Realistic practice questions, fully timed mock exams and a progress dashboard that tells you exactly what to fix — built for the UCAT ANZ format.
Master each section with targeted drills. Click a subtest to start practising instantly.
Read dense passages fast and judge True / False / Can't Tell without outside knowledge.
Syllogisms, logic puzzles, Venn diagrams and probability — decide what must be true.
Percentages, ratios, rates and data tables under time pressure with an on-screen calculator.
Medical and dental scenarios — rate responses by appropriateness and importance.
Practice sets — 8 timed questions drawn at random from the bank, each with a diagram-assisted solution and a note on why every wrong option is wrong. Start again for a fresh set.
Timed just like the real exam. Answers are reviewed at the end with explanations.
Full-length, fully timed simulations that mirror the Pearson VUE experience.
8 questions · ~6 minutes · one set per subtest. Get an instant estimate of your baseline.
178 questions · ~2 hours · all four subtests in official order with real timing and breaks.
Nine more full simulations with scaled scoring (300–900 per subtest) and percentile ranking.
Computerised adaptive testing, UCAT-style: you start at entry level and the engine watches every answer. Get it right → harder question. Slip up → it holds you at par, never below official UCAT standard. Extraordinary streak → elite difficulty, harder than the real exam. At the end, AI rates you against the official standard and builds your improvement plan.
A normal test gives everyone the same questions. An adaptive test is different for every student — the difficulty changes question by question based on how YOU are doing. It works like a smart tutor: it finds the exact level where you start to struggle, keeps you practising right at that edge (where learning happens fastest), and stretches you beyond it when you're ready. That means no wasted time on questions that are too easy, and no confidence-crushing walls of questions that are too hard.
Where everyone starts — the UCAT floor, never easier than the real exam
Exactly the difficulty of the real UCAT ANZ
Harder than most of the real exam — builds speed under pressure
Above official UCAT standard — only for exceptional streaks
⚠️ Made a mistake? You drop back — but never below Level 2. The test always stays at or above real UCAT standard, so every minute of practice counts. After 12 questions the AI tells you whether you're performing below, at, or above official UCAT level, with tricks and a 7-day plan for your exact weak spots.
Level 2 — the UCAT floor. Never easier than the real thing.
Correct streaks push you up; mistakes hold you steady — no demoralising drops.
Elite level 5 questions for top performers — above official UCAT.
Below / at / above official UCAT standard + personal tricks & 7-day plan.
AI coaching uses your Admin-panel API key; without it, the built-in analysis engine runs.
Each test is a slice of the real UCAT ANZ in the official order: a Verbal Reasoning passage with 4 linked questions (True/False/Can't tell and best-supported items) → 4 Decision Making questions drawn from the official families (syllogisms, logic puzzles, recognising assumptions, interpreting information incl. Venn diagrams, probability) → a Quantitative Reasoning data set with 4 linked questions and five answer options → a Situational Judgement scenario with 4 linked items (appropriateness, importance, most/least appropriate). Timed at the official per-question pace (10:32 for 16 questions), auto-marked with 300–900 scaled scores per subtest (SJT also 300–900, as reported in ANZ), and every answer explained with a diagram. All questions are original. 🎁 Test 1 is free as a demo — Tests 2–100 unlock with any package. Completed tests turn green with your best score.
Saved on this device — accuracy by subtest tells you where to focus next.
* Demo estimate: accuracy mapped onto the 300–900 cognitive scale. Not an official prediction.
| Test | Date | VR | DM | QR | SJT | Cognitive total |
|---|
One payment = 12 months of access, AI marking included. No subscriptions, no auto-renewal surprises. 7-day money-back guarantee.
Exam-day cheat sheets. Master these cold — the UCAT rewards speed, and speed comes from memorised tools, not talent.
