9. CAR 2

Question 1

follow-up

Answer 1

When performance is measured and reported, it always improves. This is why
businesses and other successful organizations always require reports.

Question 2

mentoring

Answer 2

Support and guidance from a loyal advocate can have a powerful effect on our motivation and psyche. That is why even the best athletes hire personal trainers.

Question 3

prove

Answer 3

PROVE your mastery of the CAR 1 Lesson by having your tutor ask you questions from that chapter.

Question 4

teach

Answer 4

TEACH your tutor-mentor about each of the 20 CAR Blueprints. Show your tutor-mentor the example question you authored for each blueprint.

Question 5

demonstrate

Answer 5

DEMONSTRATE the Matrix Method (LIVE) for your tutor using one of the passages from the CAR Workbooks.

Question 6

show

Answer 6

your tutor all forty (40) of the matrices you completed using the Matrix Method.

Question 7

show

Answer 7

SHOW your tutor-mentor your MCAT Journal and highlight the notes you took on each passage attempted during Group Session or on practice tests. You should have been tracking each occurrence of each CAR blueprint, noting what you learned, and setting improvement goals. You also committed to attend 100% of the Group Session so that you wouldn’t miss out on valuable CAR practice. Did you have a 100% attendance record?

Question 8

report

Answer 8

REPORT the average number of speed drills you have completed each week since the CAR 2 Tutoring Session. This number should be at least five (5). You were not focusing on speed during LEVEL ONE, but talk to your mentor about your current speed drill time and any concerns you may have.

Question 9

mentoring together

Answer 9

1) TOGETHER with your tutor-mentor, attempt and analyze at least one CAR passage that was difficult for you during Group Session. Alternate reading—you read the first half of the passage out loud and let your tutor-mentor read the second half. When you attempt the questions, take turns working individual questions out loud.
 REMEMBER: Your tutor earned an incredible CAR score or else he or she wouldn’t be working for Altius. They did this, and you can to. They are there to help you and they want to help in any way they can. Together, the two of you can figure this out.
2) TOGETHER with your tutor, do one Speed Drill and one Comprehension Drill.

Question 10

Focus and hallmarks

Answer 10

Let’s begin by considering the hallmarks of a student with LEVEL TWO skills. You most likely do NOT have these now, but you will develop them over the next six to seven weeks—between now and your CAR 3 Tutoring Session.

Question 11

summarization and categorization

Answer 11

Begin at the CAR 2 Lesson, Finish before the CAR 3 Lesson.

Question 12

goals and milestones

Answer 12

mastery check, master the T method, demonstrate use of the T method, author 2 perfect AAMC CAR passages, hold a CAR focused group meeting, speed drill time 4-6 minutes

Question 13

T method

Answer 13

main idea, contrasting theories, gist of each paragraph

Question 14

left side of T

Answer 14

brief gist of each paragraph

Question 15

right side of T

Answer 15

main idea

Question 16

writing MCAT passages

Answer 16

select a passage to adapt, select one of the CAR blueprints, create a question stem, create a correct answer, create 3 incorrect answer, write the solution

Question 17

incorrect answers

Answer 17

i. An answer that is very similar to the correct answer, or if read too quickly may sound correct, but has some small yet significant flaw.
ii. An answer that exactly matches an INCORRECT (but easily mistaken) version of the tone/opinion/main idea.
iii. An answer that is TRUE, but INCORRECT because it does not answer the question asked in the stem.
iv. An answer that is an EXACT quote from the passage, but is nonetheless INCORRECT.
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v. An answer that flips, twists, or misconstrues the main idea, author’s opinion, or some point made in the passage.
vi. An answer that MAY be correct, or COULD be correct, but for which there is not ample evidence in the passage to make that assumption.
vii. An answer that goes too far or states an opinion in an exaggerated way.