HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2
1. V2 V1
Bicycles Eating
Changing Time Food
Glass Game of Bridge
Healthcare Getting a Good
Homonyms Night's Sleep
Isaac Asimov Chronic Insomnia
Jazz Phobia
Laughter Rainforest
Lightning Safe Driving
Mr. Rogers The Water Cycle
Nurseries Voice
Rainforest White Elephant
Extras The Golden
Bridge
2. 1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is Amazon Rainfor-
NOT mentioned about the Amazon est
Rainforest? About 6% of the
Its precipitation earth is covered
by rainforests. The
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? largest rainforest
(Choose 2 answers) in the world is
(A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green. theAmazon Basin,
(C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour which stretches
off them. over 2.3 mil-
lion square miles
3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon in nine differ-
Basin? ent South Ameri-
It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in can countries. This
the world. area is double the
length of all the
4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the other remaining
author refer to when he says "rich and diverse land" rainforests in the
at the beginning of paragraph 3? world. Brazil con-
2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest tains 60%of the
Amazonian rain-
5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an forest, since it lies
environmentally friendly way" mean in paragraph 3? at the mouth of
, HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2
They do not poison the soil when farming. the river Amazon.
This river is the
6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use? second largest in
The Bruti plant the world and con-
tains more than
7. What is the biggest problem related to the disap- one-fifth of the
pearance of the rainforest? world's fresh wa-
Cutting down trees ter. The Amazon
rainforest is a type
of wet broadleaf
forest. The weath-
er there is very
humid and warm
as it rains quite
a bit. Because of
the high rainfall,
the forest is very
rich and green.
The tree leaves
are pointed and
narrow so that the
raindrops can eas-
ily drop off wet
plants. This
tropical rainforest
has more liv-
ing species than
the entire Eu-
ropean continent.
There are over
400 types of in-
sects living in one
single rain forest
tree for a total of
2.5 million species.
One square kilo-
meter of rain-
forest may con-
tain over 75,000
, HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2
types of trees
and approximate-
ly 438,000 differ-
ent kinds of plants,
which comes to
a total of 90,000
tons of greenery
overall. The Ama-
zon rainforest is
home to 2,000
birds and mam-
mals, with one in
every five birds
in the world liv-
ing there. Lo-
cal farmers have
lived off this rich
and diverse land
for thousands of
years. They have
been able to find
food and water
here without de-
stroying the land.
The Kayapo peo-
ple of Brazil farm
in an environmen-
tally-friendly way.
Instead of chem-
icals, they use
burned wood to
enrich the soil,
and plant banana
trees, which at-
tract wasps. These
wasps then feed
on leafcutter ants
and get rid of
these harmful in-
1. V2 V1
Bicycles Eating
Changing Time Food
Glass Game of Bridge
Healthcare Getting a Good
Homonyms Night's Sleep
Isaac Asimov Chronic Insomnia
Jazz Phobia
Laughter Rainforest
Lightning Safe Driving
Mr. Rogers The Water Cycle
Nurseries Voice
Rainforest White Elephant
Extras The Golden
Bridge
2. 1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is Amazon Rainfor-
NOT mentioned about the Amazon est
Rainforest? About 6% of the
Its precipitation earth is covered
by rainforests. The
2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? largest rainforest
(Choose 2 answers) in the world is
(A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green. theAmazon Basin,
(C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour which stretches
off them. over 2.3 mil-
lion square miles
3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon in nine differ-
Basin? ent South Ameri-
It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in can countries. This
the world. area is double the
length of all the
4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the other remaining
author refer to when he says "rich and diverse land" rainforests in the
at the beginning of paragraph 3? world. Brazil con-
2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest tains 60%of the
Amazonian rain-
5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an forest, since it lies
environmentally friendly way" mean in paragraph 3? at the mouth of
, HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2
They do not poison the soil when farming. the river Amazon.
This river is the
6. Which rainforest plant has more than one use? second largest in
The Bruti plant the world and con-
tains more than
7. What is the biggest problem related to the disap- one-fifth of the
pearance of the rainforest? world's fresh wa-
Cutting down trees ter. The Amazon
rainforest is a type
of wet broadleaf
forest. The weath-
er there is very
humid and warm
as it rains quite
a bit. Because of
the high rainfall,
the forest is very
rich and green.
The tree leaves
are pointed and
narrow so that the
raindrops can eas-
ily drop off wet
plants. This
tropical rainforest
has more liv-
ing species than
the entire Eu-
ropean continent.
There are over
400 types of in-
sects living in one
single rain forest
tree for a total of
2.5 million species.
One square kilo-
meter of rain-
forest may con-
tain over 75,000
, HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2
types of trees
and approximate-
ly 438,000 differ-
ent kinds of plants,
which comes to
a total of 90,000
tons of greenery
overall. The Ama-
zon rainforest is
home to 2,000
birds and mam-
mals, with one in
every five birds
in the world liv-
ing there. Lo-
cal farmers have
lived off this rich
and diverse land
for thousands of
years. They have
been able to find
food and water
here without de-
stroying the land.
The Kayapo peo-
ple of Brazil farm
in an environmen-
tally-friendly way.
Instead of chem-
icals, they use
burned wood to
enrich the soil,
and plant banana
trees, which at-
tract wasps. These
wasps then feed
on leafcutter ants
and get rid of
these harmful in-
