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

A clinic sign reads: “Please turn off your mobile phone in the X-ray room.” Where must phones be turned off?

1. AIn the waiting room
2. BIn the car park
3. CIn the X-ray room
4. DAnywhere inside the clinic

Sea turtles lay their eggs on sandy beaches. The mother digs a hole, lays the eggs and covers them with sand. About two months later, the baby turtles hatch and crawl to the sea. Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?

1. AIn holes they dig on sandy beaches
2. BOn floating seaweed in the sea
3. CIn nests high up in trees
4. DUnder rocks on the ocean floor

“I walked into the classroom and saw my best friend waving at me from the back row.” From which point of view is this sentence written?

1. AFirst person
2. BSecond person
3. CNo point of view at all
4. DThird person

“The road was icy, so Dad drove slowly and kept a long distance from the car in front.” Why did Dad drive this way?

1. ATo arrive at work early
2. BTo drive safely on the slippery road
3. CTo let the car in front pass him
4. DTo save fuel on the long journey

“The council says the new bike path will reduce traffic. Local shop owners worry that losing parking spaces will mean fewer customers.” What is the main purpose of the passage?

1. ATo present two views on the bike path
2. BTo persuade readers to buy a bike
3. CTo explain how to build a bike path
4. DTo describe the history of the local shops

A graph shows that the number of people using the town library fell each year from 2015 to 2019 and then rose sharply after the library added free Wi-Fi and study rooms in 2020. Which conclusion is best supported?

1. AFree Wi-Fi caused library use to fall in 2015.
2. BLibrary use rose after the new services were added.
3. CLibrary use fell every year from 2015 to 2022.
4. DThe library closed all of its study rooms in 2020.

Passage 1: “School uniforms reduce bullying because no one is teased about clothes.” Passage 2: “School uniforms limit students’ ability to express who they are.” What is the main difference between the two passages?

1. AOne argues for uniforms and the other against.
2. BOne gives facts while the other tells a personal story.
3. CBoth argue that uniforms should be banned.
4. DBoth argue that uniforms cost too much.

“Every year, Grandpa planted one more apple tree. When people asked why, since he would not live to see them fruit, he smiled and said, ‘They are not for me.’” What does Grandpa’s answer suggest?

1. AHe did not like eating apples himself.
2. BHe did not know how trees grow.
3. CHe planted the trees for future generations.
4. DHe planned to sell the young trees soon for money.