🎯 Our teaching point: every single question is fully explained — with a diagram. Why the correct answer is right, why each wrong option is a trap, and a visual of the method: Venn diagrams, probability trees, logic grids and if→then maps for DM; bar models, formula triangles, calculation chains and number lines for QR; evidence maps for VR; the priority ladder for SJT. You never just see "A" — you learn how to catch it next time.
| Topic | Formula / rule | UCAT example |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage change | new = old × (1 ± r/100) | $84,000 up 12.5% → ×1.125 = $94,500 |
| Reverse percentage | old = new ÷ (1 + r/100) | $45 after +25% → 45 ÷ 1.25 = $36 |
| Two-step % change | × (1+a) then × (1−b) — never add the %s | +20% then −10% = ×1.2 × 0.9 = ×1.08 (net +8%) |
| Key fractions | 12.5%=1/8 · 16.7%≈1/6 · 33.3%≈1/3 · 37.5%=3/8 | 12.5% of 84,000 = 84,000 ÷ 8 = 10,500 |
| Ratios | share = part/(sum of parts) × total | 3:2 in 500 mL → water = 3/5 × 500 = 300 mL |
| Speed · distance · time | d = v × t · t = d ÷ v | 144 km at 80 km/h → 1.8 h = 1 h 48 min |
| Minutes ↔ decimals | 0.1 h = 6 min · 0.25 h = 15 min | 1.8 h → 0.8 × 60 = 48 min |
| Dosage | dose = mg/kg × kg ÷ doses per day | 15 mg/kg, 60 kg, 3 doses → 900 ÷ 3 = 300 mg |
| Tablets | tablets = (mg × doses) ÷ tablet strength | 250 mg × 2/day, 50 mg tabs → 10 tabs/day |
| Infusion rate | mL/h = volume (mL) ÷ hours | 1 L over 8 h → 1000 ÷ 8 = 125 mL/h |
| BMI | BMI = kg ÷ m² | 70 kg, 1.75 m → 70 ÷ 3.06 ≈ 22.9 |
| Probability (no replacement) | multiply, shrinking both numbers | 6 red of 10, pick 2: 6/10 × 5/9 = 1/3 |
| Mean | mean = total ÷ count | Means work backwards: total = mean × count |
| Unit conversions | 1 L = 1000 mL · 1 kg = 1000 g · 1 m = 100 cm | Convert BEFORE calculating, not after |
| Weighted mean | Σ(value × weight) ÷ Σ(weights) | Ward A: 4 beds × 2 patients, Ward B: 6 × 5 → (8+30)÷8 ≈ 4.75 |
| Interest (simple) | I = P × r × t | $2,000 at 6% for 3 yrs → 2000×0.06×3 = $360 |
| Tax / discount stacks | Apply sequentially to the RUNNING total | $80 − 25% then +10% GST → 60 × 1.1 = $66 |
| Area & volume | A=πr² · V=πr²h · rect A=l×w | π ≈ 3.14 — options far apart? use 3 |
| Exchange rates | Divide or multiply? Check which unit must shrink | 1 AUD = 0.65 USD → 500 AUD × 0.65 = 325 USD |
| Ratios scaled up | scale factor = new total ÷ old total | Recipe for 4 (300 g flour) for 10 → ×2.5 → 750 g |
| Averages with removal | Total changes too — recompute both | Mean 70 over 5 tests (total 350); drop a 50 → 300 ÷ 4 = 75 |
| Graphs & charts | Read axis units and scale FIRST | "Thousands" on the axis = the #1 misread trap |
| Question type | Tool | Golden rule |
|---|---|---|
| Syllogisms | Draw 2–3 circles (Venn) | "All A are B" ≠ "all B are A" — arrows run one way |
| Venn diagram counting | Fill the overlap FIRST, work outwards | The overlap is counted in BOTH circles — subtract it once |
| "Must be true" | Try to BREAK each option | One counter-example kills an option; "could be true" is a trap |
| Ordering / sequencing | Write positions 1–5, slot fixed clues first | "Immediately before/after" = glued pair — treat as one block |
| Inclusion–exclusion | A + B − Both = Total − Neither | Write the equation before looking at options |
| Probability | Fractions, reduce at the end | Check: WITH or WITHOUT replacement? Changes the denominator |
| If → then logic | Modus ponens only: condition met → result follows | Result happening does NOT prove the condition (affirming the consequent trap) |
| Strongest argument | Relevance + scope test | Pick the option that attacks the CONCLUSION directly, not a side detail |
| Assumption questions | Negation test: flip it — does the argument collapse? | If the argument survives the negation, it's not the assumption |
Venn questions give you overlapping groups (e.g. patients with symptom A, symptom B, both, neither). The method never changes:
| Step | What to do | Worked example — 40 patients, 25 fever, 18 cough, 9 both |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Identify regions | Every Venn has 4 regions: A only · B only · Both · Neither | Fever only · Cough only · Both · Neither |
| 2 · Fill the overlap first | "Both" goes in the middle — everything else is built from it | Both = 9 |
| 3 · Work outwards | A only = A − Both | Fever only = 25 − 9 = 16 · Cough only = 18 − 9 = 9 |
| 4 · Find Neither | Neither = Total − (A only + B only + Both) | 40 − (16 + 9 + 9) = 6 |
| 5 · Answer from regions | Read the question: "only A" ≠ "A" (which includes the overlap) | "Fever but no cough" = 16, not 25 |
⚠️ The three Venn traps: ① forgetting the overlap is inside both totals, ② answering "A only" when asked "A", ③ for 3-circle Venns: A+B+C − AB − AC − BC + ABC = Total − Neither — the centre gets added back.
