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
“Some people say that cats are unfriendly. My cat, Pepper, waits by the door every evening and sits on my lap while I read.” How does the writer use Pepper?
- AAs a description of how to train a cat
- BAs a reason to buy a new cat
- CAs proof that all cats are unfriendly
- DAs an example that goes against the claim
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“In one study, people who were told a pill would ease their pain reported less pain, even though the pill contained no medicine.” What does this study illustrate?
- APills without medicine cure all kinds of disease.
- BExpectations can affect how people report symptoms.
- CThe study’s pill secretly contained hidden painkillers.
- DPain cannot be measured in any study.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates the contrasting phrase correctly?
- AThe meeting, is on Tuesday not Wednesday.
- BThe meeting is, on Tuesday not Wednesday.
- CThe meeting is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
- DThe meeting is on Tuesday not, Wednesday.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “If I ___ the answer, I would tell you.”
- Aknowed
- Bknow
- Cknew
- Dwill know
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?
- ARecording of the electrical activity of an organ
- BSurgical repair
- CVisual examination with an instrument
- DSurgical removal
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The aetiology of the disease is still unknown.”
- ALikely outcome
- BUsual treatment
- CCause or origin
- DRate of spread
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · As an example that goes against the claim
Why this is the answer
The writer describes a friendly cat to argue against the claim that cats are unfriendly. One cat cannot prove a general rule, but it serves as a counter-example.
D · As an example that goes against the claim
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Expectations can affect how people report symptoms.
Why this is the answer
The pill had no medicine, yet people reported less pain. This shows the placebo effect: expectations can influence reported symptoms.
B · Expectations can affect how people report symptoms.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The meeting is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
Why this is the answer
A contrasting element introduced by “not” is set off with a comma. A comma should not separate the subject from its verb.
C · The meeting is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · knew
Why this is the answer
An unreal present condition uses the past tense in the if-clause and “would” + base verb in the main clause: “If I knew, I would tell you.”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Visual examination with an instrument
Why this is the answer
-scopy means viewing with a scope. Surgical repair is -plasty and removal is -ectomy.
C · Visual examination with an instrument
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Cause or origin
Why this is the answer
Aetiology (US: etiology) is the cause or origin of a disease.
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