解答つき読解（入学試験）ワークシート

Digestion begins in the mouth. As you chew, saliva starts to break down some of the food, and your tongue helps form it into a ball that you can swallow. Where does digestion begin?

1. AIn the stomach
2. BIn the large intestine
3. CIn the mouth
4. DIn the liver and gallbladder

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

Lucy and her brother both like sports. Lucy plays football on Tuesdays, and her brother swims on Thursdays. On Saturdays, they both go running in the park. What do Lucy and her brother do together?

1. AThey go running on Saturdays.
2. BThey play tennis on Sundays.
3. CThey swim on Thursdays.
4. DThey play football on Tuesdays.

“The doctor explained that the medicine would work best if taken at the same time every day. Mr. Ali set an alarm on his phone for 9 p.m.” Why did Mr. Ali set an alarm?

1. ATo remind him to call the doctor
2. BTo wake up early for work the next day
3. CTo take the medicine at the same time daily
4. DTo know when to stop taking the medicine

“Sound travels as vibrations. It moves faster through water than through air, and faster still through solids such as steel.” Through which material does sound travel fastest, according to the passage?

1. AEmpty space
2. BSteel
3. CAir
4. DWater

“Marco checked the weather report three times, packed an extra jacket and put an umbrella by the door the night before the school trip.” What can you infer about Marco?

1. AHe expects bad weather and likes to be prepared.
2. BHe thinks the trip will be sunny and warm.
3. CHe has forgotten the date of the school trip.
4. DHe does not really want to go on the school trip.

“I have been a nurse for thirty years,” the speaker said, “and I have never seen a team work as hard as this one. Still, hard work cannot replace enough staff.” What is the speaker’s main point?

1. AThirty years is a long time to be a nurse.
2. BThe team does not work hard enough.
3. CThe team works hard, but more staff are needed.
4. DHard work is more important than the number of staff on duty.

The author writes: “Students who eat lunch with friends are happier at school. Therefore, schools should give students more time for lunch.” Which unstated assumption does the argument depend on?

1. AHappier students always get the highest grades.
2. BStudents do not like the food that is served in the school cafeteria.
3. CTeachers prefer to eat lunch in their classrooms.
4. DMore lunch time would lead to more eating with friends.