Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

“Every Sunday, the Garcia family visits the farmers’ market. They buy fresh bread, vegetables and eggs for the week ahead.” How often does the family visit the market?

1. AOnce a year
2. BTwice a month
3. COnce a week
4. DEvery day

“Ellie’s room was a mess. Clothes covered the floor, books were piled on the bed and her shoes were under the desk.” What is the main idea?

1. AEllie had moved house.
2. BEllie had many shoes.
3. CEllie’s room was untidy.
4. DEllie read in bed.

Kai wanted to bake bread. He mixed flour, water, yeast and salt. He left the dough to rise for an hour. Then he shaped it into a loaf and baked it. What did Kai do after the dough rose?

1. AHe bought more flour.
2. BHe shaped it into a loaf.
3. CHe added more yeast.
4. DHe mixed in the salt.

“Turn the oven off, then let the cake cool in the tin for ten minutes. After that, turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.” What should be done just before the cake is iced?

1. ATurn the oven back on.
2. BLeave it in the tin for an hour.
3. CLet it cool completely on a wire rack.
4. DPut it in the fridge for ten minutes.

“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. AAir
2. BSteel
3. CEmpty space
4. DWater

“It’s just a scratch,” said Max, though his knee was bleeding badly and he could hardly stand. What does this suggest about Max?

1. AHe is not really injured at all.
2. BHe did not notice that he had fallen over.
3. CHe is playing down how badly he is hurt.
4. DHe wants everyone to worry about him.

“In the early 1900s, many cities added chlorine to drinking water. Over the following decades, deaths from diseases spread by water, such as typhoid, fell sharply.” Which conclusion is most reasonable?

1. ACities stopped treating water after the 1900s.
2. BChlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.
3. CChlorine was the only reason that any of the deaths fell.
4. DTyphoid is caused by drinking too much chlorine.

The sign at the pool reads: “Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Children 8 to 12 may swim alone if they pass the swim test. No one under 16 may use the diving board.” A 10-year-old has passed the swim test. What may the child do?

1. ASwim alone and use the diving board
2. BUse the diving board only with an adult
3. CSwim alone, but not use the diving board
4. DSwim only with an adult in the water