Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

The table of contents of a first-aid book lists: Chapter 1 Cuts and Scrapes, page 3; Chapter 2 Burns, page 15; Chapter 3 Broken Bones, page 27; Chapter 4 Choking, page 40. On which page does the chapter about burns begin?

1. APage 40
2. BPage 27
3. CPage 3
4. DPage 15

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. ASea salt crystals
2. BIce
3. CWater vapour
4. DLiquid oil

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

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

When Rosa started her new job at the hospital, she got lost three times on the first day. By the end of the month, she was giving directions to visitors. What does the passage show about Rosa?

1. AShe was given a map on her first day.
2. BShe quickly learned her way around the hospital.
3. CShe often gets lost in new places.
4. DShe did not like her new job at the hospital and wanted to leave.

“Jess studied the map carefully, then folded it and set off down the left-hand trail without hesitating.” What does “without hesitating” suggest?

1. AShe secretly wanted to go back home.
2. BShe was sure which way to go.
3. CShe had never seen a map.
4. DShe was lost and confused.

“At first, the villagers laughed at Ana’s plan to plant trees on the bare hillside. Ten years later, the forest she started prevented a landslide that would have buried the village.” What is the main theme?

1. ALandslides are common in mountain villages.
2. BPlanting trees is a quick way to get rich.
3. CVillagers should never laugh at the plans of strangers.
4. DPatient effort can prove its worth over time.

The author writes: “People who take the stairs instead of the lift (elevator) are healthier. So, if we remove the lifts, everyone will become healthier.” What is wrong with this reasoning?

1. AIt gives a statistic that is clearly incorrect.
2. BIt suggests that lifts are healthier than stairs.
3. CIt ignores other reasons for the link and new problems.
4. DIt assumes stairs cost more to build than lifts.