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MCAT Verbal Reasoning Attractor Types
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Subjects
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mcat
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 15 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. Language used in choice is much stronger than the language in the passage (none - always - never)
Judgements and recommendations
Absolutes
Half right/half wrong
Not the issue
2. Take sentence from passage - but reverse its meaning
Word out of context
No such comparison
Not strong enough
Opposite/negations
3. Choice are supported by passage - but not relevant to the question being asked - Between 2 choices - re - read question question stem to avoid
No such comparison
Judgements and recommendations
Opposite/negations
Right answer/wrong question
4. Part of answer is dead on - and other part is not supported
Half right/half wrong
Wrong point of view
Judgements and recommendations
Opposite/negations
5. Predicting the future or goes beyond timeframe
Absolutes
Outside knowledge
Crystal ball
Superlatives
6. That something mentioned and compare it to something that is not; compare to two things mentioned by the author - but comparison is not supported
Garbled language
Outside knowledge
No such comparison
Too broad/too narrow
7. Makes a statement that is true - but not directly supported by the passage
Superlatives
Wrong point of view
Outside knowledge
Crystal ball
8. Uses vocabulary from passage - but meaning is changed
Wrong point of view
Word out of context
Too broad/too narrow
Half right/half wrong
9. Words like - first - last - best - worst (anything - est) that aren't supported in the passage
Half right/half wrong
No such comparison
Absolutes
Superlatives
10. Specific to Strengthen/Weaken. Choice is too wishy- washy to affect author's argument
Absolutes
Not strong enough
Garbled language
Opposite/negations
11. Answer brings new ideas that are not discussed in the passage
Not the issue
Half right/half wrong
Crystal ball
Too broad/too narrow
12. Too narrow is specific to general questions: contains only part of author's major claim Additionally - can over generalize - Use Goldilock's approach
Too broad/too narrow
Wrong point of view
Garbled language
Not the issue
13. Familiar words that are difficult and impossible to understand - Select only if other choices are eliminated
Outside knowledge
Garbled language
Right answer/wrong question
Absolutes
14. Point of view different than one referred to in the question stem
Opposite/negations
Wrong point of view
Absolutes
Not the issue
15. Passes judgement - but passage is neutral in tone - or interpret author's state of mind in a way not supported by the passage
Crystal ball
No such comparison
Judgements and recommendations
Right answer/wrong question