Werkblad Leesvaardigheid (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Penguins cannot fly, but they are excellent swimmers. Their wings work like flippers, and they can dive deep to catch fish. How do penguins use their wings?

1. AFor keeping their eggs warm
2. BFor flying long distances
3. CFor digging nests in the ice
4. DAs flippers for swimming

Camels can go for many days without drinking. When they do find water, they can drink a very large amount in a short time. Their hump stores fat, not water. What does a camel’s hump store?

1. AMilk
2. BWater
3. CFat
4. DAir

“Kevin is the tallest boy in the class. He often helps the teacher reach things on the top shelf.” Why does Kevin often help the teacher?

1. AHe is the teacher’s son.
2. BHe is the oldest boy in the class.
3. CHe is tall enough to reach high shelves.
4. DHe wants to sit near the shelf.

“Rain had not fallen for three months. The river was so low that boats could not use it, and farmers worried about their crops.” What problem does the passage describe?

1. AA drought
2. BA heat wave in winter
3. CAn earthquake
4. DA flood

“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?

1. AShe travelled there in great danger.
2. BShe went against her family’s wishes.
3. CShe was paid by the army to go.
4. DShe paid the costs of the trip herself.

A medicine label reads: “Take one tablet twice daily with food. Do not drive or operate machinery if you feel drowsy. Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine.” What can you infer from the label?

1. AThe medicine may cause drowsiness.
2. BThe medicine is safe to mix with alcohol.
3. CThe medicine should be taken once a day.
4. DThe medicine must be taken on an empty stomach.

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.
2. BIt agrees with both sides of the debate.
3. CIt presents only two options when others exist.
4. DIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.

“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?

1. ATo keep the volunteers from talking
2. BTo stop expectations from affecting the results
3. CTo make the study finish more quickly
4. DTo save money on vitamins