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

Hummingbirds are tiny birds that can hover in the air like helicopters. They beat their wings very fast and can even fly backwards. What special ability of hummingbirds is mentioned?

1. ARunning very fast on land
2. BFlying backwards
3. CSwimming underwater
4. DTalking like people

A doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to sounds inside the body, such as the heartbeat and breathing. What is a stethoscope used for?

1. AMeasuring a patient’s temperature
2. BLooking inside a patient’s ears
3. CTaking a blood sample
4. DListening to sounds inside the body

Mars is called the Red Planet because its soil contains iron oxide, which gives it a reddish colour. Why is Mars called the Red Planet?

1. AIts soil contains iron oxide.
2. BIt is very close to the sun.
3. CIt has two small red moons.
4. DIt has red oceans.

A notice in the staff room reads: “The parking lot will be repaved on Tuesday. Staff should park in the overflow lot on Elm Street. Shuttle buses will run every 10 minutes from 6 a.m.” What is the main purpose of the notice?

1. ATo ask staff to work an extra shift on Tuesday
2. BTo explain why the parking lot is being repaved
3. CTo announce a new shuttle bus route to the city
4. DTo tell staff where to park during the repaving

“Pressure ulcers, also called bedsores, can form when a person lies in one position for too long. Nurses help prevent them by changing the patient’s position regularly.” Why do nurses change patients’ positions?

1. ATo help patients sleep longer
2. BTo make the bed easier to clean
3. CTo help prevent pressure ulcers
4. DTo check the patient’s temperature

The new park is the most beautiful place in the city. It has 200 trees, a playground and a small lake. Which statement from the passage is an opinion?

1. AIt has a small lake.
2. BIt has 200 trees.
3. CThe new park is the most beautiful place in the city.
4. DIt has a playground.

“The writer describes the city at rush hour as ‘a river of cars that hardly moved’.” What does this metaphor suggest?

1. AThe road was flooded with water.
2. BThe traffic was heavy and slow.
3. CThe cars were moving very fast.
4. DThe city has many bridges.

“At first, the villagers laughed at Ana’s plan to plant trees on the bare hillside. Ten years later, the forest she started prevented a landslide that would have buried the village.” What is the main theme?

1. AVillagers should never laugh at the plans of strangers.
2. BPlanting trees is a quick way to get rich.
3. CPatient effort can prove its worth over time.
4. DLandslides are common in mountain villages.