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
Some birds, such as Arctic terns, migrate thousands of kilometres every year. Scientists think birds find their way using the sun, the stars and Earth’s magnetic field. Which word best describes the scientists’ explanation?
- AUnimportant
- BProven
- CUncertain
- DHumorous
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.
- BThe customer did not say what time it was.
- CAdvertisements are never allowed to quote real customers.
- DIt is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct form: “She is one of the ___ nurses on the unit.”
- Agoodest
- Bbestest
- Cbest
- Dmost good
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What is the function of the underlined word? “The doctor gave her the results.”
- ADirect object
- BIndirect object
- CSubject
- DPossessive adjective
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The fracture was in the distal part of the arm, near the wrist.”
- ACloser to the point where the limb is attached to the trunk
- BIn the middle of the bone
- CFarther from the point of attachment to the trunk
- DOn the back of the limb
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The test is non-invasive.”
- AIt spreads to other organs
- BIt must be done in an operating room under anaesthesia
- CIt does not enter the body or break the skin
- DIt always causes pain
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Uncertain
Why this is the answer
“Scientists think” shows the explanation is a likely idea, not something fully proven.
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: C · best
Why this is the answer
“Good” has the irregular forms good, better, best. “Goodest” and “bestest” are not standard words.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Indirect object
Why this is the answer
“The results” is what was given (the direct object). “Her” tells to whom they were given, so it is the indirect object.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Farther from the point of attachment to the trunk
Why this is the answer
Distal means farther from the trunk or point of origin; the wrist is distal to the elbow.
C · Farther from the point of attachment to the trunk
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · It does not enter the body or break the skin
Why this is the answer
A non-invasive test, such as a blood pressure measurement or an ultrasound, does not require entering the body.
C · It does not enter the body or break the skin
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