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MCAT Exam Info Sample Questions

MCAT stands for Medical College Admission Test which is a computer based test for potential medical students in the US and Canada. A student is tested for problem solving ability, critical thinking capacity, written analysis knowledge and writing skills. In addition to this a student will be tested on his knowledge of scientific concepts and principles.

The test comprises of the following:
Physical Sciences 52 questions in 70 minutes
Verbal Reasoning 40 questions in 60 minutes.
Writing sample 2 questions in 60 minutes
Biological science 52 questions in 70 minutes

Physical Science
1. A hockey puck of mass 0.16 kg is slapped so that its velocity is 50 m/sec. It slides 40 meters across the ice before coming to rest. How much work is done by friction on the puck?
(A) +4 J
(B) –60 J
(C) –200 J
(D) –340 J

Writing Sample
A popular fear of Americans is that our nation will be "one large, paved parking lot with border-to-border interstate highways connecting it."
Write an essay in which you perform the following tasks: explain what you think the statement means; describe specific situations in which there is evidence of a growing change in the countryside of this nation; discuss ways that the statement may not be necessarily true; provide evidence of what this means to today’s society; conclude with a justification of the positive or negative implications.

Biological Science
A variety of staining techniques are routinely used in the microbiology laboratory to identify bacteria. Some stains are simple stains while others are differential. Many of the basic dyes used bind to the bacterial cell due to its negatively charged surface. Other dyes may be repelled by the cell, and can be used to produce a negative stain. The choice of technique depends on the type of information needed. The information is routinely used to help identify microorganisms, and it also helps determine appropriate therapeutic treatment.

1. The most widely-used differential stain for bacteria is:
(A) the capsule stain.
(B) the Gram stain.
(C) the endospore stain.
(D) the flagella stain.

2. All of the following are true statements about the brain EXCEPT
(A) The puns functions to link the cerebellum with the higher conscious centers.
(B) The limbic system alerts the cortex of incoming stimuli.
(C) The limbic system is associated with emotional responses.
(D) The nuclei of cranial nerves 5, 6, 7, and 8 are located in the puns.