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
Falls are a common cause of injury in older adults. Removing loose rugs, adding bright lights on stairs and installing grab bars in the bathroom can make a home safer. What is the main purpose of the passage?
- ATo explain how bones heal after a fall
- BTo suggest ways to prevent falls at home
- CTo argue that older adults need carers
- DTo describe the design of modern bathrooms
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The surgeon, who had performed the operation hundreds of times, still reviewed every step the night before.” What does this detail reveal about the surgeon?
- AThe surgeon has forgotten how to operate.
- BThe surgeon is careful despite great experience.
- CThe surgeon is new and unsure of the procedure.
- DThe surgeon now finds this operation dull and boring.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct form: “Take this medicine ___.”
- Aevery-day
- Beveryday
- Ceveryday’s
- Devery day
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “One of the monitors ___ beeping.”
- Ais
- Bwere
- Care
- Dhave been
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will reposition the patient every two hours.”
- AWeigh on the scales
- BHelp with meals
- CWash and dry
- DMove into a new position
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term erythrocyte mean?
- ASkin cell
- BRed blood cell
- CWhite blood cell
- DBone cell
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · To suggest ways to prevent falls at home
Why this is the answer
The passage names fall risks and lists changes that make a home safer, so its purpose is to suggest ways to prevent falls.
B · To suggest ways to prevent falls at home
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The surgeon is careful despite great experience.
Why this is the answer
Reviewing every step even after hundreds of operations shows thoroughness and care. “Hundreds of times” rules out being new.
B · The surgeon is careful despite great experience.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · every day
Why this is the answer
“Every day” (two words) means each day. “Everyday” (one word) is an adjective meaning ordinary, as in “everyday shoes”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · is
Why this is the answer
“Of the monitors” is a prepositional phrase. The true subject “one” is singular, so it takes “is”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Move into a new position
Why this is the answer
To reposition is to change a person’s position, for example from lying on the back to lying on the side.
D · Move into a new position
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Red blood cell
Why this is the answer
Erythr/o (red) + -cyte (cell). White blood cells are leukocytes.
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