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
“Before the nurse entered the isolation room, she put on a gown, gloves and a mask. When she left, she removed them and washed her hands.” What is the most likely reason for these steps?
- ATo keep her uniform clean for lunch
- BTo follow a dress code for visitors
- CTo prevent the spread of infection
- DTo keep the patient warm and comfortable
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?
- ATo keep the volunteers from talking
- BTo stop expectations from affecting the results
- CTo make the study finish more quickly
- DTo save money on vitamins
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence clearly says that Maya was the one person who passed the test?
- AMaya passed the only test.
- BMaya passed only the test.
- CMaya only passed the test.
- DOnly Maya passed the test.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which spelling is correct for the word that means “a sense of right and wrong”?
- Aconcience
- Bconscience
- Cconsciense
- Dconscence
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Drinking enough fluids helps prevent constipation.”
- ADifficulty passing stools
- BPainful urination
- CFrequent, loose stools
- DStomach cramps after meals
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word means “a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid”?
- AThoracentesis
- BThoracotomy
- CParacentesis
- DPericardiocentesis
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To prevent the spread of infection
Why this is the answer
Isolation rooms are used to stop infections spreading. Protective equipment and handwashing reduce the spread of germs.
C · To prevent the spread of infection
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · To stop expectations from affecting the results
Why this is the answer
Keeping both groups unaware (a double-blind design) prevents expectations of volunteers or researchers from biasing the results.
B · To stop expectations from affecting the results
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · 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.
D · Only Maya passed the test.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · conscience
Why this is the answer
“Conscience” is “con” + “science”. Do not confuse it with “conscious” (aware).
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Difficulty passing stools
Why this is the answer
Constipation means infrequent or difficult bowel movements, often with hard stools.
A · Difficulty passing stools
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Thoracentesis
Why this is the answer
Thoracentesis (in the UK also called thoracocentesis or pleural aspiration) removes fluid from the pleural space; a thoracotomy is an incision into the chest.
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