Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep 2019–2020 Practice Test Two, Kaplan. With Answer Key and Answer Explanations

Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep 2019–2020

Practice Test Two, Kaplan

READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 1–2 are based on the following passage.

Until quite recently, hypnosis has been a specialized—and often

controversial—technique used only in marginal areas of medicine.

However, hypnosis is now increasingly finding mainstream use. For

example, mental health experts have found that the suggestions of a

skilled therapist are often remarkably effective in countering anxiety

and depression. The benefits of hypnosis, though, are not limited to

the emotional and psychological realm. Hypnosis helps burn center

patients manage excruciating pain, and a recent research study found

that hypnosis can dramatically shorten the time required for bone

fractures to heal, often by several weeks.

1. Which answer option BEST expresses the main idea of the

passage?

(A)Hypnosis has become established as one of the most effective

means to manage pain.

(B)Despite its controversial history, hypnosis has proven useful

across many areas of medicine.

(C)Hypnosis remains controversial, especially when used to treat

anxiety and depression.

(D)The benefits of hypnosis have been shown to be limited to

certain areas, but nonetheless effective.

2. Which term or phrase best defines the word manage as it is usedin

the passage?

(A) Direct.

(B) Administer.

(C) Bring about.

(D) Cope with.

Questions 3–4 are based on the following passage.

In recent years, shark attacks in U.S. waters have received wide

attention. Are such attacks a growing threat to swimmers and surfers?

Statistics suggest not. The rate of attacks per number of swimmers

has not increased over time. What has increased is the popularity of

aquatic sports, such as surfing, sail boarding, and kayaking. More

people are in the water these days, and therefore the chances of a

shark encounter increase. Still, to keep the issue in perspective we

should remember there were only six fatal shark attacks in U.S.

coastal waters from 1990 to 2000.

3. According to the author, which of the following has NOTincreased

over time?

(A) The total number of shark attacks in U.S. waters.

(B) The popularity of aquatic sports.

(C) The number of fatal shark attacks in U.S. coastal waters.

(D) The rate of shark attacks per number of people in the water.

4. Why does the author MOST likely provide the statistic in the final

sentence?

(A)To point out that U.S. coastal waters are safer than those of

other countries.

(B)To illustrate that relatively few fatal shark attacks have occurred

in U.S. waters.

(C)To show that the period 1990–2000 marked a decrease in the

number of fatal shark attacks.

(D) To caution swimmers and surfers against dangers.

Questions 5–6 are based on the following passage.

Although much about dolphin communication remains a mystery,

scientists have discovered three distinct sounds that dolphins

frequently make: chirps, clicks, and whistles. Scientists have learned

that dolphins use clicks to create a sonar map, which allows them to

navigate and hunt. But, apart from possibly transmitting location, the

clicks do not appear to serve any communication purpose. Rather,

research indicates that dolphins communicate with each other by

whistling. This discovery has necessitated further investigation, as

scientists are not yet sure whether the whistles comprise a complex

system of linguistic communication or a simple set of sonic cues like

the ones used by other animal species.

5. Why does the author mention whistles in the passage?

(A)To show that dolphins are capable of expressing emotion.

(B)To prompt questions about the complexity of dolphin

communication.

(C) To illustrate how they aid dolphins in navigating and hunting.

(D) To continue to spur research into their unknown purpose.

6. Which is implied about dolphins in the passage?

(A)They are not the only animal species that communicates

sonically.

(B) They never use clicks for communication.

(C) They are more intelligent than other animal species.

(D)They use a system of communication similar to that of other

animal species.

Questions 7–12 are based on the following passage.

Until recently, patients with progressive diseases that eventually

lead to blindness have had little in the way of treatment, let alone a

cure. Conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular

degeneration still stump doctors, and even the latest treatments, such

as prescribing massive doses of vitamin A, only temporarily slow the

progress of the disease in some patients. Currently, there is no

failsafe way to reverse or even stop the progress of these diseases.

Mechanical devices such as retinal implants seem to work with only a

limited number of patients—really, only those whose vision loss is

caused by a retinal disorder.

However, one new treatment is showing some promise, although it

hasn’t been thoroughly tested yet. Instead of focusing on dietary

solutions, some doctors are attempting to develop an electronic one: a

bionic eye that enables the user’s brain to translate light impulses and

create a virtual black-and-white ―picture‖ of his or her surroundings.

The picture, although accurate, only reflects a very limited field of

vision, as if the patient had blinders on. Also, the picture moves fairly

slowly, as if the patient were watching a film in very slow motion. But,

being able to locate and identify objects is a definite first step in

achieving everyday functional mobility for the visually impaired