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 cake looked perfect, but when Ben cut into it, the middle was still runny.” What can you infer?
- AThe cake was baked too long.
- BThe cake was not baked long enough.
- CBen forgot to add the eggs to the mix.
- DThe cake had too much flour.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The children’s hospital opened a play room. Since then, nurses report that children are calmer before procedures and need fewer extra staff to help hold them still.” What can be inferred about the play room?
- AIt has replaced medical procedures.
- BIt has made the nurses less busy than before.
- CIt may help reduce children’s fear before procedures.
- DIt is open only to children who are not ill.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “She is both smart ___ kind.”
- Aand
- Bor
- Cbut
- Dnor
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which spelling is correct for the word that means “a special right or advantage”?
- Aprivilege
- Bprivelege
- Cprivilage
- Dpriviledge
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Contaminated needles must be placed in a sharps container.”
- AMade unclean by germs or harmful matter
- BSharper than normal needles
- CBrand new and still sealed in the original packet
- DBent or broken during use
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word means “difficult or laboured breathing”?
- ADyspnoea
- BEupnoea
- CHyperpnoea
- DApnoea
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The cake was not baked long enough.
Why this is the answer
A runny middle in a cake that looks done outside usually means it was not baked long enough. A cake baked too long would be dry, not runny.
B · The cake was not baked long enough.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · It may help reduce children’s fear before procedures.
Why this is the answer
Children being calmer and needing less holding suggests the play room helps reduce their anxiety. The passage does not say procedures stopped.
C · It may help reduce children’s fear before procedures.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · and
Why this is the answer
The correlative conjunction “both … and” joins two equal ideas.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · privilege
Why this is the answer
“Privilege” is spelled p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e, with no d and an i in the second syllable.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Made unclean by germs or harmful matter
Why this is the answer
Contaminated means made impure by contact with something harmful, such as blood or germs.
A · Made unclean by germs or harmful matter
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Dyspnoea
Why this is the answer
Dyspnoea (US: dyspnea) means difficult breathing; apnoea is absence of breathing and eupnoea is normal breathing.
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