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

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

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. ATwice as many children took swimming lessons.
2. BFewer adults went swimming.
3. CSwimming lessons became more expensive than before.
4. DThe town closed its outdoor pool.

Clara Barton was a nurse during the American Civil War. She cared for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Later, in 1881, she founded the American Red Cross. What did Clara Barton found?

1. AA hospital for children in New York
2. BThe first nursing school in America
3. CA medical school for women doctors
4. DThe American Red Cross

The new medication reduced headaches in 70 percent of patients in the trial. However, 15 percent of patients reported stomach upset. What is the purpose of the second sentence?

1. ATo explain how the trial was done
2. BTo compare it with a different drug
3. CTo give another benefit of the medication
4. DTo point out a drawback of the medication

Kelp is a type of large brown algae that grows in cold ocean water. Kelp forests provide food and shelter for many animals, including sea otters, which eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp. How do sea otters help kelp forests?

1. AThey keep the water warm for the kelp.
2. BThey eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.
3. CThey eat the kelp before it grows too tall.
4. DThey plant new kelp on the ocean floor.

Many people believe that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. However, several studies have compared people who crack their knuckles with people who do not and found no difference in arthritis rates. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo explain how arthritis is treated
2. BTo correct a common belief using evidence
3. CTo persuade readers to crack their knuckles
4. DTo describe how joints make a cracking sound

A shift schedule shows: Nurse A works Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Nurse B works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Nurse C works Monday, Thursday and Saturday. On which day do Nurse A and Nurse B work together?

1. AMonday
2. BThursday
3. CWednesday
4. DFriday

A table described in a report shows the number of flu cases at a clinic: October 12, November 30, December 54, January 41. Which statement does the data support?

1. ACases increased every month from October to January.
2. BCases were the same in November and January.
3. CCases peaked in December and then decreased.
4. DJanuary had the most cases.