1Formulas and methods
Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Method
- Read the question first so you know what you are looking for.
- Skim the passage for its topic and main point; the first or last sentence often states it.
- Go back to the exact lines that answer the question.
- For inferences, choose the option the clues most strongly support, not one that goes further.
- For labels and tables, apply every rule that fits the case and do the small calculation carefully.
English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Method
- Find the subject and the verb of the sentence before choosing a form.
- Strip away phrases (of the …, along with …) and extra people (you and …) to test agreement and pronoun case.
- Check each clause: can it stand alone? Join independent clauses with a comma + conjunction or a semicolon.
- Check modifiers and lists: the describing phrase next to its word, items in the same form.
- For word choice and register, pick the precise, formal and concise option.
Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Method
- Read the whole sentence and look for a context clue: a definition, a contrast, an example or a cause and effect.
- Split an unfamiliar word into prefix, root and suffix and translate each part.
- Read a medical term from the suffix back to the start (hepat-itis: inflammation of the liver).
- Put each option into the sentence and check that the meaning still fits.
- Choose the meaning used in this sentence, even if the word has another everyday meaning.
2Practice problems
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Medium
“Some people say that cats are unfriendly. My cat, Pepper, waits by the door every evening and sits on my lap while I read.” How does the writer use Pepper?
- AAs a reason to buy a new cat
- BAs proof that all cats are unfriendly
- CAs an example that goes against the claim
- DAs a description of how to train a cat
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A medication guide says: “Store below 25 °C. Keep out of reach of children. Discard 28 days after opening.” A bottle was opened on March 3. On which date should it be discarded?
- AApril 3
- BMarch 28
- CMarch 25
- DMarch 31
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates a quotation within a quotation correctly in American style?
- AThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
- BThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, “Wait here.”’
- CThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’’
- DThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, “Wait here.””
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the best transition to begin a concluding sentence: “___, regular hand washing is one of the simplest ways to prevent infection.”
- AFor instance
- BMeanwhile
- CIn contrast
- DIn conclusion
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s respirations were 18 per minute.”
- ATemperature readings
- BHeartbeats
- CBlood pressure readings
- DBreaths
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word means “inflammation of the mouth”?
- AGlossitis
- BGingivitis
- CStomatitis
- DPharyngitis
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · As an example that goes against the claim
Why this is the answer
The writer describes a friendly cat to argue against the claim that cats are unfriendly. One cat cannot prove a general rule, but it serves as a counter-example.
C · As an example that goes against the claim
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · March 31
Why this is the answer
March 3 + 28 days = March 31 (March has 31 days), so the bottle should be discarded on March 31.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
Why this is the answer
In American English, the main quotation uses double quotation marks and a quotation inside it uses single marks. British publishers often reverse this: single marks outside, double inside.
A · The nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · In conclusion
Why this is the answer
“In conclusion” signals a summary of the main idea. “For instance” gives an example, “in contrast” shows difference and “meanwhile” shows time.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Breaths
Why this is the answer
Respirations are breaths; the respiratory rate is the number of breaths per minute.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Stomatitis
Why this is the answer
Stomatitis is inflammation of the mouth; gingivitis affects the gums and glossitis the tongue.
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