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

Sharks have lived in the oceans for millions of years. Unlike most fish, their skeletons are made of cartilage, the same bendy material found in your nose and ears. What are shark skeletons made of?

1. ACartilage
2. BThin shell
3. CScales
4. DHard bone

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

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. AThrough the kidneys
2. BBy lowering the temperature of the cells
3. CBy carrying nutrients to cells
4. DThrough the skin only

Kelp is a type of large brown algae that grows in cold ocean water. Kelp forests provide food and shelter for many animals, including sea otters, which eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp. How do sea otters help kelp forests?

1. AThey eat the kelp before it grows too tall.
2. BThey plant new kelp on the ocean floor.
3. CThey eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.
4. DThey keep the water warm for the kelp.

Many people believe that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. However, several studies have compared people who crack their knuckles with people who do not and found no difference in arthritis rates. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo describe how joints make a cracking sound
2. BTo persuade readers to crack their knuckles
3. CTo correct a common belief using evidence
4. DTo explain how arthritis is treated

The clinic’s new online booking system lets patients choose appointment times at any hour. Since it was introduced, missed appointments have dropped from 12 percent to 7 percent. Which statement is supported by the passage?

1. AThe system has stopped all missed appointments.
2. BPatients prefer calling the clinic to book.
3. CThe clinic now employs more doctors and nurses than it did before.
4. DFewer appointments were missed after the system was introduced.

“The nurse explained the new inhaler to Mr. Brown and then asked him to show her how he would use it.” Why did the nurse most likely ask him to demonstrate?

1. ATo save time during the teaching session
2. BTo check that he had understood correctly
3. CTo test whether the inhaler was faulty
4. DTo find out whether he liked the inhaler

“The children’s hospital opened a play room. Since then, nurses report that children are calmer before procedures and need fewer extra staff to help hold them still.” What can be inferred about the play room?

1. AIt is open only to children who are not ill.
2. BIt may help reduce children’s fear before procedures.
3. CIt has replaced medical procedures.
4. DIt has made the nurses less busy than before.