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
“Rain had not fallen for three months. The river was so low that boats could not use it, and farmers worried about their crops.” What problem does the passage describe?
- AA drought
- BAn earthquake
- CA heat wave in winter
- DA flood
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Some argue that we should spend money on space exploration only after solving problems on Earth. But research for space has led to inventions used in medicine and everyday life.” What is the purpose of the second sentence?
- ATo show that space research also benefits Earth
- BTo explain how rockets are built
- CTo agree that Earth’s problems come first
- DTo argue that space travel should end
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “Neither Tom ___ Lisa was late.”
- Anor
- Bor
- Cbut
- Dand
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Put these sentences in the most logical order: (1) As a result, she was admitted for observation. (2) The patient arrived with chest pain. (3) Her ECG showed abnormal results.
- A2, 1, 3
- B3, 1, 2
- C2, 3, 1
- D1, 2, 3
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was given an enema before the bowel test.”
- AA tablet placed under the tongue
- BAn injection into the space around the spine
- CA tube passed into the stomach through the nose
- DFluid put into the rectum to empty the bowel
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”
- Aintensified
- Bpersisted
- Cabated
- Descalated
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A drought
Why this is the answer
Three months without rain, a low river and worried farmers describe a drought, a long period of very little rainfall.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · To show that space research also benefits Earth
Why this is the answer
The second sentence counters the first view by showing that space research has produced useful inventions on Earth.
A · To show that space research also benefits Earth
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · nor
Why this is the answer
“Neither” pairs with “nor”, just as “either” pairs with “or” and “both” pairs with “and”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 2, 3, 1
Why this is the answer
The paragraph moves in time and from cause to effect: arrival with chest pain, then the abnormal test, then the admission introduced by “As a result”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Fluid put into the rectum to empty the bowel
Why this is the answer
An enema is fluid introduced into the rectum to clean out or stimulate the bowel.
D · Fluid put into the rectum to empty the bowel
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · abated
Why this is the answer
To abate is to become less intense or widespread.
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