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

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 has two small red moons.
3. CIt has red oceans.
4. DIt is very close to the sun.

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

The Amazon rainforest is in South America. It is home to millions of kinds of insects, plants, birds and other animals. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to grow plants at home
2. BThe Amazon rainforest and its wildlife
3. CBirds that fly south for winter
4. DThe deserts of South America

“The patient’s blood pressure was stable throughout the night, with every reading close to the one before.” What does “stable” mean here?

1. ARising quickly
2. BToo low to measure
3. CNot changing much
4. DGetting harder to read

Some people think that a cold is caused by being out in cold weather. Colds are actually caused by viruses. People may catch more colds in winter because they spend more time indoors, close to others. According to the passage, why might colds be more common in winter?

1. APeople spend more time indoors near others.
2. BViruses cannot survive in warm weather at all.
3. CCold weather itself causes the virus to grow.
4. DPeople drink less water in the winter months.

“After the hospital put hand sanitiser by every bed, staff used it far more often, and infection rates on the ward fell.” What can be reasonably concluded?

1. AInfection rates rose after the change.
2. BHand sanitiser is the only way to stop infection.
3. CEasier access may have improved hand hygiene.
4. DStaff did not clean their hands before at all.

The author writes: “All of my neighbours who drink coffee are energetic. So coffee must give everyone energy.” What is the flaw in this reasoning?

1. AIt generalises from a small, unusual group.
2. BIt gives too many examples to be useful.
3. CIt does not mention the price of coffee.
4. DIt uses facts instead of personal opinions.

“The nurse noticed that Mr. Diaz, usually chatty, had barely spoken all morning and had left most of his breakfast. She sat down beside him and asked how he was feeling.” Why did the nurse most likely sit down with Mr. Diaz?

1. AShe noticed a change in his usual behaviour.
2. BShe wanted him to finish his breakfast.
3. CShe needed him to sign a form.
4. DShe was waiting for the doctor.