SAMPLE Nursing Entrance Exam Prep

‭Inference - Drawing a Logical Conclusion‬ ‭The‬‭main‬‭idea‬‭of‬‭a‬‭text‬‭can‬‭be‬‭implied‬‭through‬‭the‬‭analysis‬‭of‬‭individual‬‭sentences.‬‭To‬‭do‬‭this,‬‭we‬ ‭need‬‭to‬‭consider‬‭what‬‭each‬‭sentence‬‭says‬‭about‬‭the‬‭common‬‭topic,‬‭identify‬‭what‬‭is‬‭the‬‭common‬ ‭thread‬‭the‬‭individual‬‭sentences‬‭seem‬‭to‬‭share,‬‭and‬‭think‬‭of‬‭the‬‭idea‬‭that‬‭emerges‬‭as‬‭the‬‭author’s‬ ‭implied main idea. Finally, we need to think about the purpose of the text.‬ ‭Types of Inference Questions‬ ‭●‬ ‭Factual Questions‬ ‭(explicit, will be clearly stated‬‭in the passage) and helps us draw factual‬ ‭conclusions.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Implicit Questions‬ ‭which require us to look at the‬‭bigger picture.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Clarifying Questions‬ ‭by understanding the meaning‬‭of a word or a phrase.‬ ‭Answering Inference Questions - Strategies‬ ‭●‬ ‭Look‬‭for‬ ‭keywords‬ ‭such‬‭as‬‭imply,‬‭infer,‬‭predict,‬‭conclude,‬‭etc.‬‭They‬‭identify‬‭the‬‭question‬‭as‬ ‭an inference question.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Make‬ ‭notes‬ ‭while‬ ‭reading.‬ ‭Pay‬ ‭special‬ ‭attention‬‭to‬‭words‬‭such‬‭as:‬‭but,‬‭yet,‬‭although,‬‭since,‬ ‭except,‬ ‭moreover,‬ ‭unless,‬ ‭nonetheless,‬‭however,‬‭in‬‭the‬‭passage.‬‭These‬‭words‬‭signal‬‭a‬‭shift,‬ ‭and the ideas that follow these words are often the subject of inference questions.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Elimination,‬ ‭look‬ ‭for‬ ‭wrong‬ ‭answers‬ ‭.‬ ‭Incorrect‬ ‭answers‬ ‭to‬ ‭inference‬ ‭questions‬ ‭often‬ ‭involve‬ ‭making‬ ‭an‬ ‭unsupported‬ ‭leap‬ ‭based‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭details‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭passage‬‭or‬‭containing‬‭an‬ ‭error‬ ‭that‬ ‭goes‬ ‭against‬ ‭the‬ ‭information‬ ‭provided.‬ ‭The‬ ‭elimination‬ ‭of‬ ‭obviously‬ ‭wrong‬ ‭choices‬‭makes‬‭it‬‭easier‬‭to‬‭find‬‭the‬‭right‬‭answer.‬‭In‬‭these‬‭cases,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭best‬‭not‬‭to‬‭anticipate‬‭an‬ ‭answer but simply evaluate the answer choices given.‬ ‭1.1.4 Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Genres, and Themes‬ ‭●‬ ‭A‬ ‭topic‬‭is‬‭the‬‭general‬‭subject‬‭matter‬‭of‬‭the‬‭text.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭a‬‭book‬‭titled‬ ‭Eating‬‭Clean:‬‭A‬ ‭Simple,‬ ‭Healthy‬ ‭Dieting‬‭Solution‬ ‭is‬‭about‬‭a‬‭new‬‭type‬‭of‬‭diet‬‭for‬‭healthy‬‭eating.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬ ‭book’s‬‭topic?‬‭There‬‭are‬‭several‬‭answers‬‭which‬‭include‬‭dieting,‬‭healthy‬‭eating,‬‭and‬‭cooking‬ ‭healthy meals. All these answers are correct, but some are more general than others.‬ ‭●‬ ‭The‬‭main‬‭idea‬‭of‬‭a‬‭text‬‭is‬‭its‬‭specific‬‭message.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭also‬‭the‬‭reason‬‭why‬‭the‬‭text‬‭was‬‭written.‬ ‭For‬‭the‬‭dieting‬‭book‬‭in‬‭the‬‭example‬‭above‬‭the‬‭main‬‭idea‬‭can‬‭be‬‭expressed‬‭as,‬‭“In‬‭order‬‭to‬ ‭live a healthy lifestyle, eating a healthy, clean diet is imperative.”‬ ‭●‬ ‭The‬ ‭supporting‬ ‭details‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭text‬ ‭explain‬ ‭the‬ ‭main‬ ‭idea.‬ ‭These‬ ‭details‬ ‭give‬ ‭the‬ ‭reader‬ ‭reasons‬ ‭to‬ ‭believe‬ ‭the‬ ‭main‬ ‭idea.‬ ‭The‬ ‭supporting‬ ‭details‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭dieting‬ ‭book‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭example‬‭could‬‭include‬‭studies‬‭conducted‬‭on‬‭healthy‬‭eating,‬‭specific‬‭foods‬‭which‬‭are‬‭good‬ ‭for your health, and examples of healthy recipes.‬ ‭●‬ ‭A‬‭genre‬‭is‬‭a‬‭category‬‭of‬‭literature‬‭(or‬‭art/music)‬‭characterized‬‭by‬‭similarities‬‭in‬‭form,‬‭style,‬ ‭and‬‭or‬‭subject‬‭matter.‬‭Comedy,‬‭Sci-Fi,‬‭Romance,‬‭Fantasy,‬‭Action‬‭&‬‭Adventure‬‭are‬‭just‬‭a‬‭few‬ ‭forms‬‭of‬‭a‬‭genre.‬‭Genres‬‭are‬‭typically‬‭defined‬‭based‬‭on‬‭the‬‭content‬‭or‬‭intention‬‭of‬‭a‬‭story.‬ ‭For‬ ‭example,‬ ‭comedies‬ ‭are‬ ‭meant‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭humorous‬ ‭and‬ ‭elicit‬ ‭laughter.‬‭While‬‭anything‬‭in‬ ‭the horror genre should scare the audience.‬

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