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 author writes: “Every student should learn basic first aid. A few simple skills, such as how to help someone who is choking, can save a life.” What is the author’s purpose?
- ATo describe the history of first aid training
- BTo entertain readers with a story about choking
- CTo explain how to treat a broken bone
- DTo persuade readers that students should learn first aid
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“I trust this brand because it is the most reliable, and I know it is the most reliable because I trust it.” What is wrong with this reasoning?
- AIt goes in a circle without real evidence.
- BIt relies on an expert’s opinion.
- CIt uses too many statistics to be clear.
- DIt compares two different brands unfairly.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence formats the book title correctly?
- AShe read (To Kill a Mockingbird) last summer.
- BShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
- CShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
- DShe read “To Kill a Mockingbird” last summer.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence uses the pronoun “one” consistently?
- AYou should check one’s work before submitting it.
- BOne should check your work before submitting it.
- COne should check their work before you submit it.
- DOne should check one’s work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the prefix dys- mean, as in “dysphagia”?
- AFast
- BAbsent
- CNormal
- DDifficult or painful
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term rhinoplasty mean?
- ASurgical repair or reshaping of the nose
- BInflammation of the nose
- CRemoval of the nose
- DExamination of the nose with a scope
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · To persuade readers that students should learn first aid
Why this is the answer
“Should” signals an argument. The author tries to convince readers that first aid is worth learning.
D · To persuade readers that students should learn first aid
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · It goes in a circle without real evidence.
Why this is the answer
The speaker uses trust to prove reliability and reliability to prove trust. This circular reasoning gives no outside evidence.
A · It goes in a circle without real evidence.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · She read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
Why this is the answer
Titles of books are italicised in typed text. Quotation marks are for short works such as poems and articles.
B · She read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
Why this is the answer
A keeps the third-person pronoun “one” throughout. The other sentences shift between “one” and “you”.
D · One should check one’s work before submitting it.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Difficult or painful
Why this is the answer
Dys- means difficult, painful or abnormal: dysphagia is difficulty swallowing.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Surgical repair or reshaping of the nose
Why this is the answer
Rhin/o (nose) + -plasty (surgical repair or reshaping). Rhinitis is inflammation of the nose.
A · Surgical repair or reshaping of the nose
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