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

A pharmacy sign reads: “Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed Sunday.” On which day does the pharmacy close earliest?

1. ASaturday
2. BWednesday
3. CFriday
4. DMonday

Koalas live in eastern Australia. They eat mainly the leaves of eucalyptus trees and sleep for many hours each day. What do koalas mainly eat?

1. ABamboo shoots
2. BSmall insects and worms
3. CGrass and seeds
4. DEucalyptus leaves

Seahorses are unusual fish. The female lays her eggs in a pouch on the male’s belly, and the male carries them until they hatch. Which seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch?

1. AThe male
2. BBoth parents in turn
3. CThe female
4. DNeither parent

“Rain had not fallen for three months. The river was so low that boats could not use it, and farmers worried about their crops.” What problem does the passage describe?

1. AA drought
2. BA flood
3. CA heat wave in winter
4. DAn earthquake

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous
2. BTo design better weapons for the army
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams

An advertisement says: “Everyone is switching to SparkleSmile toothpaste. Don’t be the only one left behind!” Which technique is the advertisement using?

1. ADescribing the ingredients in detail
2. BQuoting a dentist’s expert advice
3. CComparing the price with other toothpastes
4. DUrging people to follow the crowd

The author writes: “Online reviews are useful when choosing a restaurant. Still, readers should remember that people are more likely to write a review after a very good or very bad experience.” What is the author warning about?

1. AReviews may not reflect typical experiences.
2. BOnline reviews are always written by owners.
3. CRestaurants should not be reviewed online.
4. DOnly bad experiences are written about.

“The phone rang at 3 a.m. Lena’s heart pounded as she reached for it, already imagining the worst.” What does the author suggest by “already imagining the worst”?

1. ALena expected bad news.
2. BLena was excited about a surprise.
3. CLena knew who was calling.
4. DLena was annoyed by a wrong number.