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
A website article is titled “Five Easy Ways to Save Water at Home”. Which text structure will the article most likely use?
- AA debate between two experts
- BA comparison of two cities
- CA list of tips
- DA story told in time order
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
“The nurse explained the new inhaler to Mr. Brown and then asked him to show her how he would use it.” Why did the nurse most likely ask him to demonstrate?
- ATo test whether the inhaler was faulty
- BTo find out whether he liked the inhaler
- CTo save time during the teaching session
- DTo check that he had understood correctly
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the correct form: “You must ___ your hands before entering.”
- Ato wash
- Bwashed
- Cwash
- Dwashing
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the correct verb: “Not only the students but also the teacher ___ excited.”
- Ais
- Bhave been
- Cwere
- Dare
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Older adults have a higher incidence of falls.”
- AFear of falling
- BRate of occurrence
- CTreatment
- DCause
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
What does the term osteoarthritis mean?
- AInflammation of the nerves of the arm
- BSoftening of the muscles
- CRemoval of a joint
- DA condition of the bones and joints with joint inflammation
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · A list of tips
Why this is the answer
A title that promises “five ways” suggests a list of tips. It is unlikely to be a story or a debate.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · To check that he had understood correctly
Why this is the answer
Asking a patient to demonstrate (a “teach-back” or return demonstration) lets the nurse confirm that the patient can use the device correctly.
D · To check that he had understood correctly
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · wash
Why this is the answer
Modal verbs such as must, can, should and will are followed by the base form of the verb, without “to”.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: A · is
Why this is the answer
Like “either … or” and “neither … nor”, the correlative “not only … but also” makes the verb agree with the closer subject, “the teacher”, which is singular.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Rate of occurrence
Why this is the answer
Incidence is how often something occurs, especially the number of new cases in a period.
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · A condition of the bones and joints with joint inflammation
Why this is the answer
Oste/o (bone) + arthr/o (joint) + -itis (inflammation). It is a degenerative disease of the joints and the bone beneath the cartilage.
D · A condition of the bones and joints with joint inflammation
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