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

Lucy and her brother both like sports. Lucy plays football on Tuesdays, and her brother swims on Thursdays. On Saturdays, they both go running in the park. What do Lucy and her brother do together?

1. AThey go running on Saturdays.
2. BThey play football on Tuesdays.
3. CThey swim on Thursdays.
4. DThey play tennis on Sundays.

Our skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D helps the body take in calcium, which keeps bones strong. What does vitamin D help the body do?

1. ADigest sugar
2. BTake in calcium
3. CGrow more hair
4. DFight off colds

Before giving blood, donors answer questions about their health and have their blood pressure and iron level checked. If the checks are normal, they donate about half a litre of blood, then rest and have a snack. What happens after the health checks are normal?

1. AThe donor answers health questions.
2. BThe donor gives about half a litre of blood.
3. CThe donor goes home straight away.
4. DThe donor has the blood pressure and iron level checked again.

“The volunteer firefighters train every Tuesday evening, even though most of them have full-time jobs during the day.” What does this detail show about the volunteers?

1. AThey are committed to the role.
2. BThey have no jobs during the day.
3. CThey train only once a year.
4. DThey are paid well for training.

Some people think that a cold is caused by being out in cold weather. Colds are actually caused by viruses. People may catch more colds in winter because they spend more time indoors, close to others. According to the passage, why might colds be more common in winter?

1. ACold weather itself causes the virus to grow.
2. BViruses cannot survive in warm weather at all.
3. CPeople spend more time indoors near others.
4. DPeople drink less water in the winter months.

“Sound travels as vibrations. It moves faster through water than through air, and faster still through solids such as steel.” Through which material does sound travel fastest, according to the passage?

1. AWater
2. BEmpty space
3. CAir
4. DSteel

“The village doctor knew every family by name. When the new hospital opened in the city, many patients still drove an hour to see her.” What can be inferred about why patients kept seeing her?

1. AThey valued her personal knowledge of them.
2. BThey did not know that the new hospital existed.
3. CShe charged more than the hospital.
4. DThe city hospital was closed to them.

The author writes: “For many years, doctors advised long bed rest for a strained back. Later research found that staying gently active usually helps people recover sooner.” What is the author mainly showing?

1. AResearch on back pain is no longer needed.
2. BMedical advice can change as new evidence appears.
3. CDoctors are usually wrong about back pain.
4. DLong bed rest is still the best cure.