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 patient handout says: “Call the clinic if your temperature rises above 38.5 °C (101.3 °F), if the wound becomes red and swollen, or if you notice any discharge.” Which situation should lead the patient to call?
- AThe bandage needs to be changed as planned.
- BThe patient feels tired after a long walk.
- CThe temperature is 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) in the evening.
- DThe wound becomes red and swollen.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Students who eat lunch with friends are happier at school. Therefore, schools should give students more time for lunch.” Which unstated assumption does the argument depend on?
- AHappier students always get the highest grades.
- BTeachers prefer to eat lunch in their classrooms.
- CStudents do not like the food that is served in the school cafeteria.
- DMore lunch time would lead to more eating with friends.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “___ turn is it to check the supplies?”
- AWhose
- BWhos
- CWho
- DWho’s
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which choice correctly reports the speech? She said, “I am tired.”
- AShe said that she is being tired.
- BShe said that I am tired.
- CShe said that she was tired.
- DShe said that I was tired.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The mortality rate from the disease has fallen.”
- ARecovery
- BBirth
- CIllness
- DDeath
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Prophylactic antibiotics were given before surgery.”
- AGiven only by injection
- BGiven in unusually high doses
- CGiven to treat an existing infection
- DGiven to prevent disease
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The wound becomes red and swollen.
Why this is the answer
Redness and swelling of the wound is one of the listed warning signs. A temperature of 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) is below the 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) limit.
D · The wound becomes red and swollen.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · More lunch time would lead to more eating with friends.
Why this is the answer
The argument only works if extra time would actually lead students to eat with friends more. That link is assumed, not stated.
D · More lunch time would lead to more eating with friends.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Whose
Why this is the answer
“Whose” is the possessive form. “Who’s” means “who is” or “who has”, which makes no sense here.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · She said that she was tired.
Why this is the answer
In reported speech, “I” becomes “she” and the present tense usually shifts back to the past after “said”.
C · She said that she was tired.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Death
Why this is the answer
Mortality refers to death; the mortality rate is the number of deaths in a population.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Given to prevent disease
Why this is the answer
Prophylactic means preventive; prophylactic antibiotics lower the risk of infection after surgery.
D · Given to prevent disease
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