解答つき読解（入学試験）ワークシート

Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of serious head injury in a crash. A helmet should sit level on the head and fit snugly, with the strap fastened under the chin. How should a helmet sit on the head?

1. ALow over the eyes with the strap open
2. BTilted back so the forehead is free
3. CLoose so that air can move freely
4. DLevel and snug, strap fastened

Snakes flick their tongues in and out to pick up scents from the air. This helps them find food and sense danger. Why do snakes flick their tongues?

1. ATo pick up scents from the air around them
2. BTo clean dust off their faces and eyes
3. CTo cool their bodies down
4. DTo warn other snakes away

A thermometer label says: “Clean the tip with alcohol before and after each use.” When should the tip be cleaned?

1. AOnly once a week
2. BOnly after each use
3. COnly when it looks dirty
4. DBefore and after each use

The human body has about 206 bones in adulthood. Babies are born with about 270, but many of them fuse together as the child grows. Why do adults have fewer bones than babies?

1. ABabies lose bones when they fall.
2. BBones dissolve when a person stops growing.
3. CSome bones fuse together during growth.
4. DAdults break and lose some bones.

“The old lighthouse keeper climbed the 120 steps every evening to light the lamp, even when his knees ached, because ships depended on him.” What motivates the lighthouse keeper?

1. AA wish to exercise his knees
2. BA plan to sell the lighthouse
3. CA sense of duty to the ships
4. DA fear of being alone at night

“Jess studied the map carefully, then folded it and set off down the left-hand trail without hesitating.” What does “without hesitating” suggest?

1. AShe was lost and confused.
2. BShe secretly wanted to go back home.
3. CShe had never seen a map.
4. DShe was sure which way to go.

Train timetable: trains leave Oak Street at 6:10, 6:40, 7:10 and 7:40 a.m. The journey to Central takes 35 minutes. A nurse’s shift at Central Hospital starts at 7:30 a.m., and it is a 5-minute walk from the station. Which is the latest train she can take and still arrive on time?

1. AThe 7:40 train
2. BThe 6:40 train
3. CThe 6:10 train
4. DThe 7:10 train

“Maya had moved schools four times in six years. On her first day at the new school, she didn’t unpack her locker. ‘No point,’ she told herself.” Why most likely did Maya not unpack?

1. AShe expected to move again before long.
2. BShe disliked the locker’s colour.
3. CShe planned to share a locker.
4. DShe had forgotten to bring her things.