Examkrackers McAt Verbal Reasoning and Math [Paperback]

Jonathan Orsay (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1893858294 | ISBN-13: 978-1893858299 | Publication Date: January 2003 | Edition: 4th

This book explains the most effective strategy for scoring well on the MCAT verbal reasoning section. It is the same strategy used by the author, who scored a perfect score on that same section.

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Very helpful techniques in concise format, August 28, 2002
Reviewer: A reader from Corvallis, OR I've used several of the MCAT products related to the Verbal Reasoning Section and I found this product to be BY FAR the most helpful. It's a quick read, but the information is practical and easy to apply. Certainly buy this book if you want to develop the skills you need to get a really high verbal score. If you're only looking to acheive an average score, you might not need to bother with this book, as many other resources are available to help you gain some BASIC verbal skills. Remember, fellow MCAT'ers, the Verbal is the most difficult section to improve your score in, so its imperitive that you PRACTICE EXTENSIVELY if you want a really high score.
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For most students, the Verbal Reasoning Section is literally a test of their ability to comprehend what they have read. Such students read a question and choose the correct answer based upon what was said in the passage. If they do not arrive at an answer, they eliminate answer choices based upon what was said in the passage. If they still don’t arrive at an answer, they search the passage for relevant information that they may have missed or don’t recall. If they still don’t arrive at a single answer choice, which is likely to be about 50% of the time with this method, they repeat the process until they give up and make a random guess in frustration. This method uses only about 50% of the information provided by the test. When you consider that a portion of the questions on a multiple choice test will be answered correctly by luck, it’s no coincidence that the national mean score on the MCAT is attainable by answering only about 61% of the questions correctly. When you can’t identify an answer, ‘thinking harder’ (whatever that means) is not an effective solution. Nor is an effective solution to search the passage until the answer jumps out at you. However, both use up your precious time.
In addition to your understanding of the passage, there are four tools that you should use to help you answer the questions. These four tools go beyond your understanding of the passage. They force you to consider additional information presented to you in the question stems and answer choices that is often overlooked or otherwise noticed only on a subconscious level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Osote Pub; 4th edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893858294
• ISBN-13: 978-1893858299
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,703,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars don;t waste your time, May 31, 2006

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Don't waste your time reading other people's review. Just get this book and work with it.