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 long drought, the first rain fell. Farmers stood in their fields with their faces turned up to the sky.” How do the farmers most likely feel?
- AAngry
- BRelieved
- CBored
- DAfraid of the storm
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Dear Editor, I have lived on Elm Street for forty years. The council’s plan to cut down the old oak trees for wider pavements would destroy the character of our street. I urge readers to attend Thursday’s meeting.” What is the writer’s main goal?
- ATo tell readers about the long history of oak trees
- BTo describe the writer’s forty years at home
- CTo get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
- DTo thank the council for wider pavements
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “All hospital ___ must complete the safety training.”
- Apersonals
- Bpersonal
- Cpersons’
- Dpersonnel
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
In which sentence is the underlined -ing word a participle (used as an adjective) rather than a gerund?
- ACrying can relieve stress.
- BThe crying baby needed a feeding.
- CShe dislikes crying in public.
- DHis favourite activity is reading.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The edges of the wound were necrotic.”
- AMade up of dead tissue
- BBleeding heavily
- CHealing well and pink in colour
- DProducing thick pus
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s mood was euphoric despite the bad news.”
- AAngry and irritable
- BCalm and flat
- CDeeply sad
- DIntensely happy
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Relieved
Why this is the answer
After a long drought, the rain is what the farmers needed, so standing in it with faces turned up shows relief and joy.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
Why this is the answer
The writer criticises the plan and urges readers to attend the meeting, showing the goal is to rally opposition.
C · To get readers to oppose the plan at the meeting
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · personnel
Why this is the answer
“Personnel” (stress on the last syllable) means the employees of an organisation. “Personal” is an adjective meaning private or belonging to one person.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The crying baby needed a feeding.
Why this is the answer
In A, “crying” describes the noun “baby”, so it is a participle. In B, C and D the -ing word acts as a noun (subject, object or subject complement), so it is a gerund.
B · The crying baby needed a feeding.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Made up of dead tissue
Why this is the answer
Necrotic tissue is dead tissue, often black or grey, that may need to be removed.
A · Made up of dead tissue
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Intensely happy
Why this is the answer
Euphoric means feeling intense happiness or excitement.
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