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

Rosa wanted to buy a new bike. She saved her pocket money for six months and also earned money by walking her neighbour’s dog. How did Rosa get money for the bike?

1. ASelling her old bike at a market
2. BBorrowing money from her neighbour
3. CAsking her parents to pay for it
4. DSaving pocket money and walking a dog

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. ADigest sugar
2. BGrow more hair
3. CTake in calcium
4. DFight off colds

“Sara loves to read. For example, she finishes two or three books every week.” What does the phrase “For example” show?

1. AA different opinion is about to be given.
2. BThe second sentence disagrees with the first.
3. CThe writer is about to end the story here.
4. DAn example supporting the first sentence follows.

“Many people believe bulls are angered by the colour red. In fact, bulls cannot see red well. They react to the movement of the cape, not its colour.” What is the purpose of the passage?

1. ATo persuade people to stop bullfighting
2. BTo tell a story about a famous bull
3. CTo describe how bulls are raised on farms
4. DTo correct a common belief

“Before you start the exam, read all the instructions. Write your name on every page. Answer the questions in any order, but show all your work.” Which action is allowed by the instructions?

1. AAnswering question 5 before question 1
2. BSkipping the instructions to save time
3. CWriting your name on the first page only
4. DWriting only the final answers without work

“Sofia remembered the day she arrived in the city ten years earlier, holding one small suitcase and not speaking a word of the language. Now she stood at the front of a classroom, teaching that language to others.” Which technique does the author use?

1. AA prediction about the future
2. BA conversation between two people
3. CA flashback to an earlier time
4. DA list of instructions

“Hospital A has 20 nurses for 100 patients. Hospital B has 15 nurses for 50 patients.” Which statement is correct?

1. AHospital A has fewer patients per nurse.
2. BHospital A has more nurses per patient.
3. CHospital B has more nurses per patient.
4. DBoth hospitals have the same ratio.

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