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

A caption under a photograph reads: “Nurses at City Hospital practise CPR on training dummies during a monthly class.” What does the photograph most likely show?

1. APatients waiting in a hospital lobby
2. BDoctors performing a real operation
3. CNurses practising CPR on dummies in a class
4. DA nurse giving a school talk

Dogs have a much stronger sense of smell than humans. Because of this, they are trained to help find missing people and to detect things such as drugs in airports. Why are dogs used to find missing people?

1. AThey can see well in the dark.
2. BThey are faster than people.
3. CThey have a strong sense of smell.
4. DThey can hear people calling far away.

“Lena is an only child. She lives with her mother and her grandfather in a flat above a bakery.” Who does Lena live with?

1. AHer mother and grandfather
2. BHer mother and her sister
3. CHer father and her brother
4. DHer grandmother and her uncle

“Before the nurse entered the isolation room, she put on a gown, gloves and a mask. When she left, she removed them and washed her hands.” What is the most likely reason for these steps?

1. ATo keep the patient warm and comfortable
2. BTo prevent the spread of infection
3. CTo follow a dress code for visitors
4. DTo keep her uniform clean for lunch

“It was the first warm day of spring. The park was full of people: children flew kites, families had picnics and old friends sat chatting on benches.” What is the mood of the passage?

1. ATense
2. BGloomy and grey
3. CLonely
4. DCheerful

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

The author writes: “It is tempting to think that more vitamins are always better. Yet some vitamins, such as vitamin A, can build up in the body and become harmful in large doses.” What assumption does the author challenge?

1. AThat the body needs vitamins
2. BThat vitamin A is a vitamin
3. CThat taking more vitamins is always healthy
4. DThat vitamins are found in food

Read the sentences: (1) Then add the pasta and stir. (2) Fill a large pot with water. (3) Drain the pasta when it is soft. (4) Bring the water to the boil. Which order is correct?

1. A2, 1, 4, 3
2. B4, 2, 1, 3
3. C1, 2, 4, 3
4. D2, 4, 1, 3