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Nursing Entrance English questions

Read the passage below and answer questions 1–5.

Nursing is one of the most respected professions in the world.

Nurses work tirelessly to provide care and comfort to patients in hospitals, clinics and communities. They carry out doctors’ orders, administer medications, monitor patients’ conditions, and offer emotional support.

Despite the demanding nature of their work, many nurses find it deeply rewarding because they make a direct difference in people’s lives.

Good nurses must possess qualities such as compassion, patience, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a quality a good nurse must possess?

A. Compassion 
B. Intelligence 
C. Patience 
D. Attention to detail

2. The word "tirelessly" as used in the passage means _____

A. lazily 
B. without rest 
C. carefully 
D. slowly

3. According to the passage, nurses find their job rewarding because _____

A. they earn high salaries 
B. they work in hospitals 
C. they make a direct difference
D. they carry out doctors' orders

4. The passage describes nursing as _____

A. a simple profession 
B. a rewarding profession 
C. a dangerous profession 
D. an unpopular profession

5. What does the word "administer" mean as used in the passage? 

A. to avoid 
B. to give
C. to collect 
D. to prescribe

6. The word CANDID most nearly means _____

A. secretive 
B. honest
C. confused 
D. formal

7. Which sentence is in the active voice? 

A. The patient was attended to by the nurse. 
B. The medication was administered at noon. 
C. The nurse administered the medication at noon. 
D. The ward was cleaned by the orderlies.

8. Choose the correct option. "The patient _____ before the ambulance arrived." 

A. died 
B. had died 
C. has died 
D. dies

9. Choose the correct pronoun: "Neither the doctor nor the nurses did _____ best." 

A. his 
B. their 
C. its 
D. her

10. A doctor who specialises in the treatment of children is called a _____

A. gynaecologist 
B. dentist 
C. paediatrician 
D. dermatologist

11. The antonym of AGGRAVATE is _____

A. worsen 
B. irritate 
C. alleviate 
D. provoke

12. Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement. 

A. A number of nurses was absent. 
B. A number of nurses were absent. 
C. A number of nurses has been absent. 
D. A number of nurses is absent.

13. Which of the following words is correctly spelled?

A. diarrhoea 
B. diarhoea 
C. diarrhea 
D. Both A and C

14. Select the correct sentence.

A. She have completed her training. 
B. She has completed her training. 
C. She having completed her training. 
D. She had complete her training.

15. Which of the following words is correctly stressed? 

A. hos-PI-tal 
B. HOS-pi-tal 
C. hos-pi-TAL 
D. hos-pi-tal

16. Choose the correct article: "She is _____ honest woman." 

A. a 
B. the 
C. an 
D. no article

17. The word "psychology" begins with which sound? 

A. /p/ 
B. /ps/ 
C. /s/ 
D. /z/

18. Which of the following has a different vowel sound from the others? 

A. seat 
B. feet 
C. set
D. meat

19. Select the correct sentence. 

A. Neither the nurse or the doctor was available. 
B. Neither the nurse nor the doctor was available. 
C. Neither the nurse and the doctor was available. 
D. Neither the nurse but the doctor was available.

20. Which of the following words contains a diphthong? 

A. sit 
B. bet 
C. boy 
D. cat

Nursing Entrance Biology questions

2. In social learning theory, learners acquire new behaviour mainly by _____

A. reading silently without thinking
B. observing models and imitating them
C. sleeping in class
D. forgetting past experiences

3. A teacher groups learners by skill level rather than grade to practise reading. This flexible grouping mainly aims to _____

A. match tasks to learners’ current reading abilities
B. ignore grade differences
C. separate friends
D. prepare only for examinations

Nursing Entrance Chemistry questions

4. Which word best completes: 'The pupils were _____ during the lesson.'?

A. attentive
B. attentively
C. attention
D. attend

Nursing Entrance Physics questions

5. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development refers to tasks that a learner can _____

A. do only at home
B. do alone without help
C. do with guidance from a more capable person
D. not do even with support

Nursing Entrance Math questions

6. A teacher starting the day in the computer lab first powers on this part of the system.

A. Monitor only
B. System unit
C. Printer tray
D. Keyboard

Nursing Entrance General Knowledge questions

7. Daily classroom routines help learners to _____

A. avoid responsibility
B. know what to do and move smoothly between activities
C. depend only on the prefect
D. guess what to do each period

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