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
The patient education leaflet says: “Check your blood sugar before meals and at bedtime. Write each reading in your logbook and bring the logbook to every appointment.” Why does the leaflet ask patients to bring the logbook to appointments?
- ASo the patient can show their handwriting
- BSo the clinic can keep the logbook forever
- CSo the patient remembers to eat meals
- DSo the care team can review the readings
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Ten patients tried a new sleep app. Eight said they slept better. The app company now claims: ‘Proven to cure insomnia!’” Why is the claim not justified?
- ASleep apps cannot be used by patients at home.
- BTen self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
- CEight out of ten is less than half of the patients.
- DThe app should have been tested on one patient.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence clearly says that Maya was the one person who passed the test?
- AMaya only passed the test.
- BMaya passed only the test.
- COnly Maya passed the test.
- DMaya passed the only test.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence clearly means that she likes her patients more than her coworkers like them?
- AHer coworkers like her patients more than she does.
- BShe likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
- CShe likes her patients more than she likes her coworkers.
- DShe likes her coworkers more than her patients.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The preliminary results look promising.”
- AIncorrect and withdrawn
- BFinal and confirmed
- CDetailed and complete
- DEarly and not final
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The aetiology of the disease is still unknown.”
- ARate of spread
- BUsual treatment
- CCause or origin
- DLikely outcome
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · So the care team can review the readings
Why this is the answer
Bringing the logbook lets the care team look at the pattern of readings and adjust the care. This is an inference from the instructions.
D · So the care team can review the readings
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Ten self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
Why this is the answer
A tiny group, no control group and self-reported results cannot show that the app cures insomnia. “Proven” and “cure” overstate the evidence.
B · Ten self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Only Maya passed the test.
Why this is the answer
“Only” limits the word that follows it. “Only Maya” means no one else passed. The other positions change the meaning.
C · Only Maya passed the test.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · She likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
Why this is the answer
“More than her coworkers do” compares how much she and her coworkers like the patients. B compares the patients with the coworkers instead, and C and D change the meaning.
B · She likes her patients more than her coworkers do.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Early and not final
Why this is the answer
Preliminary means coming before the main or final part.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Cause or origin
Why this is the answer
Aetiology (US: etiology) is the cause or origin of a disease.
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