उत्तरों सहित पठन बोध (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Digestion begins in the mouth. As you chew, saliva starts to break down some of the food, and your tongue helps form it into a ball that you can swallow. Where does digestion begin?

1. AIn the stomach
2. BIn the liver and gallbladder
3. CIn the mouth
4. DIn the large intestine

Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, strawberries and peppers. The body uses it to help heal wounds. Which food is named as a source of vitamin C?

1. AWhite bread
2. BHard cheese
3. CStrawberries
4. DBrown rice

A label on a bottle of cough syrup reads: “Adults and children 12 years and over: 10 mL every 4 hours. Do not take more than 6 doses in 24 hours. Children under 12: ask a doctor.” What is the largest number of doses an adult may take in 24 hours?

1. A6
2. B12
3. C4
4. D10

“Leah practised her lines every night, but on opening night she froze and could not remember a single word.” What does “froze” mean in this sentence?

1. ARan off the stage in tears
2. BBecame very cold on the stage
3. CSuddenly could not act or speak
4. DLaughed at her own mistake

“The children had been told not to touch the cake. When their mother came back, there was a finger-shaped hole in the icing and chocolate on Tom’s chin.” What can you infer?

1. ATom had tasted the cake.
2. BThe cake was not finished.
3. CTom does not like chocolate.
4. DThe mother made a mistake.

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

The author writes: “For many years, doctors advised long bed rest for a strained back. Later research found that staying gently active usually helps people recover sooner.” What is the author mainly showing?

1. AMedical advice can change as new evidence appears.
2. BDoctors are usually wrong about back pain.
3. CResearch on back pain is no longer needed.
4. DLong bed rest is still the best cure.

“The forest fire was finally under control after three days. Firefighters praised the townspeople, who had cleared dry brush around their homes weeks earlier, for saving many houses.” Why did the firefighters praise the townspeople?

1. AThey left the town before the fire began.
2. BThey put out the fire themselves on the first day.
3. CTheir earlier preparation helped protect houses.
4. DThey called the firefighters very quickly.