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
“The town had a problem: the only bridge over the river was too narrow for two cars. The council solved it by building a second bridge and making each one-way.” How is the passage organised?
- AProblem and solution
- BCompare and contrast
- CTime order of events
- DDescription of a place
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “The new reading programme was introduced in September. By June, reading scores had risen. The programme clearly works.” Which further information would best test the author’s claim?
- AThe colour of the programme’s textbooks
- BThe cost of printing the reading books
- CThe names of the teachers who taught it
- DScores from similar schools without it
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct form: “She could ___ called earlier.”
- Ahad
- Bhave
- Cof
- Dhas
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses semicolons correctly in a list?
- AThe team travelled to Austin, Texas, Denver, Colorado; and Reno, Nevada.
- BThe team travelled to Austin; Texas, Denver; Colorado, and Reno; Nevada.
- CThe team travelled to Austin Texas; Denver Colorado; and Reno Nevada.
- DThe team travelled to Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Reno, Nevada.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?
- ARecording of the electrical activity of an organ
- BVisual examination with an instrument
- CSurgical removal
- DSurgical repair
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The disease was found on a routine check because the patient was ___ and felt perfectly well.”
- Asymptomatic
- Bdisoriented
- Casymptomatic
- Dfebrile
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Problem and solution
Why this is the answer
The passage states a problem (a narrow bridge) and then gives the solution (a second bridge and one-way traffic).
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Scores from similar schools without it
Why this is the answer
Scores usually rise over a school year. Comparing with similar schools that did not use the programme shows whether it made a real difference.
D · Scores from similar schools without it
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · have
Why this is the answer
“Could have” (could’ve) + past participle is correct. “Could of” is a common error that comes from how “could’ve” sounds.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The team travelled to Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Reno, Nevada.
Why this is the answer
When items in a series contain their own commas, semicolons separate the items so the reader can tell where each one ends.
D · The team travelled to Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Reno, Nevada.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Visual examination with an instrument
Why this is the answer
-scopy means viewing with a scope. Surgical repair is -plasty and removal is -ectomy.
B · Visual examination with an instrument
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · asymptomatic
Why this is the answer
Asymptomatic means showing no symptoms, which is why routine screening can find hidden disease.
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