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
The human body has about 206 bones in adulthood. Babies are born with about 270, but many of them fuse together as the child grows. Why do adults have fewer bones than babies?
- AAdults break and lose some bones.
- BBabies lose bones when they fall.
- CSome bones fuse together during growth.
- DBones dissolve when a person stops growing.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Patient A’s heart rate: 72 at 8 a.m., 74 at noon, 71 at 4 p.m. Patient B’s heart rate: 70 at 8 a.m., 95 at noon, 118 at 4 p.m.” Which patient should the nurse be more concerned about, and why?
- APatient A, because the rate dropped a little at 4 p.m.
- BPatient A, because the rate keeps changing.
- CPatient B, because the rate is rising steadily.
- DPatient B, because the 8 a.m. rate was 70.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “Mathematics ___ the subject I enjoy most.”
- Awere
- Bare
- Chave been
- Dis
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the best transition: “The new schedule saved money. ___, staff morale dropped because of longer shifts.”
- ASimilarly
- BTherefore
- COn the other hand
- DFor example
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”
- APrevent
- BHide
- CMake worse
- DCure completely
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The two medications should not be taken together because they ___ each other’s effects.”
- Acounteract
- Bpackage
- Cdescribe
- Dduplicate
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Some bones fuse together during growth.
Why this is the answer
The passage explains that many bones fuse together as a child grows, reducing the total.
C · Some bones fuse together during growth.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Patient B, because the rate is rising steadily.
Why this is the answer
Patient A’s rate stays fairly steady, while Patient B’s climbs from 70 to 118. A steadily rising heart rate is a change that needs attention.
C · Patient B, because the rate is rising steadily.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · is
Why this is the answer
Subjects such as mathematics, physics and news are singular despite the final s.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · On the other hand
Why this is the answer
“On the other hand” introduces a contrasting point. “Therefore” would wrongly say the savings caused the drop, and “similarly” shows likeness.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Make worse
Why this is the answer
To exacerbate is to make a problem or symptom more severe.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · counteract
Why this is the answer
To counteract is to act against and reduce or cancel an effect.
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