Reading comprehension (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

“Every Sunday, the Garcia family visits the farmers’ market. They buy fresh bread, vegetables and eggs for the week ahead.” How often does the family visit the market?

1. ATwice a month
2. BEvery day
3. COnce a week
4. DOnce a year

A cereal box reads: “Contains wheat and milk. May contain traces of nuts.” Which ingredient does the box say it contains?

1. AEggs
2. BShellfish
3. CSoya
4. DWheat

Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, strawberries and peppers. The body uses it to help heal wounds. Which food is named as a source of vitamin C?

1. ABrown rice
2. BStrawberries
3. CHard cheese
4. DWhite bread

“Sofia remembered the day she arrived in the city ten years earlier, holding one small suitcase and not speaking a word of the language. Now she stood at the front of a classroom, teaching that language to others.” Which technique does the author use?

1. AA list of instructions
2. BA conversation between two people
3. CA prediction about the future
4. DA flashback to an earlier time

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

“The volunteer firefighters train every Tuesday evening, even though most of them have full-time jobs during the day.” What does this detail show about the volunteers?

1. AThey have no jobs during the day.
2. BThey are paid well for training.
3. CThey train only once a year.
4. DThey are committed to the role.

“The forest was eerily quiet. No birds sang, and the usual rustle of small animals had stopped. Then, far off, came a low rumble of thunder.” What mood does the author create?

1. ATense and uneasy
2. BCheerful and lively
3. CSilly and playful
4. DSad and hopeless

“Patient A’s heart rate: 72 at 8 a.m., 74 at noon, 71 at 4 p.m. Patient B’s heart rate: 70 at 8 a.m., 95 at noon, 118 at 4 p.m.” Which patient should the nurse be more concerned about, and why?

1. APatient B, because the rate is rising steadily.
2. BPatient A, because the rate keeps changing.
3. CPatient B, because the 8 a.m. rate was 70.
4. DPatient A, because the rate dropped a little at 4 p.m.