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

The moon does not make its own light. What we see as moonlight is sunlight that bounces off the moon’s surface. According to the passage, what is moonlight?

1. ALight made inside the moon
2. BLight from distant stars
3. CLight from fires on the moon
4. DSunlight reflected by the moon

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. BAir
3. CMilk
4. DFat

The heart is a muscle about the size of a fist. It pumps blood through the body day and night. In an adult at rest, it beats about 60 to 100 times a minute. According to the passage, how big is the heart?

1. AAbout the size of a football
2. BAbout the size of a fist
3. CAbout the size of a thumb
4. DAbout the size of a head

The nutrition label on a cereal box lists, per serving: 120 calories, 2 g fat, 9 g sugar and 3 g fibre. The box contains 10 servings. How much sugar is in the whole box?

1. A120 g
2. B90 g
3. C9 g
4. D30 g

In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?

1. AThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
2. BAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
3. CHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.
4. DChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.

“Smoking harms almost every organ in the body. It raises the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Quitting at any age brings health benefits.” What is the author’s main message?

1. AQuitting smoking is helpful only for young people.
2. BOnly older people are harmed by smoking.
3. CSmoking is harmful, and quitting helps at any age.
4. DSmoking affects the lungs but no other organs.

“The nurse noticed that Mr. Diaz, usually chatty, had barely spoken all morning and had left most of his breakfast. She sat down beside him and asked how he was feeling.” Why did the nurse most likely sit down with Mr. Diaz?

1. AShe needed him to sign a form.
2. BShe noticed a change in his usual behaviour.
3. CShe wanted him to finish his breakfast.
4. DShe was waiting for the doctor.

“By 1900, cities were growing fast. Factories drew workers from farms, and crowded housing led to the spread of disease.” Which cause-and-effect chain does the passage describe?

1. AFactories brought workers, crowding followed, disease spread.
2. BHousing improved, so diseases became much less common.
3. CDisease spread, so workers moved from cities to farms.
4. DFarms grew larger, so fewer people lived in the growing cities.