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
“Sofia remembered the day she arrived in the city ten years earlier, holding one small suitcase and not speaking a word of the language. Now she stood at the front of a classroom, teaching that language to others.” Which technique does the author use?
- AA list of instructions
- BA flashback to an earlier time
- CA prediction about the future
- DA conversation between two people
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Every year, Grandpa planted one more apple tree. When people asked why, since he would not live to see them fruit, he smiled and said, ‘They are not for me.’” What does Grandpa’s answer suggest?
- AHe did not like eating apples himself.
- BHe did not know how trees grow.
- CHe planted the trees for future generations.
- DHe planned to sell the young trees soon for money.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly in American style?
- A“If you feel pain,” the nurse said. “Press the button.”
- B“If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
- C“If you feel pain”, the nurse said, “press the button”.
- D“If you feel pain” the nurse said “press the button.”
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
A paragraph argues that hand washing prevents infection. Which sentence does not belong in it?
- AMany infections are carried on unwashed hands.
- BClean hands reduce the spread of germs.
- CHealth workers are trained to wash their hands often.
- DMy cousin works as a chef in another city.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must protect patient confidentiality.”
- AThe independence of older adults in hospital
- BThe comfort of the hospital room
- CThe physical safety of patients
- DThe privacy of personal information
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The weakness was ipsilateral to the injury.”
- AOn the same side
- BAbove the injury
- COn both sides
- DOn the opposite side
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · A flashback to an earlier time
Why this is the answer
The author takes the reader back ten years before returning to the present, which is a flashback.
B · A flashback to an earlier time
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · He planted the trees for future generations.
Why this is the answer
Planting trees he would not see bear fruit, “not for me”, suggests he planted them for others, such as his family or future generations.
C · He planted the trees for future generations.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · “If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
Why this is the answer
When a speech tag interrupts one quoted sentence, commas go on both sides of the tag, and the second part continues in lowercase. C turns the first part into a fragment. British (logical) style may put the first comma outside the marks, but American style keeps it inside.
B · “If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · My cousin works as a chef in another city.
Why this is the answer
A unified paragraph keeps to one main idea. The sentence about the cousin’s job does not support the point about hand washing.
D · My cousin works as a chef in another city.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The privacy of personal information
Why this is the answer
Confidentiality means keeping a patient’s personal and health information private.
D · The privacy of personal information
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · On the same side
Why this is the answer
Ipsilateral means on the same side of the body; contralateral means on the opposite side.
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