keywords Flashcards
What are the most common categories of keywords on the MCAT?
contrast
evidence
conclusion
emphasis (lesser extent)
What does contrast keywords represent?
something important is happening
shows contrast or opposition
shifts direction in order to take the reader to the real purpose for writing the passage
But
contrast
despite
contrast
yet
contrast
however
contrast
alternatively
contrast
still
contrast
although
contrast
unless
contrast
otherwise
contrast
not
contrast
though
contrast
while
contrast
nevertheless
contrast
by contrast
contrast
notwithstanding
contrast
What are the keyword that indicates that its about to be a change to the authors focus?
initially
traditionally
originally
What is the purpose of the emphasis keywords?
it announces that the author finds this important usually the authors point of view (rarely see on the MCAT)
above all
emphasis
essentially
emphasis
most of all
emphasis
especially
emphasis
primarily
emphasis
particularly
emphasis
in large measure
emphasis
indeed
emphasis
What are conclusion keywords used for?
to sum up a thesis
a passage contains several thesis so it may not be the authors
therefore
conclusion
therefore is the most common conclusion keyword
thus
conclusion
in conclusion
conclusion
believes
conclusion
so
conclusion
it can be seen that
conclusion
we can conclude that
conclusion
[blank] claims that
conclusion
What are evidence keywords used for?
the author is about to give you evidence for a point (details)
only refer to if question specifically ask
because
evidence
for
evidence
since
evidence
the reason is that
evidence
What are continuation keywords serve as?
it tells you what follows expands on what came before
serve the same purpose as evidence keywords (gives details)
also
continuation
moreover
continuation
furthermore
continuation
plus
continuation
in addition
continuation
at the same time
continuation
as well as
continuation
equally
continuation
and
continuation
and is the most common continuation keyword
Colon (:)
continuation
What does illustration keywords signal?
an example is about to arrive
am example of what a person is thinking
What are the most obvious illustration keyword?
one example
for instance
as [blank] says
illustration
according to these experts
illustration
for historians
illustration
To [proust]
illustration
In the words of [blank]
illustration
What are sequence keywords used for?
there is some type of order
Secondly (thirdly, fourthly etc)
sequence
next
sequence
finally
sequence
recently
sequence
What are the most important keywords?
Contrast
they introduce the authors point of view
