UCAT ANZ question bank

Answer: D: How each bird decides when to move

1. The last sentence says “Exactly how each bird decides when to move is still not well understood”.
2. Everything else in the options is stated or measured in the passage.

Answer: C: Without huddling, a male would use more energy keeping warm.

1. The males huddle “To save energy”.
2. Birds left on the edge “lose heat fastest”, so a bird on its own would spend more energy.

Answer: B: Males survive the winter by sharing warmth in moving huddles.

1. The males huddle “To save energy” while they keep the egg warm.
2. Most of the passage describes how the huddle works and moves.

Answer: B: False

1. The passage says “she passes it to the male and returns to the sea to feed”.
2. The male keeps the egg warm, so the statement is False.

Answer: A: Covered Mere trees produced less fruit than uncovered ones.

1. The passage says “The trial did not measure how much fruit the trees produced”.
2. So a claim about fruit has no support from it.

Answer: C: A short warm spell now need not bring either tree's buds to opening.

1. Buds open only once chilling is complete; a warm spell before then “does not count in the same way”.
2. So a warm spell now need not open either tree's buds.

Answer: B: Cool hours vary across the orchard, which could affect flowering dates.

1. Trees near the lower edge “receive more cool hours than those higher up”.
2. Recording position separates that difference from the effect of the fleece.

Answer: C: Cannot Tell

1. The researchers “stressed the risk of frost”, but no frost during the trial is reported.
2. A risk is not an event, so Cannot Tell.

Answer: A: The dance gives a general location rather than an exact one.

1. After the move, recruits reached the right area but “searched for some time before landing”.
2. This suggests the dance gives “a general location”.

Answer: D: Recruits would find food less precisely without its scent.

1. Recruits in moved hives “searched for some time before landing”.
2. The passage credits scent with finding “the exact flowers”, so without it they would be less precise.

Answer: D: 13

1. Swimming only = 24 − 7 − 6 + 2.
2. Swimming only = 13.

Answer: C: D is before C.

1. C occupies the final slot, so each other presentation, including D, precedes C.
2. The valid orders B,D,A,E,C and A,E,B,D,C disprove the other proposed necessities.

Answer: At least one curator is not on leave: Yes. All curators are qualified in first aid: No. No person on leave is a diver: Yes. At least one first-aid-qualified person is a curator: Yes. Every person not on leave is a diver: No

1. The existing curator-diver is first-aid qualified and outside the leave group.
2. Universal exclusions apply to all divers, but nothing restricts all curators or all people not on leave.

Answer: D: 59.6%

1. People who passed = 31 + 21 = 52.
2. Morning share among passes = 31/52 = 59.6%.

Answer: D: Yes. A controlled local pilot recorded a fall in car trips among residents offered free fares, without a corresponding fall among similar residents paying normal fares.

1. The stated objective is to reduce car journeys into the centre.
2. The strongest argument links the proposed policy to that objective with relevant evidence.

Answer: At least one radio-equipped station is solar-powered: Yes. Every coastal station is solar-powered: No. At least one coastal station is unmanned: No. Every station that is not solar-powered is manned: Yes. Every solar-powered station has a radio: No

1. Use unmanned to mean not manned. The known unmanned radio station supplies a solar-powered radio witness.
2. Coastal and unmanned stations can occupy separate parts of the radio group; solar power does not imply a radio.

Answer: A: 17

1. Directors are a subset of permit holders, so the director counts do not add a new region.
2. Permit or cyclist = 45 + 30 − 12 = 63; neither = 80 − 63 = 17.

Answer: B: Yes. Students who currently buy bottled water say they would refill a bottle if water were available.

1. The stated objective is to reduce purchases of single-use water bottles.
2. The strongest argument links the proposed policy to that objective with relevant evidence.

Answer: A: No. Most students already bring enough water from home, so new points would replace very few purchases.

1. The stated objective is to reduce purchases of single-use water bottles.
2. The strongest objection identifies a specific obstacle to achieving it.

Answer: D: Yes. A local survey identifies residents who cannot visit during any current opening hours but can visit on Sundays.

