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

A caption under a photograph reads: “Nurses at City Hospital practise CPR on training dummies during a monthly class.” What does the photograph most likely show?

1. ADoctors performing a real operation
2. BA nurse giving a school talk
3. CPatients waiting in a hospital lobby
4. DNurses practising CPR on dummies in a class

When a hedgehog is frightened, it rolls into a tight ball. Its sharp spines then stick out in all directions, protecting its soft belly. What does a hedgehog do when it is frightened?

1. AIt climbs a tree.
2. BIt runs into water.
3. CIt rolls into a ball.
4. DIt calls loudly.

We blink many times every minute. Blinking spreads tears across the eye, which keeps it moist and washes away dust. Why do we blink?

1. ATo help us see colours better
2. BTo make our eyes stronger
3. CTo keep the eyes moist and clean
4. DTo stop us from falling asleep during the day

The word “quarantine” comes from the Italian “quaranta giorni”, meaning forty days. In the 1300s, ships arriving in Venice during plague outbreaks had to wait forty days before passengers could come ashore. Why did ships have to wait before passengers came ashore?

1. ATo give passengers time to learn Italian
2. BTo prevent the plague from spreading to the city
3. CTo let the ships be repaired after long journeys
4. DTo collect taxes from the ship owners

At the start of the shift, the nurse counted the patient’s tablets: 30. At the end of the shift, there were 27. The patient takes one tablet three times a day, and all doses were given on time during the shift. What can you conclude?

1. ASome tablets are missing from the container.
2. BThe patient took six tablets during the shift.
3. CThe count matches three doses given during the shift.
4. DThe patient refused all three doses offered during the shift.

“When the coach announced that Sam would start in the final game, Sam’s face lit up.” What does “Sam’s face lit up” mean?

1. ASam stood under a bright light.
2. BSam felt too hot to play.
3. CSam looked very happy.
4. DSam’s face turned red with anger.

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

The sign at the pool reads: “Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Children 8 to 12 may swim alone if they pass the swim test. No one under 16 may use the diving board.” A 10-year-old has passed the swim test. What may the child do?

1. ASwim only with an adult in the water
2. BSwim alone and use the diving board
3. CSwim alone, but not use the diving board
4. DUse the diving board only with an adult