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

Last winter our town opened a new indoor pool. Since then, the number of children taking swimming lessons has doubled. What happened after the pool opened?

1. AThe town closed its outdoor pool.
2. BFewer adults went swimming.
3. CTwice as many children took swimming lessons.
4. DSwimming lessons became more expensive than before.

The sign on a door reads: “Staff only. Visitors please use the main entrance on the left.” Where should visitors go?

1. AThrough this door
2. BTo the staff room
3. CTo the main entrance on the left
4. DTo the side exit on the right

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. AWater
2. BFat
3. CMilk
4. DAir

“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?

1. AA dictionary entry about villages
2. BA science report about snow
3. CA textbook, a secondary source
4. DA primary source, such as a memoir

“The nurse spoke softly, held the boy’s hand and explained each step before she gave the injection.” Which word best describes the nurse’s manner?

1. AGentle
2. BRushed
3. CBored
4. DStrict

“Unlike the noisy city where she grew up, the village was so quiet that Maya could hear the stream from her bedroom.” What contrast does the author draw?

1. ABetween Maya and her bedroom
2. BBetween early morning and late evening
3. CBetween city noise and village quiet
4. DBetween the stream and the river

A medicine label reads: “Take 1 capsule every 8 hours. Do not take with milk or antacids. Finish the full course even if you feel better.” A patient feels well after 3 days of a 7-day course. What should the patient do?

1. ATake the remaining capsules all at once with milk.
2. BStop taking the capsules because the symptoms are gone.
3. CKeep taking the capsules until the course is finished.
4. DTake one capsule a day for the rest of the week.

“The surgeon, who had performed the operation hundreds of times, still reviewed every step the night before.” What does this detail reveal about the surgeon?

1. AThe surgeon is careful despite great experience.
2. BThe surgeon has forgotten how to operate.
3. CThe surgeon now finds this operation dull and boring.
4. DThe surgeon is new and unsure of the procedure.