TEAS-style English & reading practice: cram pack

Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 6 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.

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1Formulas and methods

Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Read the question first so you know what you are looking for.
  2. Skim the passage for its topic and main point; the first or last sentence often states it.
  3. Go back to the exact lines that answer the question.
  4. For inferences, choose the option the clues most strongly support, not one that goes further.
  5. For labels and tables, apply every rule that fits the case and do the small calculation carefully.

English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Find the subject and the verb of the sentence before choosing a form.
  2. Strip away phrases (of the …, along with …) and extra people (you and …) to test agreement and pronoun case.
  3. Check each clause: can it stand alone? Join independent clauses with a comma + conjunction or a semicolon.
  4. Check modifiers and lists: the describing phrase next to its word, items in the same form.
  5. For word choice and register, pick the precise, formal and concise option.

Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Read the whole sentence and look for a context clue: a definition, a contrast, an example or a cause and effect.
  2. Split an unfamiliar word into prefix, root and suffix and translate each part.
  3. Read a medical term from the suffix back to the start (hepat-itis: inflammation of the liver).
  4. Put each option into the sentence and check that the meaning still fits.
  5. Choose the meaning used in this sentence, even if the word has another everyday meaning.

2Practice problems

1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Medium

Glass recycling saves energy, because melting recycled glass takes less heat than making new glass from sand. Glass can be recycled again and again without losing quality. Which detail supports the idea that glass recycling saves energy?

  1. AGlass does not lose quality when recycled.
  2. BNew glass is made from sand.
  3. CMelting recycled glass takes less heat than making new glass.
  4. DGlass can be recycled again and again.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard

The author writes: “Online reviews are useful when choosing a restaurant. Still, readers should remember that people are more likely to write a review after a very good or very bad experience.” What is the author warning about?

  1. AOnline reviews are always written by owners.
  2. BOnly bad experiences are written about.
  3. CReviews may not reflect typical experiences.
  4. DRestaurants should not be reviewed online.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium

Choose the correct word: “The results were ___ than we hoped.”

  1. Abetter
  2. Bbest
  3. Cgooder
  4. Dmore good
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard

Choose the correct verb: “If you heat ice, it ___.”

  1. Awould melt
  2. Bwould have melted
  3. Cmelts
  4. Dmelted
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium

What does the prefix peri- mean, as in “pericardium”?

  1. AAgainst
  2. BAround
  3. CBelow
  4. DWithin
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard

What does the term gastroenteritis mean?

  1. AEnlargement of the stomach and intestines
  2. BRemoval of part of the stomach and intestines
  3. CInflammation of the stomach and liver
  4. DInflammation of the stomach and intestines

3Solutions

1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Answer: C · Melting recycled glass takes less heat than making new glass.

Why this is the answer

Needing less heat directly supports the claim about saving energy. The other details are about quality and raw materials.

Answer

C · Melting recycled glass takes less heat than making new glass.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Answer: C · Reviews may not reflect typical experiences.

Why this is the answer

If mostly very happy or very unhappy customers write reviews, the reviews may not show what a typical visit is like.

Answer

C · Reviews may not reflect typical experiences.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Answer: A · better

Why this is the answer

The comparative of “good” is “better”, used with “than”. “Best” is the superlative for three or more.

Answer

A · better
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Answer: C · melts

Why this is the answer

For general truths, the zero conditional uses the present tense in both clauses: “If you heat ice, it melts.”

Answer

C · melts
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Answer: B · Around

Why this is the answer

Peri- means around: the pericardium is the sac around the heart.

Answer

B · Around
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Answer: D · Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Why this is the answer

Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines, often causing vomiting and diarrhoea.

Answer

D · Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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