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 tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?
- AThe tide will go back out.
- BThey will win a sandcastle prize.
- CThey will build a castle on the cliffs.
- DThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Passage: “Gutenberg’s printing press, developed in the 1400s, made books faster and cheaper to produce. As more books became available, more people learned to read, and new ideas spread quickly across Europe.” Which sequence of effects does the passage describe?
- AFewer books, so fewer people learned to read
- BNew ideas, then cheaper paper, then more printers
- CWider reading, then the printing press
- DCheaper books, wider reading, faster spread of ideas
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which phrase uses the possessive form of “everyone” correctly?
- Aeveryones’ opinion
- Beveryone’s opinion
- Ceveryones opinion
- Devery one’s’ opinion
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses “whom” correctly?
- AWhom is calling about the results?
- BThe doctor whom we met was friendly.
- CThe doctor whom met us was friendly.
- DThe doctor whom was on call was friendly.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s lungs sounded congested.”
- ALarger than normal
- BClear and healthy
- CCollapsed and completely airless
- DFilled with fluid or mucus
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s decline was precipitous.”
- ATemporary
- BExpected and minor
- CSlow and gradual
- DVery sudden and steep
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The rising water will reach the sandcastle.
Why this is the answer
The tide is rising and the children are not paying attention, so the water will most likely reach and wash away the sandcastle.
D · The rising water will reach the sandcastle.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Cheaper books, wider reading, faster spread of ideas
Why this is the answer
The press made books cheaper; more books led to more readers; more readers helped ideas spread quickly.
D · Cheaper books, wider reading, faster spread of ideas
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · everyone’s opinion
Why this is the answer
Indefinite pronouns such as everyone and somebody form the possessive with ’s: everyone’s, somebody’s.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The doctor whom we met was friendly.
Why this is the answer
In A, “whom” is the object of “met” (we met him). In B, C and D the pronoun is the subject of a verb, so “who” is needed.
B · The doctor whom we met was friendly.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Filled with fluid or mucus
Why this is the answer
Congested means overfilled or blocked, here with fluid or mucus.
D · Filled with fluid or mucus
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
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