The best way to use the questions is to do them under timed exam conditions. The following table shows how much time is available in the actual UCAT exam for each subtest. You could use this to calculate how much time you have available for answering practice questions. For example, if you were aiming to complete 5 example passages with sets of 4 questions from Verbal reasoning, you would allow yourself approximately 10 minutes:
Subtest | Time allowed | Number of questions | Time for each question |
Verbal Reasoning | 21 minutes | 44 | 2 minutes for each passage and set of 4 questions |
Decision Making | 31 minutes | 29 | 64 seconds |
Quantitative Reasoning | 24 minutes | 36 | 40 seconds |
Abstract Reasoning | 13 minutes | 55 | 12 seconds |
Situational Judgement | 26 minutes | 69 | 22 seconds |
After completion, ideally you should go through your questions referring to the answers provided as this will give you encouragement when you see that you have succeeded. Use errors as a learning opportunity, for example, you could maintain a log of particular types of questions that you may continually find challenging. The more practice questions you try, the more familiar you will become with the scenarios and pitfalls and the more confident you will become at applying effective strategies you have learned.