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
A footnote at the bottom of a page reads: “1. Data from the National Health Survey, 2022.” What is the purpose of the footnote?
- ATo give the meaning of a difficult word
- BTo list the chapters of the book
- CTo tell the reader to turn the page
- DTo show the source of the information
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Only 30 minutes after taking the new pill, I felt better,” said one customer in an advertisement. “It must be the best headache pill ever made.” Why is this weak evidence that the pill works?
- AHeadaches never improve on their own.
- BAdvertisements are never allowed to quote real customers.
- CThe customer did not say what time it was.
- DIt is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “We had fruit salad for ___.”
- Adessart
- Bdeserts
- Cdesert
- Ddessert
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct pronoun: “She types faster than ___ do.”
- Amyself
- BI
- Cme
- Dmine
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease.”
- AHealthy and balanced
- BVery active
- CStressful
- DInactive, with much sitting
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s speech was incoherent.”
- APolite and calm
- BUnclear and not logically connected
- CLoud and fast
- DIn a foreign language
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · To show the source of the information
Why this is the answer
The footnote names where the data came from, so its purpose is to give the source of the information.
D · To show the source of the information
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · It is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
Why this is the answer
A single testimonial cannot show that the pill caused the improvement. Headaches often ease on their own, so a controlled study with many people is needed.
D · It is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · dessert
Why this is the answer
“Dessert” is the sweet course after a meal. “Desert” is a dry, sandy region, or a verb meaning to abandon.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · I
Why this is the answer
The pronoun is the subject of the understood clause “than I do”, so the subject form “I” is needed.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Inactive, with much sitting
Why this is the answer
Sedentary means involving little physical activity.
D · Inactive, with much sitting
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Unclear and not logically connected
Why this is the answer
Incoherent speech is confused and hard to follow.
B · Unclear and not logically connected
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