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
“The patient’s blood pressure was stable throughout the night, with every reading close to the one before.” What does “stable” mean here?
- ARising quickly
- BToo low to measure
- CGetting harder to read
- DNot changing much
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Opponents claim the new hospital will cost too much. But they ignore that the nearest emergency room is 60 kilometres away, and every minute counts in a heart attack.” What is the author’s tone toward the opponents?
- ACritical
- BAdmiring
- CNeutral
- DAmused
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “The results were ___ than we hoped.”
- Amore good
- Bbetter
- Cbest
- Dgooder
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence shows that the writer has only one brother?
- AMy brother who lives in Ohio is a nurse.
- BMy brother, who lives in Ohio, is a nurse.
- CMy brother, who lives in Ohio is a nurse.
- DMy brother who lives in Ohio, is a nurse.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older man had an episode of syncope in the shower.”
- AFainting
- BSeizure
- CChest pain
- DBreathlessness
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term leukocyte mean?
- AWhite blood cell
- BPlatelet
- CRed blood cell
- DNerve cell of the brain
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Not changing much
Why this is the answer
Readings that stay close to each other show little change, so “stable” means steady or not changing much.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Critical
Why this is the answer
Saying the opponents ignore an important fact shows that the author disagrees with and criticises them.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · better
Why this is the answer
The comparative of “good” is “better”, used with “than”. “Best” is the superlative for three or more.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · My brother, who lives in Ohio, is a nurse.
Why this is the answer
With commas the clause is nonessential: it adds a detail about the only brother. Without commas it is essential and suggests there are other brothers who live elsewhere. C and D use only one comma, which is incorrect.
B · My brother, who lives in Ohio, is a nurse.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Fainting
Why this is the answer
Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness caused by reduced blood flow to the brain.
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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