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 graph shows that the number of people using the town library fell each year from 2015 to 2019 and then rose sharply after the library added free Wi-Fi and study rooms in 2020. Which conclusion is best supported?
- ALibrary use rose after the new services were added.
- BLibrary use fell every year from 2015 to 2022.
- CFree Wi-Fi caused library use to fall in 2015.
- DThe library closed all of its study rooms in 2020.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The company claims its water filter removes 99% of germs. The claim is based on one test, run by the company itself, on water from a single tap.” What is the best evaluation of the claim?
- AIt is false because filters cannot remove germs.
- BIt is proven true for all types of water.
- CIt is reliable because the company ran the test.
- DIt needs independent and wider testing.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct preposition: “She is capable ___ handling emergencies.”
- Afor
- Bof
- Cwith
- Dto
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
What does an ellipsis (…) show inside a quotation?
- AWords have been left out of the original text.
- BThe writer has added their own words.
- CThe quoted speaker was shouting.
- DThe quotation has ended.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse reinforced the teaching about insulin injections.”
- AShortened it to save time
- BStrengthened it by repeating it
- CReplaced it with completely new advice
- DCancelled it completely
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.”
- Asoothing
- Bsarcastic
- Charsh
- Dhostile
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Library use rose after the new services were added.
Why this is the answer
Use fell until 2019 and rose sharply after the new services in 2020, so use increased after they were added.
A · Library use rose after the new services were added.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · It needs independent and wider testing.
Why this is the answer
One test run by the company on one tap is limited and may be biased. Independent tests on different water would be needed to trust the claim.
D · It needs independent and wider testing.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · of
Why this is the answer
The fixed expression is “capable of” + noun or -ing form.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Words have been left out of the original text.
Why this is the answer
An ellipsis marks an omission from quoted material. Words added by the writer go in square brackets instead.
A · Words have been left out of the original text.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Strengthened it by repeating it
Why this is the answer
To reinforce is to strengthen something, for example by repeating key points of teaching.
B · Strengthened it by repeating it
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · soothing
Why this is the answer
Soothing means gently calming and comforting.
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