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
Instructions for a blood pressure monitor: “Sit quietly for five minutes. Rest your arm on a table at heart level. Do not talk during the reading.” Which action would go against these instructions?
- ASitting quietly for five minutes beforehand
- BKeeping completely still and silent during the reading
- CResting the arm on a table at heart level
- DChatting with a friend while the cuff inflates
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
A study reported that students who slept at least eight hours scored higher on tests than those who slept less. The study included 5000 students from many schools and controlled for age and family income. Why does the author mention the size of the study and the controls?
- ATo show that family income does not matter in life
- BTo show the results are more trustworthy
- CTo suggest that the study was too small
- DTo prove that sleep is the only cause of good grades
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence punctuates the city and state correctly?
- AShe moved to Dallas, Texas last year.
- BShe moved to Dallas Texas, last year.
- CShe moved to, Dallas Texas last year.
- DShe moved to Dallas, Texas, last year.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision makes the list parallel? “The nurse’s duties include giving medications, to chart vitals and the education of patients.”
- Agiving medications, charting vitals and the education of patients
- Bgiving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
- Cgiving medications, to chart vitals and educating patients
- Dto give medications, charting vitals and the education of patients
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the prefix peri- mean, as in “pericardium”?
- AAround
- BWithin
- CBelow
- DAgainst
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term thrombocytopenia mean?
- AA blood clot in a deep vein
- BA high number of platelets
- CA low number of red blood cells
- DA low number of platelets
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Chatting with a friend while the cuff inflates
Why this is the answer
The instructions say not to talk during the reading, so chatting would go against them. The other choices follow the steps.
D · Chatting with a friend while the cuff inflates
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · To show the results are more trustworthy
Why this is the answer
A large sample and controls for other factors make the result more reliable. They do not prove sleep is the only cause.
B · To show the results are more trustworthy
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · She moved to Dallas, Texas, last year.
Why this is the answer
A comma separates the city from the state, and another comma follows the state when the sentence continues.
D · She moved to Dallas, Texas, last year.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · giving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
Why this is the answer
In A all three items are gerund phrases (giving, charting, educating). The other options mix gerunds, infinitives and nouns.
B · giving medications, charting vitals and educating patients
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Around
Why this is the answer
Peri- means around: the pericardium is the sac around the heart.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · A low number of platelets
Why this is the answer
Thrombocytopenia is a deficiency of platelets (thrombocytes), which raises the risk of bleeding.
D · A low number of platelets
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