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
Passage: “Sleep helps the body repair muscles, supports memory and helps control appetite. Adults who regularly sleep too little have a higher risk of several health problems.” Which is the best title for the passage?
- AHow to Build Strong Muscles
- BWhy Sleep Matters for Health
- CFoods That Help You Sleep
- DThe Long History of the Bed
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“In the early 1900s, many cities added chlorine to drinking water. Over the following decades, deaths from diseases spread by water, such as typhoid, fell sharply.” Which conclusion is most reasonable?
- ATyphoid is caused by drinking too much chlorine.
- BCities stopped treating water after the 1900s.
- CChlorine was the only reason that any of the deaths fell.
- DChlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “The scarf ___ her coat perfectly.”
- Acompliments
- Bcomplements
- Ccomplement
- Dcompliment
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses “whom” correctly?
- AThe doctor whom met us was friendly.
- BThe doctor whom we met was friendly.
- CWhom is calling about the results?
- DThe doctor whom was on call was friendly.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The airway is patent.”
- AOpen and unblocked
- BNarrow
- CInflamed
- DClosed
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.”
- Ahostile
- Bsoothing
- Charsh
- Dsarcastic
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Why Sleep Matters for Health
Why this is the answer
The passage is about the health benefits of sleep and the risks of too little. The other titles are too narrow or off-topic.
B · Why Sleep Matters for Health
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Chlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.
Why this is the answer
The timing suggests chlorination helped reduce waterborne illness. Saying it was the only reason goes too far, since other improvements happened too.
D · Chlorination likely helped reduce waterborne disease.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · complements
Why this is the answer
“Complements” means goes well with or completes. “Compliments” means praises. The singular subject needs the -s form.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The doctor whom we met was friendly.
Why this is the answer
In A, “whom” is the object of “met” (we met him). In B, C and D the pronoun is the subject of a verb, so “who” is needed.
B · The doctor whom we met was friendly.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Open and unblocked
Why this is the answer
In a clinical sense, patent means open and unobstructed, so air or fluid can pass.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · soothing
Why this is the answer
Soothing means gently calming and comforting.
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