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

Our town library will hold a free reading program for children every Saturday in July. Sessions start at 10 a.m. and last one hour. No sign-up is needed. How long does each session last?

1. AOne month
2. BOne hour
3. CTen minutes
4. DAll day

A school notice reads: “The swimming pool will be closed next week for cleaning. PE lessons will take place in the sports hall instead.” Where will PE lessons take place next week?

1. AOn the school field
2. BIn the swimming pool
3. CIn the sports hall
4. DIn the classrooms

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches across much of northern Africa. Very little rain falls there, and daytime temperatures can be extremely high. Where is the Sahara?

1. AIn southern Asia
2. BIn northern Europe
3. CIn South America
4. DIn northern Africa

“Most deserts are hot, but not all. Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little precipitation, even though it is covered in ice.” What makes a place a desert, according to the passage?

1. AVery little precipitation
2. BA complete lack of animals
3. CVery high temperatures
4. DA covering of sand

“Last summer, the town held its first food festival. More than 5000 people came, and the local restaurants sold out of food by evening. The mayor has already announced a second festival for next year.” Why most likely did the mayor announce a second festival?

1. AFew people came to the first festival.
2. BThe first festival was a big success.
3. CThe town wanted to replace its restaurants.
4. DThe restaurants asked to close for the summer.

Lions live in groups called prides, and the females do most of the hunting together. Tigers usually live and hunt alone. How are lions and tigers different, according to the passage?

1. ATigers live in groups, but lions mostly live alone.
2. BMale lions do all the hunting, but tigers never hunt.
3. CLions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.
4. DLions hunt only at night, but tigers hunt by day.

Visiting rules: “Children under 14 may visit only with an adult. No more than 2 visitors at the bedside. Visiting ends at 8 p.m.” A mother and her 12-year-old and 15-year-old children want to visit together at 7 p.m. Which rule would they break?

1. AThe limit of 2 visitors at the bedside
2. BThey would not break any rule
3. CThe rule about children under 14
4. DThe rule that visiting ends at 8 p.m.

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