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
Grace wanted a dog, but her apartment did not allow pets. She began volunteering at an animal shelter on weekends, walking and feeding the dogs. What can you infer about why Grace volunteered?
- AShe wanted to move to a new apartment.
- BShe wanted to spend time with dogs.
- CShe was afraid of dogs.
- DShe was paid to work at the shelter.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The soup kitchen served 200 meals in January and 260 in February. The manager said the rise was due to the cold weather.” Which information would best test the manager’s explanation?
- AThe size of the kitchen
- BMeals served in warmer months
- CThe price of soup ingredients
- DThe names of the volunteers
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”
- Acarefuller
- Bmore carefully
- Cmost carefully
- Dmore careful
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses commas correctly with a nonessential participial phrase?
- AThe patient, feeling dizzy sat down.
- BThe patient, feeling dizzy, sat down.
- CThe patient feeling dizzy, sat down.
- DThe patient feeling, dizzy sat down.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient lives in a rural area far from the hospital.”
- ACountryside
- BIndustrial
- CCoastal
- DCity centre
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s condition began to deteriorate overnight.”
- AGrow steadily worse
- BImprove slowly but steadily
- CRemain the same
- DBecome hidden
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · She wanted to spend time with dogs.
Why this is the answer
Unable to keep a dog at home, she found another way to be around dogs.
B · She wanted to spend time with dogs.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Meals served in warmer months
Why this is the answer
Comparing with meals served in warmer months would show whether demand rises in cold weather. The other details do not test the explanation.
B · Meals served in warmer months
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · more carefully
Why this is the answer
“Carefully” is an adverb describing “drives”. Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative with “more”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The patient, feeling dizzy, sat down.
Why this is the answer
“Feeling dizzy” adds information about the patient and can be removed, so it is enclosed by a pair of commas.
B · The patient, feeling dizzy, sat down.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Countryside
Why this is the answer
Rural means relating to the countryside rather than towns or cities.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Grow steadily worse
Why this is the answer
To deteriorate is to become progressively worse in condition or quality.
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