📌 Syllogism Venns: "All surgeons are doctors" = surgeon circle fully inside doctor circle. "Some doctors are surgeons" = overlap region only. Draw the statement, then test each conclusion against YOUR drawing — not your intuition.
| Answer | Choose it when… | Trap to avoid |
|---|---|---|
| True | The passage says it directly or it logically must follow | Needing two assumptions to get there = not True |
| False | The passage contradicts it — even softly ("may not persist" kills "guaranteed") | "False" doesn't require the words "this is wrong" — contradiction is enough |
| Can't Tell | Any new claim: cause, comparison, scope or future the text never covers | Your outside knowledge is ALWAYS wrong to use |
| Skill | Technique | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword scanning | Pick the most UNUSUAL word in the stem, scan for it (and synonyms) | Proper nouns/numbers jump off the page; common words hide |
| Synonym radar | Passage rarely repeats the stem's exact words — expect paraphrase | "Rapid" in stem → "swift/accelerated" in text |
| Scope check | Compare SCOPE: stem broader/narrower than passage? → Can't Tell | "All antibiotics" vs "penicillin" — different claims |
| Time check | Passage past tense, stem future prediction → Can't Tell | Text never licenses predictions unless it says so |
| Skim reading | First sentence of each paragraph = map of the passage (10 seconds) | Knowing WHERE info lives beats reading everything |
| 29-second pace | 44 Q in 21 min — never re-read the whole passage | Two passes max: scan → judge → move |
| Rank | Principle | Beats… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patient safety | Everything — hierarchy, friendship, convenience |
| 2 | Honesty & confidentiality | Politeness, loyalty to colleagues, "no harm done" |
| 3 | Consent & patient autonomy | Family wishes, "doctor knows best" |
| 4 | Professional boundaries | Being helpful (badges, social media, gifts) |
| 5 | Team harmony | Never first — harmony fixes come after safety |
| Scenario | Correct instinct | Trap answer |
|---|---|---|
| Confidentiality exceptions | Break it ONLY for serious risk of harm, abuse, or court order | Telling family "to be kind" without consent |
| Capacity & consent | Assume capacity until assessed; patients may refuse treatment | "Family decides" for a competent adult |
| Colleague impaired (drugs/alcohol) | Patient safety now → senior involvement, not silent loyalty | Covering for them / confronting publicly |
| Social media | Never post identifiable patient info — even "de-identified" | "It's a private account" is still a breach |
| Cheating witnessed | Report through proper channels — integrity is non-negotiable | "Not my business" or confronting alone |
| Appropriateness scale | Rate the ACTION, not the person: very appropriate ↔ very inappropriate | Choosing mid-options to seem balanced |
| Importance scale | How much does this factor matter to the DECISION? | Rating by emotional weight instead of relevance |
Quick answers about the UCAT ANZ and our prep.
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (ANZ) is the admissions test used by most medical and dental schools in Australia and New Zealand. It is a 2-hour computer-based exam sat at Pearson VUE centres, usually in July–August.
No — Abstract Reasoning was withdrawn from the UCAT from 2025. The exam now has four subtests: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement.
Each cognitive subtest (VR, DM, QR) is scaled to 300–900, giving a cognitive total of 900–2700. In the ANZ version, Situational Judgement is also scaled 300–900 and reported separately (the UK test reports SJT as bands). Our timed tests simulate this scaling.
Most successful candidates practise consistently for 4–8 weeks. Short daily timed sets beat occasional cramming — the dashboard above is built for exactly that.
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