Fiche d’exercices de Compréhension de lecture (examens d’entrée) avec corrigé

“Pedro opened the fridge, but it was empty except for a bottle of ketchup. He sighed and picked up his car keys.” What is Pedro most likely going to do?

1. AMake a big dinner
2. BGo to buy food
3. CClean the fridge
4. DGo to sleep

The human eye has a coloured part called the iris. In the middle of the iris is a black opening called the pupil, which lets light into the eye. What does the pupil do?

1. AIt gives the eye its colour.
2. BIt lets light pass into the eye.
3. CIt keeps dust out of the eye.
4. DIt moves tears across the eye.

Camels can go for many days without drinking. When they do find water, they can drink a very large amount in a short time. Their hump stores fat, not water. What does a camel’s hump store?

1. AMilk
2. BFat
3. CWater
4. DAir

In a survey of 200 nursing students, 150 said they studied best in the morning, 30 preferred the afternoon and 20 preferred the evening. What percentage of the students preferred the morning?

1. A15%
2. B50%
3. C75%
4. D150%

“Leaves change colour in autumn because the trees stop making chlorophyll, the green pigment. As the green fades, yellow and orange pigments that were there all along become visible.” Where do the yellow and orange colours come from?

1. ACold night air that paints the leaves
2. BPigments already present in the leaves
3. CSunlight that burns the green away
4. DNew pigments made only in autumn

“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 is always faster than calling.
2. BCalls cost more money than email.
3. CCalls need both people free at once.
4. DEmail can be read only once a day.

The author writes: “Some readers may find these figures alarming. Over the past decade, the number of nurses aged over 55 has doubled, while the number entering the profession has stayed flat.” What problem is the author most likely pointing to?

1. AA possible future shortage of nurses as many retire
2. BNurses working too few hours each week
3. CA decrease in the number of hospitals
4. DToo many young people becoming nurses at the same time

The author writes: “Some argue that we should spend money on space exploration only after solving problems on Earth. But research for space has led to inventions used in medicine and everyday life.” What is the purpose of the second sentence?

1. ATo explain how rockets are built
2. BTo show that space research also benefits Earth
3. CTo argue that space travel should end
4. DTo agree that Earth’s problems come first