1. The stated objective is to allow more residents to use it.
2. The strongest argument links the proposed policy to that objective with relevant evidence.

Answer: E: 48

1. Required staff-hours are 6 × 8 × 2 = 96.
2. Four permanent staff supply 4 × 12 = 48 hours, leaving 48 agency hours.

Answer: C: £1,772.00

1. Permanent cover saves more on Sunday, but four staff can supply only 32 hours that day. Assign 32 permanent and 16 agency hours on Sunday; assign 16 permanent and 32 agency hours on Saturday.
2. Cost is 32 × £17.50 + 16 × £23.75 + 16 × £14 + 32 × £19 = £1,772.00.

Answer: A: £70.00

1. The fifth employee can replace eight agency hours on Sunday and four on Saturday. Savings per hour are £6.25 and £5 respectively.
2. 8 × £6.25 + 4 × £5 = £70.00.

Answer: D: 55.8%

1. Agency pay is 32 × £19 + 16 × £23.75 = £988; total pay is £1,772.
2. £988 ÷ £1,772 × 100 = 55.8%.

Answer: B: £2.52

1. House blend costs (3 × £8.40 + 2 × £12.60) ÷ 5 = £10.08 per kg.
2. A 250 g pack uses 0.25 kg, costing £2.52.

Answer: E: 240

1. 36 kg is three fifths of the blend, so total mass is 36 × 5 ÷ 3 = 60 kg. This uses exactly 24 kg Brisa.
2. 60 ÷ 0.25 = 240 packs.

Answer: C: 45

1. Premium uses 6 kg Brisa and 12 kg Canto, leaving 18 kg Brisa.
2. Brisa is two fifths of house blend, limiting it to 18 × 5 ÷ 2 = 45 kg; the required 27 kg Alto is available.

Answer: A: 34.3%

1. Premium costs (£12.60 + 2 × £15) ÷ 3 = £14.20 per kg, or £7.10 per bag.
2. Profit is £3.70; £3.70 ÷ £10.80 × 100 = 34.3%.

Answer: C: 16

1. Total parcels = 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 = 64.
2. Mean = 64 ÷ 4 = 16.

Answer: B: 8 minutes

1. Ordered times: 3, 6, 8, 11, 15.
2. The middle time is 8 minutes.

Answer: A: A very appropriate thing to do

1. This prevents an uncertain use of the photograph.
2. It obtains appropriate guidance without making an accusation.

Answer: D: A very inappropriate thing to do

1. Removing the label does not establish permission.
2. Proceeding knowingly leaves the unresolved permission issue unaddressed.

Answer: A: A very appropriate thing to do

1. The correction restores accuracy.
2. Explaining the change keeps the submitted record transparent.

Answer: D: A very inappropriate thing to do

1. The statement knowingly misrepresents the original record.
2. A correct replacement does not justify dishonesty about the change.

Answer: A: Very important

1. Identifiable information is exposed to the public.
2. Protecting confidentiality is central to the response.

Answer: D: Not important at all

1. Print colour does not affect the duty to protect the information.
2. No decision in this scenario depends on the colour.

Answer: Most appropriate: Take the list straight to the receptionist, say where it was found and ask them to tell the team it belongs to. Least appropriate: Ask the receptionist to find the list's owner, leaving it on the chair while they make enquiries.

1. A: It removes the list from view at once and uses a free member of staff to alert the responsible team.
2. B: It hides the details and reaches staff, but waits for a busy nurse when someone else is free.
3. C: It seeks the owner but leaves confidential details on view in a public room.

Answer: Most appropriate: Keep the list out of public view while asking the nearby staff member to secure it. Least appropriate: Take the list home to hand in at the start of the next shift.

1. C: This limits exposure while obtaining appropriate help.
2. A: This alerts staff but needlessly leaves the information exposed.
3. B: Removing confidential records from the site is a serious breach, even with good intentions.

Answer: A: Very important

1. The student cannot give a reliable explanation.
2. Recognising this limit is central to avoiding misleading the patient.

Answer: D: Not important at all

1. Personal preference for the clinic does not affect the patient’s need.
2. The explanation still needs to come from someone competent.