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
“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?
- AShe went against her family’s wishes.
- BShe was paid by the army to go.
- CShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
- DShe travelled there in great danger.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“When the reporter asked the mayor about the delayed bridge project, the mayor talked at length about the new park and the town’s low crime rate.” What does the mayor’s answer suggest?
- AThe mayor answered the question fully.
- BThe park and the bridge are the same project.
- CThe mayor avoided the question.
- DThe bridge project is already finished.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct preposition: “The nurse is responsible ___ the medication cart.”
- Aof
- Bwith
- Cfor
- Dto
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct word: “Give the form to ___ asks for it.”
- Awho’s
- Bwhomever
- Cwhoever
- Dwhom
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “With the stethoscope, the nurse could discern a faint heart murmur.”
- ADetect or recognise
- BIgnore or dismiss
- CImagine or invent
- DTreat or correct with medication
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term gastroenteritis mean?
- AEnlargement of the stomach and intestines
- BInflammation of the stomach and liver
- CRemoval of part of the stomach and intestines
- DInflammation of the stomach and intestines
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · She paid the costs of the trip herself.
Why this is the answer
“At her own expense” means she paid the costs herself rather than being funded by someone else.
C · She paid the costs of the trip herself.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The mayor avoided the question.
Why this is the answer
Speaking at length about other topics instead of the bridge suggests that the mayor was avoiding the question.
C · The mayor avoided the question.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · for
Why this is the answer
The fixed expression is “responsible for” something. “Responsible to” is used for the person you report to.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · whoever
Why this is the answer
The whole clause “___ asks for it” is the object of “to”, but inside the clause the pronoun is the subject of “asks”, so “whoever” is correct.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Detect or recognise
Why this is the answer
To discern is to notice or recognise something that is not obvious.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
Why this is the answer
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines, often causing vomiting and diarrhoea.
D · Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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