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
“Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travelled to the Crimean War at her own expense. There she ran a hotel near the battlefield where she cared for sick and injured soldiers.” What does “at her own expense” mean?
- AShe paid the costs of the trip herself.
- BShe was paid by the army to go.
- CShe went against her family’s wishes.
- DShe travelled there in great danger.
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?
- AThe festival benefits local businesses.
- BHotels lose money during the festival.
- CThe festival costs too much to run.
- DThe festival should be held every week.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct word: “How ___ bandages do we have left?”
- Amany
- Bmore much
- Cmuch
- Dlot
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the best transition: “Some foods are rich in iron. ___, spinach and lentils contain a lot of it.”
- AAs a result
- BFor instance
- CNevertheless
- DIn contrast
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
What does the abbreviation PRN mean on a medication order?
- ABefore meals
- BAs needed
- CEvery morning
- DBy mouth
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term myocardial mean, as in “myocardial infarction”?
- ARelating to the sac around the heart
- BRelating to the heart valves
- CRelating to the inner lining of the heart
- DRelating to the heart muscle
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · She paid the costs of the trip herself.
Why this is the answer
“At her own expense” means she paid the costs herself rather than being funded by someone else.
A · She paid the costs of the trip herself.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: A · 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.
A · The festival benefits local businesses.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · many
Why this is the answer
Use “many” with countable plural nouns (bandages, patients) and “much” with uncountable nouns (water, time).
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · For instance
Why this is the answer
“For instance” introduces examples that support the previous statement. The other transitions show contrast or cause and effect.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · As needed
Why this is the answer
PRN means the medication is given when needed, for example for pain, rather than at set times.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Relating to the heart muscle
Why this is the answer
Myocardial refers to the myocardium, the muscular wall of the heart.
D · Relating to the heart muscle
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