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

The table of contents of a first-aid book lists: Chapter 1 Cuts and Scrapes, page 3; Chapter 2 Burns, page 15; Chapter 3 Broken Bones, page 27; Chapter 4 Choking, page 40. On which page does the chapter about burns begin?

1. APage 40
2. BPage 27
3. CPage 15
4. DPage 3

Ice melts when it is heated, turning into liquid water. If the water is heated more, it boils and turns into a gas called water vapour. What does water turn into when it boils?

1. ALiquid oil
2. BWater vapour
3. CSea salt crystals
4. DIce

A medication log shows: “Monday – taken 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday – taken 8 a.m. Wednesday – taken 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.” Which dose was missed?

1. AWednesday evening
2. BMonday morning
3. CTuesday evening
4. DWednesday morning

“Unlike typical classrooms, the new science lab has movable tables, large screens on every wall and sinks at each station.” What is the author mainly doing in this sentence?

1. AGiving an opinion about the teachers
2. BDescribing the history of the school
3. CExplaining how to build a science lab
4. DContrasting the lab with typical classrooms

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AAs a comparison of two different animals
2. BAs an argument for and against
3. CAs a problem followed by a solution
4. DIn time order, describing stages of growth

“The city council voted to build a new library. Construction will begin in March and should take about eighteen months.” If construction begins in March this year, about when should it finish?

1. AIn March of next year
2. BIn March two years from now
3. CIn September of next year
4. DIn September this year

“The kettle whistled, but Sarah did not move. She was staring at the letter in her hands, reading the same line again and again.” What can you infer?

1. AThe letter is a shopping list for the week.
2. BSarah cannot hear the kettle whistling in the kitchen.
3. CSarah is waiting for the tea to cool down.
4. DThe letter contains news that has shocked her.

“Dear Editor, I have lived on Elm Street for forty years. The council’s plan to cut down the old oak trees for wider pavements would destroy the character of our street. I urge readers to attend Thursday’s meeting.” What is the writer’s main goal?

1. ATo tell readers about the long history of oak trees
2. BTo get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
3. CTo describe the writer’s forty years at home
4. DTo thank the council for wider pavements