Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Hannah lost her library card. She went to the front desk, showed her ID and paid a small fee. The librarian printed a new card for her. What did Hannah show at the front desk?

1. AHer receipt
2. BHer ID
3. CHer old card
4. DHer library books

A weather report says: “Today will be cloudy in the morning with sunshine in the afternoon. Tonight, expect light rain.” When is rain expected?

1. ATonight
2. BAll day long
3. CThis morning
4. DThis afternoon

“Nora’s little brother was so exhausted after the party that he fell asleep in the car before they left the driveway.” What does “exhausted” mean?

1. AVery excited
2. BVery tired
3. CVery bored
4. DVery hungry

“Leah practised her lines every night, but on opening night she froze and could not remember a single word.” What does “froze” mean in this sentence?

1. ABecame very cold on the stage
2. BSuddenly could not act or speak
3. CRan off the stage in tears
4. DLaughed at her own mistake

“Unlike email, which can be read at any time, a phone call needs both people to be available at once.” What difference does the sentence describe?

1. ACalls need both people free at once.
2. BEmail is always faster than calling.
3. CCalls cost more money than email.
4. DEmail can be read only once a day.

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
2. BTo design better weapons for the army
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous

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. BTeachers prefer to eat lunch in their classrooms.
3. CStudents do not like the food that is served in the school cafeteria.
4. DMore lunch time would lead to more eating with friends.

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