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
“Sofia remembered the day she arrived in the city ten years earlier, holding one small suitcase and not speaking a word of the language. Now she stood at the front of a classroom, teaching that language to others.” Which technique does the author use?
- AA conversation between two people
- BA list of instructions
- CA flashback to an earlier time
- DA prediction about the future
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Some readers will say a four-day work week would hurt productivity. Trials in several companies, however, found that output stayed the same while staff were less stressed.” How is the passage structured?
- AAn objection is stated and then answered with evidence.
- BA process is described step by step in time order.
- CTwo products are compared on price and quality.
- DA story is told and then a lesson is drawn from it.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “We had fruit salad for ___.”
- Adeserts
- Bdesert
- Cdessart
- Ddessert
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “I wish I ___ more time to study.”
- Ahaving
- Bwill have
- Chave
- Dhad
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s lungs sounded congested.”
- AClear and healthy
- BLarger than normal
- CCollapsed and completely airless
- DFilled with fluid or mucus
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term gastrectomy mean?
- APain in the stomach
- BSurgical removal of all or part of the stomach
- CInflammation of the stomach
- DVisual examination of the inside of the stomach with a scope
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A flashback to an earlier time
Why this is the answer
The author takes the reader back ten years before returning to the present, which is a flashback.
C · A flashback to an earlier time
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · An objection is stated and then answered with evidence.
Why this is the answer
The author first states a possible objection and then responds with evidence from company trials, a counterargument-and-rebuttal structure.
A · An objection is stated and then answered with evidence.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · dessert
Why this is the answer
“Dessert” is the sweet course after a meal. “Desert” is a dry, sandy region, or a verb meaning to abandon.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · had
Why this is the answer
After “wish” for a present situation, English uses a past form to show it is not real: “I wish I had more time.”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Filled with fluid or mucus
Why this is the answer
Congested means overfilled or blocked, here with fluid or mucus.
D · Filled with fluid or mucus
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
Why this is the answer
Gastr/o (stomach) + -ectomy (removal). Gastritis is inflammation and gastroscopy examination with a scope.
B · Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
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