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 author writes: “Some people say reading on screens is just as good as reading on paper. However, several studies suggest that readers remember long texts slightly better on paper.” What is the author’s point?
- APeople always remember more from screens.
- BScreens should never be used for reading.
- CPaper may help people remember long texts.
- DReading has no effect on memory at all.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The phone rang at 3 a.m. Lena’s heart pounded as she reached for it, already imagining the worst.” What does the author suggest by “already imagining the worst”?
- ALena knew who was calling.
- BLena was annoyed by a wrong number.
- CLena was excited about a surprise.
- DLena expected bad news.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates the dialogue correctly in American style?
- A“I feel dizzy” the patient said.
- B“I feel dizzy,” the patient said.
- C“I feel dizzy.” the patient said.
- D“I feel dizzy;” the patient said.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb for formal (especially American) English: “The policy requires that every visitor ___ a mask.”
- Awear
- Bwore
- Cwears
- Dwearing
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s recovery was gradual.”
- ASudden
- BComplete
- CSlow and steady
- DUnexpected
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term polycythaemia mean?
- AAn abnormally high number of red blood cells
- BAn abnormally low number of platelets
- CAn abnormally low number of red blood cells
- DAn abnormally high number of white blood cells
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Paper may help people remember long texts.
Why this is the answer
After “However”, the author presents evidence that paper may support memory of long texts. The word “slightly” shows the claim is modest, not a ban on screens.
C · Paper may help people remember long texts.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Lena expected bad news.
Why this is the answer
A call at 3 a.m., her pounding heart and “imagining the worst” all suggest she feared bad news.
D · Lena expected bad news.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · “I feel dizzy,” the patient said.
Why this is the answer
In American style the comma goes inside the closing quotation mark, and the sentence continues with a lowercase speech tag.
B · “I feel dizzy,” the patient said.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · wear
Why this is the answer
The subjunctive uses the base form of the verb, even with a singular subject: “that every visitor wear”. British English often uses “should wear” instead, but US-style exams expect the subjunctive.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Slow and steady
Why this is the answer
Gradual means happening slowly over time, step by step.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · An abnormally high number of red blood cells
Why this is the answer
Polycythaemia (US: polycythemia) is an excess of red blood cells, which makes the blood thicker.
A · An abnormally high number of red blood cells
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