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
“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?
- AA primary source, such as a memoir
- BA textbook, a secondary source
- CA dictionary entry about villages
- DA science report about snow
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Sugar-free drinks are often advertised as healthy. However, being free of sugar does not mean a drink has any nutrients, and some contain acids that can harm tooth enamel.” What is the author’s main point?
- ASugar-free does not automatically mean healthy.
- BSugary drinks are better for your teeth.
- CSugar-free drinks are dangerous to drink.
- DEvery drink contains acids that harm teeth.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which spelling is correct for the group of people who run a country?
- Agoverment
- Bgovernment
- Cgovermint
- Dgovernmant
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What is the function of the underlined clause? “The nurse who trained me retired last year.”
- AAn adverb clause showing reason
- BAn adjective clause describing “nurse”
- CAn independent clause
- DA noun clause acting as the object
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The footballer had a large contusion on his thigh.”
- AA bruise
- BA deep cut
- CA blister
- DA broken bone
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term hysterectomy mean?
- AIncision into the uterus
- BSurgical repair of the bladder
- CSurgical removal of the uterus
- DSurgical removal of the ovaries
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A primary source, such as a memoir
Why this is the answer
A first-hand account by someone who lived the events is a primary source. A textbook summarising others’ accounts would be secondary.
A · A primary source, such as a memoir
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Sugar-free does not automatically mean healthy.
Why this is the answer
The author questions the idea that sugar-free means healthy, noting a lack of nutrients and possible harm to enamel. The author does not call them dangerous or praise sugary drinks.
A · Sugar-free does not automatically mean healthy.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · government
Why this is the answer
“Government” is “govern” + “-ment”. The n is often not pronounced, which leads to the misspelling “goverment”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · An adjective clause describing “nurse”
Why this is the answer
A clause starting with who, which or that that describes a noun is an adjective (relative) clause. Here it identifies which nurse retired.
B · An adjective clause describing “nurse”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A bruise
Why this is the answer
A contusion is a bruise caused by a blow that damages small blood vessels under the skin.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Surgical removal of the uterus
Why this is the answer
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus (hyster/o = uterus, -ectomy = removal).
C · Surgical removal of the uterus
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