Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Bees are important for farming. As they move from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen that helps plants make fruit and seeds. How do bees help plants?

1. AThey water the plants with nectar.
2. BThey dig the soil around the roots.
3. CThey carry pollen between flowers.
4. DThey eat the insects that harm crops.

Ice melts when it is heated, turning into liquid water. If the water is heated more, it boils and turns into a gas called water vapour. What does water turn into when it boils?

1. ALiquid oil
2. BIce
3. CSea salt crystals
4. DWater vapour

The heart is a muscle about the size of a fist. It pumps blood through the body day and night. In an adult at rest, it beats about 60 to 100 times a minute. According to the passage, how big is the heart?

1. AAbout the size of a head
2. BAbout the size of a thumb
3. CAbout the size of a football
4. DAbout the size of a fist

“Many people think bats are blind. In fact, bats can see, and many species also use echolocation, sending out sounds and listening for the echoes, to find their way in the dark.” What is echolocation, according to the passage?

1. AUsing echoes of sounds to find the way
2. BSeeing clearly in complete darkness
3. CSmelling food from far away
4. DFlying in large groups at night

A pie chart of a family’s monthly budget shows: housing 40%, food 20%, transport 15%, savings 10%, other 15%. Which statement is true?

1. AHousing takes the largest share.
2. BFood and transport together exceed housing.
3. CTransport takes more than food.
4. DSavings are the second largest share of the budget.

“The hospital will introduce a new uniform colour system. Nurses will wear navy, physiotherapists green and healthcare assistants light blue. This will help patients know who is caring for them.” What is the purpose of the new system?

1. ATo reduce the number of nurses
2. BTo make staff look more modern and smart
3. CTo help patients identify staff roles
4. DTo make uniforms cheaper to buy

“The writer calls the new shopping centre ‘a concrete monster that swallowed the town’s last green field’.” What is the writer’s attitude toward the shopping centre?

1. AVery enthusiastic
2. BNeutral and factual
3. CStrongly negative
4. DMildly positive

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