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
“Last summer, the town held its first food festival. More than 5000 people came, and the local restaurants sold out of food by evening. The mayor has already announced a second festival for next year.” Why most likely did the mayor announce a second festival?
- AThe restaurants asked to close for the summer.
- BThe town wanted to replace its restaurants.
- CFew people came to the first festival.
- DThe first festival was a big success.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“By the time the ambulance arrived, a bystander had already started chest compressions and someone else had fetched the defibrillator from the lobby.” What does the passage suggest about the bystanders?
- AThey waited for the ambulance crew to act.
- BThey did not know where the defibrillator was.
- CThey called for help only after an hour.
- DThey acted quickly before help arrived.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”
- Amore carefully
- Bcarefuller
- Cmost carefully
- Dmore careful
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the past participle correctly?
- AShe has write three essays this term.
- BShe has wrote three essays this term.
- CShe has writed three essays this term.
- DShe has written three essays this term.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the stroke, the patient was bedridden for weeks.”
- AUnable to leave bed
- BRecovering at home
- CWaiting for a hospital bed
- DSleeping most of the day
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a paroxysmal cough.”
- AOccurring in sudden attacks
- BConstant but mild
- CDry and tickly
- DProducing a lot of mucus
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The first festival was a big success.
Why this is the answer
Large crowds and sold-out restaurants show the festival was successful, which is the likely reason for holding another.
D · The first festival was a big success.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · They acted quickly before help arrived.
Why this is the answer
Compressions had started and the defibrillator had been fetched before the ambulance arrived, so they acted quickly.
D · They acted quickly before help arrived.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · more carefully
Why this is the answer
“Carefully” is an adverb describing “drives”. Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative with “more”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · She has written three essays this term.
Why this is the answer
The past participle of “write” is “written”. “Wrote” is the simple past and is not used after “has”.
D · She has written three essays this term.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Unable to leave bed
Why this is the answer
Bedridden means confined to bed because of illness or weakness.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Occurring in sudden attacks
Why this is the answer
Paroxysmal means occurring in sudden, intense episodes, like the coughing fits of whooping cough.
A · Occurring in sudden attacks
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