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

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

“Amira was furious when she found that someone had taken her bike without asking. Her face turned red, and she stamped her foot.” What does “furious” mean?

1. AVery scared
2. BVery angry
3. CVery sleepy
4. DVery sad

Many birds fly south in the autumn. They travel to warmer places where food is easier to find. In the spring, they return north to build nests and raise their young. Why do many birds fly south in the autumn?

1. ATo find cooler places to rest
2. BTo find food more easily in warmer places
3. CTo escape from larger birds that hunt them
4. DTo build nests and raise their young

“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?

1. AShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
2. BShe was paid by the army to go.
3. CShe went against her family’s wishes.
4. DShe travelled there in great danger.

Vaccines train the immune system to recognise a germ without causing the disease. Later, if the real germ enters the body, the immune system can respond faster. Which statement best summarises the passage?

1. AVaccines prepare the immune system to fight a germ quickly.
2. BVaccines work only after a person is already sick with the disease.
3. CVaccines replace the immune system completely.
4. DVaccines cause a mild form of every disease.

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AAs an argument for and against
2. BAs a problem followed by a solution
3. CIn time order, describing stages of growth
4. DAs a comparison of two different animals

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

The passage states: “Exercise strengthens the heart. A stronger heart pumps more blood with each beat, so the resting heart rate often falls in people who train regularly.” Which conclusion follows from the passage?

1. AA low resting heart rate is always a sign of heart disease.
2. BThe heart gets weaker with regular training.
3. CExercise always raises the resting heart rate.
4. DA well-trained person may have a lower resting heart rate.