SAMPLE Nursing Entrance Exam Prep

‭d.‬ ‭Cinematograph‬ ‭The new word that has been spelled is cinematography.‬ ‭Graphic Representations of Information‬

‭Graphic‬ ‭representations‬ ‭of‬ ‭data‬ ‭can‬ ‭come‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭form‬ ‭of‬ ‭charts,‬ ‭graphs,‬‭maps,‬‭drawings,‬‭or‬ ‭photos.‬‭All‬‭charts‬‭and‬‭graphs‬‭have‬‭the‬‭same‬‭goal:‬‭to‬‭visually‬‭represent‬‭numerical‬‭information‬ ‭so‬ ‭the‬ ‭viewer‬ ‭can‬ ‭easily‬ ‭be‬‭informed‬‭and‬‭make‬‭judgments‬‭based‬‭on‬‭the‬‭data‬‭represented.‬‭A‬ ‭pie‬ ‭chart‬ ‭represents‬ ‭a‬ ‭concept‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭form‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭circle‬ ‭where‬ ‭the‬ ‭circle‬ ‭is‬ ‭divided‬ ‭up‬ ‭into‬ ‭representational portions according to the data (given in percentages).‬ ‭Example‬ ‭Use the pie chart to answer the question.‬

‭The pie chart breaks down the data collected on the‬ ‭most popular months for families to go camping.‬ ‭Which was the most popular month for families to‬ ‭go camping?‬

‭The‬‭most‬‭popular‬‭month‬‭for‬‭camping‬‭was‬‭April,‬‭given‬‭that‬‭it‬‭takes‬‭up‬‭the‬‭largest‬‭portion‬‭of‬ ‭the pie chart.‬ ‭Recognizing Events in a Sequence‬ ‭The‬ ‭ability‬ ‭to‬ ‭identify‬ ‭the‬ ‭components‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭story,‬ ‭including‬ ‭the‬ ‭beginning,‬ ‭middle,‬ ‭and‬ ‭end,‬ ‭as‬ ‭well‬ ‭as‬ ‭to‬ ‭retell‬ ‭the‬ ‭events‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭text‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭order‬ ‭in‬ ‭which‬ ‭they‬ ‭occurred,‬ ‭is‬ ‭known‬ ‭as‬ ‭sequencing.‬‭One‬‭of‬‭the‬‭most‬‭important‬‭skills‬‭for‬‭understanding‬‭a‬‭text,‬‭particularly‬‭narratives,‬‭is‬ ‭the ability to put the events in order.‬ ‭Sequential‬ ‭- Does not use a time element. It refers‬‭to a fixed order in which there is a logical‬ ‭pattern. E.g. First, second, then, now, afterwards.‬ ‭Chronological‬ ‭- Uses a time element. It refers to‬‭events in an order in which they happen and‬ ‭requires a time element. E.g. Today, later, often, seldom, all day, since, last year.‬

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