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
The new park is the most beautiful place in the city. It has 200 trees, a playground and a small lake. Which statement from the passage is an opinion?
- AThe new park is the most beautiful place in the city.
- BIt has a playground.
- CIt has 200 trees.
- DIt has a small lake.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A clinic policy reads: “Patients more than 15 minutes late may be asked to rebook. Patients who call ahead to say they are running late will be seen if time allows.” A patient arrives 20 minutes late without calling. What is most likely to happen?
- AThe patient must pay a fine before leaving.
- BThe patient may be asked to book another time.
- CThe patient will be seen immediately.
- DThe patient’s next visit will be cancelled.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct form: “Take this medicine ___.”
- Aevery day
- Beveryday’s
- Cevery-day
- Deveryday
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence correctly uses an introductory phrase?
- AAfter reviewing the chart, the nurse called the doctor.
- BAfter reviewing the chart, the doctor was called.
- CAfter, reviewing the chart, the nurse called the doctor.
- DAfter reviewing the chart the doctor, was called by the nurse.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A patient with a weak swallow is at risk of aspiration.”
- AFalling when getting out of bed at night
- BLosing a large amount of weight
- CBreathing food or fluid into the lungs
- DBleeding from the stomach lining
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term leukocyte mean?
- APlatelet
- BWhite blood cell
- CNerve cell of the brain
- DRed blood cell
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The new park is the most beautiful place in the city.
Why this is the answer
“Most beautiful” is a personal judgement. The number of trees, the playground and the lake are facts that can be checked.
A · The new park is the most beautiful place in the city.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The patient may be asked to book another time.
Why this is the answer
The patient is more than 15 minutes late and did not call ahead, so the first rule applies: they may be asked to rebook. No fine or cancellation is mentioned.
B · The patient may be asked to book another time.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · every day
Why this is the answer
“Every day” (two words) means each day. “Everyday” (one word) is an adjective meaning ordinary, as in “everyday shoes”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · After reviewing the chart, the nurse called the doctor.
Why this is the answer
In the second sentence it sounds as if the doctor reviewed the chart. The doer (the nurse) must follow the introductory phrase.
A · After reviewing the chart, the nurse called the doctor.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Breathing food or fluid into the lungs
Why this is the answer
Aspiration is the inhaling of food, fluid or other material into the airway and lungs.
C · Breathing food or fluid into the lungs
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · White blood cell
Why this is the answer
Leukocytes are white blood cells. Red blood cells are erythrocytes (erythr/o = red).
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