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
“When you exercise in hot weather, your body sweats to cool down. If you do not replace the lost fluid, you can become dehydrated, which may cause dizziness and headaches.” What is the main point of the passage?
- AReplacing fluid prevents dehydration in heat.
- BHeadaches are caused only by hot weather.
- CHot weather is good for exercising.
- DSweating is a sign of serious illness.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “All of my neighbours who drink coffee are energetic. So coffee must give everyone energy.” What is the flaw in this reasoning?
- AIt does not mention the price of coffee.
- BIt uses facts instead of personal opinions.
- CIt generalises from a small, unusual group.
- DIt gives too many examples to be useful.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “Few of the patients ___ complaints.”
- Awas
- Bis
- Chave
- Dhas
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
In a quotation, what are square brackets [ ] used for?
- ATo show that the quote is a question
- BTo show words that were left out of the quote
- CTo mark the name of the speaker
- DTo show words the writer added or changed in the quote
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The preliminary results look promising.”
- ADetailed and complete
- BEarly and not final
- CIncorrect and withdrawn
- DFinal and confirmed
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The wound edges were approximated with sutures.”
- AMeasured roughly
- BBrought close together
- CCleaned thoroughly
- DPulled apart
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Replacing fluid prevents dehydration in heat.
Why this is the answer
The passage explains that sweating loses fluid, and not replacing it leads to dehydration and its symptoms, so fluid replacement matters.
A · Replacing fluid prevents dehydration in heat.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · It generalises from a small, unusual group.
Why this is the answer
The author draws a conclusion about everyone from a handful of neighbours. This hasty generalisation ignores other explanations and people who do not fit.
C · It generalises from a small, unusual group.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · have
Why this is the answer
“Few” is a plural indefinite pronoun, like many, several and both, so it takes a plural verb.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · To show words the writer added or changed in the quote
Why this is the answer
Square brackets enclose words the writer adds or changes for clarity, as in “She [the nurse] arrived early.” Omissions use an ellipsis.
D · To show words the writer added or changed in the quote
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Early and not final
Why this is the answer
Preliminary means coming before the main or final part.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Brought close together
Why this is the answer
In medicine, to approximate wound edges is to bring them together so the wound can heal. In everyday use it can also mean “estimate”.
B · Brought close together
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