Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

A hospital map key shows: blue square = lift; green circle = toilet; red cross = emergency department; yellow star = café. What does a green circle mean on the map?

1. ACafé
2. BLift
3. CEmergency department
4. DToilet

“The classroom was as quiet as a mouse while the students took their test.” What does the phrase “as quiet as a mouse” tell us?

1. AThe students were scared of mice.
2. BThe room was very quiet.
3. CA mouse was in the room.
4. DThe test was about small animals.

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 swimming pool
2. BOn the school field
3. CIn the sports hall
4. DIn the classrooms

“The new phone is lighter, has a bigger screen and lasts longer on a single charge than the old model. It also costs more.” Which is a disadvantage of the new phone?

1. AIt costs more.
2. BIt has a bigger screen.
3. CIts battery lasts longer.
4. DIt is lighter.

An advertisement says: “Everyone is switching to SparkleSmile toothpaste. Don’t be the only one left behind!” Which technique is the advertisement using?

1. AUrging people to follow the crowd
2. BComparing the price with other toothpastes
3. CQuoting a dentist’s expert advice
4. DDescribing the ingredients in detail

“Our hospital’s new cafeteria is the best in the region. It opened in May and serves meals from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.” Which part of the passage is an opinion?

1. AThe cafeteria is the best in the region.
2. BThe cafeteria starts serving meals at 7 a.m. daily.
3. CThe cafeteria closes at 7 p.m.
4. DThe cafeteria opened in May.

“The town’s only factory closed in March. By summer, several shops on the main street had shut, and the bus service was cut to twice a day.” What does the passage suggest?

1. AThe bus service improved over the summer.
2. BThe shops closed because of new laws.
3. CThe factory closing hurt the wider town.
4. DThe factory reopened later that year.

Passage: “Gutenberg’s printing press, developed in the 1400s, made books faster and cheaper to produce. As more books became available, more people learned to read, and new ideas spread quickly across Europe.” Which sequence of effects does the passage describe?

1. ACheaper books, wider reading, faster spread of ideas
2. BFewer books, so fewer people learned to read
3. CNew ideas, then cheaper paper, then more printers
4. DWider reading, then the printing press