Reading comprehension (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria, and the two lower chambers are called ventricles. What are the two lower chambers called?

1. AVentricles
2. BCoronary arteries
3. CValves
4. DAtria

A thermometer label says: “Clean the tip with alcohol before and after each use.” When should the tip be cleaned?

1. AOnly once a week
2. BOnly after each use
3. COnly when it looks dirty
4. DBefore and after each use

Ben woke up late. He jumped out of bed, put on his clothes and ran to the bus stop without eating. Why did Ben not eat breakfast?

1. AHe was feeling too sick to eat that morning.
2. BHe did not like the food in the kitchen.
3. CHe had already eaten at a friend’s house.
4. DHe was in a hurry because he woke up late.

“Tomás has worked as a paramedic for ten years. He says the hardest part of the job is not the long hours but telling families bad news.” What does Tomás find hardest about his job?

1. AWorking long hours
2. BGiving bad news to families
3. CDriving the ambulance at night
4. DLearning new medical skills

“When the fire alarm sounded, the teacher calmly led the children down the stairs, counted them at the meeting point and reported that everyone was safe.” Which word best describes the teacher’s actions?

1. AConfused and lost
2. BCareless
3. CPanicked
4. DOrganised

A graph shows that the number of people using the town library fell each year from 2015 to 2019 and then rose sharply after the library added free Wi-Fi and study rooms in 2020. Which conclusion is best supported?

1. ALibrary use rose after the new services were added.
2. BLibrary use fell every year from 2015 to 2022.
3. CFree Wi-Fi caused library use to fall in 2015.
4. DThe library closed all of its study rooms in 2020.

The author writes: “I have walked to work for twenty years, rain or shine. I have never once needed a car, so no one in this city needs one.” What is the main weakness?

1. AWalking to work is impossible in the rain.
2. BOne person’s situation may not fit everyone.
3. CThe author owns a car but does not use it.
4. DTwenty years is too short to judge the city.

The author writes: “Since the town banned plastic bags, litter on the beach has fallen. Therefore, the ban is the only reason the beach is cleaner.” What is the main weakness of this argument?

1. AThe author does not say who lives near the beach.
2. BPlastic bags are not really a type of beach litter.
3. CThe author gives no date for the ban.
4. DOther changes may also have reduced the litter.