CliffsTestPrep PCAT: 5 Practice Tests

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• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 306
• Series: CliffsTestPrep
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Your guide to a higher score on the PCAT Why CliffsTestPrep Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need--fast! Written by test prep specialists About the contents: Introduction * A detailed description of the test so you know what to expect * How to answer multiple-choice questions * The Critical Thinking Essay and how to approach it, including basic writing techniques * 5 sample topics for both argumentative and problem-solving essay topics * How to get the most out of the practice tests 5 Full-Length Practice Tests with Answers and Explanations * Tests simulate the question/answer sections of the actual exam * Each practice test covers the 5 subject areas tested: verbal ability, biology, reading comprehension, quantitative ability, and chemistry * Each test also gives you the opportunity to practice writing a Critical Thinking Essay * Answers and explanations help you gauge your results and pinpoint areas to review Test Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes An American BookWorks Corporation Project Contributors: Elaine Bender, MA; Richard Bleil, PhD; Tracy Halward, PhD; Barbara Laurain, MS; and Mark Weinfeld, MA

✦ Table of Contents

CliffsTestPrep PCAT: 5 Practice Tests......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 5
Part I: INTRODUCTION......Page 9
About the Test......Page 11
How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 12
Basics of Good Writing: The Critical Thinking Essay......Page 13
Practice!......Page 29
Part II: Practice Tests......Page 31
Answer Sheet for PCAT Practice Test 1......Page 33
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 35
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 38
Biology......Page 41
Reading Comprehension......Page 47
Quantitative Ability......Page 58
PCAT Chemistry......Page 63
Critical Thinking Essay......Page 70
Answer Key for Practice Test 1......Page 71
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 75
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 76
Biology......Page 77
Reading Comprehension......Page 80
Quantitative......Page 82
Chemistry......Page 85
PCAT Practice Test 2......Page 91
Answer Sheet for PCAT Practice Test 2......Page 89
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 94
Biology......Page 97
Reading Comprehension......Page 103
Quantitative Ability......Page 114
Chemistry......Page 118
Critical Thinking Essay......Page 124
Answer Key for Practice Test 2......Page 125
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 129
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 130
Biology......Page 131
Reading Comprehension......Page 135
Quantitative Ability......Page 136
Chemistry......Page 139
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 145
Answer Sheet for PCAT Practice Test 3......Page 143
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 148
Biology......Page 151
Reading Comprehension......Page 157
Quantitative Ability......Page 169
Chemistry......Page 174
Critical Thinking Essay......Page 180
Answer Key for Practice Test 3......Page 181
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 185
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 186
Biology......Page 187
Reading Comprehension......Page 189
Quantitative Ability......Page 191
Chemistry......Page 194
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 199
Answer Sheet for PCAT Practice Test 4......Page 197
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 202
Biology......Page 205
Reading Comprehension......Page 211
Quantitative Ability......Page 224
Chemistry......Page 229
Critical Thinking Essay......Page 236
Answer Key for Practice Test 4......Page 237
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 241
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 242
Biology......Page 243
Reading Comprehension......Page 246
Quantitative Ability......Page 248
Chemistry......Page 250
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 255
Answer Sheet for PCAT Practice Test 5......Page 253
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 258
Biology......Page 261
Reading Comprehension......Page 267
Quantitative Ability......Page 276
Chemistry......Page 281
Critical Thinking Essay......Page 287
Answer Key for Practice Test 5......Page 289
Verbal Ability: Analogies......Page 293
Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions......Page 294
Biology......Page 295
Reading Comprehension......Page 298
Quantitative Ability......Page 300
Chemistry......Page 302
Part III: APPENDIX......Page 305