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

Ana’s grandmother keeps a small notebook by the phone. She writes down every doctor’s appointment, the name of each medicine she takes and the phone numbers of her children. Why does Ana’s grandmother most likely keep the notebook?

1. ATo practise her handwriting every day
2. BTo write stories for her grandchildren
3. CTo help her remember important information
4. DTo keep a list of her favourite recipes for dinner

The giant panda eats mostly bamboo. An adult can spend up to 14 hours a day eating, because bamboo provides little energy. Pandas live in mountain forests in central China. Why do pandas spend so many hours eating?

1. ABamboo provides little energy.
2. BPandas eat many different foods.
3. CPandas live in cold mountains.
4. DBamboo is hard to find in China.

“The whale is the largest animal on Earth. Some blue whales are longer than two buses parked end to end.” Why does the author compare whales to buses?

1. ATo help readers picture the whale’s great size
2. BTo suggest that buses are bigger than whales
3. CTo show that whales are as fast as buses
4. DTo explain how whales travel

In a survey of 200 nursing students, 150 said they studied best in the morning, 30 preferred the afternoon and 20 preferred the evening. What percentage of the students preferred the morning?

1. A50%
2. B75%
3. C150%
4. D15%

“When the fire alarm sounded, the teacher calmly led the children down the stairs, counted them at the meeting point and reported that everyone was safe.” Which word best describes the teacher’s actions?

1. APanicked
2. BCareless
3. COrganised
4. DConfused and lost

In the sentence “The patient’s condition deteriorated rapidly overnight, so the team moved her to intensive care,” what does “deteriorated” most likely mean?

1. ABecame worse
2. BWas measured
3. CImproved
4. DStayed the same

“When the reporter asked the mayor about the delayed bridge project, the mayor talked at length about the new park and the town’s low crime rate.” What does the mayor’s answer suggest?

1. AThe park and the bridge are the same project.
2. BThe bridge project is already finished.
3. CThe mayor avoided the question.
4. DThe mayor answered the question fully.