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
Survey results: “Of 100 hospital visitors asked, 65 said parking was hard to find, 20 said it was easy, and 15 had no opinion.” Which conclusion is supported?
- AAll visitors had an opinion about parking.
- BOnly a few visitors found parking hard to find.
- CParking at the hospital is free.
- DMost visitors asked found parking hard to find.
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?
- AThe study’s pill secretly contained hidden painkillers.
- BPills without medicine cure all kinds of disease.
- CPain cannot be measured in any study.
- DExpectations can affect how people report symptoms.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which spelling is correct for the group of people who run a country?
- Agovernmant
- Bgoverment
- Cgovermint
- Dgovernment
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “Everybody except the two new nurses ___ finished the training.”
- Aare
- Bhas
- Cwere
- Dhave
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse completed a comprehensive assessment on admission.”
- ADone quickly without any notes
- BDifficult for the patient to follow
- CCovering all or nearly all aspects
- DShort and limited to one problem
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word is the opposite of hypertrophy?
- AAtrophy
- BNecrosis
- CDystrophy
- DHyperplasia
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Most visitors asked found parking hard to find.
Why this is the answer
65 out of 100 is most of the visitors asked. 15 had no opinion, and the survey says nothing about cost.
D · Most visitors asked found parking hard to find.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · 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.
D · Expectations can affect how people report symptoms.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · government
Why this is the answer
“Government” is “govern” + “-ment”. The n is often not pronounced, which leads to the misspelling “goverment”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · has
Why this is the answer
The subject is “everybody”, which is singular. The phrase “except the two new nurses” does not change the number of the subject.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Covering all or nearly all aspects
Why this is the answer
Comprehensive means complete and including everything that is relevant.
C · Covering all or nearly all aspects
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Atrophy
Why this is the answer
Hypertrophy is an increase in size, while atrophy is a decrease in size or wasting of tissue.
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