Four highest-leverage tutoring targets
Verbal Reasoning
11 passages of 200–400 words, 4 questions each. The most time-pressured cognitive section and consistently the lowest-scoring. Passages are deliberately non-medical to avoid rewarding subject knowledge.
- Sub-topics
- Two-pass reading: scan for structure, then question-led return
- Anchor words: dates, proper nouns, units, numerals
- Skip strategies for opinion-heavy paragraphs
- Building a 250 wpm scan rhythm
High-leverage traps- Re-reading the full passage for every question
- Losing place in long ethical passages
Learning resources · curated + AI-suggested · saved to your account- SkillsYouNeed·Article·8 min
- BBC Bitesize·Guide·10 min
- Medify (free)·Guide·12 min
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Decision Making
After the 2025 reweighting (29→35 Qs, 31→37 min UK), DM carries the largest absolute mark allocation among cognitive subtests. The only section with partial credit. Most marks-per-prep-hour for a prepared student.
- Sub-topics
- Quantifier hierarchy: All → Most/Majority → Many/Some → Few → None
- Yes/No drag-drop on 5 conclusions per item
- Partial-credit recovery rule: evaluate each conclusion independently
- When a stronger quantifier than premises support → always No
High-leverage traps- Drag-dropping all 5 conclusions without checking each (leaves 1-mark partials)
- Quantifier inflation (treating 'some' as 'most')
Learning resources · curated + AI-suggested · saved to your account- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy·Article·18 min
- Medify (free)·Guide·12 min
- 6med (free)·Guide·15 min
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Quantitative Reasoning
9 data-set scenarios × 4 questions, GCSE-level only (no calculus, no trig identities, no quadratics). On-screen 4-function calculator with memory (Alt+C). The most 'learnable' section — bounded content.
- Sub-topics
- Straight percentages
- % increase / decrease
- Reverse percentages
- Compound percentages
- Tax brackets (progressive vs flat)
High-leverage traps- Applying flat-rate logic to progressive tax brackets
Learning resources · curated + AI-suggested · saved to your account- BBC Bitesize·Guide·10 min
- Khan Academy·Video·12 min
- BBC Bitesize·Guide·8 min
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Situational Judgement
Scenario-bundled items (up to 6 questions per scenario). UK reports Bands 1–4 — Edinburgh, Keele and Sunderland auto-exclude Band 4. ANZ reports a 300–900 scaled score (not added to the cognitive total). Items map to GMC Good Medical Practice (2024) for UK and to the Medical Board of Australia / AHPRA standards for ANZ.
- Sub-topics
- Domain 1 — Knowledge, skills & development
- Domain 2 — Patients, partnership & communication
- Domain 3 — Colleagues, culture & safety
- Domain 4 — Trust & professionalism
Learning resources · curated + AI-suggested · saved to your account- General Medical Council·PDF / Official·45 min
- TheMedicPortal·Guide·12 min
- BMA·Guide·25 min
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Cross-cutting skills
Skills that recur across multiple sections — your AI coach personalises drills across them.