Робочий аркуш «Розуміння прочитаного (вступні іспити)» з відповідями

A permission slip reads: “Please sign and return this form by Friday if your child may join the trip to the science museum on 12 May.” When must the form be returned?

1. ABy Friday
2. BNext Monday
3. CAt the museum
4. DOn 12 May

Many animals are active at night and sleep during the day. These animals are called nocturnal. Owls, bats and foxes are examples of nocturnal animals. What does “nocturnal” mean?

1. ALiving in water
2. BSleeping all winter
3. CEating only plants
4. DActive at night

“Lucas tiptoed past his sleeping baby sister so he would not wake her.” Why did Lucas tiptoe?

1. ATo avoid waking his sister
2. BBecause the floor was wet
3. CBecause his feet were sore
4. DTo surprise his parents

Lions live in groups called prides, and the females do most of the hunting together. Tigers usually live and hunt alone. How are lions and tigers different, according to the passage?

1. ATigers live in groups, but lions mostly live alone.
2. BMale lions do all the hunting, but tigers never hunt.
3. CLions hunt only at night, but tigers hunt by day.
4. DLions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.

The patient education leaflet says: “Check your blood sugar before meals and at bedtime. Write each reading in your logbook and bring the logbook to every appointment.” Why does the leaflet ask patients to bring the logbook to appointments?

1. ASo the patient remembers to eat meals
2. BSo the clinic can keep the logbook forever
3. CSo the patient can show their handwriting
4. DSo the care team can review the readings

“Unlike frogs, which have smooth, moist skin, toads usually have dry, bumpy skin. Toads also tend to spend more time on land.” What is the main purpose of the passage?

1. ATo explain how frogs breathe
2. BTo describe where toads lay eggs
3. CTo compare frogs and toads
4. DTo argue that toads make good pets

“The children’s hospital opened a play room. Since then, nurses report that children are calmer before procedures and need fewer extra staff to help hold them still.” What can be inferred about the play room?

1. AIt has replaced medical procedures.
2. BIt is open only to children who are not ill.
3. CIt has made the nurses less busy than before.
4. DIt may help reduce children’s fear before procedures.

The author writes: “If we let students use calculators in maths class, soon they will forget how to add, then they won’t be able to manage money, and eventually our economy will collapse.” What type of flawed reasoning is this?

1. AAn appeal to a famous person
2. BA conclusion based on careful data
3. CAn exaggerated chain of consequences
4. DA fair comparison of two options