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
“When the coach announced that Sam would start in the final game, Sam’s face lit up.” What does “Sam’s face lit up” mean?
- ASam looked very happy.
- BSam stood under a bright light.
- CSam felt too hot to play.
- DSam’s face turned red with anger.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “Opponents claim the new hospital will cost too much. But they ignore that the nearest emergency room is 60 kilometres away, and every minute counts in a heart attack.” What is the author’s tone toward the opponents?
- AAmused
- BNeutral
- CCritical
- DAdmiring
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence is a run-on (comma splice)?
- AThe clinic opens at eight. It closes at five.
- BThe clinic opens at eight; it closes at five.
- CThe clinic opens at eight, it closes at five.
- DThe clinic opens at eight, and it closes at five.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “One of the monitors ___ beeping.”
- Awere
- Bare
- Cis
- Dhave been
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed a tremor in the patient’s hands.”
- ALoss of feeling
- BInvoluntary shaking
- CJoint stiffness
- DMuscle weakness
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s decline was precipitous.”
- ASlow and gradual
- BExpected and minor
- CTemporary
- DVery sudden and steep
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Sam looked very happy.
Why this is the answer
“Someone’s face lit up” is an expression meaning someone suddenly looks happy. Starting in the final would be good news for Sam.
A · Sam looked very happy.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Critical
Why this is the answer
Saying the opponents ignore an important fact shows that the author disagrees with and criticises them.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The clinic opens at eight, it closes at five.
Why this is the answer
Joining two independent clauses with only a comma is a comma splice. Fix it with “, and”, a semicolon or a full stop.
C · The clinic opens at eight, it closes at five.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 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: B · Involuntary shaking
Why this is the answer
A tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic shaking of a body part.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Very sudden and steep
Why this is the answer
Precipitous means happening very suddenly or steeply, like a fall from a cliff.
D · Very sudden and steep
This is independent practice material. ExamProblems is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organisation that runs this exam, and the exam name is used only to describe the content. ATI TEAS is a trademark of Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC (ATI), which is not affiliated with ExamProblems and does not endorse it or vouch for its accuracy.