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
“Leah practised her lines every night, but on opening night she froze and could not remember a single word.” What does “froze” mean in this sentence?
- ASuddenly could not act or speak
- BBecame very cold on the stage
- CRan off the stage in tears
- DLaughed at her own mistake
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “A balanced breakfast improves concentration, and most of our pupils who skip breakfast struggle in morning lessons. The school should therefore offer a free breakfast club.” Which statement, if true, would most weaken this argument?
- AMorning lessons begin at nine o’clock.
- BBreakfast foods are already sold in many local shops.
- CPupils who skip breakfast would not attend a club.
- DSome teachers also skip breakfast at home.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which is the correct possessive of “children”?
- Achildren’
- Bchildrens’
- Cchildrens
- Dchildren’s
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct word: “Give the form to ___ asks for it.”
- Awhomever
- Bwhom
- Cwhoever
- Dwho’s
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was cooperative during the examination.”
- AVery sleepy
- BRefusing all care offered by the staff
- CWilling to follow instructions
- DConfused and lost
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new law will ___ the use of tobacco in all public buildings.”
- Apurchase
- Bpromote
- Cprohibit
- Dpermit
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Suddenly could not act or speak
Why this is the answer
Here “froze” is figurative: she suddenly became unable to act or speak, not physically cold.
A · Suddenly could not act or speak
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Pupils who skip breakfast would not attend a club.
Why this is the answer
If the pupils who skip breakfast would not go to the club, it would not fix their concentration problems, which weakens the argument.
C · Pupils who skip breakfast would not attend a club.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · children’s
Why this is the answer
Irregular plurals that do not end in s take ’s: children’s, women’s, people’s.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · whoever
Why this is the answer
The whole clause “___ asks for it” is the object of “to”, but inside the clause the pronoun is the subject of “asks”, so “whoever” is correct.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Willing to follow instructions
Why this is the answer
Cooperative means willing to work with others and help.
C · Willing to follow instructions
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · prohibit
Why this is the answer
To prohibit is to forbid by law or rule. Promote and permit mean the opposite.
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