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 nurse spoke softly, held the boy’s hand and explained each step before she gave the injection.” Which word best describes the nurse’s manner?
- AStrict
- BRushed
- CGentle
- DBored
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Before 1900, many people believed that diseases were caused by “bad air”. The work of scientists such as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch showed that specific microorganisms cause specific diseases. This germ theory changed how doctors prevented and treated illness. Which choice best describes the structure of the passage?
- AA problem, several solutions and a personal opinion
- BA list of diseases in order of how common they are
- CA story told from the point of view of a doctor
- DAn old idea, the evidence that replaced it, and its effect
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which title should be placed in quotation marks rather than italicised?
- AA short poem
- BA full-length novel
- CA feature film
- DA newspaper
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct pronoun: “She types faster than ___ do.”
- Ame
- Bmine
- CI
- Dmyself
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient complained of tinnitus.”
- ALoss of balance
- BSevere ear pain
- CDischarge from the ear
- DRinging in the ears
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term pericarditis mean?
- AInflammation of the sac around the heart
- BEnlargement of the heart
- CInflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart wall
- DSlow heart rate
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Gentle
Why this is the answer
Speaking softly, holding his hand and explaining each step show a gentle, caring approach. Nothing suggests she was hurried or strict.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · An old idea, the evidence that replaced it, and its effect
Why this is the answer
The passage moves from an old belief, to the scientific work that replaced it, to the effect of the new theory.
D · An old idea, the evidence that replaced it, and its effect
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · A short poem
Why this is the answer
Titles of short works such as poems, articles, songs and chapters go in quotation marks. Long works such as books, newspapers and films are italicised.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · I
Why this is the answer
The pronoun is the subject of the understood clause “than I do”, so the subject form “I” is needed.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Ringing in the ears
Why this is the answer
Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing or hissing sound in the ears with no outside source.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Inflammation of the sac around the heart
Why this is the answer
Peri- (around) + cardi/o (heart) + -itis (inflammation): inflammation of the pericardium. Heart muscle inflammation is myocarditis.
A · Inflammation of the sac around the heart
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