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
“Ella stared at the empty page. The essay was due in an hour, and she had written only her name.” How does Ella most likely feel?
- AAmused
- BWorried
- CRelaxed
- DProud
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A study abstract states: “Participants who drank green tea daily reported fewer colds. However, they also exercised more and smoked less than the other participants.” Why does the second sentence matter?
- AOther differences between the groups might explain the result.
- BIt shows that exercise causes colds.
- CIt means the study included no smokers in either of its groups.
- DIt proves that green tea prevents colds.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which word is written correctly with a hyphen?
- Aselfe-steem
- Bselfesteem
- Cself-esteem
- Dself esteem
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb for formal writing: “She is one of those nurses who ___ never late.”
- Awas
- Bis
- Care
- Dhas been
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient has developed a tolerance to the painkiller.”
- AA need for more to get the same effect
- BA dislike of the drug’s taste
- CA fear of taking the drug
- DAn allergic reaction that develops to the drug
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term gastrostomy mean?
- AA surgical opening into the stomach
- BA cut into the stomach that is then closed
- CRemoval of part of the stomach
- DInflammation of the stomach lining
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Worried
Why this is the answer
An essay due in one hour with only a name written would make most people anxious or worried.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Other differences between the groups might explain the result.
Why this is the answer
The tea drinkers also differed in exercise and smoking, so these confounding factors could explain the fewer colds.
A · Other differences between the groups might explain the result.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · self-esteem
Why this is the answer
Words formed with the prefix “self-” are normally hyphenated: self-esteem, self-care, self-control.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · are
Why this is the answer
“Who” refers to “those nurses”, not to “one”, so the verb in the clause is plural: “nurses who are never late”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A need for more to get the same effect
Why this is the answer
Tolerance means the body responds less to a drug over time, so a higher dose is needed for the same effect.
A · A need for more to get the same effect
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A surgical opening into the stomach
Why this is the answer
A gastrostomy is an opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall, often used for a feeding tube.
A · A surgical opening into the stomach
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