SAMPLE Nursing Entrance Exam Prep

‭Chapter 1: Reading‬ ‭Overview‬

‭This‬‭chapter‬‭will‬‭focus‬‭on‬‭key‬‭concepts‬‭and‬‭details,‬‭structure,‬‭and‬‭how‬‭to‬‭assemble‬‭it‬‭so‬‭that‬‭it‬‭is‬ ‭readable‬ ‭to‬ ‭others.‬ ‭Integrative‬ ‭knowledge‬ ‭and‬ ‭ideas‬ ‭combine‬ ‭what‬‭you‬‭already‬‭know‬‭and‬‭what‬ ‭you‬‭read‬‭to‬‭come‬‭up‬‭with‬‭conclusions‬‭and‬‭other‬‭ideas‬‭that‬‭make‬‭what‬‭you‬‭read‬‭and‬‭write‬‭more‬ ‭meaningful.‬ ‭1.1 Key Ideas and Details‬ ‭1.1.1 Summarizing Complex Text‬ ‭To‬‭successfully‬‭answer‬‭the‬‭questions‬‭in‬‭your‬‭examination‬‭and‬‭understand‬‭the‬‭reading‬‭material‬ ‭you will encounter in the future, it is necessary to summarize complex texts.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Comprehension‬ ‭●‬ ‭One‬‭must‬‭read‬‭and‬‭understand‬‭the‬‭text,‬‭which‬‭may‬‭require‬‭breaking‬‭down‬‭long‬‭sentences‬ ‭and‬‭understanding‬‭difficult‬‭words.‬‭Next,‬‭they‬‭must‬‭identify‬‭the‬‭main‬‭ideas‬‭and‬‭key‬‭points,‬ ‭which‬ ‭means‬ ‭they‬ ‭must‬ ‭have‬ ‭a‬ ‭good‬ ‭enough‬ ‭understanding‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭text‬ ‭to‬ ‭know‬ ‭the‬ ‭difference between what is essential and what is not.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Communication‬ ‭To‬ ‭condense‬ ‭information‬ ‭into‬ ‭a‬ ‭smaller‬ ‭space.‬ ‭To‬ ‭reduce‬ ‭the‬ ‭number‬ ‭of‬ ‭words‬ ‭in‬ ‭your‬ ‭writing.‬ ‭To‬ ‭select‬ ‭the‬‭best‬‭words‬‭that‬‭convey‬‭your‬‭message‬‭and‬‭eliminate‬‭words‬‭that‬‭add‬ ‭no‬‭value‬‭to‬‭your‬‭writing.‬‭This‬‭means‬‭reducing‬‭information‬‭to‬‭essential‬‭ideas‬‭to‬‭expand‬‭the‬ ‭breadth or depth of your writing.‬

‭Text Summary‬ ‭What is included in the Text Summary?‬ ‭-‬ ‭Main Idea‬ ‭-‬ ‭Important Ideas‬ ‭-‬ ‭Key words‬ ‭-‬ ‭Use your own words‬ ‭The‬ ‭purpose‬ ‭of‬ ‭text‬ ‭summaries‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭determine‬

‭your ability to identify and comprehend the main idea, purpose, and key supporting ideas of‬ ‭a‬‭piece‬‭of‬‭reading‬‭material.‬‭To‬‭do‬‭so,‬‭you‬‭will‬‭first‬‭need‬‭to‬‭read‬‭the‬‭material‬‭in‬‭its‬‭entirety.‬‭Once‬ ‭you have done so, take a moment to consider the following questions:‬ ‭●‬ ‭What is the main idea of the piece?‬ ‭●‬ ‭What is the author's purpose for writing it?‬ ‭●‬ ‭What are the key supporting ideas?‬ ‭Once‬ ‭you‬ ‭have‬ ‭considered‬ ‭these‬ ‭questions,‬ ‭you‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭able‬ ‭to‬‭summarize‬‭the‬‭piece‬‭in‬‭your‬ ‭own words.‬

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