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
“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?
- AA dictionary entry about villages
- BA science report about snow
- CA primary source, such as a memoir
- DA textbook, a secondary source
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A safety leaflet says: “Store all medicines out of the reach of children. Keep them in their original containers so that the label and instructions stay with them.” Which practice follows BOTH pieces of advice?
- AOriginal bottles left on a low kitchen table
- BTablets loose in a handbag on the floor
- COriginal bottles kept in a high, locked cabinet
- DTablets in an unlabelled jar on a high shelf
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct pronoun: “The test was harder for my brother than for ___.”
- AI
- Bmine
- Cme
- Dmyself
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the pronoun “one” consistently?
- AYou should check one’s work before submitting it.
- BOne should check their work before you submit it.
- COne should check one’s work before submitting it.
- DOne should check your work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Young children are more susceptible to dehydration.”
- AFrightened of
- BProtected against
- CEasily affected by
- DUnaware of
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Burning on urination and frequency are ___ of a urinary tract infection.”
- Aindicative
- Bindependent
- Cindifferent
- Dirrelevant
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A primary source, such as a memoir
Why this is the answer
A first-hand account by someone who lived the events is a primary source. A textbook summarising others’ accounts would be secondary.
C · A primary source, such as a memoir
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Original bottles kept in a high, locked cabinet
Why this is the answer
Only the original bottles in a high, locked cabinet keep medicines out of children’s reach and in labelled containers.
C · Original bottles kept in a high, locked cabinet
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · me
Why this is the answer
The object of a preposition takes the object form, so “for me” is correct, just as “for my brother” is.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
Why this is the answer
A keeps the third-person pronoun “one” throughout. The other sentences shift between “one” and “you”.
C · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Easily affected by
Why this is the answer
Susceptible means likely to be harmed or influenced by something.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · indicative
Why this is the answer
Indicative means serving as a sign of something.
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