cake cool in the tin for ten minutes. After that, turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.” What should be done just before the cake is iced?

1. ALet it cool completely on a wire rack.
2. BLeave it in the tin for an hour.
3. CTurn the oven back on.
4. DPut it in the fridge for ten minutes.

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. ASome bones fuse together during growth.
2. BAdults break and lose some bones.
3. CBabies lose bones when they fall.
4. DBones dissolve when a person stops growing.

“The ward needs at least one nurse for every four patients. Tonight there are 22 patients.” What is the smallest number of nurses needed?

1. A4
2. B7
3. C5
4. D6

“Only 30 minutes after taking the new pill, I felt better,” said one customer in an advertisement. “It must be the best headache pill ever made.” Why is this weak evidence that the pill works?

1. AHeadaches never improve on their own.
2. BIt is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
3. CAdvertisements are never allowed to quote real customers.
4. DThe customer did not say what time it was.