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

The skin is the largest organ of the body. It protects us from germs, helps keep our temperature steady and lets us feel touch, heat and pain. Which job of the skin is NOT mentioned in the passage?

1. AKeeping temperature steady
2. BProtecting us from germs
3. CMaking red blood cells
4. DLetting us feel touch

Dogs have a much stronger sense of smell than humans. Because of this, they are trained to help find missing people and to detect things such as drugs in airports. Why are dogs used to find missing people?

1. AThey are faster than people.
2. BThey can hear people calling far away.
3. CThey have a strong sense of smell.
4. DThey can see well in the dark.

The table of contents of a first-aid book lists: Chapter 1 Cuts and Scrapes, page 3; Chapter 2 Burns, page 15; Chapter 3 Broken Bones, page 27; Chapter 4 Choking, page 40. On which page does the chapter about burns begin?

1. APage 3
2. BPage 40
3. CPage 15
4. DPage 27

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

Some animals hibernate in winter. Their heart rate and breathing slow down, and their body temperature drops. This saves energy at a time when food is hard to find. Why do some animals hibernate?

1. ATo save energy when food is scarce
2. BTo grow thicker fur for the summer
3. CTo raise their heart rate in the cold
4. DTo find a mate during the winter

“Leaves change colour in autumn because the trees stop making chlorophyll, the green pigment. As the green fades, yellow and orange pigments that were there all along become visible.” Where do the yellow and orange colours come from?

1. ASunlight that burns the green away
2. BPigments already present in the leaves
3. CNew pigments made only in autumn
4. DCold night air that paints the leaves

“When the power went out, Grandpa calmly lit the candles, found the radio and told us stories about storms from his childhood.” Which word best describes Grandpa?

1. AComposed
2. BForgetful
3. CFrightened
4. DImpatient

“Dear Editor, I have lived on Elm Street for forty years. The council’s plan to cut down the old oak trees for wider pavements would destroy the character of our street. I urge readers to attend Thursday’s meeting.” What is the writer’s main goal?

1. ATo tell readers about the long history of oak trees
2. BTo get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
3. CTo thank the council for wider pavements
4. DTo describe the writer’s forty years at home