TORONTO COLLEGE OF DENTAL HYGIENE AND AUXILIARIES INC.
DENTAL HYGIENE PRE-ADMISSIONS ENTRANCE EXAM
Full Name: ______________________
Read the following questions and then choose the best answer. You may only
choose one answer per questions.
1. If you lose something, you must
a. Look for it
b. Look it over
c. Look after it
2. Which is between the calf muscle and
the thigh?
a. The wrist
b. The elbow
c. The knee
3. Which is invisible?
a. Oxygen
b. Glass
c. Mirrors
4. Which activity is the most hazardous?
a. Bird watching
b. Knitting
c. Sky diving
5. If you are well-known for something,
you are
a. Acclaimed
b. Renowned
c. Expert
6. “I saw him the other day” means I saw
him
a. Yesterday
b. A few days ago
c. Several weeks ago
7. “I took his story with a grain of salt”
means I didn’t
a. Enjoy it
b. Believe it
c. Understand it
8. Who is expected to be the most solemn?
a. A cosmetician
b. A funeral director
c. A clarinettist
9. Could you kindly _____ me a hand with
this luggage?
a. Help
b. Assist
c. Give
d. Hold
10. Taking too many pills will ____ you
problems.
a. Cause
b. Affect
c. Influence
d. Convey
11. There are many ____ to our rules, and I
do not think that is fair.
a. Examples
b. Exceptions
c. Excitement
d. Exiles
12. Our boss majored in computer science,
and he is quite ____ about the computer
that the company bought recently.
a. Knowing
b. Knowledge
c. Knowledgeable
d. Knows
13. I could hear the sounds, but I could not
understand them very well, even though
they were shouting at the top of their
____.
a. Heads
b. Mouths
c. Throats
d. Lungs
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14. Because of the strong earthquake, Betty
woke up in the ___ of the night
a. Midway
b. Midst
c. Middle
d. Center
15. My sister ____ her job as a sales
manager last month, and she is looking
for a new job now.
a. Retired
b. Stepped down
c. Stopped
d. Quit
16. Since everyone gave me different
information, I could not ____ who was
right.
a. Speak
b. Inform
c. Tell
d. Appoint
17. This report is awfully long but it is still
not ____.
a. Competent
b. Complete
c. Compete
d. Complaint
18. What is the scientific name for an
irregular heartbeat?
a. Angina
b. Arrhythmia
c. Arteriosclerosis
d. Attenuation
19. Which of the following blood cells fight
infection?
a. Red blood cells
b. Platelets
c. White blood cells
d. Non of the above
20. What are the vessels that carry blood
toward the hearth called?
a. Arteries
b. Veins
c. Capillaries
d. Plumbers
21. What are the vessels that carry bllod
away from the hearth called?
a. Veins
b. Ships
c. Capillaries
d. Arteries
22. What do plant cells have that animal
cells do not have?
a. Vacuoles
b. Cell membrane
c. Cell Wall
d. Cytoplasm
23. What is NOT a cutaneous sense?
a. Pain
b. Touch
c. Taste
d. Cold
24. What is the anatomical name for the
kneecap?
a. Patella
b. Mandible
c. Maxilla
d. Calcaneus
25. What is the anatomical name for the
lower jawbone?
a. Maxilla
b. Mandible
c. Manubrium
d. Dentulium
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DENTAL HYGIENE PRE-ADMISSIONS ENTRANCE EXAM
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26. Adding more of which substance to your
diet is a good way to prevent
constipation
a. Calcium
b. Vitamin E
c. Fiber
d. Iron
27. Cholesterol is an example of what type
of lipid?
a. Lipid
b. Fat oil
c. Phospholipid
d. Sterol
28. Which chamber of the heart pumps the
blood in the systemic circulation (as
opposed to the pulmonary circulations)?
a. Right auricle
b. Right ventricle
c. Left ventricle
d. Left auricle
29. What is the area called that is under the
skin?
a. dermis
b. collagen
c. epidermis
d. subcutaneous
In the following problems, the two-dimensional figure shown on the left is folded
into a three-dimensional figure shown on the right. Choose the figure on the right
that corresponds with the figure on the left. There is only one correct answer.
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WRITTEN RESPONSE
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Respond to the following two questions on the space provided below. Note that
spelling, grammar, sentence structure and flow of ideas will be marked. Ensure
that you are answering the question that is asked of you.
1. What is your greatest achievement either personally or professionally?
Please provide an example. How does your achievement then contribute
to who you are now? Please provide an example.
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2. Describe how your work activities, volunteer work, community service, and
or hobbies have prepared you for a career in Dental Hygiene. Please
provide two (2) examples.
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