UCAT Test Strategy

Question 1

In the UCAT, how many sections are there and what is the total testing time?

Accepted Answer

5 sections, approximately 2 hours

Answer

4 sections, 90 minutes

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6 sections, 3 hours

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5 sections, 3 hours

Question 2

Which UCAT section has the MOST questions?

Accepted Answer

Abstract Reasoning — 55 questions

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Verbal Reasoning — 44 questions

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Quantitative Reasoning — 36 questions

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Decision Making — 29 questions

Question 3

When should a UCAT candidate use the 'flag and move on' strategy?

Accepted Answer

When a question is taking longer than the per-question time allocation

Answer

Only on Verbal Reasoning questions

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Never — all questions should be answered in order

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Only in the last 5 minutes

Question 4

How is the UCAT score reported?

Accepted Answer

Separate scaled scores for each of the first four sections, plus a band (1–4) for Situational Judgement

Answer

A single total score out of 3600

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Pass/fail for each section

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Percentile rank only

Question 5

What is the recommended approach when you find the reading passage in Verbal Reasoning very long?

Accepted Answer

Read the questions first to know what information to look for in the passage

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Read every word carefully before attempting questions

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Skip the passage and answer from general knowledge

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Answer all questions as True without reading

Question 6

In Situational Judgement, Band 1 means:

Accepted Answer

The candidate's responses were very close to the responses of a panel of medical professionals

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The candidate performed very poorly

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The candidate answered all questions correctly

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The candidate showed borderline fitness to practise