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

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 the fridge
2. BIn a warm cupboard
3. COn a sunny windowsill
4. DIn the freezer only

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

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

“Lucas tiptoed past his sleeping baby sister so he would not wake her.” Why did Lucas tiptoe?

1. ABecause the floor was wet
2. BTo surprise his parents
3. CBecause his feet were sore
4. DTo avoid waking his sister

Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet they are home to about a quarter of all marine species. Warmer water can cause corals to lose the algae that feed them, a process called bleaching. What does the word “yet” signal in the first sentence?

1. AA sequence of events in the life of a coral
2. BA cause-and-effect link between warmer water and coral bleaching
3. CA contrast between the reefs’ small area and their many species
4. DAn example of a species that lives on a reef

“Dear residents, the lift (elevator) in Block A will be out of service from Monday to Wednesday. We apologise for the inconvenience. Residents who need help with heavy items may call the caretaker.” What is the main purpose of the message?

1. ATo introduce a new caretaker
2. BTo ask residents to repair the lift themselves
3. CTo announce that Block A is closing for good
4. DTo inform residents about the lift and offer help

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

A medication guide says: “Store below 25 °C. Keep out of reach of children. Discard 28 days after opening.” A bottle was opened on March 3. On which date should it be discarded?

1. AApril 3
2. BMarch 25
3. CMarch 28
4. DMarch 31

“The bakery’s sales rose by 30% after it began selling coffee. The owner wonders whether to start selling sandwiches as well.” What can be reasonably inferred?

1. AAdding coffee seems to have helped sales.
2. BThe bakery stopped selling bread.
3. CSandwiches will raise sales by exactly 30%.
4. DCoffee lost the bakery money.