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

Wool comes from sheep. Once a year, farmers shear the sheep, cutting off their thick coats. The wool is then cleaned, spun into yarn and used to make clothes. What happens to the wool right after it is cut off?

1. AIt is spun into yarn.
2. BIt is fed back to the sheep.
3. CIt is made into clothes.
4. DIt is cleaned.

Drinking enough water helps the body control its temperature. Water also carries nutrients to cells and removes waste through the kidneys. Many adults need about two litres of fluid a day, and more in hot weather. According to the passage, how does water help remove waste?

1. AThrough the skin only
2. BThrough the kidneys
3. CBy lowering the temperature of the cells
4. DBy carrying nutrients to cells

Ana’s grandmother keeps a small notebook by the phone. She writes down every doctor’s appointment, the name of each medicine she takes and the phone numbers of her children. Why does Ana’s grandmother most likely keep the notebook?

1. ATo keep a list of her favourite recipes for dinner
2. BTo practise her handwriting every day
3. CTo write stories for her grandchildren
4. DTo help her remember important information

A clinic newsletter states: “Starting next month, patients can request repeat prescriptions online. Requests will be ready to collect within two working days.” If a patient submits a request online on Monday, when is the prescription most likely ready?

1. ALater the same day
2. BNext month
3. CBy Wednesday
4. DThe following Monday

In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned from holiday and noticed that mould had grown on one of his bacteria dishes. Around the mould, the bacteria had died. This led to the discovery of penicillin. What led Fleming to discover penicillin?

1. AHe was trying to grow mould on purpose.
2. BHe tested many chemicals on bacteria in 1928.
3. CHe found penicillin in a book while on holiday.
4. DHe noticed that bacteria near a mould had died.

“Scientists classify a tomato as a fruit because it develops from a flower and contains seeds. In cooking, however, it is usually treated as a vegetable.” What does the passage explain?

1. AWhy a tomato can be called both a fruit and a vegetable
2. BHow to grow tomatoes from seeds
3. CHow cooks remove the seeds from tomatoes
4. DWhy tomatoes are healthier than other fruits

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.
2. BIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.
3. CIt presents only two options when others exist.
4. DIt agrees with both sides of the debate.

“Kim read the email twice, set her phone down and stared out of the window. Then she picked up the phone again and began to type a long reply, deleting each sentence before she finished it.” What is Kim most likely feeling?

1. ADelighted by the news
2. BBored by the email
3. CToo tired to read it
4. DUnsure how to respond