The UK clinical aptitude test - UKCAT consists of 5 different aptitude tests which are supposed to examine several important abilities expected from medical school candidates. Two of the tests, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning, are quite standard and can be found in various test schemes in the UK and around the world. The Non-Cogntive Analysis is also quite ordinary, being the UKCAT version of a personality test.
The remaining two tests, Abstract Reasoning and Decision Analysis, stand out and are rather exclusive for the UKCAT test. The Abstract Reasoning is a diagrammatic test, intended to examine one's ability to discern a general pattern out of small details and conclude if a new item presented before them concurrs with that pattern - Much like they way a doctor should be able to look at symptoms. The Decision Analysis test requires decoding and choosing the best interpretation for a coded message - This test aims to abstractly simulate various medical tasks like comprehending a patients report or a note from a fellow doctor.
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For first impressions of each subtest, please take a look at the following sample questions:
- Abstract reasoning
The following test shape belongs to: Set A, Set B, or neither?
Test Shape:
Set A: Set B:
Solution:
The criteria for each set are:
Set A: There is a black arrow pointing upwards.
Set B: Half of the shapes are black and half are white.
The test shape belongs to set A, since there is a black arrow pointing upwards. It does not belong to set B since less than of the shapes are black.
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- Quantitative reasoning
Please choose one correct answer
Percentage of reported sick days in sectors
| | Jan-Feb | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec |
| Construction | 15.2 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
| IT | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Civil Service | 16.2 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 17.1 |
| Financial | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| Healthcare | 11.2 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 14.2 |
For every 600 people working in the Financial services sector, how many typically report sick days in the July-August period?
A. 27 B. 45 C. 2.7 D. 4.5 E. 5.5
Solution: The percentage of reported sick days for the Financial services sector during the Jul-Aug period stands at 4.5%. This means that for every 600 employees in the Financial services sector, 27 report in sick (600 x (4.5/100)) = 27. The answer is 27
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- Decision analysis
Operators
| Specific Info | Complex Info |
| A - Personal | 1- Today | Z - Use |
| B - Generalise | 2- Book | Y - Feel |
| C - Combine | 3- Place | X - Hurt |
| D - Future | 4- Time | W - Need |
What is the best interpretation of the following coded message: B(1),A,Z4,C(2,3)
A. Today, I'll be spending some time in the book store.
B. I used to spend days and days in the library.
C. These days, I spend most of my time in the library.
D. Usually, He spends a lot of time in his book store.
E. Nowadays, I spend all of my time in the library, reading.
Solution: The best interpretation of the code is answer C, for the following reasons:
The decoded message is: Generalise(today), personal, use time, combine(book,place).
A. Ignores the word 'Generalise' in the code, which is usually used to create a more abstract/general meaning.
B. Disregards the sequence of the code, and uses the wrong tense.
C. Correct. The correct answer is always the one that best interprets the code. the expression "most of" is of inconsequence to the meaning of the sentence, and can be ignored.
D. Disregards the word 'Personal' which is usually used in the code to express pronouns such as "I", "My" and "We".
E. Similar to the correct answer "C", except that it introduces the word "reading" which does not have a parallel in the coded message.
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- Verbal reasoning
The following passage discusses the growing market for organic foods. Following the passage, you'll be presented with a statement. Your task is to determine if the statement is:
A. True B. False C. Cannot Say (based on the information provided rather than on your previous assumptions and general knowledge).
Read the passage below and try to determine the correct answer.
The production of organic food products supplied in food stores continues to increase considerably, with demand particularly high in Europe and North America. Health awareness and higher standards of living are both enhancing consumption, and the market is likely to triple over the next decade. The organic food industry is facing the challenge of how it will cope with the forecasted future demand.
Statement: Organic food production is the fastest growing field in the food industry.
Solution: According to the text, "The production of organic food products… continues to increase considerably" and "is likely to triple over the next decade". However, the passage does not explicitly state that organic food production is the fastest growing field in the food industry. Based on prior knowledge and the tendency to make assumptions, we may assume that the answer is true. However, the correct answer in this case is 'cannot say'.
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- Non-Cognitive analysis
Statement: If I sense that people dislike me, I feel very uncomfortable.
►Strongly Agree
►Agree
►Disagree
►Strongly Disagree
Solution: ???
UKCAT test takers often neglect preparing for the non-cognitive analysis test, thinking that you can not prepare for personality tests since one's behaviour is consistent; an ambitious person will always be ambitious, a confident person will always be confident and so on. This assumption does not take under consideration the fact that each person acts differrently in different situations; stressful situations such as the UKCAT test don't always allow you to be your usual calm and collect self.
Personality tests such as the Non-cognitive analysis test are based on the assumption that you have never seen the test and that you are not familiar with its basic principles. Practicing similar tests beforehand, studying the principles of personality tests and receiving constructive expert feedback will increase your chances dramatically. You will definitely have the edge over other applicants.
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