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
“Many people believe bulls are angered by the colour red. In fact, bulls cannot see red well. They react to the movement of the cape, not its colour.” What is the purpose of the passage?
- ATo correct a common belief
- BTo describe how bulls are raised on farms
- CTo persuade people to stop bullfighting
- DTo tell a story about a famous bull
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Some critics call the festival a waste of money. Yet last year it brought 20 000 visitors to town, and local hotels and restaurants had their busiest week of the year.” Which claim does the evidence mainly support?
- AHotels lose money during the festival.
- BThe festival benefits local businesses.
- CThe festival should be held every week.
- DThe festival costs too much to run.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a dependent clause at the end?
- AWe stayed inside because it was raining.
- BWe stayed inside, because, it was raining.
- CWe stayed inside because, it was raining.
- DWe stayed, inside because it was raining.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence places the modifier correctly to mean that the class had about 40 students?
- ANearly the instructor taught 40 students.
- BThe instructor taught 40 students nearly.
- CThe instructor taught nearly 40 students.
- DThe instructor nearly taught 40 students.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must protect patient confidentiality.”
- AThe comfort of the hospital room
- BThe privacy of personal information
- CThe physical safety of patients
- DThe independence of older adults in hospital
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient’s condition is critical but stable.”
- AVery serious, but not changing at present
- BMild, and improving quickly
- CVery serious, and getting worse very quickly
- DNot serious, and not changing
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · To correct a common belief
Why this is the answer
The passage states a popular belief and then corrects it with facts, so its purpose is to correct a misconception.
A · To correct a common belief
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The festival benefits local businesses.
Why this is the answer
The visitors and busy hotels and restaurants support the claim that the festival helps local businesses, answering the critics.
B · The festival benefits local businesses.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · We stayed inside because it was raining.
Why this is the answer
When a dependent clause beginning with “because” follows the main clause, no comma is normally used. A comma is used when the dependent clause comes first.
A · We stayed inside because it was raining.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · The instructor taught nearly 40 students.
Why this is the answer
“Nearly 40 students” means about 40. “Nearly taught” means the teaching almost happened but did not.
C · The instructor taught nearly 40 students.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · The privacy of personal information
Why this is the answer
Confidentiality means keeping a patient’s personal and health information private.
B · The privacy of personal information
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Very serious, but not changing at present
Why this is the answer
Critical means very serious, often life-threatening, and stable means not currently changing.
A · Very serious, but not changing at present
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