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 patient education leaflet says: “Check your blood sugar before meals and at bedtime. Write each reading in your logbook and bring the logbook to every appointment.” Why does the leaflet ask patients to bring the logbook to appointments?
- ASo the patient can show their handwriting
- BSo the care team can review the readings
- CSo the patient remembers to eat meals
- DSo the clinic can keep the logbook forever
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“By the time the ambulance arrived, a bystander had already started chest compressions and someone else had fetched the defibrillator from the lobby.” What does the passage suggest about the bystanders?
- AThey acted quickly before help arrived.
- BThey did not know where the defibrillator was.
- CThey waited for the ambulance crew to act.
- DThey called for help only after an hour.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
In formal English, which word politely asks for permission? “___ I leave early today?”
- AWould
- BMay
- CMust
- DWill
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision best corrects the shift from active to passive voice? “The nurse checked the chart, and then the medication was given by her.”
- AThe nurse checked the chart, and then the medication had been given.
- BThe chart was checked by the nurse, and then she gave the medication.
- CThe chart was checked, and then the nurse gave the medication.
- DThe nurse checked the chart and then gave the medication.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must protect patient confidentiality.”
- AThe comfort of the hospital room
- BThe physical safety of patients
- CThe privacy of personal information
- DThe independence of older adults in hospital
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term hyperlipidaemia mean?
- AHigh levels of fat in the blood
- BHigh levels of salt in the blood
- CHigh levels of sugar in the blood
- DHigh levels of protein in the urine
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · So the care team can review the readings
Why this is the answer
Bringing the logbook lets the care team look at the pattern of readings and adjust the care. This is an inference from the instructions.
B · So the care team can review the readings
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · They acted quickly before help arrived.
Why this is the answer
Compressions had started and the defibrillator had been fetched before the ambulance arrived, so they acted quickly.
A · They acted quickly before help arrived.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · May
Why this is the answer
“May” asks for or gives permission in formal English. “Must” shows obligation and “will” refers to the future.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The nurse checked the chart and then gave the medication.
Why this is the answer
A keeps both verbs in the active voice with “the nurse” as the subject. B and D still mix passive and active, and C stays passive in the second clause.
D · The nurse checked the chart and then gave the medication.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The privacy of personal information
Why this is the answer
Confidentiality means keeping a patient’s personal and health information private.
C · The privacy of personal information
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · High levels of fat in the blood
Why this is the answer
Hyperlipidaemia (US: hyperlipidemia) is a raised level of lipids, such as cholesterol, in the blood.
A · High levels of fat in the blood
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