A Road Map to MCAT® Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills in The Khan Academy MCAT Collection
A Road Map to MCAT® Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills in The Khan Academy MCAT CollectionThe Khan Academy CARS Collection is a free resource created to help you understand and prepare for the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section of the Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®) exam. In a series of videos, a cognitive scientist offers her descriptions of the CARS section and skills, including tips and examples from sample MCAT questions:
This Road Map provides links to free practice passages with sample content from the CARS section of the MCAT exam. In the What’s on the MCAT Exam Content Outline, you will find the official AAMC descriptions for the CARS section and skills assessed:
The Khan Academy CARS Collection also includes worked examples where the same cognitive scientist walks you through reading a passage and answering questions. Finally, practice on your own with passage sets that include descriptions of the skills assessed and explanations of the solutions to each question. The AAMC identified the CARS skills assessed by each question from the Khan Academy CARS Collection worked examples and practice sets in this Road Map.
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The Khan Academy MCAT Collection was created by Khan Academy with support and funding from the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
A Road Map to MCAT® Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills in The Khan Academy MCAT Collection is copyright © 2020 Association of American Medical Colleges. May be reproduced and distributed with attribution for educational and noncommercial purposes only. This information is not intended to prescribe a program of study for the MCAT exam, nor does use of this information guarantee success on the exam.
Worked Examples
Worked ExamplesSelect the links below to view the Khan Academy CARS Collection worked examples. The questions in each passage set are mapped to the skill being assessed.
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Practice Passage Sets
Practice Passage SetsSelect the links below to view the Khan Academy CARS Collection practice passage sets. The questions in each passage set are randomized and not displayed in any specific order. We have provided the first part of each question in order to identify the question assessed by each skill.
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Practice passage set: The ultimatum game |
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Practice passage set: Tools for thought |
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Practice passage set: Deconstructionism and literature |
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Practice passage set: Does free will exist? |
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Practice passage set: Designing courthouses |
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Practice passage set: Censorship: An unnecessary evil | none |
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Practice passage set: Understanding Thomas Hardy |
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Practice passage set: Maternal psychology |
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Practice passage set: Huns and Eurasian history |
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Practice passage set: Energy and sustainable development in Nigeria |
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Practice passage set: Primordial and complex jealousy |
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Practice passage set: What is life? |
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Practice passage set: Antenatal depression and anxiety in Pakistan |
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Practice passage set: Utilitarianism ethics |
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Practice passage set: Reflections on leaving Facebook |
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Practice passage set: Walt Whitman: Poet of the people |
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Practice passage set: Political attitudes |
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Practice passage set: The human footprint in Mexico |
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Practice passage set: What separates science from art? |
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Practice passage set: Post-colonialism in Papuan culture |
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Practice passage set: Film adaptation of Chinese literature |
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Practice passage set: Disaster risk knowledge in Nepal |
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Practice passage set: The ethics of drug-induced happiness |
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Practice passage set: The roots of capitalism |
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Practice passage set: Adult learning across cultures |
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Practice passage set: Sociology of participation |
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Practice passage set: Let's stop playing politics with vaccines |
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Practice passage set: Buddhism and pessimism |
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More Tips and Strategies to Prepare
More Tips and Strategies to PrepareIn the How I Prepared for the MCAT Exam testimonials, students share study tips and approaches they used. Access the testimonials or go directly to the students who describe how they prepared for the CARS section of the MCAT exam:
AAMC MCAT Official Prep CARS Products
AAMC MCAT Official Prep CARS ProductsThe MCAT Official Prep CARS Diagnostic Tool is the first, section-specific diagnostic tool made available by the AAMC to help you identify and address areas of strengths and weaknesses as you prepare for the Critical Analysis and Reasoning section of the MCAT exam.
The Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack, Volume 1 provides 120 passage-based questions and solutions, with passages from humanities and social science disciplines.
The Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack, Volume 2 provides 120 passage-based questions and solutions, with passages from humanities and social science disciplines.