UCAT QR Setup Trainer
Practise translating numerical situations into the correct calculation and unit.
Written and reviewed by Dr Akash Gandhi, NHS GP (GMC 7601216) and founder of TheUKCATPeople, teaching the UCAT since 2012. Last reviewed .
Frequently asked questions
What does the UCAT QR Setup Trainer practise?
It practises the step before calculating in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning: turning a worded situation into the right calculation. For each question you choose which information matters, which operation or process is needed, what unit the answer should use and exactly what to type into the calculator.
Why does the QR Setup Trainer not ask for the final answer?
Many QR marks are lost by solving the wrong problem accurately. Withholding the final number keeps your attention on the setup decisions, which are the part most students never practise on their own. Once the setup is right, the calculation itself is usually the easy part.
How is the QR Setup Trainer scored?
Each drill has eight questions and each question has four decisions worth one point, so a full drill is out of 32. After you check a setup you see which decisions were correct with an explanation. The results screen also shows your accuracy for each decision type across all your attempts, so you can see whether units or calculator entry is costing you most.
How does Review mistakes work?
Any question you do not get fully right is scheduled for review a day later. When questions are waiting, a Review mistakes button appears on the results screen and starts a drill of those questions, due ones first. To clear a question you need two fully correct answers at least three days apart. A correct answer in Review mistakes counts as the first of these even if the question is not yet due, and the second must come at least three days later, so answering twice in one sitting will not clear it. A wrong answer starts the count again. When you get something wrong you can also record why, such as misreading or a unit error, which helps target later recommendations.
Is my QR Setup progress saved?
Yes. Every checked question is saved, and each drill is saved as a session with its score and time, even if you stop part way through. Signed in, your runs appear on your Dashboard under Quantitative Reasoning and feed your study plan. As a guest they stay on this device until you sign in.