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
A footnote at the bottom of a page reads: “1. Data from the National Health Survey, 2022.” What is the purpose of the footnote?
- ATo give the meaning of a difficult word
- BTo list the chapters of the book
- CTo tell the reader to turn the page
- DTo show the source of the information
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The forest was eerily quiet. No birds sang, and the usual rustle of small animals had stopped. Then, far off, came a low rumble of thunder.” What mood does the author create?
- ATense and uneasy
- BSad and hopeless
- CSilly and playful
- DCheerful and lively
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “The patient recovered ___ after surgery.”
- Aquicker than
- Bquickly
- Cquick
- Dquickness
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What is the function of the underlined word? “Swimming is good exercise for the heart.”
- AIt is a verb in the progressive tense.
- BIt is a gerund used as the subject.
- CIt is a participle describing a noun.
- DIt is an adverb describing “is”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s urine output was scant during the shift.”
- AMuch larger than normal
- BCloudy and strong-smelling
- CVery small in amount
- DVery dark in colour
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse documented serous drainage from the wound.”
- AThick, cloudy and containing pus
- BPink and mixed with some blood
- CBright red and mostly blood
- DClear, thin and pale yellow
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · To show the source of the information
Why this is the answer
The footnote names where the data came from, so its purpose is to give the source of the information.
D · To show the source of the information
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Tense and uneasy
Why this is the answer
The strange silence and the distant thunder build a tense, uneasy mood.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · quickly
Why this is the answer
“Recovered” is an action verb, so it is modified by the adverb “quickly”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · It is a gerund used as the subject.
Why this is the answer
A gerund is an -ing verb form used as a noun. Here “swimming” is the subject of the verb “is”.
B · It is a gerund used as the subject.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Very small in amount
Why this is the answer
Scant means barely enough or very little.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Clear, thin and pale yellow
Why this is the answer
Serous drainage is thin, clear to pale yellow fluid; pink drainage is serosanguineous and pus is purulent.
D · Clear, thin and pale yellow
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