keywords

Question 1

What are the most common categories of keywords on the MCAT?

Answer 1

contrast
evidence
conclusion
emphasis (lesser extent)

Question 2

What does contrast keywords represent?

Answer 2

something important is happening
shows contrast or opposition
shifts direction in order to take the reader to the real purpose for writing the passage

Question 3

But

Answer 3

contrast

Question 4

despite

Answer 4

contrast

Question 5

yet

Answer 5

contrast

Question 6

however

Answer 6

contrast

Question 7

alternatively

Answer 7

contrast

Question 8

still

Answer 8

contrast

Question 9

although

Answer 9

contrast

Question 10

unless

Answer 10

contrast

Question 11

otherwise

Answer 11

contrast

Question 12

not

Answer 12

contrast

Question 13

though

Answer 13

contrast

Question 14

while

Answer 14

contrast

Question 15

nevertheless

Answer 15

contrast

Question 16

by contrast

Answer 16

contrast

Question 17

notwithstanding

Answer 17

contrast

Question 18

What are the keyword that indicates that its about to be a change to the authors focus?

Answer 18

initially
traditionally
originally

Question 19

What is the purpose of the emphasis keywords?

Answer 19

it announces that the author finds this important usually the authors point of view (rarely see on the MCAT)

Question 20

above all

Answer 20

emphasis

Question 21

essentially

Answer 21

emphasis

Question 22

most of all

Answer 22

emphasis

Question 23

especially

Answer 23

emphasis

Question 24

primarily

Answer 24

emphasis

Question 25

particularly

Answer 25

emphasis

Question 26

in large measure

Answer 26

emphasis

Question 27

indeed

Answer 27

emphasis

Question 28

What are conclusion keywords used for?

Answer 28

to sum up a thesis | a passage contains several thesis so it may not be the authors

Question 29

therefore

Answer 29

conclusion | therefore is the most common conclusion keyword

Question 30

thus

Answer 30

conclusion

Question 31

in conclusion

Answer 31

conclusion

Question 32

believes

Answer 32

conclusion

Question 33

so

Answer 33

conclusion

Question 34

it can be seen that

Answer 34

conclusion

Question 35

we can conclude that

Answer 35

conclusion

Question 36

[blank] claims that

Answer 36

conclusion

Question 37

What are evidence keywords used for?

Answer 37

the author is about to give you evidence for a point (details) only refer to if question specifically ask

Question 38

because

Answer 38

evidence

Question 39

for

Answer 39

evidence

Question 40

since

Answer 40

evidence

Question 41

the reason is that

Answer 41

evidence

Question 42

What are continuation keywords serve as?

Answer 42

it tells you what follows expands on what came before | serve the same purpose as evidence keywords (gives details)

Question 43

also

Answer 43

continuation

Question 44

moreover

Answer 44

continuation

Question 45

furthermore

Answer 45

continuation

Question 46

plus

Answer 46

continuation

Question 47

in addition

Answer 47

continuation

Question 48

at the same time

Answer 48

continuation

Question 49

as well as

Answer 49

continuation

Question 50

equally

Answer 50

continuation

Question 51

and

Answer 51

continuation | and is the most common continuation keyword

Question 52

Colon (:)

Answer 52

continuation

Question 53

What does illustration keywords signal?

Answer 53

an example is about to arrive | am example of what a person is thinking

Question 54

What are the most obvious illustration keyword?

Answer 54

one example | for instance

Question 55

as [blank] says

Answer 55

illustration

Question 56

according to these experts

Answer 56

illustration

Question 57

for historians

Answer 57

illustration

Question 58

To [proust]

Answer 58

illustration

Question 59

In the words of [blank]

Answer 59

illustration

Question 60

What are sequence keywords used for?

Answer 60

there is some type of order

Question 61

Secondly (thirdly, fourthly etc)

Answer 61

sequence

Question 62

next

Answer 62

sequence

Question 63

finally

Answer 63

sequence

Question 64

recently

Answer 64

sequence

Question 65

What are the most important keywords?

Answer 65

Contrast | they introduce the authors point of view