Mcat Verbal Reasoning Lecture 2

Front 1

4 tools for answering questions:

Back 1

1. going back
2. main idea
3. question stem
4. answer choices

Front 2

Going back should only be used when:

Back 2

1. regularly finishing an exam on time
2. know what you are looking for
3. know where you can find answer

Front 3

Question stems

Back 3

Provide as much information as the passage

Front 4

5 Distracters:

Back 4

1. round-about: moves around the questions but doesn't directly answer it
2. beyond: validity relies upon info not supplied by passage
3. contrary: contrary to main idea
4. simpleton: very simple and/or easily verifiable from passage
5. unintelligent: you don't understand

Front 5

Typical correct answer choice

Back 5

Use softeners: most likely, seemed, had a tendency to, etc.

Front 6

Replace "the passage suggest" with:

Back 6

"The author believes"