CliffsTestPrep PCAT: 5 Practice Tests

An American BookWorks Corporation Project Contributors: Elaine Bender, MA; Richard Bleil, PhD; Tracy Halward, PhD; Barbara Laurain, MS; and Mark Weinfeld, MA

PART I: INTRODUCTION. Introduction. About the Test. Verbal Ability. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions. Basics of Good Writing: The Critical Thinking Essay. I. Prewriting: How to Begin a Writing Assignment. The Writing Process. The Steps in Writing. Types of Writing. Understanding Your Assignment. Understanding Your Audience. Choosing a Topic. Topic Versus Thesis. Writing a Thesis Statement. II. Prewriting: Generating Content for Your Writing. Finding Examples and Evidence. The Importance of Specific Details. Quoting and Paraphrasing. The Writing Assignment. Argument or Problem-Solving Essays. III. Organizing and Drafting. Working from a Thesis Statement. Spatial or Chronological Organization. Dividing a Subject into Categories. Organizing Essays of Comparison and Contrast. Inductive or Deductive Patterns of Organization. Outlining. Informal Outlines. Formal Outlines. Sentence Outlines and Topic Outlines. Drafting. The Paragraph. Paragraph Length. Paragraph Unity. Paragraph Coherence. Connecting Sentences through Ideas. Connecting with Words and Phrases. Connecting Paragraphs in an Essay. Beginnings and Introductions. Endings and Conclusions. Suggestions for Conclusions. IV: Revising and Editing. Titles. Reviewing the First Draft. Preparing the Final Draft. Writing and Editing a Draft. Spell-Checking, Grammar-Checking, and Search-and-Replace Functions. Final Checklist. Purpose, Audience, and Tone. Examples, Evidence, and Details. Structure. Language and Style. Sentence Construction. Grammar. V: Sample Topics. Argumentative Essay Topics. Problem Solving Topics. Practice! PART II: PRACTICE TESTS. PCAT Practice Test 1. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. PCAT Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. Answer Key for Practice Test 1. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative. Chemistry. Complete Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative. Chemistry. PCAT Practice Test 2. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. Answer Key for Practice Test 2. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Complete Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. PCAT Practice Test 3. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. Answer Key for Practice Test 3. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Complete Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 3. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. PCAT Practice Test 4. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. Answer Key for Practice Test 4. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Complete Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 4. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. PCAT Practice Test 5. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Critical Thinking Essay. Answer Key for Practice Test 5. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. Complete Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 5. Verbal Ability: Analogies. Verbal Ability: Sentence Completions. Biology. Reading Comprehension. Quantitative Ability. Chemistry. PART III: APPENDIX. Periodic Table of Elements.