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
“Some people say that cats are unfriendly. My cat, Pepper, waits by the door every evening and sits on my lap while I read.” How does the writer use Pepper?
- AAs proof that all cats are unfriendly
- BAs an example that goes against the claim
- CAs a reason to buy a new cat
- DAs a description of how to train a cat
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?
- AUnprepared and unsure of her words
- BAngry at the crowd for watching her so closely
- CNervous inside but still able to speak well
- DCalm and completely without fear
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Medium
Which sentence handles the number at the start of the sentence correctly?
- A20 patients were seen today.
- BTwenty, patients were seen today.
- CTwenty patients were seen today.
- DTwenty-patients were seen today.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)Hard
Which sentence correctly uses an appositive?
- ADr. Lee our, family physician retired last year.
- BDr. Lee, our family physician, retired last year.
- CDr. Lee, our family physician retired last year.
- DDr. Lee our family physician, retired last year.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Medium
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient complained of general malaise.”
- AA sharp pain in one particular place
- BA high fever
- CA skin rash
- DA vague feeling of being unwell
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)Hard
Which word means “a doctor who specialises in the treatment of cancer”?
- AHaematologist
- BNeurologist
- CNephrologist
- DOncologist
3Solutions
1.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: B · As an example that goes against the claim
Why this is the answer
The writer describes a friendly cat to argue against the claim that cats are unfriendly. One cat cannot prove a general rule, but it serves as a counter-example.
B · As an example that goes against the claim
2.Reading comprehension (entrance exams)
Answer: C · 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.
C · Nervous inside but still able to speak well
3.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: C · Twenty patients were seen today.
Why this is the answer
A number that begins a sentence is written out in words. No hyphen or comma joins the number to its noun.
C · Twenty patients were seen today.
4.English grammar & language usage (entrance exams)
Answer: B · Dr. Lee, our family physician, retired last year.
Why this is the answer
“Our family physician” renames Dr. Lee and adds extra information, so it needs a comma before and after it.
B · Dr. Lee, our family physician, retired last year.
5.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · A vague feeling of being unwell
Why this is the answer
Malaise is a general feeling of discomfort or illness without a specific cause.
D · A vague feeling of being unwell
6.Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams)
Answer: D · Oncologist
Why this is the answer
An oncologist specialises in cancer; onc/o means tumour and -logist means specialist.
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