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 bridge was closed for repairs. As a result, drivers had to take a longer route into the city.” What relationship does “As a result” show?
- ATime order or sequence
- BComparison
- CContrast
- DCause and effect
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Maya had moved schools four times in six years. On her first day at the new school, she didn’t unpack her locker. ‘No point,’ she told herself.” Why most likely did Maya not unpack?
- AShe expected to move again before long.
- BShe planned to share a locker.
- CShe had forgotten to bring her things.
- DShe disliked the locker’s colour.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “The patient’s temperature ___ overnight.”
- Arised
- Braised
- Crisen
- Drose
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which word in this sentence is used as an adverb? “The surgery went well, and the patient recovered fast.”
- Aand
- Bfast
- Cpatient
- Dsurgery
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection is latent and causes no symptoms now.”
- ASpreading rapidly through the whole body
- BCompletely cured
- CCaused by an injury
- DPresent but not active or visible
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term hemiplegia mean?
- AParalysis of one side of the body
- BParalysis of all four limbs
- CWeakness of both legs only
- DLoss of all feeling in both hands and fingers
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Cause and effect
Why this is the answer
“As a result” signals that the second sentence is an effect of the first: the bridge closure caused the longer route.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · She expected to move again before long.
Why this is the answer
After moving four times in six years, Maya probably expects to move again soon, so unpacking seems pointless to her.
A · She expected to move again before long.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · rose
Why this is the answer
“Rise” (rise, rose, risen) means to go up without an object. “Raised” needs an object, as in “The nurse raised the bed.”
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · fast
Why this is the answer
“Fast” tells how the patient recovered, so it is an adverb (like “well”). Words such as fast, hard and late can be adjectives or adverbs.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Present but not active or visible
Why this is the answer
Latent means present but hidden or inactive, like a virus that stays dormant in the body.
D · Present but not active or visible
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Paralysis of one side of the body
Why this is the answer
Hemiplegia affects one side (half) of the body. Quadriplegia (tetraplegia) affects all four limbs and paraplegia the legs.
A · Paralysis of one side of the body
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