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 pharmacist asked Mrs. Kim whether she took any other medicines, including vitamins and herbal products, before giving her the new prescription.” Why did the pharmacist most likely ask this?
- ATo sell her more vitamins
- BTo find out her date of birth
- CTo check for possible interactions
- DTo decide the colour of the medicine label
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
The author writes: “For many years, doctors advised long bed rest for a strained back. Later research found that staying gently active usually helps people recover sooner.” What is the author mainly showing?
- AMedical advice can change as new evidence appears.
- BDoctors are usually wrong about back pain.
- CResearch on back pain is no longer needed.
- DLong bed rest is still the best cure.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “It was ___ a long shift that everyone was exhausted.”
- Avery
- Bsuch
- Cso
- Dtoo
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “If I ___ the answer, I would tell you.”
- Aknowed
- Bknew
- Cwill know
- Dknow
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?
- AAfter
- BHalf
- CWithin
- DOutside
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term oophorectomy mean?
- ASurgical removal of a fallopian tube
- BSurgical removal of an ovary
- CSurgical removal of a testis
- DSurgical removal of the uterus
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · To check for possible interactions
Why this is the answer
Some medicines, vitamins and herbal products can interact. Asking about everything she takes helps the pharmacist check that the new prescription is safe.
C · To check for possible interactions
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Medical advice can change as new evidence appears.
Why this is the answer
The passage contrasts earlier advice with newer findings, showing how evidence can change medical advice. It does not say doctors are usually wrong.
A · Medical advice can change as new evidence appears.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · such
Why this is the answer
“Such + a + adjective + noun + that” shows a result: such a long shift that. “So” is used directly before an adjective alone.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · knew
Why this is the answer
An unreal present condition uses the past tense in the if-clause and “would” + base verb in the main clause: “If I knew, I would tell you.”
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Within
Why this is the answer
Endo- means inside: an endoscopy looks inside a hollow organ.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Surgical removal of an ovary
Why this is the answer
An oophorectomy is the removal of one or both ovaries.
B · Surgical removal of an ovary
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