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 persuade readers that students should learn first aid
- BTo entertain readers with a story about choking
- CTo describe the history of first aid training
- DTo explain how to treat a broken bone
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“Emma had practised her speech for weeks. When she stood before the crowd, her hands trembled, but her voice came out clear and strong.” Which statement best describes Emma at that moment?
- AAngry at the crowd for watching her so closely
- BUnprepared and unsure of her words
- CCalm and completely without fear
- DNervous inside but still able to speak well
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct preposition: “The patient is allergic ___ penicillin.”
- Ato
- Bfor
- Cwith
- Dof
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive mood?
- AIf I were you, I would ask the instructor.
- BIf I was you, I would ask the instructor.
- CIf I be you, I would ask the instructor.
- DIf I am you, I would ask the instructor.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was unable to void after surgery.”
- AWalk
- BPass urine
- CSpeak clearly
- DSwallow
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word is the opposite of eversion of the foot?
- ARotation
- BExtension
- CCircumduction
- DInversion
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · 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.
A · To persuade readers that students should learn first aid
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Nervous inside but still able to speak well
Why this is the answer
Trembling hands show nerves, but her clear voice shows she still spoke well. Her weeks of practice rule out being unprepared.
D · Nervous inside but still able to speak well
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · to
Why this is the answer
The fixed expression is “allergic to” something, just as the noun is “an allergy to”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · If I were you, I would ask the instructor.
Why this is the answer
For unreal or hypothetical situations, formal English uses “were” for all subjects: If I were you.
A · If I were you, I would ask the instructor.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Pass urine
Why this is the answer
To void means to urinate (empty the bladder).
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Inversion
Why this is the answer
Eversion turns the sole of the foot outward and inversion turns it inward, toward the midline.
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