ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMS MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION STUDENTS

Write in caps the letter of your choice in the space before the number. 1. Each of the soldiers ___________ commended by the president yesterday. a. Are b. is c. were d. was 2. A surgeon and a nurse __________ going to lead the campaign on proper infection control in the Oncology department of Whiston hospital. a. Is b. was c. are d. were 3. __________ either of the patients arrived in the Out patient ward? a. Has b. have c. has had d. have had 4. Dr. Alessadra Falcon is just as good as ________ a. Her b. herself c. she d. hers 5. ___________ the first three days of confinement in the hospital that are the hardest. a. It b. Its c. Its d. Thats 6. The cost of acquiring a complete health insurance in the United States ________ going up everyday. a. Is b. was c. are d. were 7. The chief medical officer, with his hospital department heads and employees, _____ our town for the medical mission every summer. a. Visits b. visit c. is visited d. are visited 8. Raquel, like her brothers and sisters, ________ the tendency to acquire diabetes mellitus as the disorder runs in the family. a. Have b. has c. are having d. is having 9. A number of patients ____ late this morning. a. Is b. was c. where d. were 10. There ________ a man and a woman waiting for the doctor for three hours here yesterday. a. Is b. are c. was d. were PUNCTUATION MARKS/SPELLINGS AND CAPITALIZATIONS Correct the following errors in the sentence by inserting the appropriate punctuation marks, spelling and capitalized letters in the given sentences. 1. Pahtologically the following types of tumors are observed solitary and multiple polyps adenomas multiple polyposis leimyoma and neuroma. 2. She had some queries regarding her condition some were about the simtoms she has been feeling for the past month like having sweaty palms. 3. However in 45 seconds the patient was able to produce only five words starting with the letter A. 4. Differential diagnosis includes the following hypersensitivity pneumonitis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Mycoplasma pneumonia. 5. Dr. Howards consultation was received two days before the patients surgery was scheduled. HOMONYMS AND CONFUSING WORDS Decide which of the expressions on the right best complete each sentence on the left. Write the letter of your choice on the blank space provided. 1. What do you ______ me to do? 2. You should ask Paul some _______. 3. Do you really feel that changing jobs at this time is _______ A. advice B. advise C. advisor D. advisable A. familiar B. familiarity C. familiarize D. familiarly

4. You can ______ yourself with this issue by reading these briefs. 5. ________ with computers can help you get a job. 6. Follow the directions _________, or you will make a mistake.

7. I cannot afford a new laptop, so I am looking for a good ____ one A. uses 8. On a deserted island, money would be ______ B. users 9. _________ of this software will not believe how simple it is to operate. C. useless 10. The doctor _____ a technologically advanced gadget to facilitate his D. used Neurosurgical operations of his clients.