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
Paragraph: “Kiwi birds live in New Zealand. They cannot fly, even though they have small wings. Their soft feathers look more like hair. Many people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains. Kiwis come out at night to find food.” Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?
- ATheir soft feathers look more like hair.
- BThey cannot fly, even though they have small wings.
- CKiwis come out at night to find food.
- DMany people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The children’s faces fell when the teacher announced that the zoo trip had been cancelled. Then she smiled and said, ‘Instead, the zoo is coming to us!’” How do the children’s feelings most likely change?
- AFrom boredom to anger
- BFrom excitement to fear and worry
- CFrom happiness to sadness
- DFrom disappointment to excitement
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “All hospital ___ must complete the safety training.”
- Apersonal
- Bpersonnel
- Cpersonals
- Dpersons’
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision fixes the comma splice by making one clause dependent? “The alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.”
- AThe alarm sounded; the staff moved patients to safety.
- BThe alarm sounded, so the staff moved patients to safety.
- CThe alarm sounded. The staff moved patients to safety.
- DWhen the alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the root pulmon/o refer to?
- APulse
- BLungs
- CMuscles
- DBlood vessels
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand hygiene is imperative before every patient contact.”
- AAbsolutely necessary
- BOptional
- CDiscouraged
- DRarely needed
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Many people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains.
Why this is the answer
Every other sentence describes kiwi birds. The sentence about hiking changes the topic, so it does not belong.
D · Many people enjoy hiking in New Zealand’s mountains.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · From disappointment to excitement
Why this is the answer
“Faces fell” shows disappointment at the cancellation, but the news that the zoo is coming to them would likely make them excited.
D · From disappointment to excitement
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · personnel
Why this is the answer
“Personnel” (stress on the last syllable) means the employees of an organisation. “Personal” is an adjective meaning private or belonging to one person.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · When the alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.
Why this is the answer
B, C and D also fix the comma splice, but they keep both clauses independent. Only A adds the subordinating conjunction “when”, which makes the first clause dependent.
D · When the alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Lungs
Why this is the answer
Pulmon/o means lung, as in pulmonary embolism.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Absolutely necessary
Why this is the answer
Imperative means extremely important or essential.
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