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

An email reads: “Hi team, the staff meeting has moved from Monday at 2 p.m. to Tuesday at 2 p.m. It will still be held in Room 4. Thanks, Dana.” What has changed about the meeting?

1. AThe room
2. BThe time of 2 p.m.
3. CThe person in charge
4. DThe day

A fire drill teaches people how to leave a building quickly and safely. During a drill, everyone should walk, not run, to the nearest exit and wait at the meeting point outside. What should people do during a fire drill?

1. AStay at their desks until the alarm stops ringing completely
2. BWalk to the nearest exit and wait at the meeting point
3. CUse the lift to reach the ground floor
4. DRun as fast as possible to any door

Ben woke up late. He jumped out of bed, put on his clothes and ran to the bus stop without eating. Why did Ben not eat breakfast?

1. AHe had already eaten at a friend’s house.
2. BHe was feeling too sick to eat that morning.
3. CHe did not like the food in the kitchen.
4. DHe was in a hurry because he woke up late.

Falls are a common cause of injury in older adults. Removing loose rugs, adding bright lights on stairs and installing grab bars in the bathroom can make a home safer. What is the main purpose of the passage?

1. ATo explain how bones heal after a fall
2. BTo suggest ways to prevent falls at home
3. CTo argue that older adults need carers
4. DTo describe the design of modern bathrooms

“The lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out to be breathed away.” What happens in the alveoli?

1. ABlood cells are made from bone marrow.
2. BFood is broken down into nutrients.
3. CAir is warmed before reaching the nose.
4. DOxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.

A graph shows that the number of people using the town library fell each year from 2015 to 2019 and then rose sharply after the library added free Wi-Fi and study rooms in 2020. Which conclusion is best supported?

1. ALibrary use rose after the new services were added.
2. BLibrary use fell every year from 2015 to 2022.
3. CThe library closed all of its study rooms in 2020.
4. DFree Wi-Fi caused library use to fall in 2015.

“Hospital A has 20 nurses for 100 patients. Hospital B has 15 nurses for 50 patients.” Which statement is correct?

1. AHospital B has more nurses per patient.
2. BHospital A has more nurses per patient.
3. CHospital A has fewer patients per nurse.
4. DBoth hospitals have the same ratio.

“Ms. Lee’s plants on the sunny windowsill grew tall and green. The same plants in the dark corner stayed small and turned yellow.” What conclusion is best supported?

1. AThese plants need more water in corners.
2. BThese plants need light to grow well.
3. CThese plants grow best in the dark.
4. DThese plants turn yellow in all homes.