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
“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?
- AThey will win a sandcastle prize.
- BThe tide will go back out.
- CThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
- DThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A survey asked 50 people leaving a fast-food restaurant about their favourite meal. Most said burgers. The writer concluded that burgers are the favourite meal of people in the country. What is the main flaw?
- AThe sample does not represent the whole country.
- BFifty people is far too many for a survey.
- CBurgers are not a type of meal.
- DThe question was about the wrong topic.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the best transition: “Regular exercise strengthens the heart. ___, it can improve mood.”
- AHowever
- BInstead
- CIn addition
- DOtherwise
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What is the function of the underlined word? “Her mother is a surgeon.”
- ADirect object
- BPredicate noun (subject complement)
- CAppositive
- DIndirect object
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The study measured the efficacy of the vaccine.”
- AAbility to produce the intended effect
- BNumber of side effects reported
- CCost of producing each dose
- DTime it takes to manufacture
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new law will ___ the use of tobacco in all public buildings.”
- Aprohibit
- Bpermit
- Cpromote
- Dpurchase
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The rising water will reach the sandcastle.
Why this is the answer
The tide is rising and the children are not paying attention, so the water will most likely reach and wash away the sandcastle.
D · The rising water will reach the sandcastle.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The sample does not represent the whole country.
Why this is the answer
People leaving a fast-food restaurant are likely to prefer fast food, so the small, biased sample cannot speak for the whole country.
A · The sample does not represent the whole country.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · In addition
Why this is the answer
“In addition” adds a related point. “However” and “instead” show contrast, and “otherwise” shows a consequence.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Predicate noun (subject complement)
Why this is the answer
After a linking verb, a noun that renames the subject is a predicate noun, also called a subject complement. Linking verbs do not take direct objects.
B · Predicate noun (subject complement)
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Ability to produce the intended effect
Why this is the answer
Efficacy is the power of a treatment to produce the result it is meant to produce.
A · Ability to produce the intended effect
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · prohibit
Why this is the answer
To prohibit is to forbid by law or rule. Promote and permit mean the opposite.
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