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
“After weeks of practice, Mei could finally play the whole piece without looking at the music.” What does “finally” suggest?
- AIt took her a long time to succeed.
- BShe gave up the piano after that.
- CShe played it for the last time.
- DShe learned it on the first day.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“It was the kind of morning that made you want to stay in bed — grey skies, steady drizzle and a cold wind rattling the windows.” What mood is the author creating?
- AGloomy
- BTense
- CJoyful
- DPeaceful
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which phrase is written correctly?
- Afive o’clock
- Bfive o-clock
- Cfive o clock’
- Dfive oclock
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “The patient has ___ in bed all morning.”
- Alayed
- Blaid
- Clay
- Dlain
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s breathing was laboured.”
- ARequiring great effort
- BVery slow and quiet
- CCalm, regular and without effort
- DCompletely silent
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term hypokalaemia mean?
- AA low level of calcium in the blood
- BA high level of potassium in the blood
- CA low level of potassium in the blood
- DA low level of sodium in the blood
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · It took her a long time to succeed.
Why this is the answer
“Finally”, with “after weeks of practice”, shows that success came only after a long effort.
A · It took her a long time to succeed.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Gloomy
Why this is the answer
Grey skies, drizzle and cold wind create a dull, gloomy mood. Nothing in the scene suggests joy or danger.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · five o’clock
Why this is the answer
The apostrophe in “o’clock” shows that letters are missing from the old phrase “of the clock”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · lain
Why this is the answer
“Lie” (recline) has the forms lie, lay, lain. After “has”, the past participle “lain” is needed. “Laid” belongs to “lay” (to put).
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Requiring great effort
Why this is the answer
Laboured (US: labored) breathing is breathing that takes noticeable effort.
A · Requiring great effort
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A low level of potassium in the blood
Why this is the answer
Hypokalaemia (US: hypokalemia) is a low blood potassium level: hypo- means below, kal- refers to potassium, and -aemia refers to blood.
C · A low level of potassium in the blood
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