Reading comprehension (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones. What are bats’ wings made of?

1. AFur that grows into thin flaps
2. BFeathers attached to strong, hollow arm bones
3. CHard shells that open and close
4. DThin skin stretched between finger bones

Butterflies begin life as caterpillars. A caterpillar eats leaves and grows quickly. Then it forms a hard case called a chrysalis, and inside it changes into a butterfly. What is the case called?

1. AA shell
2. BA chrysalis
3. CA cocoon
4. DA nest

Lucy and her brother both like sports. Lucy plays football on Tuesdays, and her brother swims on Thursdays. On Saturdays, they both go running in the park. What do Lucy and her brother do together?

1. AThey play tennis on Sundays.
2. BThey play football on Tuesdays.
3. CThey go running on Saturdays.
4. DThey swim on Thursdays.

“Handwashing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals,” says a training manual. What would the manual most likely recommend next?

1. AWashing hands only at the end of each shift
2. BAvoiding soap to protect the skin
3. CWearing the same gloves for all patients
4. DWashing hands before and after patient contact

When Rosa started her new job at the hospital, she got lost three times on the first day. By the end of the month, she was giving directions to visitors. What does the passage show about Rosa?

1. AShe did not like her new job at the hospital and wanted to leave.
2. BShe quickly learned her way around the hospital.
3. CShe was given a map on her first day.
4. DShe often gets lost in new places.

Washing hands with soap for at least 20 seconds removes many germs. Soap breaks up the oily layer that holds germs on the skin, and rinsing washes them away. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo explain how handwashing with soap removes germs
2. BTo persuade readers to buy a certain brand of soap
3. CTo tell a story about a person who got sick
4. DTo compare soap with hand sanitiser in detail

The author writes: “Since the city put up speed cameras, the number of crashes has fallen. The cameras also earned the city a lot of money in fines. Critics say this proves the cameras are only about money.” Why is the critics’ conclusion weak?

1. AThe cameras did not collect any money at all.
2. BCrashes increased after the cameras went up.
3. CThe critics do not live in the city.
4. DEarning money does not rule out improving safety.

“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?

1. ATo keep the volunteers from talking
2. BTo make the study finish more quickly
3. CTo save money on vitamins
4. DTo stop expectations from affecting the results