Epic Skills Assessment Verbal Reasoning & Comprehension 4

Question 1

A passage describes two competing theories about hand hygiene compliance. The author presents both sides equally without taking a position. This writing style is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Objective

Answer

Presenting both sides without bias or personal position reflects an objective writing style.

Question 2

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

Accepted Answer

The doctor reviewed the chart, and she updated the care plan.

Answer

A comma before a coordinating conjunction (and) is correct when joining two independent clauses.

Question 3

Which word is a SYNONYM for 'adverse'?

Accepted Answer

Harmful

Answer

Adverse means unfavorable or harmful, so 'harmful' is its closest synonym.

Question 4

A patient's chart notes 'the condition is benign.' In this context, 'benign' most likely means:

Accepted Answer

Not harmful or cancerous

Answer

Benign in a medical context means not malignant or harmful, often used to indicate a non-cancerous condition.

Question 5

A supervisor's email reads: 'Going forward, incident reports must be submitted by end of shift.' An incident occurs the next day. When must the report be submitted?

Accepted Answer

By the end of that same shift

Answer

The policy states reports must be submitted by end of shift, and the incident occurs after the policy is in effect.

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Epic Skills Assessment Verbal Reasoning & Comprehension 4