KAPLAN ENTRANCE EXAM,2024

CHRISSY WALLIS

07/02/2024
Reading

Which of the following best defines the term foster an atmosphere as it is used inparagraph 4 of
the passage?
- Foster means: to promote the growth or development.

• Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of paragraph 4?
- Teachers and other professional play an indispensable role in the instructional process.

• What is the author main purpose in writing this passage?

- Explain the computer are effective educational tools.

• Based on this passage, the author would most likely agree which of the following
statements?
- Computers can be of help to teachers how wish to broaden and enrich their students learning
experiences.

• Which of the following remarks made by the writer expresses a fact rather than an
opinion?
- Teachers instruct students in different ways, by presenting information to larger groups,
small groups, or individual.

• Which of the following lists of topics best organizes the information presented in the
selection?
1. Instructional approaches and computers.
2. The value of computer in educating students.
3. the importance of the educational professional
4. The value of microcomputers for classroom instruction.

• Which of the following statements best defines the word obliterate as it is used in
paragraph 3?
- Erase

• Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
- The events leading to the information of the lakes are complex, but the lakes history is
largely understood.

• According to the passage, Lake Superior is located on which of the following?

- A structural basin of Precambrian rocks.
• According to the passage, when did great lakes begin to form?
- Toward the end of the Wisconsin glaciations.
• The authors conclusion in the passage are most influenced by which of the following
assumptions?
- Scientific understanding does not require complete certainty about every relevant aspect of a
phenomenon.
• Which of the following statement best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?
- Individual freedom must be somewhat limited if public order and the right of others are to
be preserved.
• For what purpose does the author include a statement by justice in the second
paragraph of the passage?
- To illustrate a point.

• According to the passage, how were the warren court and burger court different?
- The warren court was more favorable to the right of prosecutors than was the burger court.

• Which of the following assumption is most central to the views expressed by the author
of this passage?
- Personal freedom can be limited without harming a society's democratic nature.

• Which of the following lists of topics BEST organize information in the selection?
1. Limits to personal freedom in a democratic society.
2. The problem of defining individual right and community needs.
3. How the supreme court has tried to address the problem.

• Which of the following statements BEST defines the word platform as it is used
paragraph 4 of the passage?
- A summary of the principles for which a political party stands.

• Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea in paragraph 5?
- The women’s movement should be considered a success because of the many changes it has
brought to the lives of American women.

• What is the author main purpose in this passage?

- Evaluate the achievement of the women since the 1960s.

• According to the passage, what was the main reason the feminist movement gained
political momentum during the 1960s and 1970s?
- Increasing support from large numbers of middle-class women.

• Which of the following facts included in the passage BEST support the authors?
- In 1980 the republican party changed its position on the ERA.
• Which if these statements BEST summarizes the information present in the passage?
Math
• Which statement is true?
• 321/336 = 107/112

3/4 is the same which of the following numbers?

• 750/1000

3/7(4/5) =
• 12/35

3 7/8 / 2 1/3 =
• 1 37/56

47.121 + 2.01 - 14.43 =

• 34.701

19 is proportional to which of the following numbers?

• 76/4

9.32/66.2 =
• 0.140

25 divided by 0.009 =
• 2,777.7

At college x, there are 2 professors for every 55 students. If there are 1650 students at
this college, how many professors are there?
• 60
1,650/55=30*2=60 30*2 (2 professor per 55 students)
1.679 - 0.0035 =
• 1.6755

0.072 =
• 72/1000

Which value is the same as 862%?

