Are flashcards effective for the KNAT?

Yes. Flashcards use active recall — retrieving an answer from memory — which research shows is one of the most effective ways to make information stick, especially in short sessions spread over several days.

What topics do the KNAT flashcards cover?

All four KNAT sections: Reading (main idea, inference, author's purpose), Writing (grammar, mechanics, confusable words), Math (fractions, percents, ratios, conversions), and Science (anatomy & physiology, biology, chemistry, scientific reasoning).

How should I study with these flashcards?

Prioritize Math and Science, where most test-takers lose points, but cover all four sections since the KNAT reports a composite plus section scores. Mix the modes: flip to learn, type to test recall, match for speed, and quiz to check yourself.

Are the KNAT flashcards free?

Yes — 100% free, all four study modes, no paywall.

Largest, strongest heart chamber?

The left ventricle — it pumps oxygenated blood out the aorta to the whole body.

What does the mitochondria do?

It is the cell's 'powerhouse' — the site of cellular respiration, where most ATP (energy) is made.

Affect is usually a verb (to influence); effect is usually a noun (a result). RAVEN: Affect = Verb, Effect = Noun.

What is the order of operations?

PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), Addition/Subtraction (left to right).

What is the main idea of a passage?

The single most important point the whole passage makes — broader than any one supporting detail.

How many questions are on the KNAT and how long is it?

91 multiple-choice questions across 4 timed sections, about 165 minutes total.

What are the four KNAT sections?

Reading (22 Qs), Writing (21 Qs), Math (28 Qs), and Science (20 Qs).

Which KNAT section has the most questions?

Math, with 28 questions in 45 minutes — the largest section.

Is there a single passing KNAT score?

No. Each program sets its own; a passing composite commonly falls around 65% (roughly 60–70%), some require 70%.

Evaluate: 6 + 3 × 4 - 2

16. Multiply first (3 × 4 = 12), then 6 + 12 - 2 = 16.

Convert 1/3 to a percent.

About 33.3% (1 ÷ 3 = 0.333…).

How do you turn a fraction into a percent?

Divide numerator by denominator to get a decimal, then multiply by 100.

How do you turn a percent into a fraction?

Write it over 100, then reduce to lowest terms (e.g. 40% = 40/100 = 2/5).

Common denominator 12: 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12.

How do you divide fractions?

Multiply by the reciprocal: 1/2 ÷ 3/4 = 1/2 × 4/3 = 2/3.

How do you multiply fractions?

Multiply straight across (numerators, then denominators) and simplify.

What is a proportion?

An equation setting two ratios equal, a/b = c/d; solve by cross-multiplication.

Cross-multiply: 4x = 300, so x = 75.

How do you cross-multiply a proportion?

Multiply diagonally: a/b = c/d ⇒ ad = bc.

What is the percent-change formula?

fracnew - oldold × 100; divide by the ORIGINAL value.

A value rises from 40 to 50. Percent change?

50 - 40/40 × 100 = 25% increase.

What is the 'part = percent of whole' formula?

part = (percent ÷ 100) × whole.

How do you solve a one-variable equation?

Undo operations with inverses to isolate the variable (subtract, then divide, etc.).

Convert 165 lb to kilograms.

Divide by 2.2: 165 ÷ 2.2 = 75 kg.

Convert 2 kg to grams.

2 kg = 2000 g (move the decimal 3 places right).

What is the metric-ladder mnemonic?

King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk: Kilo-Hecto-Deca-base-Deci-Centi-Milli.

Moving DOWN the metric ladder, do you multiply or divide?

Multiply (move the decimal right): kg → g → mg.

How many minutes are in 1 hour?

60 minutes (and 60 seconds in a minute).

