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
Since the city added bike lanes on Main Street two years ago, the number of cyclists on that street has tripled, and accidents involving cyclists have fallen by half. Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?
- ABike lanes will reduce all kinds of car accidents in every city.
- BMore people cycled on Main Street after the bike lanes were added.
- CMain Street had no cyclists before the lanes.
- DCyclists on Main Street no longer wear helmets.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “If we let students use calculators in maths class, soon they will forget how to add, then they won’t be able to manage money, and eventually our economy will collapse.” What type of flawed reasoning is this?
- AAn exaggerated chain of consequences
- BA fair comparison of two options
- CAn appeal to a famous person
- DA conclusion based on careful data
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct spelling: “She has ___ of homework.”
- Aallot
- Ba lot
- Calot
- Da-lot
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence avoids gender-biased language?
- AEach policeman must pass a fitness test.
- BEach chairman must pass a fitness test.
- CEach firefighter must pass a fitness test.
- DEach fireman must pass a fitness test.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient lives in a rural area far from the hospital.”
- ACity centre
- BIndustrial
- CCountryside
- DCoastal
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term leukocyte mean?
- AWhite blood cell
- BNerve cell of the brain
- CRed blood cell
- DPlatelet
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · More people cycled on Main Street after the bike lanes were added.
Why this is the answer
The passage says the number of cyclists tripled after the lanes were added. It says nothing about all cities, helmets or zero cyclists before.
B · More people cycled on Main Street after the bike lanes were added.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · An exaggerated chain of consequences
Why this is the answer
The author claims one small step will lead to extreme results without evidence for each link. This is a “slippery slope” argument.
A · An exaggerated chain of consequences
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · a lot
Why this is the answer
“A lot” is always written as two words. “Allot” is a different verb meaning to give out shares, and “alot” is not a word.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Each firefighter must pass a fitness test.
Why this is the answer
“Firefighter” is a gender-neutral job title. “Fireman”, “policeman” and “chairman” assume the person is a man.
C · Each firefighter must pass a fitness test.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Countryside
Why this is the answer
Rural means relating to the countryside rather than towns or cities.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · White blood cell
Why this is the answer
Leukocytes are white blood cells. Red blood cells are erythrocytes (erythr/o = red).
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