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
Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?
- ATo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
- BTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous
- CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
- DTo design better weapons for the army
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Since the city put up speed cameras, the number of crashes has fallen. The cameras also earned the city a lot of money in fines. Critics say this proves the cameras are only about money.” Why is the critics’ conclusion weak?
- AEarning money does not rule out improving safety.
- BThe critics do not live in the city.
- CThe cameras did not collect any money at all.
- DCrashes increased after the cameras went up.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence avoids an unnecessary comma?
- AThe patient in room 4 needs a new IV bag.
- BThe patient in room 4, needs a new IV bag.
- CThe patient, in room 4 needs a new IV bag.
- DThe patient in room, 4 needs a new IV bag.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses both “its” and “it’s” correctly?
- AIt’s clear that the clinic has updated it’s hours.
- BIt’s clear that the clinic has updated its hours.
- CIts clear that the clinic has updated it’s hours.
- DIts clear that the clinic has updated its hours.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the suffix -scopy mean, as in “colonoscopy”?
- ARecording of the electrical activity of an organ
- BSurgical repair
- CSurgical removal
- DVisual examination with an instrument
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term pyelonephritis mean?
- AInflammation of the urethra
- BInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
- CInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
- DThe presence of stones in the kidney
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To convince officials to improve hospital conditions
Why this is the answer
The passage says she used the evidence to persuade the government to improve sanitation in hospitals.
C · To convince officials to improve hospital conditions
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Earning money does not rule out improving safety.
Why this is the answer
The cameras can both earn money and reduce crashes. Earning fines does not prove that money is their only purpose.
A · Earning money does not rule out improving safety.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The patient in room 4 needs a new IV bag.
Why this is the answer
“The patient in room 4” is the full subject, and nothing should separate it from the verb “needs”.
A · The patient in room 4 needs a new IV bag.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · It’s clear that the clinic has updated its hours.
Why this is the answer
“It’s” means “it is” (It is clear). “Its” is the possessive form (the clinic’s hours).
B · It’s clear that the clinic has updated its hours.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Visual examination with an instrument
Why this is the answer
-scopy means viewing with a scope. Surgical repair is -plasty and removal is -ectomy.
D · Visual examination with an instrument
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
Why this is the answer
Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis, usually from a bacterial infection.
C · Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
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