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
In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?
- AChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
- BHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.
- CAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
- DThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The nurse noted: ‘Patient states pain is 7 out of 10 at 9 a.m. Medicine given. At 10 a.m., patient states pain is 3 out of 10.’” Which conclusion is best supported by the note?
- AThe patient’s pain grew worse during the hour.
- BThe medicine removed all of the patient’s pain.
- CThe patient refused the medicine.
- DThe patient reported less pain after the medicine.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “Neither Tom ___ Lisa was late.”
- Abut
- Bor
- Cnor
- Dand
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
In very formal writing, which sentence uses the correct pronoun after the verb “be”?
- AIt was she who called the ambulance.
- BIt was hers who called the ambulance.
- CIt was herself who called the ambulance.
- DIt was her who called the ambulance.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient has developed a tolerance to the painkiller.”
- AA need for more to get the same effect
- BA dislike of the drug’s taste
- CA fear of taking the drug
- DAn allergic reaction that develops to the drug
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Burning on urination and frequency are ___ of a urinary tract infection.”
- Aindependent
- Birrelevant
- Cindicative
- Dindifferent
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Hand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.
Why this is the answer
Deaths fell after doctors washed their hands, which suggests that the doctors had been carrying infection from the autopsies to the mothers.
B · Hand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The patient reported less pain after the medicine.
Why this is the answer
Pain fell from 7 to 3, so the patient reported less pain after the medicine. Since pain was still 3, it was not removed completely.
D · The patient reported less pain after the medicine.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · nor
Why this is the answer
“Neither” pairs with “nor”, just as “either” pairs with “or” and “both” pairs with “and”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · It was she who called the ambulance.
Why this is the answer
Traditional formal grammar treats a pronoun after “be” as a subject complement, so the subject form “she” is used. “It was her” is common in speech but informal.
A · It was she who called the ambulance.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A need for more to get the same effect
Why this is the answer
Tolerance means the body responds less to a drug over time, so a higher dose is needed for the same effect.
A · A need for more to get the same effect
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · indicative
Why this is the answer
Indicative means serving as a sign of something.
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