Scheda di esercizi di Comprensione del testo (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones. What are bats’ wings made of?

1. AFur that grows into thin flaps
2. BThin skin stretched between finger bones
3. CFeathers attached to strong, hollow arm bones
4. DHard shells that open and close

Ice melts when it is heated, turning into liquid water. If the water is heated more, it boils and turns into a gas called water vapour. What does water turn into when it boils?

1. ASea salt crystals
2. BIce
3. CLiquid oil
4. DWater vapour

When a hedgehog is frightened, it rolls into a tight ball. Its sharp spines then stick out in all directions, protecting its soft belly. What does a hedgehog do when it is frightened?

1. AIt rolls into a ball.
2. BIt runs into water.
3. CIt climbs a tree.
4. DIt calls loudly.

Studies show that people who eat breakfast tend to have more energy in the morning. In my view, breakfast is the most delicious meal of the day. Which sentence contains an opinion?

1. ANeither sentence
2. BBoth sentences
3. CThe second sentence
4. DThe first sentence

A recipe states: “For a softer cookie, bake for 8 minutes. For a crisper cookie, bake for 11 minutes.” What can you infer?

1. ACrisper cookies need more sugar.
2. BThe cookies must always bake for 8 minutes.
3. CLonger baking makes the cookies crisper.
4. DSofter cookies need a hotter oven.

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

Visiting rules: “Children under 14 may visit only with an adult. No more than 2 visitors at the bedside. Visiting ends at 8 p.m.” A mother and her 12-year-old and 15-year-old children want to visit together at 7 p.m. Which rule would they break?

1. AThe limit of 2 visitors at the bedside
2. BThe rule that visiting ends at 8 p.m.
3. CThey would not break any rule
4. DThe rule about children under 14

A survey on a fitness website asked visitors, “How many days a week do you exercise?” Most answered five or more. The website reported, “Most adults exercise five days a week.” Why is this conclusion questionable?

1. AVisitors to a fitness site are not typical adults.
2. BExercise cannot be measured in days per week.
3. CThe survey asked too many different questions.
4. DExercise was not defined by the website.