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The most comprehensive guide available for the UKCAT and BMAT! If you’re an aspiring doctor or dentist, this book is all you need to face the admissions tests with confidence and get in to medical or dental school - whichever universities you’re applying to. Offering support for both the UKCAT and BMAT, with hints and tips on how to pass the tests, worked examples and guidance on technique, this is your guide to success. Inside you’ll find: • Over 650 practice questions for the UKCAT and BMAT • 2 full practice tests for focused revision • Practice questions and guidance notes for the Situational Judgement section • Guidance on applications and interviews, including the personal statement • Test-taking strategies so you can practice and pass. This text is your tool for extensive revision and question practice for the UKCAT and BMAT. The practice tests replicate the format of the actual tests, so you can tackle them under timed conditions and be fully prepared for the real thing.
Practice test 2
Practice test 2
5. Verbal Reasoning practice subtest 2
Answers on page 322.
The Verbal Reasoning subtest is an on-screen test that consists of 44 items associated with 11 reading passages. For each reading passage there are four questions in the form of statements. Three answer options are provided for each statement: True, False or Can’t Tell. Only one of these options is correct. A period of 22 minutes is allowed for the subtest, with one minute for instruction and the remaining 21 minutes for items.
The answers and rationale for this subtest can be found on page 322.
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