解答つき読解（入学試験）ワークシート

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of about 100 km/h, but only for short bursts of around 30 seconds. What limits the cheetah’s top speed?

1. AIt is much heavier than other big cats.
2. BIt can only run on grass.
3. CIt runs only at night.
4. DIt can only keep it up for short bursts.

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

Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. They use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air to make sugar, and they give off oxygen. What gas do plants give off during photosynthesis?

1. ACarbon dioxide
2. BOxygen
3. CWater vapour only
4. DNitrogen

Unlike most fish, the salmon is born in fresh water, travels to the ocean to grow and then returns to the same river to lay its eggs. Which choice best summarises the passage?

1. ASalmon are the only fish that lay eggs.
2. BSalmon spend their whole lives in the ocean.
3. CSalmon move between rivers and the ocean during their lives.
4. DSalmon are born in the ocean and later die in fresh-water rivers.

“Remember to take your medicine,” Mr. Okafor’s daughter called as she left. He nodded, but an hour later the pill was still on the kitchen table next to his untouched glass of water. What can you infer?

1. AThe medicine had already been taken.
2. BHis daughter took the medicine with her.
3. CMr. Okafor forgot or chose not to take his medicine.
4. DMr. Okafor took two pills instead of one.

“Whenever it rained, the old roof leaked into the kitchen. This winter, after the roof was replaced, the kitchen stayed dry through every storm.” What can be concluded?

1. AThe old roof had no problems.
2. BIt did not rain this winter.
3. CThe kitchen was moved to another room.
4. DThe new roof fixed the leak.

A bus timetable shows buses leaving the hospital at 7:15, 7:45, 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. The trip to the train station takes 25 minutes. A nurse must catch a 9:00 a.m. train. Which is the latest bus that gets the nurse to the station in time?

1. AThe 7:45 bus
2. BThe 8:45 bus
3. CThe 8:15 bus
4. DThe 7:15 bus

“The kettle whistled, but Sarah did not move. She was staring at the letter in her hands, reading the same line again and again.” What can you infer?

1. AThe letter contains news that has shocked her.
2. BThe letter is a shopping list for the week.
3. CSarah cannot hear the kettle whistling in the kitchen.
4. DSarah is waiting for the tea to cool down.