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
“After the storm, the town came together. Neighbours cleared fallen trees, shared food and checked on elderly residents.” What is the main theme of the passage?
- APeople helping one another in hard times
- BThe danger of living near old trees
- CThe best way to prepare for a storm
- DWhy older people should move away
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“I trust this brand because it is the most reliable, and I know it is the most reliable because I trust it.” What is wrong with this reasoning?
- AIt goes in a circle without real evidence.
- BIt compares two different brands unfairly.
- CIt uses too many statistics to be clear.
- DIt relies on an expert’s opinion.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which is the correct possessive for something that belongs to several students?
- Athe students’s lounge
- Bthe student’s lounge
- Cthe students’ lounge
- Dthe students lounge
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “Either the manager or the employees ___ responsible for locking up.”
- Ahas been
- Bis
- Care
- Dwas
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The nurse recorded the patient’s intake and output.”
- AFluids taken in and fluids lost
- BCalories eaten and calories burned
- CMedicines given and refused
- DVisitors coming and going
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse was ___ when checking each dose and never missed a detail.”
- Acareless
- Bimpulsive
- Cmeticulous
- Dhesitant
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · People helping one another in hard times
Why this is the answer
Clearing trees, sharing food and checking on others are all acts of help, so the theme is community support after a disaster.
A · People helping one another in hard times
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · It goes in a circle without real evidence.
Why this is the answer
The speaker uses trust to prove reliability and reliability to prove trust. This circular reasoning gives no outside evidence.
A · It goes in a circle without real evidence.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · the students’ lounge
Why this is the answer
For a plural noun ending in s, put the apostrophe after the s: students’. “Student’s” refers to one student.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · are
Why this is the answer
With “either … or”, the verb agrees with the closer subject, “employees”, which is plural.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Fluids taken in and fluids lost
Why this is the answer
Intake and output is the record of all fluids a patient takes in and all fluids they lose, such as urine; in the UK it is often kept on a fluid balance chart.
A · Fluids taken in and fluids lost
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · meticulous
Why this is the answer
Meticulous means showing great attention to detail.
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