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
“After weeks of practice, Mei could finally play the whole piece without looking at the music.” What does “finally” suggest?
- AIt took her a long time to succeed.
- BShe gave up the piano after that.
- CShe played it for the last time.
- DShe learned it on the first day.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The forest fire was finally under control after three days. Firefighters praised the townspeople, who had cleared dry brush around their homes weeks earlier, for saving many houses.” Why did the firefighters praise the townspeople?
- AThey put out the fire themselves on the first day.
- BThey called the firefighters very quickly.
- CThey left the town before the fire began.
- DTheir earlier preparation helped protect houses.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates the date correctly in American style?
- AThe clinic opened on June 4 2019, in a small town.
- BThe clinic opened on June, 4 2019 in a small town.
- CThe clinic opened on June, 4, 2019 in a small town.
- DThe clinic opened on June 4, 2019, in a small town.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the past participle correctly?
- AShe has wrote three essays this term.
- BShe has writed three essays this term.
- CShe has written three essays this term.
- DShe has write three essays this term.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse explained the rationale for the procedure.”
- AThe length of time it will take
- BThe risks only
- CThe price
- DThe reason behind it
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “His symptoms were intermittent.”
- AConstant
- BComing and going at intervals
- CPresent only at night while lying down in bed
- DGetting steadily worse
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · It took her a long time to succeed.
Why this is the answer
“Finally”, with “after weeks of practice”, shows that success came only after a long effort.
A · It took her a long time to succeed.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Their earlier preparation helped protect houses.
Why this is the answer
Clearing dry brush removes fuel, so the townspeople’s earlier preparation helped save houses.
D · Their earlier preparation helped protect houses.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The clinic opened on June 4, 2019, in a small town.
Why this is the answer
In American style a comma separates the day from the year, and a second comma follows the year when the sentence continues. British style usually writes 4 June 2019, with no commas.
D · The clinic opened on June 4, 2019, in a small town.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 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”.
C · She has written three essays this term.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The reason behind it
Why this is the answer
A rationale is the underlying reason or justification for an action.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Coming and going at intervals
Why this is the answer
Intermittent means stopping and starting at intervals, not continuous.
B · Coming and going at intervals
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