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Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam
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Verb
Ans: From the Latin word verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax
conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen,
become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand)
* Verbs have tenses; past, present or future
Noun
Ans: Is a part of speech typically denoting a person, place or thing
Adjective
Ans: Is a describing word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a
noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified
Spelling Strategies - Rule #1
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Ans: i before e, except after c, AND except when it sounds like a (as in
neighbor, feign and weigh)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #2
Ans: When a word of more than one syllable ends in a single vowel and a
single consonant, the word emphasis is on the final syllable; to add a suffix
that begins with a vowel, the consonant preceding should be doubled
(occur -> occurring; prefer -> preferring)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #3
Ans: If the final syllable has no accent, do not double the consonant
(benefit + -ing -> benefiting)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #4
Ans: If a word ends in a silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix that
begins with a vowel (hope -> hoping; like -> liking)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #5
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Ans: do not drop the e when the suffix begins with a consonant (use ->
useless)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #6
Ans: When y is the last letter and the y is preceded by a consonant,
change the y to i before adding a suffix (that doesn't start with i --> pretty -
> prettier; hurry -> hurried; deny -> denied)
Math -> Order of Operations
Ans: PEMDAS
--> Parenthesis; Exponents; Multiplication & Division (left to right); Addition
& Subtraction (left to right)
Supplementary
Ans: when the measures of two angles adds up to 180 degrees
Complementary
Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Verb
Ans: From the Latin word verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax
conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen,
become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand)
* Verbs have tenses; past, present or future
Noun
Ans: Is a part of speech typically denoting a person, place or thing
Adjective
Ans: Is a describing word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a
noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified
Spelling Strategies - Rule #1
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Ans: i before e, except after c, AND except when it sounds like a (as in
neighbor, feign and weigh)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #2
Ans: When a word of more than one syllable ends in a single vowel and a
single consonant, the word emphasis is on the final syllable; to add a suffix
that begins with a vowel, the consonant preceding should be doubled
(occur -> occurring; prefer -> preferring)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #3
Ans: If the final syllable has no accent, do not double the consonant
(benefit + -ing -> benefiting)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #4
Ans: If a word ends in a silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix that
begins with a vowel (hope -> hoping; like -> liking)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #5
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Ans: do not drop the e when the suffix begins with a consonant (use ->
useless)
Spelling Strategies - Rule #6
Ans: When y is the last letter and the y is preceded by a consonant,
change the y to i before adding a suffix (that doesn't start with i --> pretty -
> prettier; hurry -> hurried; deny -> denied)
Math -> Order of Operations
Ans: PEMDAS
--> Parenthesis; Exponents; Multiplication & Division (left to right); Addition
& Subtraction (left to right)
Supplementary
Ans: when the measures of two angles adds up to 180 degrees
Complementary