• 8.62
862%/100= 8.62
 If 32 = 24% x, what does x equal?
• 133.3
24%/100=0.24
32=0.24 x
32/0.24=x
133.3=x
If 5 + y = -65 then y equals which of the following numbers?
• y= -70
5+y=-65
y=-65-5
y=-70
The ratio of 4 to 9 is the same as what percent?
• 44.4%
4/9= 0.444*100=44.4%
If x/3 - 54, then x equals which of the following?
• x = 162
54*3=162
A bottle of a medication contains 16 ml, which is 20% less than a syringe containing
the same medication. How much medication does the syringe contain?
• 20.0 ml
20/100*16=3.2+16=19.2
How long does the nurse allow for infusing 6 ml when the infusion bag contains 150 ml
and the infusion rate is 1.5 ml per minute?
• 4 minutes
1.5ml--->1min
6ml ---->x(mins)
mins = 6/1.5
mins = 4
A researcher works for $25.50 per hour. The researcher receives a 0.85 cent per hour
raise after working six months. what is the percent increase in hourly pay?
• 3.3%
0.85/25.50
=0.0333x100=3.3%
 How many days does a scientist grow a culture of 3000 cells at 7% growth per day to
increase the number of cells by 630?
• 3 days
30000.07d = 630
210*d = 630
d = 630/210
d=3
If 1/4 of a bag equals 4 ounces, how many ounces are in 5 1/2 bags?
- Answer: 88 ounces
Explain: 1/4oz over 5 1/2oz= 0.25/5.5= 4oz/x = 88 ounces

A syringe contains 16mL of a medication and the nurse was ordered to give 20% less.
How much medication should the nurse have in the syringe?
- Answer: 12.8mL
Explain: 16mL/xmL = 100%/80% = 12.8Ml

A nurse must give medication twice a day. the first dose is 3/8 ounce the second dose is
2/7 ounce. she has one ounce of medication, does she have enough for both doses?

if 1/3 people are elderly men and 2/8 are young women, what percent of people is older
women?
- 41%
Writing
Passage 1 (Transfusion) Which sentence includes an incorrect form of verb?
- Sentence 8
Sentence 8: Advances in medicine continues to reduce the risk of transmitting viruses, such as
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), through blood.
Passage 1 (Transfusion) Which sentence should be deleted because it is unrelated to the
other sentences in its paragraph?
- Sentence 18
Sentence18: Sometimes people choose not to donate blood.
• Passage 1 (Transfusion) Which word in the first paragraph is incorrect?
- persons'
Transfusion of a persons' own blood is called autologous transfusion. It's different from transfusion
of blood given by others --homologous transfusion, and transfusion of blood given by friends or
family -- directed donation.

• Passage 2 (Falls frequently) Which sentence, if any, in the last paragraph is missing a
verb?
- All the sentences include a verb

• Passage 2 (Falls frequently) Which sentence is repetitive and unnecessary?

- Sentence 11
Sentence 11: They are frail and easily hurt.
• Passage 2 (Falls frequently) Which sentence can be added to expand the information
presented in sentences 14, 15, and 16?

• 14 As people age, their eyesight, hearing, and reflexes often diminish, increasing their
likelihood of falling. 15 Sometimes they do not see or hear things that might warn them of
danger. 16 Frequently their adaptation to sudden changes in position diminishes.

- Often, their coordination also decreases as they age

 • Passage 3 (Erythrocytes) Where is the best place to add the following paragraph?
During the last seven months of gestation, developing babies' marrow produces fetal hemoglobin.
This hemoglobin is called hemoglobin F. Hemoglobin A, adult hemoglobin, starts to replace
hemoglobin F a few weeks before birth.
- Following sentence 12
Sentence 12: Abnormal levels of hemoglobin affect oxygen delivery to the tissues, which hinders
the body's functions.
• Passage 3 (Erythrocytes) Which sentence has an incorrect subject-verb agreement?
- sentence 11
Sentence 11: The amount of hemoglobin in red blood cells influence the amount of oxygen they can
carry.
• Passage 3 (Erythrocytes) Which sentence includes an unnecessary word?
- sentence 17 includes the unnecessary word both.

• Passage 4 (Pediatric)Which sentence or sentences should be deleted to remove

unrelated information?
- Sentence 8 and 9
8 The surgeons complete special training to prepare them to treat children from the newborn stage
through late adolescence. 9 Pediatric surgeons use equipment and facilities specially designed for
the surgical needs of children.
• Passage 4 (Pediatric) How do sentences 17 through 19 contribute to the passage?
- They transition from the passage's main information to its conclusion.

• Passage 4 (Pediatric) Which sentence is unnecessary?

