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

A first-aid poster says: “For a nosebleed, sit up, lean slightly forward and pinch the soft part of the nose for 10 minutes.” Which way should a person with a nosebleed lean?

1. AFar backward
2. BFlat on their back
3. CTo the left side
4. DSlightly forward

A glossary is a list of important words and their meanings, usually found at the back of a book. A student reading a biology textbook does not know the word “osmosis”. Where could she find its meaning quickly?

1. AIn the table of contents
2. BOn the title page
3. CIn the glossary
4. DOn the copyright page

Dentists advise brushing your teeth twice a day for about two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste. Flossing once a day cleans between the teeth where a brush cannot reach. Why should people floss?

1. ATo make the teeth whiter
2. BTo clean the gaps between the teeth
3. CTo add fluoride to the teeth
4. DTo replace brushing twice a day

“The temperature dropped below freezing overnight. In the morning, the puddles on the path were hard and slippery.” Why were the puddles hard?

1. ARain had fallen on them all night.
2. BThe sun had dried them out.
3. CThe water in them had frozen into ice.
4. DSomeone had covered them with sand.

Mount Everest grows about 4 millimetres taller every year. This happens because the Indian plate is slowly pushing against the Eurasian plate, forcing the land upward. What causes Mount Everest to grow?

1. ASnow building up on the summit every year
2. BVolcanic eruptions under the mountain
3. CThe movement of two plates pushing together
4. DClimbers adding rocks to the peak

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
2. BThe tide will go back out.
3. CThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
4. DThey will win a sandcastle prize.

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

The author writes: “Every new technology has met resistance. People once feared that trains would make passengers ill. Today, few people fear trains.” What is the author most likely suggesting?

1. AFears about new technology often fade over time.
2. BTrains really did make many of their passengers ill.
3. CPeople should be afraid of all new technology.
4. DTrains are no longer used by many people today.