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

“Ellie’s room was a mess. Clothes covered the floor, books were piled on the bed and her shoes were under the desk.” What is the main idea?

1. AEllie had moved house.
2. BEllie had many shoes.
3. CEllie’s room was untidy.
4. DEllie read in bed.

Polar bears live in the Arctic. Their thick fur and a layer of fat keep them warm in freezing temperatures. They hunt seals on the sea ice. What do polar bears mainly hunt?

1. ASeals
2. BPenguins
3. CSalmon
4. DReindeer

Many animals are active at night and sleep during the day. These animals are called nocturnal. Owls, bats and foxes are examples of nocturnal animals. What does “nocturnal” mean?

1. ALiving in water
2. BEating only plants
3. CActive at night
4. DSleeping all winter

“I couldn’t put the book down. I read it in one night and was sad when it ended.” What is the reader’s opinion of the book?

1. AThe reader enjoyed it very much.
2. BThe reader thought it was frightening.
3. CThe reader found it too long.
4. DThe reader did not finish it.

“The waiting room was packed. Every chair was taken, and a dozen people stood along the walls.” What does “packed” mean in this passage?

1. AReady for a trip
2. BQuiet and empty
3. CVery crowded
4. DWrapped in paper

The human body has about 206 bones in adulthood. Babies are born with about 270, but many of them fuse together as the child grows. Why do adults have fewer bones than babies?

1. ASome bones fuse together during growth.
2. BBabies lose bones when they fall.
3. CBones dissolve when a person stops growing.
4. DAdults break and lose some bones.

The author writes: “I have walked to work for twenty years, rain or shine. I have never once needed a car, so no one in this city needs one.” What is the main weakness?

1. ATwenty years is too short to judge the city.
2. BThe author owns a car but does not use it.
3. COne person’s situation may not fit everyone.
4. DWalking to work is impossible in the rain.

A report states: “Since the hospital began offering flu vaccines to all staff, staff sick days in winter have fallen by a third. Other hospitals in the region did not see this drop.” Why is the second sentence important?

1. AIt shows that other hospitals also offered the vaccine.
2. BIt proves that the vaccine prevents all winter illnesses in staff.
3. CIt makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.
4. DIt shows that sick days rose at this hospital.