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

Sea turtles lay their eggs on sandy beaches. The mother digs a hole, lays the eggs and covers them with sand. About two months later, the baby turtles hatch and crawl to the sea. Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?

1. AUnder rocks on the ocean floor
2. BOn floating seaweed in the sea
3. CIn nests high up in trees
4. DIn holes they dig on sandy beaches

The human eye has a coloured part called the iris. In the middle of the iris is a black opening called the pupil, which lets light into the eye. What does the pupil do?

1. AIt lets light pass into the eye.
2. BIt gives the eye its colour.
3. CIt keeps dust out of the eye.
4. DIt moves tears across the eye.

“After the long hike, Priya was famished. She ate two sandwiches, an apple and a bowl of soup.” What does “famished” most likely mean?

1. AVery cold
2. BVery hungry
3. CVery tired
4. DVery cheerful

“The hikers had planned to reach the summit by noon. But when dark clouds gathered and the wind grew stronger, the leader turned the group around.” Why did the leader turn the group around?

1. AThe weather was becoming dangerous.
2. BThe leader wanted to arrive before noon.
3. CThe group had already reached the top.
4. DThe hikers were too hungry to go on.

In the sentence “The medicine may cause drowsiness, so do not drive after taking it,” what does “drowsiness” mean?

1. ASleepiness
2. BDizziness
3. CItchy skin
4. DHunger

A patient reads: “Take this medicine on an empty stomach, one hour before breakfast.” She usually eats breakfast at 8 a.m. When should she take the medicine?

1. AAt 8 a.m. with breakfast
2. BAt 7 a.m.
3. CAt 9 a.m. after breakfast
4. DAt bedtime, before she sleeps

“It was the kind of morning that made you want to stay in bed — grey skies, steady drizzle and a cold wind rattling the windows.” What mood is the author creating?

1. ATense
2. BJoyful
3. CPeaceful
4. DGloomy

A bus timetable shows buses leaving the hospital at 7:15, 7:45, 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. The trip to the train station takes 25 minutes. A nurse must catch a 9:00 a.m. train. Which is the latest bus that gets the nurse to the station in time?

1. AThe 7:45 bus
2. BThe 7:15 bus
3. CThe 8:45 bus
4. DThe 8:15 bus