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

Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of serious head injury in a crash. A helmet should sit level on the head and fit snugly, with the strap fastened under the chin. How should a helmet sit on the head?

1. ALevel and snug, strap fastened
2. BLow over the eyes with the strap open
3. CTilted back so the forehead is free
4. DLoose so that air can move freely

Snakes flick their tongues in and out to pick up scents from the air. This helps them find food and sense danger. Why do snakes flick their tongues?

1. ATo pick up scents from the air around them
2. BTo cool their bodies down
3. CTo clean dust off their faces and eyes
4. DTo warn other snakes away

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

“Using phones and tablets late at night may make it harder to fall asleep. Experts suggest putting screens away about an hour before bed.” Which person is following the experts’ advice?

1. ABen, who scrolls his phone until midnight
2. BAna, who reads a paper book for the last hour
3. CCara, who watches videos on her tablet in bed
4. DDan, who plays games until he falls asleep

“The children had been told not to touch the cake. When their mother came back, there was a finger-shaped hole in the icing and chocolate on Tom’s chin.” What can you infer?

1. AThe cake was not finished.
2. BThe mother made a mistake.
3. CTom does not like chocolate.
4. DTom had tasted the cake.

The clinic’s new online booking system lets patients choose appointment times at any hour. Since it was introduced, missed appointments have dropped from 12 percent to 7 percent. Which statement is supported by the passage?

1. AThe clinic now employs more doctors and nurses than it did before.
2. BThe system has stopped all missed appointments.
3. CPatients prefer calling the clinic to book.
4. DFewer appointments were missed after the system was introduced.

A report states: “Patients who received a phone call from a nurse after leaving hospital were less likely to return within 30 days than patients who did not.” Which further information would best help show that the calls caused the difference?

1. AThe name of each nurse who called
2. BWhether patients were randomly chosen to get calls
3. CThe colour of the hospital’s discharge forms
4. DThe time of day each call was made

“When Aunt Rose saw the broken vase, she said, ‘Well, I never liked that vase anyway,’ and gave her nervous nephew a wink.” Why did Aunt Rose most likely say this?

1. ATo put her nephew at ease
2. BTo ask him to buy a new vase
3. CTo show how angry she felt
4. DTo blame her nephew for breaking it