Identifying Explicitly Stated Information

The most fundamental skill in UCAT Verbal Reasoning is the ability to locate information that is directly stated in the passage. Many questions — both True/False/Can't Tell and free-text — test whether you can accurately match a statement or question to specific words in the passage. This sounds simple, but under time pressure and with deliberately misleading wording, it is the source of a large proportion of errors.

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What "Explicitly Stated" Means

A piece of information is explicitly stated if you can point to a specific sentence or phrase in the passage that directly says it. No inference, interpretation, or outside knowledge is needed.