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
A website article is titled “Five Easy Ways to Save Water at Home”. Which text structure will the article most likely use?
- AA list of tips
- BA debate between two experts
- CA comparison of two cities
- DA story told in time order
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Ten patients tried a new sleep app. Eight said they slept better. The app company now claims: ‘Proven to cure insomnia!’” Why is the claim not justified?
- ASleep apps cannot be used by patients at home.
- BEight out of ten is less than half of the patients.
- CTen self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
- DThe app should have been tested on one patient.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “By the time we arrived, the movie ___.”
- Ahas already started
- Bwill have started
- Chad already started
- Dalready starts
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which choice best combines the sentences? “The clinic is new. It has six exam rooms.”
- AThe clinic, it is new, has six exam rooms.
- BThe new clinic has six exam rooms.
- CThe clinic is new and, it has six exam rooms.
- DThe clinic is new, it has six exam rooms.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will help the patient ambulate in the hallway.”
- ASleep
- BSpeak
- CEat
- DWalk
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His back pain was ___ by sitting for long periods, so the nurse encouraged short walks.”
- Aaggravated
- Bcured
- Calleviated
- Dconcealed
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A list of tips
Why this is the answer
A title that promises “five ways” suggests a list of tips. It is unlikely to be a story or a debate.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Ten self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
Why this is the answer
A tiny group, no control group and self-reported results cannot show that the app cures insomnia. “Proven” and “cure” overstate the evidence.
C · Ten self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · had already started
Why this is the answer
The past perfect (had started) shows an action completed before another past action (we arrived).
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The new clinic has six exam rooms.
Why this is the answer
A turns “is new” into the adjective “new”, giving one clear sentence. B is a comma splice, C misplaces the comma and D adds an unneeded pronoun.
B · The new clinic has six exam rooms.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Walk
Why this is the answer
To ambulate is to walk or move about.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · aggravated
Why this is the answer
To aggravate is to make worse; sitting worsened the pain, so walking was encouraged.
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