- Sentence 23
Sentence 23: Pediatric nurses help people feel better.
 • Passage 5 (Pharmacology) What information follows sentence 10 about the sciences
and fields in nursing Pharmacology?
Sentence 10: It joins these with statistics, mathematics, business, education and other fields.
- Subtypes of nursing pharmacology

• Passage 5 (Pharmacology) Which sentence is repeating and unnecessary to the

passage?
- Sentence 15
Sentence15: They know that medications are tested for effectiveness before they treat disease.
• Passage 5 (Pharmacology) Which sentence includes an error in publication?
- Sentence 17
Sentence 17: Nurses continually study it, to learn about new medications and new types of
medications.

• Passage 6 (Nurses) Where is the best place to add this sentence?

It also gives there more energy to do their jobs
- After sentence 13
Sentence 13: It shields them from the temptations of harmful drugs and excessive drinking.
• Passage 6 (Nurses) Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect word?
- The word roll in sentence 14
14 Nurses who see themselves as roll models of health also take care of their emotional, social, and
spiritual needs.
• Passage 6 (Nurses) Which choice describes how to correct a punctuation error in the
passage?
- Add a comma after the word needs in the sentence 7
Sentence 7: They invest in themselves and their own needs, enabling them to meet other's needs.
 • Passage 7 (Chemistry) What information is presented after chemistry is defined?
- Types of chemistry

• Passage 7 (Chemistry) Which word is incorrect in its sentence?

- The word makes in sentence 19
Sentence 19: All types of chemistry work together to describe the material and energy that makes
up our world.
• Passage 7 (Chemistry) Where is the best place to add this paragraph?
Today, emerging fields of study blur lines between classic sciences, such as chemistry. Modern
advances in geology, astronomy, and physics blur this line. Geology overlaps chemistry, producing
geochemistry. Astronomy overlaps chemistry, producing astrochemistry. Physics overlaps
chemistry, producing physical chemistry.
- After sentence 10
Sentence 10: It also investigates how temperature, pressure, and other conditions affect matter.
Science
• What controls the body immune response?
- WBC - white blood cells

• What is the area of the brain that controls thought, plans, and behavior?
- Frontal lobe

• How do the brain cells differ from other cells in the body?
- The cells don't store glucose as glycogen.

• A client has simulation of the parasympathetic nervous system, which vital signs would
the nurse expect?
- Heart rate of 56 bpm, respiratory rate of 20/min

• What is the name of the cycle where an endocrine gland releases a hormone that
stimulates a target organ to send a message back to endocrine gland to reduce a section
of hormone?
- Negative feedback cycle

• What would be a cause of decease in the quantity of circulating red blood cells?
- Decrease in oral intake.

• Chronic hypertension causes which of the following changes in the blood vessels?
- Damage to arterioles resulting in increased flow through blood vessels.

• Asthma results in what change in the respiratory system.

- Increase in mucus production.

• What is the principle function of blood flow in the cardiovascular system?

- Provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide and waste products.

• What are the three major fluid compartments?

- Intracellular fluid volume, interstitial fluid volume, and vascular space.

• What is the correct statement of how blood flows through the heart?
- Blood flows from the body, into the right atrium, to the right ventricle, to the lungs, back to
the left ventricle, to all parts of the body.

• Which statement is true, about how air enters the lungs?

- When the lungs expand, the pressure inside the lungs becomes negative compared to the
atmospheric pressure causing air enter in the lungs.

• What controls the firing of the sinus node to trigger the start of the cardiac cycle?
- The autonomic nervous system.
• What controls the rate and depth of respiration in a normal adult?
- Chemoreceptor in response to the acid base and oxygen status.

• The body's ability to correct an excess or deficit of a metabolic acid depend on normal
function of what system?
- Renal system.

• What regulates the distribution of fluid enter the interstitial and intracellular
compartment?
- Osmosis.

• What the body does the majority of digestion and absorption from food takes places?
- Small intestine.

• What changes in sensory function occur during to again?

- A proprioception. (esta está mal)

• Asthma increase mucus results in what change?

- reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm

• Where does the exchange of gasses occur in the lungs?

- The alveoli

• What increase the basal metabolic rate in an individual?

- Stress

• What takes place in the body during an asthma crisis?

- increase in mucus, inflammation and swelling of lungs, muscle tightening, narrowing of the
airways.
• What decreases BMI?
- Sleep