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
“Before you start the exam, read all the instructions. Write your name on every page. Answer the questions in any order, but show all your work.” Which action is allowed by the instructions?
- AAnswering question 5 before question 1
- BWriting your name on the first page only
- CSkipping the instructions to save time
- DWriting only the final answers without work
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A medication guide says: “Store below 25 °C. Keep out of reach of children. Discard 28 days after opening.” A bottle was opened on March 3. On which date should it be discarded?
- AApril 3
- BMarch 31
- CMarch 25
- DMarch 28
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence uses commas correctly around extra information?
- AMy sister, who is a paramedic works nights.
- BMy sister who is a paramedic, works nights.
- CMy sister who, is a paramedic, works nights.
- DMy sister, who is a paramedic, works nights.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence clearly means that she likes her patients more than her coworkers like them?
- AShe likes her patients more than she likes her coworkers.
- BShe likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
- CHer coworkers like her patients more than she does.
- DShe likes her coworkers more than her patients.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medicine is very potent, so the dose is small.”
- AWeak
- BExpensive
- CPowerful
- DCheap
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term thrombocytopenia mean?
- AA high number of platelets
- BA low number of platelets
- CA blood clot in a deep vein
- DA low number of red blood cells
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Answering question 5 before question 1
Why this is the answer
The instructions allow answering in any order. Every other choice breaks a rule: name on every page, read instructions first and show all work.
A · Answering question 5 before question 1
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · March 31
Why this is the answer
March 3 + 28 days = March 31 (March has 31 days), so the bottle should be discarded on March 31.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · My sister, who is a paramedic, works nights.
Why this is the answer
The clause “who is a paramedic” adds extra information, so it needs commas on both sides.
D · My sister, who is a paramedic, works nights.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · She likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
Why this is the answer
“More than her coworkers do” compares how much she and her coworkers like the patients. B compares the patients with the coworkers instead, and C and D change the meaning.
B · She likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Powerful
Why this is the answer
Potent means strong and effective, so a small amount has a large effect.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · A low number of platelets
Why this is the answer
Thrombocytopenia is a deficiency of platelets (thrombocytes), which raises the risk of bleeding.
B · A low number of platelets
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