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
A patient reads: “Take this medicine on an empty stomach, one hour before breakfast.” She usually eats breakfast at 8 a.m. When should she take the medicine?
- AAt 7 a.m.
- BAt 9 a.m. after breakfast
- CAt 8 a.m. with breakfast
- DAt bedtime, before she sleeps
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The kettle whistled, but Sarah did not move. She was staring at the letter in her hands, reading the same line again and again.” What can you infer?
- AThe letter contains news that has shocked her.
- BSarah cannot hear the kettle whistling in the kitchen.
- CThe letter is a shopping list for the week.
- DSarah is waiting for the tea to cool down.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct verb: “The number of applicants ___ increased this year.”
- Ahave
- Bwere
- Care
- Dhas
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which revision correctly fixes the comma splice? “The patient felt better, therefore she went home.”
- AThe patient felt better; therefore she, went home.
- BThe patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
- CThe patient felt better, therefore, she went home.
- DThe patient felt better therefore; she went home.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”
- ASealed against air
- BNot letting light through
- CKept cold at all times in a fridge
- DLocked against children
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word means “a doctor who specialises in the care of children”?
- APodiatrist
- BObstetrician
- CPaediatrician
- DGeriatrician
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · At 7 a.m.
Why this is the answer
One hour before an 8 a.m. breakfast is 7 a.m. Taking it with or after food would not be on an empty stomach.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · The letter contains news that has shocked her.
Why this is the answer
Ignoring the kettle and rereading one line suggest the letter contains surprising or upsetting news that has absorbed her attention.
A · The letter contains news that has shocked her.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · has
Why this is the answer
“The number of …” refers to one number, so it is singular. “A number of applicants have applied” would be plural.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
Why this is the answer
A conjunctive adverb cannot join two independent clauses with only a comma. Use a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
B · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Not letting light through
Why this is the answer
Opaque means not transparent; light-sensitive drugs are stored in opaque containers.
B · Not letting light through
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Paediatrician
Why this is the answer
A paediatrician (US: pediatrician) treats children; a geriatrician treats older adults.
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