MCAT CARS

Read for argument structure

• Identify the author's central claim and attitude.
• Track contrasts, concessions, examples, and shifts in viewpoint.
• Give each paragraph a brief role rather than a detailed summary.
• Distinguish what the author states from what another person in the passage believes.

Choose the best-supported answer

Prefer the option that requires the fewest unsupported assumptions. Extreme language, reversed relationships, outside knowledge, and answers that address the topic but not the question are common reasons an option fails.

Review without rewriting history

• Record your original reason before reading the explanation.
• Locate the passage evidence that supports the credited answer.
• Explain the trap in your chosen option.
• Name one reading or decision rule to use next time.

Build timing after accuracy

Start with carefully reviewed individual passages, then combine them into timed sets. Track whether time is lost in reading, indecision between two choices, or repeated passage searches.