उत्तरों सहित पठन बोध (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

The school nurse sent a note home: “Please keep your child at home if they have a fever of 38 °C (100.4 °F) or higher. They may return when they have been free of fever for 24 hours without medicine.” When may a child return to school?

1. AAfter one good night of sleep, even if the fever is still there
2. BAfter 24 hours without fever and without fever medicine
3. CAs soon as the fever medicine has been taken
4. DWhen the temperature is just below 38.5 °C

Dogs have a much stronger sense of smell than humans. Because of this, they are trained to help find missing people and to detect things such as drugs in airports. Why are dogs used to find missing people?

1. AThey are faster than people.
2. BThey have a strong sense of smell.
3. CThey can hear people calling far away.
4. DThey can see well in the dark.

Some trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. These trees are called deciduous. Trees that keep their leaves all year, such as pine trees, are called evergreen. What is an evergreen tree?

1. AA tree with very bright green leaves
2. BA tree that loses its leaves in autumn
3. CA tree that keeps its leaves all year
4. DA tree that grows only in spring

The author writes: “Every student should learn basic first aid. A few simple skills, such as how to help someone who is choking, can save a life.” What is the author’s purpose?

1. ATo persuade readers that students should learn first aid
2. BTo entertain readers with a story about choking
3. CTo explain how to treat a broken bone
4. DTo describe the history of first aid training

“The old lighthouse keeper climbed the 120 steps every evening to light the lamp, even when his knees ached, because ships depended on him.” What motivates the lighthouse keeper?

1. AA fear of being alone at night
2. BA plan to sell the lighthouse
3. CA sense of duty to the ships
4. DA wish to exercise his knees

Washing hands with soap for at least 20 seconds removes many germs. Soap breaks up the oily layer that holds germs on the skin, and rinsing washes them away. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo compare soap with hand sanitiser in detail
2. BTo persuade readers to buy a certain brand of soap
3. CTo tell a story about a person who got sick
4. DTo explain how handwashing with soap removes germs

“Only 30 minutes after taking the new pill, I felt better,” said one customer in an advertisement. “It must be the best headache pill ever made.” Why is this weak evidence that the pill works?

1. AHeadaches never improve on their own.
2. BThe customer did not say what time it was.
3. CIt is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
4. DAdvertisements are never allowed to quote real customers.

A study compares two groups of patients after knee surgery. Group A did physiotherapy three times a week; Group B did it once a week. After two months, Group A could walk farther. The groups were similar in age and health at the start. Why does it matter that the groups were similar at the start?

1. AIt shows that once a week is the best amount.
2. BIt makes physiotherapy the more likely cause.
3. CIt proves that age has no effect on recovery.
4. DIt means that Group B did not have surgery.