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MCAT Verbal Reasoning Active Reading
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Subjects
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mcat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 9 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. Alert to logical structure and traps in questions 1. similarly 2. like 3. analogy 4. unlike 5. in contrast 6. the difference between 7. later 8. before/after
emphasis words
Comparisons/contrasts
Information to Highlight
conclusions
2. 1. Question Topics 2. Transitions: Pivotal Words 3. Transitions: Continuations 4. Conclusions 5. Opinion Indicators 6. Emphasis words 7. Comparisons and contrasts 8. Example Indicators 9. List Markers 10. Names
Comparisons/contrasts
Habits of active readers
conclusions
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3. Phrases that express opinion 1. finally 2. fortunately 3. thankfully 4. unfortunately 5. sadly
Examples
Opinion indicators
Comparisons/contrasts
Habits of active readers
4. Words used to sum up the main point 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so 4. consequently 5. clearly
emphasis words
conclusions
Opinion indicators
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5. Used to emphasize information that follows 1. most important 2. primarily 3. chiefly 4. key 5. crucial
Information to Highlight
emphasis words
Habits of active readers
Continuations
6. Indicate the author is further developing or explaining a point made 1. furthermore 2. additionally 3. also
Continuations
Comparisons/contrasts
conclusions
Information to Highlight
7. 1. FOCUS on big ideas and skim details 2. hit the right pace to maximize resolution and efficiency 3. Practice reading in chunks of words (see words in groups of 2 or 3) 4. Visualize while reading (define purpose of support) 5. Sit back and relax- be
Habits of active readers
Examples
emphasis words
Opinion indicators
8. Identify support for claim being made - with claim followed by example 1. for example 2. because 3. since 4. in this case 5. in illustration
Examples
Habits of active readers
Opinion indicators
Pivotal words
9. Words that indicate overall turn in direction of a passage 1. but 2. yet 3. nonetheless 4. in spite of the fact 5. although 6. despite 7. except 8. in contrast 9. however10. admittedly 11. even though
Examples
Comparisons/contrasts
Information to Highlight
Pivotal words