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

Magnets attract objects made of iron, such as nails and paper clips. They do not attract wood, plastic or paper. Which object would a magnet attract?

1. AA plastic cup
2. BA sheet of paper
3. CA wooden spoon
4. DAn iron nail

“Lena is an only child. She lives with her mother and her grandfather in a flat above a bakery.” Who does Lena live with?

1. AHer mother and her sister
2. BHer father and her brother
3. CHer grandmother and her uncle
4. DHer mother and grandfather

Dentists advise brushing your teeth twice a day for about two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste. Flossing once a day cleans between the teeth where a brush cannot reach. Why should people floss?

1. ATo make the teeth whiter
2. BTo replace brushing twice a day
3. CTo clean the gaps between the teeth
4. DTo add fluoride to the teeth

A line graph shows the number of visitors to a park each month. The line rises steadily from January to July, then falls from August to December. Which statement best describes the data?

1. AVisits are highest in January and lowest in July.
2. BVisits are the same in every month of the year.
3. CVisits peak around July and then fall towards December.
4. DVisits fall in the first half and rise in the second.

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
2. BThe tide will go back out.
3. CThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
4. DThey will win a sandcastle prize.

Survey results: “Of 100 hospital visitors asked, 65 said parking was hard to find, 20 said it was easy, and 15 had no opinion.” Which conclusion is supported?

1. AAll visitors had an opinion about parking.
2. BOnly a few visitors found parking hard to find.
3. CMost visitors asked found parking hard to find.
4. DParking at the hospital is free.

“Hannah had always been the first to raise her hand. Since the accident, she sat at the back of the room and rarely spoke.” What does the contrast suggest?

1. AHannah enjoyed sitting at the back.
2. BHannah moved to a new school after the accident.
3. CThe accident changed Hannah’s behaviour.
4. DHannah was always shy and quiet.

“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. BSandwiches will raise sales by exactly 30%.
3. CCoffee lost the bakery money.
4. DThe bakery stopped selling bread.