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 flood
- BA heat wave in winter
- CA drought
- DAn earthquake
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A report states: “Since the hospital began offering flu vaccines to all staff, staff sick days in winter have fallen by a third. Other hospitals in the region did not see this drop.” Why is the second sentence important?
- AIt shows that other hospitals also offered the vaccine.
- BIt proves that the vaccine prevents all winter illnesses in staff.
- CIt makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.
- DIt shows that sick days rose at this hospital.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which spelling is correct for the word that means “to provide room for”?
- Aaccommodate
- Baccomodate
- Cacommodate
- Dacomodate
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “Two-thirds of the medication ___ been used.”
- Ahas
- Bare
- Cwere
- Dhave
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the root pulmon/o refer to?
- ALungs
- BBlood vessels
- CMuscles
- DPulse
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?
- AA symptom is observed by others; a sign is felt by the patient
- BA sign is always serious; a symptom is always mild
- CA sign is observed by others; a symptom is felt by the patient
- DA sign comes only from a lab test; a symptom only from an X-ray
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 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: C · It makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.
Why this is the answer
If sick days had fallen everywhere, a mild winter might explain it. Because other hospitals did not see the drop, the vaccine is a more likely cause.
C · It makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · accommodate
Why this is the answer
“Accommodate” has a double c and a double m.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · has
Why this is the answer
A fraction takes its number from the noun after “of”. “Medication” is singular here, so the verb is “has”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Lungs
Why this is the answer
Pulmon/o means lung, as in pulmonary embolism.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A sign is observed by others; a symptom is felt by the patient
Why this is the answer
Signs are objective findings that others can see or measure, such as a rash or fever; symptoms are subjective, like pain or nausea.
C · A sign is observed by others; a symptom is felt by the patient
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