Columbia Review McAt Verbal Reasoning Powerbuilder

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher(s): Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

This study and skills-building guide is geared specifically for the most underrated component of the MCAT -- Verbal Reasoning. It provides up-to-date, quantifiable techniques for increasing reading speed, improving MCAT passage analysis and comprehension. The text includes three full-length verbal reasoning tests.

Table of Contents

Preface ix(2)
Acknowledgments xi
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to the MCAT Verbal Reasoning Section
1(6)
CHAPTER 2 Strategies for Verbal Reasoning Success
7(8)
CHAPTER 3 Reading Speed and Habits
15(18)
CHAPTER 4 Context and Meaning: Improving Comprehension of MCAT Passages
33(12)
CHAPTER 5 Using Key Words to Read and Comprehend
45(10)
CHAPTER 6 Skimming, Scanning, and Marking Text
55(14)
CHAPTER 7 Qualifiers and Distractors
69(8)
CHAPTER 8 Eye and Hand Movements for Faster, More Effective Reading
77(14)
CHAPTER 9 Speed-Reading Scientific and Other Specialized Material
91(10)
CHAPTER 10 Review Exercises and Practice Verbal Reasoning Passages
101(16)
CHAPTER 11 Verbal Reasoning Practice Tests
117(102)
Interpreting Scores on the Verbal Reasoning Practice Tests 219(2)
Reading Speed Goal Sheet 221(2)
Appendix 223

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