उत्तरों सहित पठन बोध (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Elephants use their trunks for many tasks. They breathe and smell through them, pick up food, drink water and even greet other elephants. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. AElephants have a strong sense of smell.
2. BAn elephant’s trunk has many uses.
3. CElephants greet one another often.
4. DElephants drink a lot of water.

Mars is called the Red Planet because its soil contains iron oxide, which gives it a reddish colour. Why is Mars called the Red Planet?

1. AIt is very close to the sun.
2. BIt has two small red moons.
3. CIt has red oceans.
4. DIts soil contains iron oxide.

The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece, in a place called Olympia. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 in Athens. Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?

1. AAthens
2. BOlympia
3. CParis
4. DRome

“Unlike typical classrooms, the new science lab has movable tables, large screens on every wall and sinks at each station.” What is the author mainly doing in this sentence?

1. AContrasting the lab with typical classrooms
2. BExplaining how to build a science lab
3. CDescribing the history of the school
4. DGiving an opinion about the teachers

“Turn the oven off, then let the cake cool in the tin for ten minutes. After that, turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.” What should be done just before the cake is iced?

1. APut it in the fridge for ten minutes.
2. BLet it cool completely on a wire rack.
3. CTurn the oven back on.
4. DLeave it in the tin for an hour.

A thermometer reading of 39 °C (102.2 °F) is described as a high fever in the nurse’s notes. The next morning, the reading is 37 °C (98.6 °F). What does this suggest?

1. AThe patient’s fever has come down.
2. BThe patient’s fever has got worse.
3. CThe thermometer must be broken.
4. DThe patient has a new infection.

“The kettle whistled, but Sarah did not move. She was staring at the letter in her hands, reading the same line again and again.” What can you infer?

1. AThe letter contains news that has shocked her.
2. BSarah is waiting for the tea to cool down.
3. CThe letter is a shopping list for the week.
4. DSarah cannot hear the kettle whistling in the kitchen.

The author writes: “Teenagers today spend too much time on their phones. My nephew is always texting at dinner.” What is the main weakness of this argument?

1. AIt does not say what kind of phone the nephew has.
2. BIt argues that phones are useful for teenagers.
3. CIt uses a single example to judge all teenagers.
4. DIt gives too much data about teenage phone use.