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
Hand sanitiser is useful when soap and water are not available. Still, washing with soap and water is better when hands are visibly dirty, because sanitiser does not remove dirt and grease well. What can you infer from the passage?
- AHand sanitiser should never be used.
- BHand sanitiser removes dirt better than soap.
- CSoap and water are the better choice for greasy hands.
- DSoap and water are only needed in hospitals and clinics, not at home.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Paula wrote: “Our hospital cafeteria now offers more fresh fruit and fewer fried foods. Since the change, sales of fruit have doubled. Clearly, every employee is now eating a healthy diet.” Why is Paula’s last statement not well supported?
- AThe cafeteria did not change its menu at all.
- BFruit sales actually went down after the cafeteria changed its menu.
- CHigher fruit sales do not show what every employee eats.
- DFried foods are healthier than fresh fruit.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “Please ___ the box on the table.”
- Aset
- Bsit
- Csat
- Dsitting
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “If you heat ice, it ___.”
- Amelts
- Bwould melt
- Cmelted
- Dwould have melted
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Contaminated needles must be placed in a sharps container.”
- ABent or broken during use
- BMade unclean by germs or harmful matter
- CSharper than normal needles
- DBrand new and still sealed in the original packet
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse saw exudate on the wound dressing.”
- AFlakes of dead skin
- BFluid that has leaked out of the tissues
- CSticky glue left behind by the adhesive tape
- DA dry crust of old blood
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Soap and water are the better choice for greasy hands.
Why this is the answer
If sanitiser does not remove dirt and grease well, soap and water are better for dirty or greasy hands. The passage does not say sanitiser should never be used.
C · Soap and water are the better choice for greasy hands.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Higher fruit sales do not show what every employee eats.
Why this is the answer
Doubled fruit sales show a change in purchases, not that all employees now eat healthily. The conclusion overgeneralises.
C · Higher fruit sales do not show what every employee eats.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · set
Why this is the answer
“Set” means to put something down and takes an object (the box). “Sit” means to be seated and does not take an object.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · melts
Why this is the answer
For general truths, the zero conditional uses the present tense in both clauses: “If you heat ice, it melts.”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Made unclean by germs or harmful matter
Why this is the answer
Contaminated means made impure by contact with something harmful, such as blood or germs.
B · Made unclean by germs or harmful matter
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Fluid that has leaked out of the tissues
Why this is the answer
Exudate is fluid that seeps out of blood vessels or tissues, often into a wound, during inflammation.
B · Fluid that has leaked out of the tissues
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