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
At the start of the shift, the nurse counted the patient’s tablets: 30. At the end of the shift, there were 27. The patient takes one tablet three times a day, and all doses were given on time during the shift. What can you conclude?
- AThe patient refused all three doses offered during the shift.
- BThe count matches three doses given during the shift.
- CThe patient took six tablets during the shift.
- DSome tablets are missing from the container.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?
- ATo save money on vitamins
- BTo keep the volunteers from talking
- CTo stop expectations from affecting the results
- DTo make the study finish more quickly
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?
- AShe reminded herself to drink water.
- BMyself and Tom will cover the shift.
- CPlease give the forms to myself.
- DThe doctor and myself agreed.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision is the most concise without losing meaning? “In my personal opinion, I think the plan will probably work.”
- AI think the plan will probably work.
- BIn my personal opinion, the plan will probably work.
- CI personally think, in my opinion, the plan will work.
- DPersonally, in my opinion, I think the plan will work.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The rash was a manifestation of the allergy.”
- AA side effect of surgery
- BA hidden cause
- CA visible sign
- DA cure
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term thrombophlebitis mean?
- ABleeding from a damaged vein
- BA blood clot blocking a large artery in the leg
- CAbnormal widening of a vein
- DInflammation of a vein with a blood clot
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The count matches three doses given during the shift.
Why this is the answer
30 − 27 = 3 tablets, which matches three doses given during the shift, so the count is correct.
B · The count matches three doses given during the shift.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To stop expectations from affecting the results
Why this is the answer
Keeping both groups unaware (a double-blind design) prevents expectations of volunteers or researchers from biasing the results.
C · To stop expectations from affecting the results
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · She reminded herself to drink water.
Why this is the answer
“Herself” refers back to the subject “she”. In the other sentences there is no matching subject, so “me” or “I” is needed instead of “myself”.
A · She reminded herself to drink water.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · I think the plan will probably work.
Why this is the answer
“In my personal opinion” and “I think” repeat one idea, so keeping only “I think” removes the redundancy while keeping the meaning.
A · I think the plan will probably work.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A visible sign
Why this is the answer
A manifestation is a sign or symptom that shows that a condition is present.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Inflammation of a vein with a blood clot
Why this is the answer
Thrombophlebitis is inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot.
D · Inflammation of a vein with a blood clot
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