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Turn your MCAT notes into a short practice test

Upload the chapters, slides or notes you are studying and get a short, timed-style set of MCAT questions with an explanation for every answer.

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Why a short practice test works for MCAT review

Most premeds reach the final weeks with a stack of content review and very little timed practice. A short MCAT practice test built from your own material lets you check recall on a single chapter or section without committing to a full-length exam.

  • Test a single chapter or section right after you study it
  • Review explanations for correct answers as well as misses
  • Track which concepts keep showing up as wrong answers
  • Build a new short set each time you finish a unit of notes
Example MCAT short practice questions with answers
Which enzyme catalyzes the committed, rate-limiting step of glycolysis?Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) converts fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, and it is the main regulated checkpoint of the pathway.
How many NADH, FADH2 and GTP molecules does one turn of the citric acid cycle produce?Three NADH, one FADH2 and one GTP (or ATP), because each turn is counted per acetyl-CoA entering the cycle.
True or false: increasing pressure on a gas-phase equilibrium shifts it toward the side with fewer gas molecules.True. Le Chatelier's principle says the system partly offsets the added pressure by favoring the side that occupies less volume.
In the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, what is the ratio of conjugate base to weak acid when pH equals pKa?The ratio is 1, so the acid is half dissociated, because log(1) is zero and pH therefore equals pKa.
Which hormone raises blood glucose by stimulating glycogen breakdown in the liver?Glucagon, released from pancreatic alpha cells when blood glucose falls, activates glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in the liver.
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Questions from your material

Practice questions are drawn from the PDFs, slides, DOCX files or photos of pages you upload, so the test matches what you actually studied.

Multiple-choice and true/false

Choose the question format that fits your review. Each question comes with an explanation that shows why the right answer is right.

Spaced review of missed items

On Plus, flashcards and spaced repetition help you revisit the concepts you missed instead of rereading the whole chapter.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or photos of your pages for the content you want to test.

Generate the short test

DeckOwl writes multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions based on that material.

Answer and read the explanations

Work through the questions, then read each explanation to see what to review before your next session.

Short sets are easiest to fit into a daily schedule. Take one after reviewing biochemistry or psychology, read every explanation, including for the questions you got right, and note the concepts that need another pass.

Because the questions come from your own notes, the test reflects your course content and your weak spots. Repeat the process with new material as your study plan moves through the sections.

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Frequently asked questions

How often should I take a short MCAT practice test?

Many students take one after each study block so they can find gaps while the material is still fresh. Keep the sets short so you can repeat them across the week.

Which topics should an MCAT practice test cover?

Cover the four MCAT sections: biological and biochemical foundations, chemical and physical foundations, psychological and sociocultural foundations, and critical analysis and reasoning. Build sets from the section you are reviewing that week.

Can I export a practice test?

Free accounts study in the browser without exports. Exporting to PDF or DOCX, and using Anki or CSV export, is included with Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are on Pro.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can start on the free plan with 3 generations per month, and students with a school email get 40% off Plus.

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