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

The heart is a muscle about the size of a fist. It pumps blood through the body day and night. In an adult at rest, it beats about 60 to 100 times a minute. According to the passage, how big is the heart?

1. AAbout the size of a head
2. BAbout the size of a football
3. CAbout the size of a thumb
4. DAbout the size of a fist

The clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and public holidays. At what time does the clinic close on a Saturday?

1. A9 a.m.
2. B8 a.m.
3. C1 p.m.
4. D6 p.m.

Earthworms help gardens. As they tunnel through the soil, they let in air and water. Their waste also adds nutrients that plants need. According to the passage, how do earthworms help plants?

1. AThey eat the insects that harm plant leaves.
2. BThey keep the soil dry during heavy rain.
3. CThey let air and water into the soil.
4. DThey carry seeds to new parts of the garden.

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. BLions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.
3. CLions hunt only at night, but tigers hunt by day.
4. DMale lions do all the hunting, but tigers never hunt.

“I watched as Mrs. Grey slowly climbed the steps, stopping on each one to catch her breath. ‘She’s getting older,’ I thought sadly.” From which point of view is the story told?

1. AFirst person, by a narrator who observes
2. BFirst person, by Mrs. Grey herself
3. CThird person, through Mrs. Grey’s thoughts
4. DSecond person, addressing the reader

“The lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out to be breathed away.” What happens in the alveoli?

1. AOxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
2. BAir is warmed before reaching the nose.
3. CBlood cells are made from bone marrow.
4. DFood is broken down into nutrients.

“While most of the class cheered at the announcement of an extra week for the project, Jamal quietly closed his laptop. He had finished his project the night before after staying up until 2 a.m.” Why did Jamal most likely react differently?

1. AHe had already finished, so the extra week did not help him.
2. BHe did not hear the announcement.
3. CHe had not started the project yet.
4. DHe was angry that the whole project had been cancelled.

A survey asked 50 people leaving a fast-food restaurant about their favourite meal. Most said burgers. The writer concluded that burgers are the favourite meal of people in the country. What is the main flaw?

1. AFifty people is far too many for a survey.
2. BBurgers are not a type of meal.
3. CThe question was about the wrong topic.
4. DThe sample does not represent the whole country.