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

Spiders are not insects. Insects have six legs and three body parts, but spiders have eight legs and two body parts. How are spiders different from insects?

1. ASpiders have eight legs and two body parts.
2. BSpiders are larger than all insects.
3. CSpiders can fly, but insects cannot.
4. DSpiders have six legs and three body parts.

Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. They use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air to make sugar, and they give off oxygen. What gas do plants give off during photosynthesis?

1. AOxygen
2. BCarbon dioxide
3. CWater vapour only
4. DNitrogen

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. AActive at night
2. BLiving in water
3. CEating only plants
4. DSleeping all winter

“Mobile clinics now travel to farming villages twice a month. Before, people had to travel three hours to the nearest doctor.” What is the main benefit of the mobile clinics?

1. ALower prices for farm products
2. BEasier access to health care
3. CFaster travel to the city
4. DMore jobs for the farmers

“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?

1. AShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
2. BShe was paid by the army to go.
3. CShe went against her family’s wishes.
4. DShe travelled there in great danger.

Unlike most fish, the salmon is born in fresh water, travels to the ocean to grow and then returns to the same river to lay its eggs. Which choice best summarises the passage?

1. ASalmon move between rivers and the ocean during their lives.
2. BSalmon are the only fish that lay eggs.
3. CSalmon are born in the ocean and later die in fresh-water rivers.
4. DSalmon spend their whole lives in the ocean.

A school sends this note: “Due to the forecast of heavy snow, all classes will move online on Friday. Students should log in at the usual time. The building will be closed.” Which statement is NOT supported by the note?

1. AThe change is because of expected snow.
2. BThe school building will be closed on Friday.
3. CStudents will attend classes online on Friday.
4. DClasses on Friday are cancelled entirely.

“Kim read the email twice, set her phone down and stared out of the window. Then she picked up the phone again and began to type a long reply, deleting each sentence before she finished it.” What is Kim most likely feeling?

1. ABored by the email
2. BUnsure how to respond
3. CToo tired to read it
4. DDelighted by the news