उत्तरों सहित पठन बोध (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

An appointment card reads: “Dr. Lopez, Tuesday 14 March, 10:30 a.m. Please arrive 10 minutes early to complete paperwork.” What time should the patient arrive?

1. A10:20 a.m.
2. B10:30 a.m.
3. C10:40 a.m.
4. D10:00 a.m.

Dentists advise brushing your teeth twice a day for about two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste. Flossing once a day cleans between the teeth where a brush cannot reach. Why should people floss?

1. ATo add fluoride to the teeth
2. BTo make the teeth whiter
3. CTo replace brushing twice a day
4. DTo clean the gaps between the teeth

Our skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D helps the body take in calcium, which keeps bones strong. What does vitamin D help the body do?

1. AFight off colds
2. BDigest sugar
3. CGrow more hair
4. DTake in calcium

“The whale is the largest animal on Earth. Some blue whales are longer than two buses parked end to end.” Why does the author compare whales to buses?

1. ATo explain how whales travel
2. BTo suggest that buses are bigger than whales
3. CTo show that whales are as fast as buses
4. DTo help readers picture the whale’s great size

“The road was icy, so Dad drove slowly and kept a long distance from the car in front.” Why did Dad drive this way?

1. ATo save fuel on the long journey
2. BTo arrive at work early
3. CTo let the car in front pass him
4. DTo drive safely on the slippery road

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It helps glucose move from the blood into cells, where it is used for energy. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin. What would most likely happen to blood glucose in untreated type 1 diabetes?

1. AIt would stay normal, because insulin is not needed for glucose.
2. BIt would rise, because less glucose can enter the cells.
3. CIt would fall, because the cells use more glucose.
4. DIt would turn into insulin in the pancreas.

A medicine label reads: “Take 1 capsule every 8 hours. Do not take with milk or antacids. Finish the full course even if you feel better.” A patient feels well after 3 days of a 7-day course. What should the patient do?

1. AStop taking the capsules because the symptoms are gone.
2. BTake one capsule a day for the rest of the week.
3. CTake the remaining capsules all at once with milk.
4. DKeep taking the capsules until the course is finished.

The author writes: “I have walked to work for twenty years, rain or shine. I have never once needed a car, so no one in this city needs one.” What is the main weakness?

1. AWalking to work is impossible in the rain.
2. BTwenty years is too short to judge the city.
3. COne person’s situation may not fit everyone.
4. DThe author owns a car but does not use it.