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
Kelp is a type of large brown algae that grows in cold ocean water. Kelp forests provide food and shelter for many animals, including sea otters, which eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp. How do sea otters help kelp forests?
- AThey plant new kelp on the ocean floor.
- BThey keep the water warm for the kelp.
- CThey eat the kelp before it grows too tall.
- DThey eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“I have been a nurse for thirty years,” the speaker said, “and I have never seen a team work as hard as this one. Still, hard work cannot replace enough staff.” What is the speaker’s main point?
- AThe team works hard, but more staff are needed.
- BHard work is more important than the number of staff on duty.
- CThirty years is a long time to be a nurse.
- DThe team does not work hard enough.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “After the fall, the patient was ___ but confused.”
- Aconscious
- Bconscientious
- Cconsensus
- Dconscience
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb for formal writing: “She is one of those nurses who ___ never late.”
- Awas
- Bis
- Care
- Dhas been
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the root my/o refer to?
- AMind
- BMouth
- CMuscle
- DMarrow
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Burning on urination and frequency are ___ of a urinary tract infection.”
- Aindependent
- Birrelevant
- Cindicative
- Dindifferent
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · They eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.
Why this is the answer
Otters eat sea urchins, and urchins eat kelp, so otters protect the kelp by reducing the number of urchins.
D · They eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The team works hard, but more staff are needed.
Why this is the answer
The speaker praises the team but argues that effort cannot make up for too few staff. The main point is the need for more staff.
A · The team works hard, but more staff are needed.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · conscious
Why this is the answer
“Conscious” means awake and aware. “Conscience” is a sense of right and wrong, and “conscientious” means careful and hard-working.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · are
Why this is the answer
“Who” refers to “those nurses”, not to “one”, so the verb in the clause is plural: “nurses who are never late”.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Muscle
Why this is the answer
My/o means muscle: myocardium is heart muscle and myalgia muscle pain.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · indicative
Why this is the answer
Indicative means serving as a sign of something.
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