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
“Smoking harms almost every organ in the body. It raises the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Quitting at any age brings health benefits.” What is the author’s main message?
- ASmoking affects the lungs but no other organs.
- BSmoking is harmful, and quitting helps at any age.
- CQuitting smoking is helpful only for young people.
- DOnly older people are harmed by smoking.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Passage: “Tea contains caffeine, but usually less per cup than coffee. Some people switch to tea to reduce their caffeine intake while keeping a warm morning drink.” Which statement can be inferred?
- ATea contains no caffeine at all.
- BSwitching to tea may cut caffeine intake.
- CPeople usually drink tea only in the evening.
- DCoffee has less caffeine than tea.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “The patient rode a ___ bike during rehab.”
- Astationery
- Bstationary
- Cstationairy
- Dstationery’s
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision correctly fixes the comma splice? “The patient felt better, therefore she went home.”
- AThe patient felt better, therefore, she went home.
- BThe patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
- CThe patient felt better; therefore she, went home.
- DThe patient felt better therefore; she went home.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse found a discrepancy in the end-of-shift opioid count.”
- AA short delay
- BA mismatch
- CA routine signature
- DA full agreement
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term leukaemia mean?
- AA cancer of the blood-forming tissues
- BA low number of red blood cells
- CA bacterial infection of the bloodstream
- DAn inherited bleeding disorder
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Smoking is harmful, and quitting helps at any age.
Why this is the answer
The passage describes the harms of smoking and states that quitting at any age brings benefits.
B · Smoking is harmful, and quitting helps at any age.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Switching to tea may cut caffeine intake.
Why this is the answer
Since tea usually has less caffeine per cup than coffee, switching can reduce caffeine intake. Tea does contain some caffeine.
B · Switching to tea may cut caffeine intake.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · stationary
Why this is the answer
“Stationary” means not moving. “Stationery” means writing paper and envelopes: e for envelope.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
Why this is the answer
A conjunctive adverb cannot join two independent clauses with only a comma. Use a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
B · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · A mismatch
Why this is the answer
A discrepancy is a difference between things that should be the same.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A cancer of the blood-forming tissues
Why this is the answer
Leukaemia (US: leukemia) is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood in which abnormal white blood cells are produced.
A · A cancer of the blood-forming tissues
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