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
“Leaves change colour in autumn because the trees stop making chlorophyll, the green pigment. As the green fades, yellow and orange pigments that were there all along become visible.” Where do the yellow and orange colours come from?
- ASunlight that burns the green away
- BPigments already present in the leaves
- CNew pigments made only in autumn
- DCold night air that paints the leaves
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A notice says: “From 1 June, the clinic will no longer accept cash. Payment by card or phone only.” A patient arrives on 3 June with only cash. What is most likely to happen?
- AThe patient will be refused treatment by law.
- BThe patient will not be able to pay with cash.
- CThe patient will get a cash discount.
- DThe patient will pay cash as usual.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the best transition: “Regular exercise strengthens the heart. ___, it can improve mood.”
- AOtherwise
- BIn addition
- CInstead
- DHowever
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
In which sentence is “their” used correctly?
- AThe students handed in their reports.
- BPut the boxes over their.
- CTheir is a problem with the scanner.
- DTheir going to the lab now.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient is terminally ill and is receiving hospice care.”
- AHas been ill for the first time
- BHas a mild illness that will pass on its own
- CHas recovered from a serious illness
- DHas an illness that will cause death
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term hemiplegia mean?
- AParalysis of one side of the body
- BWeakness of both legs only
- CParalysis of all four limbs
- DLoss of all feeling in both hands and fingers
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Pigments already present in the leaves
Why this is the answer
The yellow and orange pigments were in the leaves all along; they become visible when the green chlorophyll fades.
B · Pigments already present in the leaves
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The patient will not be able to pay with cash.
Why this is the answer
The rule starts on 1 June, so on 3 June cash is no longer accepted. The notice says nothing about refusing treatment by law or discounts.
B · The patient will not be able to pay with cash.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · 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: A · The students handed in their reports.
Why this is the answer
“Their reports” shows possession. The others need “they’re” (they are) or “there” (a place or “there is”).
A · The students handed in their reports.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Has an illness that will cause death
Why this is the answer
A terminally ill patient has a disease that cannot be cured and is expected to lead to death.
D · Has an illness that will cause death
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Paralysis of one side of the body
Why this is the answer
Hemiplegia affects one side (half) of the body. Quadriplegia (tetraplegia) affects all four limbs and paraplegia the legs.
A · Paralysis of one side of the body
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