QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> CARS
Answer: Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (MCAT section)
>> MCAT
Answer: Medical College Admission Test
>> CARS Section
Answer: 53 questions, 90 minutes
>> Passage Types
Answer: Humanities, social sciences
>> Question Types
Answer: Main idea, author’s attitude, strengthen/weaken, inference,
analogy, function of part, specific detail, structure
>> Main Idea
Answer: Central thesis or primary purpose
>> Author’s Attitude/Tone
Answer: Positive, negative, neutral, skeptical, optimistic
>> Strengthen
Answer: Support author’s argument
, >> Weaken
Answer: Undermine author’s argument
>> Inference
Answer: Must be true based on passage
>> Strong Inference
Answer: Directly supported
>> Weak Inference
Answer: Possible but not required
>> Analogy
Answer: Parallel situation or reasoning
>> Function of Part
Answer: Why author includes specific detail/paragraph
>> Specific Detail
Answer: Locate and interpret information
>> Structure
Answer: Overall organization (compare/contrast, problem-solution,
cause-effect)
>> Evidence
Answer: Support for claim
>> Assumption
Answer: Unstated premise