Reading comprehension (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

A parking sign reads: “No parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. Parking allowed at all times on weekends.” When may a driver park here?

1. AOn a Monday at 10 a.m.
2. BOn a Saturday at noon
3. COn a Wednesday at 3 p.m.
4. DOn a Friday at 9 a.m.

Our skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D helps the body take in calcium, which keeps bones strong. What does vitamin D help the body do?

1. ADigest sugar
2. BTake in calcium
3. CGrow more hair
4. DFight off colds

Dolphins are mammals, not fish. They breathe air through a blowhole on top of their heads and must come to the surface to breathe. Mother dolphins feed their young with milk. Which detail shows that dolphins are mammals?

1. AThey swim very fast.
2. BThey have smooth skin, fins and a strong tail.
3. CThey live in the ocean.
4. DMothers feed their young with milk.

The new park is the most beautiful place in the city. It has 200 trees, a playground and a small lake. Which statement from the passage is an opinion?

1. AIt has 200 trees.
2. BThe new park is the most beautiful place in the city.
3. CIt has a small lake.
4. DIt has a playground.

The river flooded after a week of heavy rain. Water covered the main road, so the town closed it and set up a detour through the hills. What caused the town to close the main road?

1. AA traffic accident on the detour
2. BSnow falling during the week
3. CFlood water covering the main road
4. DRepairs being made in the hills

“Remember to take your medicine,” Mr. Okafor’s daughter called as she left. He nodded, but an hour later the pill was still on the kitchen table next to his untouched glass of water. What can you infer?

1. AHis daughter took the medicine with her.
2. BMr. Okafor forgot or chose not to take his medicine.
3. CMr. Okafor took two pills instead of one.
4. DThe medicine had already been taken.

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt agrees with both sides of the debate.
2. BIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.
3. CIt presents only two options when others exist.
4. DIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.

“The town’s population grew from 8000 to 12 000 in ten years. During the same period, the number of schools stayed at two.” Which problem does the passage most likely point to?

1. AThe schools may have become crowded.
2. BThe population of the town went down.
3. CFewer children were living in the town.
4. DThe town built too many new schools.