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
“After the long drought, the first rain fell. Farmers stood in their fields with their faces turned up to the sky.” How do the farmers most likely feel?
- AAfraid of the storm
- BAngry
- CBored
- DRelieved
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)Hard
Passage 1: “Electric cars produce no exhaust while driving.” Passage 2: “The electricity used to charge cars may come from power plants that burn coal.” How does Passage 2 relate to Passage 1?
- AIt repeats the same claim in other words.
- BIt adds a point that complicates its claim.
- CIt changes the topic to coal mining safety.
- DIt gives an example that proves Passage 1.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
What is the subject of this sentence? “Behind the curtain stood a tall man.”
- Acurtain
- Bstood
- Cbehind
- Dman
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which choice best combines the sentences? “The clinic is new. It has six exam rooms.”
- AThe clinic is new, it has six exam rooms.
- BThe clinic is new and, it has six exam rooms.
- CThe clinic, it is new, has six exam rooms.
- DThe new clinic has six exam rooms.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses use therapeutic communication with patients.”
- APromoting healing and well-being
- BCasual and chatty in tone, like with friends
- CWritten down rather than spoken
- DRequired by law in every case
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Severe dehydration can be fatal.”
- AEasily treated
- BCausing death
- CPainful
- DShort-lived
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Relieved
Why this is the answer
After a long drought, the rain is what the farmers needed, so standing in it with faces turned up shows relief and joy.
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · It adds a point that complicates its claim.
Why this is the answer
Passage 2 does not deny that electric cars have no exhaust, but it points out that pollution may still come from producing the electricity. It complicates the picture.
B · It adds a point that complicates its claim.
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · man
Why this is the answer
The sentence means “A tall man stood behind the curtain.” The subject is “man”; “curtain” is the object of the preposition.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: D · The new clinic has six exam rooms.
Why this is the answer
A turns “is new” into the adjective “new”, giving one clear sentence. B is a comma splice, C misplaces the comma and D adds an unneeded pronoun.
D · The new clinic has six exam rooms.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: A · Promoting healing and well-being
Why this is the answer
Therapeutic means having a healing or helpful effect.
A · Promoting healing and well-being
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Causing death
Why this is the answer
Fatal means causing death.
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