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

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of about 100 km/h, but only for short bursts of around 30 seconds. What limits the cheetah’s top speed?

1. AIt is much heavier than other big cats.
2. BIt can only run on grass.
3. CIt runs only at night.
4. DIt can only keep it up for short bursts.

Some trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. These trees are called deciduous. Trees that keep their leaves all year, such as pine trees, are called evergreen. What is an evergreen tree?

1. AA tree that keeps its leaves all year
2. BA tree that grows only in spring
3. CA tree that loses its leaves in autumn
4. DA tree with very bright green leaves

Ravi practised the piano for thirty minutes every day. At the end of the year, he played two songs at the school concert, and the audience clapped loudly. What can you tell about Ravi’s performance?

1. ARavi forgot the songs.
2. BThe concert was cancelled.
3. CThe audience enjoyed it.
4. DRavi played only one song.

A recipe states: “For a softer cookie, bake for 8 minutes. For a crisper cookie, bake for 11 minutes.” What can you infer?

1. AThe cookies must always bake for 8 minutes.
2. BLonger baking makes the cookies crisper.
3. CCrisper cookies need more sugar.
4. DSofter cookies need a hotter oven.

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AIn time order, describing stages of growth
2. BAs a problem followed by a solution
3. CAs a comparison of two different animals
4. DAs an argument for and against

“Sound travels as vibrations. It moves faster through water than through air, and faster still through solids such as steel.” Through which material does sound travel fastest, according to the passage?

1. ASteel
2. BEmpty space
3. CAir
4. DWater

“The town’s population grew from 8000 to 12 000 in ten years. During the same period, the number of schools stayed at two.” Which problem does the passage most likely point to?

1. AFewer children were living in the town.
2. BThe schools may have become crowded.
3. CThe town built too many new schools.
4. DThe population of the town went down.

The author writes: “A famous actor says she uses Glow cream every day, so it must be good for your skin.” Why is this weak evidence?

1. AFame is not expertise in skin care.
2. BActors never use skin cream.
3. CThe actor did not say how often she used it.
4. DSkin cream can only be sold by doctors.