Lista de exercícios de Compreensão de leitura (provas de admissão) com respostas

“Jake gobbled his lunch in two minutes so he could get back to the football game.” What does “gobbled” mean?

1. AAte very quickly
2. BThrew it away
3. CShared with friends
4. DAte very slowly

A sign-in sheet at the clinic has these columns: Name, Time In, Reason for Visit, Time Out. What should a patient write in the third column?

1. ATheir name
2. BThe reason for the visit
3. CThe time they left
4. DThe time they arrived

Mrs. Chen’s class voted on a name for the new class fish. “Bubbles” got 12 votes, “Finn” got 8 votes and “Goldie” got 5 votes. Which name won?

1. AIt was a tie
2. BFinn
3. CGoldie
4. DBubbles

“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

“When you have a cold, the lining of your nose swells and makes more mucus. This is why your nose feels blocked.” What causes the blocked feeling in your nose?

1. ASwelling and extra mucus
2. BToo much sleep at night
3. CCold air in the nose
4. DSneezing too often in the day

“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. AAn earthquake
2. BA flood
3. CA heat wave in winter
4. DA drought

“Hannah had always been the first to raise her hand. Since the accident, she sat at the back of the room and rarely spoke.” What does the contrast suggest?

1. AHannah was always shy and quiet.
2. BThe accident changed Hannah’s behaviour.
3. CHannah enjoyed sitting at the back.
4. DHannah moved to a new school after the accident.

“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. BChlorine was the only reason that any of the deaths fell.
3. CTyphoid is caused by drinking too much chlorine.
4. DChlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.