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
“Insurance card: Member: J. Smith. Plan: Basic. Covers: doctor visits, hospital stays. Does not cover: dental, eye care.” Which service would this plan NOT pay for?
- AA visit to the doctor
- BA dental check-up
- CA night in hospital
- DA week-long stay in hospital
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “I have walked to work for twenty years, rain or shine. I have never once needed a car, so no one in this city needs one.” What is the main weakness?
- AWalking to work is impossible in the rain.
- BTwenty years is too short to judge the city.
- COne person’s situation may not fit everyone.
- DThe author owns a car but does not use it.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which word should replace the underlined informal word for a formal report? “The results were awesome.”
- Amind-blowing
- Bepic
- Cexcellent
- Dsuper cool
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision makes the list parallel? “The nurse’s duties include giving medications, to chart vitals and the education of patients.”
- Ato give medications, charting vitals and the education of patients
- Bgiving medications, to chart vitals and educating patients
- Cgiving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
- Dgiving medications, charting vitals and the education of patients
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The old infection control policy is now obsolete.”
- AVery strict
- BNewly written
- COut of date
- DWidely used
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “After the stroke, the patient’s speech was ___, with words running into each other.”
- Aslurred
- Barticulate
- Celoquent
- Dlucid
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · A dental check-up
Why this is the answer
Dental and eye care are listed as not covered, so a dental check-up would not be paid for. Doctor visits and hospital stays of any length are covered.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · One person’s situation may not fit everyone.
Why this is the answer
The author assumes that because walking works for them, it works for everyone. Others may live far away, have disabilities or carry heavy loads.
C · One person’s situation may not fit everyone.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · excellent
Why this is the answer
Formal writing uses precise, standard words such as “excellent”. The other choices are slang.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · giving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
Why this is the answer
In A all three items are gerund phrases (giving, charting, educating). The other options mix gerunds, infinitives and nouns.
C · giving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Out of date
Why this is the answer
Obsolete means no longer used or out of date.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · slurred
Why this is the answer
Slurred speech is indistinct speech in which sounds run together, often caused by weak muscles after a stroke.
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