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
Falls are a common cause of injury in older adults. Removing loose rugs, adding bright lights on stairs and installing grab bars in the bathroom can make a home safer. What is the main purpose of the passage?
- ATo explain how bones heal after a fall
- BTo argue that older adults need carers
- CTo suggest ways to prevent falls at home
- DTo describe the design of modern bathrooms
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Opponents claim the new hospital will cost too much. But they ignore that the nearest emergency room is 60 kilometres away, and every minute counts in a heart attack.” What is the author’s tone toward the opponents?
- AAmused
- BNeutral
- CCritical
- DAdmiring
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which is the correct plural of “mother-in-law”?
- Amothers-in-law
- Bmothers-in-laws
- Cmother’s-in-law
- Dmother-in-laws
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses “whose” correctly?
- AThe student whose going to help is here.
- BThe student who’s book was lost asked for help.
- CWhose the student who lost the book?
- DThe student whose book was lost asked for help.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”
- AA red colour
- BA yellow colour
- CSwelling
- DDark circles
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bleeding was profuse.”
- ASlight
- BStopped
- CAbundant and heavy
- DHidden
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To suggest ways to prevent falls at home
Why this is the answer
The passage names fall risks and lists changes that make a home safer, so its purpose is to suggest ways to prevent falls.
C · To suggest ways to prevent falls at home
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Critical
Why this is the answer
Saying the opponents ignore an important fact shows that the author disagrees with and criticises them.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · mothers-in-law
Why this is the answer
In a hyphenated compound noun, the main word takes the plural: mothers-in-law, passers-by.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The student whose book was lost asked for help.
Why this is the answer
“Whose” shows possession. In the other sentences “who’s” or “who is” would be needed, or the possessive is wrongly contracted.
D · The student whose book was lost asked for help.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · A yellow colour
Why this is the answer
Jaundice is yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by a build-up of bilirubin.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Abundant and heavy
Why this is the answer
Profuse means plentiful or in large amounts.
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