This free Kaplan Nursing Entrance cheat sheet compresses all four KNAT sections into a fast, printable rundown of what the Kaplan Nursing Admission Test actually rewards. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free KNAT toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Kaplan Nursing Entrance exam at a glance
- Questions: 91 multiple choice (Reading 22 · Writing 21 · Math 28 · Science 20)
- Time: ~165 minutes total (2 hr 45 min), timed by section
- Format: Proctored, computer-based multiple choice
- Scoring: A percentage per section plus a composite (average) — no national pass mark
- Cost: Set by the school or testing site (often ~$25-$70); verify with your program
- Administered by: Kaplan — KNAT (Kaplan Nursing Admission Test)
What’s on the Kaplan Nursing Entrance cheat sheet
- Reading (22 Qs / 45 min) — main idea vs. supporting detail vs. inference, author's purpose and tone, and vocabulary-in-context — answer only from the passage.
- Writing (21 Qs / 45 min) — subject-verb agreement, fragments, run-ons and comma splices, parallelism, and the most-tested confusable words (affect/effect, its/it's, than/then).
- Math (28 Qs / 45 min) — the largest section: PEMDAS, fraction-decimal-percent conversions, ratios and proportions by cross-multiplication, and key metric equivalents — worked without a calculator.
- Science (20 Qs / 30 min) — anatomy and physiology (heart blood flow, LAB RAT valves), cell organelles, mitosis vs. meiosis, ionic vs. covalent bonds, and the 0-14 pH scale.
How to use it in your final week
- Print it and keep it next to your practice questions — skim one section's block, then immediately drill that section so the facts stick under a timer.
- Front-load Math and Science — Math is the largest section (28 questions) and Science packs the most breadth, so they move your composite the most.
- Do a morning-of pass on the pure-recall items: PEMDAS order, the fraction-decimal-percent table, 1 kg = 2.2 lb and 1 in = 2.54 cm, and LAB RAT for the heart valves.
- Never cram the sheet in isolation — pair each review block with section-timed KNAT questions so the four separate clocks feel routine on test day.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Kaplan Nursing Entrance practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
Kaplan Nursing Entrance cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — this KNAT cheat sheet downloads as a PDF with no account and no sign-up. It sits alongside the free Kaplan Nursing Entrance practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole review layer costs nothing.
It condenses the four KNAT sections into one quick reference: Reading (main idea, inference, author's purpose), Writing (grammar, sentence structure, confusable words), Math (PEMDAS, fraction-decimal-percent conversions, proportions, common metric equivalents), and Science (heart blood flow, LAB RAT valves, cell organelles, the pH scale). It also lists the section question counts, times, and how the composite score works.
No — the KNAT is section-timed across four different skill areas, so it rewards fast, accurate application, not memorized facts alone. Use the sheet to lock in the high-yield essentials, then build speed with full section-timed practice questions before test day.
There is no single national passing score — each nursing program sets its own required KNAT scores, though a passing composite commonly lands around 65 percent (roughly 60 to 70 percent). Confirm your target program's minimums first, then aim to clear them on every section, since one weak area can drag the composite below the cutoff.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark the page so you can pull it back up for a final review the morning of your exam.
References
- 1.Kaplan. “Nursing Admissions Testing (KNAT Overview).” kaptest.com, 2026. ↑
- 2.Kaplan. “Preparing for the Kaplan Nursing Admission Test (KNAT) — Prep Guide.” kaptest.com, 2026. ↑
- 3.Kaplan Test Prep. “Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep.” kaptest.com, 2026. ↑
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