解答つき読解（入学試験）ワークシート

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

An ambulance siren sounds higher as it comes towards you and lower as it moves away. This change in sound is called the Doppler effect. What is the Doppler effect, according to the passage?

1. AThe loudness of an ambulance siren at night
2. BThe echo of a sound off tall buildings
3. CThe speed at which an ambulance can travel
4. DThe change in a sound as its source moves

A school notice reads: “The swimming pool will be closed next week for cleaning. PE lessons will take place in the sports hall instead.” Where will PE lessons take place next week?

1. AIn the classrooms
2. BIn the sports hall
3. CIn the swimming pool
4. DOn the school field

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
2. BThey will win a sandcastle prize.
3. CThe tide will go back out.
4. DThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.

“Most deserts are hot, but not all. Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little precipitation, even though it is covered in ice.” What makes a place a desert, according to the passage?

1. AVery high temperatures
2. BA covering of sand
3. CA complete lack of animals
4. DVery little precipitation

“After weeks of practice, Mei could finally play the whole piece without looking at the music.” What does “finally” suggest?

1. AShe played it for the last time.
2. BIt took her a long time to succeed.
3. CShe gave up the piano after that.
4. DShe learned it on the first day.

“The hospital cut its use of paper by 40 percent after switching to electronic records. Staff said finding patient information became faster. A few older staff members needed extra training.” Which statement is best supported?

1. AThe switch increased the amount of paper used.
2. BEvery member of staff needed extra training.
3. CThe switch had benefits but also required some training.
4. DThe switch made finding information slower.

“The town’s population grew from 8000 to 12 000 in ten years. During the same period, the number of schools stayed at two.” Which problem does the passage most likely point to?

1. AThe population of the town went down.
2. BThe town built too many new schools.
3. CThe schools may have become crowded.
4. DFewer children were living in the town.