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

Clara Barton was a nurse during the American Civil War. She cared for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Later, in 1881, she founded the American Red Cross. What did Clara Barton found?

1. AThe first nursing school in America
2. BA medical school for women doctors
3. CA hospital for children in New York
4. DThe American Red Cross

Drinking enough water helps the body control its temperature. Water also carries nutrients to cells and removes waste through the kidneys. Many adults need about two litres of fluid a day, and more in hot weather. According to the passage, how does water help remove waste?

1. ABy lowering the temperature of the cells
2. BThrough the kidneys
3. CBy carrying nutrients to cells
4. DThrough the skin only

A sign-in sheet at the clinic has these columns: Name, Time In, Reason for Visit, Time Out. What should a patient write in the third column?

1. AThe reason for the visit
2. BThe time they arrived
3. CTheir name
4. DThe time they left

“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?

1. AA textbook, a secondary source
2. BA primary source, such as a memoir
3. CA dictionary entry about villages
4. DA science report about snow

A patient handout says: “Call the clinic if your temperature rises above 38,5 °C (101,3 °F), if the wound becomes red and swollen, or if you notice any discharge.” Which situation should lead the patient to call?

1. AThe bandage needs to be changed as planned.
2. BThe patient feels tired after a long walk.
3. CThe wound becomes red and swollen.
4. DThe temperature is 37,0 °C (98,6 °F) in the evening.

“Rain had not fallen for three months. The river was so low that boats could not use it, and farmers worried about their crops.” What problem does the passage describe?

1. AA flood
2. BAn earthquake
3. CA drought
4. DA heat wave in winter

The author writes: “The new reading programme was introduced in September. By June, reading scores had risen. The programme clearly works.” Which further information would best test the author’s claim?

1. AThe colour of the programme’s textbooks
2. BThe cost of printing the reading books
3. CScores from similar schools without it
4. DThe names of the teachers who taught it

The author writes: “Many people skip the flu vaccine because they believe it can give them the flu. The injected vaccine contains no live virus, so it cannot cause the illness. Mild soreness or a low temperature for a day is a normal sign that the body is building protection.” What is the purpose of the last sentence?

1. ATo list the symptoms of severe flu
2. BTo advise people to skip the vaccine if they feel unwell
3. CTo explain that mild side effects are not the flu
4. DTo argue that the vaccine causes the flu