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?
- ACold night air that paints the leaves
- BNew pigments made only in autumn
- CPigments already present in the leaves
- DSunlight that burns the green away
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Every year, Grandpa planted one more apple tree. When people asked why, since he would not live to see them fruit, he smiled and said, ‘They are not for me.’” What does Grandpa’s answer suggest?
- AHe did not like eating apples himself.
- BHe planned to sell the young trees soon for money.
- CHe did not know how trees grow.
- DHe planted the trees for future generations.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
According to traditional formal usage, which phrase uses the adjective “unique” correctly?
- Aa unique design
- Ba very unique design
- Cthe most unique design
- Da more unique design
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the pronoun “one” consistently?
- AOne should check their work before you submit it.
- BOne should check one’s work before submitting it.
- COne should check your work before submitting it.
- DYou should check one’s work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The two blood pressure readings were consistent.”
- ABoth recorded incorrectly
- BIn agreement with each other
- CTaken at the same time
- DVery different from each other
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word is closest in meaning to innocuous?
- APainful
- BInfectious
- CHarmless
- DToxic
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 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.
C · Pigments already present in the leaves
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · He planted the trees for future generations.
Why this is the answer
Planting trees he would not see bear fruit, “not for me”, suggests he planted them for others, such as his family or future generations.
D · He planted the trees for future generations.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · a unique design
Why this is the answer
Traditional usage treats “unique” as an absolute adjective: something either is one of a kind or is not, so it is not used with very, more or most.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
Why this is the answer
A keeps the third-person pronoun “one” throughout. The other sentences shift between “one” and “you”.
B · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · In agreement with each other
Why this is the answer
Consistent means staying the same or agreeing with something else.
B · In agreement with each other
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Harmless
Why this is the answer
Innocuous means not harmful or offensive.
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