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
Lions live in groups called prides, and the females do most of the hunting together. Tigers usually live and hunt alone. How are lions and tigers different, according to the passage?
- ATigers live in groups, but lions mostly live alone.
- BLions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.
- CLions hunt only at night, but tigers hunt by day.
- DMale lions do all the hunting, but tigers never hunt.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“When the power went out, Grandpa calmly lit the candles, found the radio and told us stories about storms from his childhood.” Which word best describes Grandpa?
- AImpatient
- BFrightened
- CComposed
- DForgetful
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “A large ___ of patients visited the clinic.”
- Aamount
- Bnumber
- Cmuch
- Ddeal
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “If I ___ the answer, I would tell you.”
- Aknew
- Bwill know
- Cknowed
- Dknow
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”
- AA deep puncture wound from a nail
- BA swollen joint
- CA bite from an animal
- DA scrape of the skin surface
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word is the opposite of supination?
- ARotation
- BInversion
- CPronation
- DFlexion
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Lions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.
Why this is the answer
The passage contrasts lions living and hunting in prides with tigers usually living and hunting alone.
B · Lions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Composed
Why this is the answer
Calmly lighting candles and telling stories shows he stayed composed (calm and in control) rather than frightened.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · number
Why this is the answer
Use “number” with things you can count (patients, pills) and “amount” with things you cannot count (water, time).
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · knew
Why this is the answer
An unreal present condition uses the past tense in the if-clause and “would” + base verb in the main clause: “If I knew, I would tell you.”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · A scrape of the skin surface
Why this is the answer
An abrasion is a superficial wound where the skin has been rubbed or scraped away.
D · A scrape of the skin surface
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Pronation
Why this is the answer
Supination turns the palm up and pronation turns it down.
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