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 lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out to be breathed away.” What happens in the alveoli?
- AOxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
- BBlood cells are made from bone marrow.
- CAir is warmed before reaching the nose.
- DFood is broken down into nutrients.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Some claim that video games make children violent. Yet violent crime among young people has fallen in many countries during the same years that video games became popular.” What is the author trying to show?
- AViolent crime has increased among the young.
- BVideo games reduce crime among children.
- CAll video games are safe for every child.
- DThe claim does not fit the overall trend.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- AAlthough it was late we, kept studying.
- BAlthough it was late; we kept studying.
- CAlthough it was late, we kept studying.
- DAlthough, it was late we kept studying.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?
- AI have visit Paris twice.
- BI have visited Paris twice.
- CI have visited Paris last year.
- DI visited Paris since 2020.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”
- AShortened
- BWidened
- CTorn
- DBlocked
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse spoke in a ___ voice so the frightened child would feel safe.”
- Asoothing
- Bsarcastic
- Chostile
- Dharsh
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
Why this is the answer
In the alveoli, oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxide moves out. This swap is called gas exchange.
A · Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The claim does not fit the overall trend.
Why this is the answer
The author points out that youth violence fell as games spread, which does not fit the claim. This weakens the claim but does not prove that games reduce crime.
D · The claim does not fit the overall trend.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Although it was late, we kept studying.
Why this is the answer
When a dependent clause comes first, a comma separates it from the main clause. A semicolon cannot follow a dependent clause.
C · Although it was late, we kept studying.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · I have visited Paris twice.
Why this is the answer
The present perfect (have + past participle) is used for experiences with no specific finished time. A finished time like “last year” needs the simple past, and “since” needs the present perfect.
B · I have visited Paris twice.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Blocked
Why this is the answer
Occluded means closed off or obstructed.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · soothing
Why this is the answer
Soothing means gently calming and comforting.
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