UCAT Sample Questions: Key Areas to Focus On
Verbal Reasoning
Sample Question:
Passage: "Many students today are unaware of the career opportunities that exist within healthcare beyond medicine. These jobs are not only rewarding but also offer work-life balance and flexibility."
Question: According to the passage, what is the perception of healthcare careers?
a) Most students see them as difficult.
b) Healthcare careers offer work-life balance.
c) Students are unaware of healthcare opportunities.
d) Healthcare careers are only for medical professionals.
Decision Making
Decision Making questions test your ability to assess situations and make logical decisions. These questions often involve ethical dilemmas or logical problems where you need to decide on the best course of action.
Sample Question:
Scenario: You are a team leader and two team members have conflicting opinions on a critical decision. One team member has more experience, while the other is more enthusiastic and has good ideas.
Question: How should you resolve this conflict?
a) Follow the more experienced team member’s advice.
b) Take the ideas from the enthusiastic team member and compromise.
c) Mediate a discussion between both to come to a consensus.
d) Make the decision independently without consulting either team member.
Situational Judgement
Situational Judgement questions measure your understanding of appropriate behavior in different professional or ethical situations. These questions involve scenarios where you must decide the most appropriate or least appropriate response based on the situation provided.
Sample Question:
Scenario: You are a healthcare worker and notice a colleague struggling to manage their workload. They appear stressed, but you are also busy.
Question: What would you do?
a) Offer to help with some of their tasks, if possible.
b) Ignore the situation since you are also busy.
c) Report the colleague’s performance to your supervisor.
d) Ask if they need help but do not offer to take on any tasks yourself.
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