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 medicine label reads: “Take one tablet twice daily with food. Do not drive or operate machinery if you feel drowsy. Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine.” What can you infer from the label?
- AThe medicine should be taken once a day.
- BThe medicine is safe to mix with alcohol.
- CThe medicine may cause drowsiness.
- DThe medicine must be taken on an empty stomach.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Passage A: “The museum should be free so everyone can enjoy it.” Passage B: “If the museum is free, it may not have money to care for its collection.” What concern does Passage B raise?
- AFunding for upkeep of the collection
- BThe quality of the museum’s café
- CToo many visitors breaking the rules
- DThe museum’s opening hours on Sundays
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “Every morning he wakes up, ___ coffee and leaves for work.”
- Amaking
- Bwill make
- Cmade
- Dmakes
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision is the most concise? “The nurse made a decision to conduct an assessment of the wound.”
- AThe nurse decided to assess the wound.
- BThe nurse decided to conduct an assessment of the wound.
- CThe nurse made the decision of assessing the wound.
- DA decision was made by the nurse to assess the wound.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse recorded the time of onset of the chest pain.”
- ABeginning
- BPeak
- CCause
- DEnd
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse tried to ___ the patient’s fears by explaining each step of the procedure.”
- Aallay
- Bprovoke
- Carouse
- Dignore
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The medicine may cause drowsiness.
Why this is the answer
The warning about driving if you feel drowsy suggests drowsiness is a possible side effect. The label says “with food”, “twice daily” and “avoid alcohol”.
C · The medicine may cause drowsiness.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Funding for upkeep of the collection
Why this is the answer
Passage B worries that without ticket income the museum might lack money to look after its collection.
A · Funding for upkeep of the collection
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · makes
Why this is the answer
“Wakes” and “leaves” are in the simple present, so the middle verb must also be simple present: “makes”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The nurse decided to assess the wound.
Why this is the answer
“Made a decision” becomes “decided” and “conduct an assessment of” becomes “assess”. C fixes only one phrase, B is still wordy and D adds the passive voice.
A · The nurse decided to assess the wound.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Beginning
Why this is the answer
Onset is the beginning of a symptom or disease.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · allay
Why this is the answer
To allay fears is to reduce or put them to rest.
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