TEAS-style English & reading practice: cram pack

Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 6 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.

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1Formulas and methods

Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Read the question first so you know what you are looking for.
  2. Skim the passage for its topic and main point; the first or last sentence often states it.
  3. Go back to the exact lines that answer the question.
  4. For inferences, choose the option the clues most strongly support, not one that goes further.
  5. For labels and tables, apply every rule that fits the case and do the small calculation carefully.

English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Find the subject and the verb of the sentence before choosing a form.
  2. Strip away phrases (of the …, along with …) and extra people (you and …) to test agreement and pronoun case.
  3. Check each clause: can it stand alone? Join independent clauses with a comma + conjunction or a semicolon.
  4. Check modifiers and lists: the describing phrase next to its word, items in the same form.
  5. For word choice and register, pick the precise, formal and concise option.

Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Method

  1. Read the whole sentence and look for a context clue: a definition, a contrast, an example or a cause and effect.
  2. Split an unfamiliar word into prefix, root and suffix and translate each part.
  3. Read a medical term from the suffix back to the start (hepat-itis: inflammation of the liver).
  4. Put each option into the sentence and check that the meaning still fits.
  5. Choose the meaning used in this sentence, even if the word has another everyday meaning.

2Practice problems

1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Medium

“Leah practised her lines every night, but on opening night she froze and could not remember a single word.” What does “froze” mean in this sentence?

  1. ALaughed at her own mistake
  2. BBecame very cold on the stage
  3. CRan off the stage in tears
  4. DSuddenly could not act or speak
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard

The author writes: “Studies show that people who drink water before meals eat slightly fewer calories. Therefore, drinking water is the only thing you need to lose weight.” Why is the conclusion not supported?

  1. AThe author says nothing about the studies.
  2. BA small effect does not make it the only factor.
  3. CThe studies did not look at water.
  4. DWater makes people eat many more calories.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium

Which sentence refers correctly to the whole Jones family?

  1. AThe Joneses are coming to dinner.
  2. BThe Joneses’ are coming to dinner.
  3. CThe Jones’s are coming to dinner.
  4. DThe Jone’s are coming to dinner.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

  1. AThe lab was closed, and the samples were sent elsewhere, but no one was told.
  2. BThe lab was closed; the samples were sent elsewhere.
  3. CThe lab was closed, so the samples were sent elsewhere.
  4. DBecause the lab was closed, the samples were sent elsewhere.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted jaundice in the whites of the patient’s eyes.”

  1. ADark circles
  2. BSwelling
  3. CA red colour
  4. DA yellow colour
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard

What does the term hepatorenal mean?

  1. ARelating to the liver and kidneys
  2. BRelating to the kidneys and bladder
  3. CRelating to the liver and heart
  4. DRelating to the liver and stomach

3Solutions

1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Answer: D · Suddenly could not act or speak

Why this is the answer

Here “froze” is figurative: she suddenly became unable to act or speak, not physically cold.

Answer

D · Suddenly could not act or speak
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)

Answer: B · A small effect does not make it the only factor.

Why this is the answer

The studies show only a small effect. Claiming water is the only thing needed for weight loss ignores diet, exercise and other factors.

Answer

B · A small effect does not make it the only factor.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Answer: A · The Joneses are coming to dinner.

Why this is the answer

To make a family name ending in s plural, add -es: the Joneses. An apostrophe never makes a plural.

Answer

A · The Joneses are coming to dinner.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)

Answer: D · Because the lab was closed, the samples were sent elsewhere.

Why this is the answer

“Because the lab was closed” is a dependent clause joined to an independent clause, which makes A complex. B, C and D join only independent clauses, so they are compound.

Answer

D · Because the lab was closed, the samples were sent elsewhere.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Answer: D · A yellow colour

Why this is the answer

Jaundice is yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by a build-up of bilirubin.

Answer

D · A yellow colour
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)

Answer: A · Relating to the liver and kidneys

Why this is the answer

Hepatorenal refers to both the liver and the kidneys, as in hepatorenal syndrome.

Answer

A · Relating to the liver and kidneys

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