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MCAT Verbal Reasoning
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Subjects
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mcat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 27 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When using POE and down to 2 choices: Actively look for which answer may have ___________________ for that question type
Specific question types(3)
Attractors that commonly appear
List Markers
What to do with long ass convoluted questions?
2. Similarly like - analogy - unlike - in contrast - the difference between - later - before/after
Comparison And Contrast when passage describes two things as different. wrong answers will say they are the same
10 basic question types
Step 2: Preview the questions
List Markers
3. Highlight any names!!!
Conclusion Words- summing up Main points
Names
Step 4: Bottom Line
3 formats for All question types
4. Articulate your answer to the question once you have found relevant information in the text - if its very hard then...
Step 2: Preview the questions
General question types(2)
Write it down
Step 4: Bottom Line
5. Work it through and complete all questions
Step 4: Bottom Line
Specific question types(3)
Dealing with easy passage
10 basic question types
6. Try to see what you keywords to look for in the passage
Conclusion Words- summing up Main points
Indentify question type
General question types(2)
Step 2: Preview the questions
7. Structure - Evaluate - Strengthen/Weaken - New information - analogy
Complex question types(5)
3 formats for All question types
Know Pivotal Words
Attractors that commonly appear
8. Most important - primarily - chiefly - key - crucial
Specific question types(3)
Attractors that commonly appear
Emphasis Words- catch your attention
Step 4: Bottom Line
9. Furthermore - additionally - also
Complex question types(5)
Indentify question type
Transition - further developing or explaining the point that was made
Step 5: Attack The Aquestions
10. Retrieval - Inference - Vocab in context
10 basic question types
Specific question types(3)
Conclusion Words- summing up Main points
Step 2: Preview the questions
11. Some specific and complex question do not give you lead words as clues. 1st - eliminate the choices that are inconsistent with bottom line! 2nd - ______ to passage to check remaining choices
Complex question types(5)
List Markers
What to do with long ass convoluted questions?
Go back
12. Therefore - thus - so - consequently - clearly
Indentify question type
Step 2: Preview the questions
Write it down
Conclusion Words- summing up Main points
13. First - Second - Third
List Markers
10 basic question types
Comparison And Contrast when passage describes two things as different. wrong answers will say they are the same
Examples to follow
14. think about conclusion being supported by the example - for example - because - since - in this case - in illustration
Know Pivotal Words
Specific question types(3)
Examples to follow
Emphasis Words- catch your attention
15. But/ despite - yet/ except - nonetheless/ in contrast - in spite of the fact that/ however - although/ nevertheless - admittedly/ even though
Names
Know Pivotal Words
Opinion Indicators
Comparison And Contrast when passage describes two things as different. wrong answers will say they are the same
16. Do question in groups - 1) Specific questions First - 2) General question Second - 3) Complex question Last - Strategy: Read question word for word - Translate into my words - With question in mind think about What the right answer will do - Do not
Step 5: Attack The Aquestions
Know Pivotal Words
General question types(2)
10 basic question types
17. 1. Retrieval - 2. Inference - 3. Vocabulary in context - 4. Main idea/Primary purpose - 5. Tone/Attitude - 6. Structure - 7. Evaluate - 8. Stengthen/Weaken - 9. New Information - 10. Analogy
10 basic question types
Verbal Fundamentals Step 1:Rank and Order
List Markers
Examples to follow
18. Standard - question task in direct Except/Least/ Not - find the exception Roman Numeral
Names
10 basic question types
3 formats for All question types
Emphasis Words- catch your attention
19. Finally - fortunately - thankfully - unfortunately - sadly
Emphasis Words- catch your attention
Indentify question type
Examples to follow
Opinion Indicators
20. Fill in a random guess for each question and use the Mark button to show its a skipped over passage. Mark which passages were skipped on scratch paper
10 basic question types
Step 2: Preview the questions
Dealing with harder passage
Complex question types(5)
21. Paraphrase put it in your own words as simply as possible. Define the task then answer the question
Step 4: Bottom Line
What to do with long ass convoluted questions?
Dealing with easy passage
Specific question types(3)
22. Skim through passage and the questions. Base the ranking on difficulty of passage and the difficulty of the question.
Verbal Fundamentals Step 1:Rank and Order
Dealing with easy passage
Specific question types(3)
Step 2: Preview the questions
23. General question require general answer and can usually be answered with your own statement of the Bottom line - Specific answers choices are narrow and require going back to the passage. Complex question may require you to go back and then do a plet
Know Pivotal Words
Indentify question type
10 basic question types
Write it down
24. Think of each question as assigning you a task; what mission do you need to accomplish. What do I need to do?
Dealing with harder passage
How to attack the question?
Indentify question type
Conclusion Words- summing up Main points
25. Main idea/Primary purpose - Tone/ Attitude
Emphasis Words- catch your attention
How to attack the question?
Dealing with harder passage
General question types(2)
26. After reading - sum everything into a bottom line with the main point and tone of entire passage
General question types(2)
Indentify question type
Step 4: Bottom Line
What to do with long ass convoluted questions?
27. Use highlight function to annotate important parts - Topic sentences - shifts in direction - Different POV - Conclusion - Try to right the MP of each paragraph(especially on difficult passages)
Know Pivotal Words
General question types(2)
Step 3: Work The Passage
What to do with long ass convoluted questions?