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2  \nUNDERSTANDING PEOPLE  \nMohan Dhall  \nFive Senses Education Pty Ltd 2/195 Prospect Highway Seven Hills 2147  \nNew South Wales Australia  \nCopyright © Mohan Dhall First Published 2018  \nAll rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Copyright Act 1968 of Australia and subsequent amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.  \nDhall, Mohan  \nSeries 4, Book 2-Understanding People  \nISBN 978-1-76032-251-9  \n2018 06 20  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroduction to UMAT Testing Page 4  \nUnderstanding People Questions Page 7  \nAnswers Page 39  \nMultiple Choice Answer Sheets Page 55  \nSeries 4 Book 2 3 © Mohan Dhall  \nUnderstanding People © Five Senses Education Pty Ltd  \nIntroduction to UMAT and the Trial Test Papers  \nStudents can gain access into medical training in Australia in one of three ways:  \n􀂃 Through post-graduate entry following the completion of an undergraduate degree. This degree should be in science or science related subjects and the student will need to achieve a high Grade Point Average (GPA) .  \n􀂃 Through direct entry based on Year 12 results  \n􀂃 Through performance on the UMAT test and interview (done by each participating university, depending on UMAT results)  \nThe purpose of the UMAT entry test is to assist in the selection of candidates who display the requisite thinking skills and abilities for successful medical training. The test is a 3-hour test completed under exam conditions. There are 134 questions based around three different types of thinking and reasoning:  \n1. Logical reasoning and problem-solving (48 questions)  \n2. Understanding people skills (44 questions)  \n3. Non-verbal reasoning (42 questions)  \nThe follow-up interview performed by participating universities can be quite demanding and can take up to an hour, before a panel of up to three interviewers. 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The questions test a candidate’s ability to identify, understand and, where necessary, infer the thoughts, feelings, behaviour and/or intentions ofthe people represented in the situations.  \nSeries 4 Book 2 5 © Mohan Dhall  \nUnderstanding People © Five Senses Education Pty Ltd  \nQue","cbCaig0DB6RqSEb2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig0DB6RqSEb2","pdf",718066,12,"English","# Introduction to UMAT Testing\n# Understanding People Questions\n# Answers\n# Multiple Choice Answer Sheets","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the UMAT entry test?\",\"answer\":\"The UMAT entry test helps select candidates who show the thinking skills and abilities needed for successful medical training.\"},{\"question\":\"How many questions are in the UMAT Understanding People section, and how long should they take?\",\"answer\":\"The book states there are 44 practice questions for Understanding People, and students should aim to complete them in about 55 minutes.\"},{\"question\":\"What skills do the Understanding People questions assess?\",\"answer\":\"They assess the ability to understand and infer the thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and/or intentions of people represented in interpersonal scenarios, dialogues, or observations, without requiring specialised knowledge.\"}]","Essential Preparation for UNDERGRADUATE MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES ADMISSION TEST - Series Four UMAT - Book 2 - Understanding People | PDF",1790764825]