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
A pie chart of a family’s monthly budget shows: housing 40%, food 20%, transport 15%, savings 10%, other 15%. Which statement is true?
- AFood and transport together exceed housing.
- BTransport takes more than food.
- CSavings are the second largest share of the budget.
- DHousing takes the largest share.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The pain reliever starts working within 30 minutes. Its effects last about 6 hours. Do not take more than 4 doses in 24 hours.” A patient takes the first dose at 8 a.m. If the patient takes each next dose only when the previous one wears off, at what time would the third dose be taken?
- A6 p.m.
- B2 p.m.
- C4 p.m.
- D8 p.m.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “Every morning he wakes up, ___ coffee and leaves for work.”
- Amade
- Bmakes
- Cwill make
- Dmaking
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What type of clause is underlined? “I will call you when I finish my shift.”
- AA dependent (subordinate) clause
- BAn independent clause
- CA complete sentence on its own
- DA prepositional phrase
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The headaches tend to recur in spring.”
- AHappen again
- BBecome milder
- CStart for the first time
- DDisappear for good
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The X-ray showed a comminuted fracture of the tibia.”
- ABroken into several pieces
- BCracked but not broken through
- CAlready healed in a bad position
- DBroken with the skin torn open
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Housing takes the largest share.
Why this is the answer
Housing (40%) is the largest share. Food and transport total 35%, less than housing; savings (10%) is the smallest share.
D · Housing takes the largest share.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · 8 p.m.
Why this is the answer
First dose 8 a.m., second at 2 p.m. (6 hours later), third at 8 p.m. (another 6 hours).
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · makes
Why this is the answer
“Wakes” and “leaves” are in the simple present, so the middle verb must also be simple present: “makes”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A dependent (subordinate) clause
Why this is the answer
“When I finish my shift” has a subject and a verb but begins with a subordinating conjunction, so it cannot stand alone.
A · A dependent (subordinate) clause
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Happen again
Why this is the answer
To recur is to occur again, often repeatedly.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Broken into several pieces
Why this is the answer
A comminuted fracture is one in which the bone is shattered into three or more fragments.
A · Broken into several pieces
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