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Largest, strongest heart chamber?: The left ventricle — it pumps oxygenated blood out the aorta to the whole body.
What does the mitochondria do?: It is the cell's 'powerhouse' — the site of cellular respiration, where most ATP (energy) is made.
Affect vs. effect?: Affect is usually a verb (to influence); effect is usually a noun (a result). RAVEN: Affect = Verb, Effect = Noun.
What is the order of operations?: PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
What is the main idea of a passage?: The single most important point the whole passage makes — broader than any one supporting detail.
How many questions are on the KNAT and how long is it?: 91 multiple-choice questions across 4 timed sections, about 165 minutes total.
What are the four KNAT sections?: Reading (22 Qs), Writing (21 Qs), Math (28 Qs), and Science (20 Qs).
Which KNAT section has the most questions?: Math, with 28 questions in 45 minutes — the largest section.
How is the KNAT scored?: A percentage for each of the 4 sections plus a composite (average) score; programs set their own required scores.
Is there a single passing KNAT score?: No. Each program sets its own; a passing composite commonly falls around 65% (roughly 60–70%), some require 70%.
Evaluate: 6 + 3 × 4 - 2: 16. Multiply first (3 × 4 = 12), then 6 + 12 - 2 = 16.
Convert 3/4 to a decimal and percent.: 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75 = 75%.
Convert 1/5 to a percent.: 1 ÷ 5 = 0.2 = 20%.
Convert 2/3 to a decimal.: 0.667… (about 66.7%).
Convert 1/3 to a percent.: About 33.3% (1 ÷ 3 = 0.333…).
Convert 0.25 to a fraction.: 25/100 = 1/4.
How do you turn a fraction into a percent?: Divide numerator by denominator to get a decimal, then multiply by 100.
How do you turn a percent into a fraction?: Write it over 100, then reduce to lowest terms (e.g. 40% = 40/100 = 2/5).
Add 1/4 + 1/6.: Common denominator 12: 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12.
How do you divide fractions?: Multiply by the reciprocal: 1/2 ÷ 3/4 = 1/2 × 4/3 = 2/3.
How do you multiply fractions?: Multiply straight across (numerators, then denominators) and simplify.
What is a proportion?: An equation setting two ratios equal, a/b = c/d; solve by cross-multiplication.
Solve 3/4 = x/100.: Cross-multiply: 4x = 300, so x = 75.
How do you cross-multiply a proportion?: Multiply diagonally: a/b = c/d ⇒ ad = bc.
What is the percent-change formula?: fracnew - oldold × 100; divide by the ORIGINAL value.
A value rises from 40 to 50. Percent change?: 50 - 40/40 × 100 = 25% increase.
What is the 'part = percent of whole' formula?: part = (percent ÷ 100) × whole.
What is 20% of 150?: 0.20 × 150 = 30.
12 of 50 is what percent?: 12/50 = 0.24 = 24%.
Solve 3x + 5 = 20.: 3x = 15, so x = 5.
How do you solve a one-variable equation?: Undo operations with inverses to isolate the variable (subtract, then divide, etc.).
Translate: '5 more than twice a number is 17.': 2n + 5 = 17, so n = 6.
Negative times a negative equals?: A positive. (-3 × -4 = 12).
Negative times a positive equals?: A negative (-3 × 4 = -12).
Convert 1 kg to pounds.: 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
Convert 165 lb to kilograms.: Divide by 2.2: 165 ÷ 2.2 = 75 kg.
How many mL are in 1 L?: 1 L = 1000 mL.
How many mg are in 1 g?: 1 g = 1000 mg.
Convert 1 inch to centimeters.: 1 in = 2.54 cm.
Convert 2 kg to grams.: 2 kg = 2000 g (move the decimal 3 places right).
What is the metric-ladder mnemonic?: King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk: Kilo-Hecto-Deca-base-Deci-Centi-Milli.
Moving DOWN the metric ladder, do you multiply or divide?: Multiply (move the decimal right): kg → g → mg.
Fahrenheit to Celsius formula?: ° C = (° F - 32) × 5/9.
Celsius to Fahrenheit formula?: ° F = (° C × 9/5) + 32.
How many minutes are in 1 hour?: 60 minutes (and 60 seconds in a minute).
What is military (24-hour) time for 1 p.m.?: 1300 — add 1200 to PM hours.
Area of a rectangle?: A = length × width.
Perimeter of a rectangle?: P = 2(length + width).
Area of a triangle?: A = 1/2 × base × height.
What is the mean (average) of a data set?: Add all values and divide by how many there are.
What is the median?: The middle value when the data are in order (average the two middle values if even count).
What is the mode?: The value that appears most often in a data set.
Round 0.748 to the hundredths place.: 0.75 (the thousandths digit 8 rounds the 4 up).
What is 4/5 as a decimal and percent?: 0.8 = 80%.
Multiply 0.5 × 0.2.: 0.10 (count two decimal places in the answer).
What is 1/2 as a percent?: 50%.
Why convert to a common unit before a proportion?: Matching units in matching positions avoids the top math error — a mismatched setup.
A negative exponent means what?: Take the reciprocal: x⁻¹ = 1/x.
What does a fraction bar represent?: Division — the numerator divided by the denominator.
Simplify the fraction 8/12.: Divide top and bottom by 4: 2/3.
What is the reciprocal of 3/4?: 4/3 (flip numerator and denominator).
What percent is 1/8?: 12.5% (1 ÷ 8 = 0.125).
Solve for x: x/6 = 4.: Multiply both sides by 6: x = 24.
What does 'of' usually signal in a percent word problem?: Multiplication ('20% of 150' means 0.20 × 150).
First step in any math word problem?: Read carefully to identify what's given and what's asked, and decide which operation to use.
What is a supporting detail?: A specific fact or example that backs up the main idea — it covers just one part, not the whole passage.
What is an inference?: A conclusion the passage logically supports but does not state outright; it must stay close to the text.
The classic Reading trap on 'main idea' questions?: A true supporting detail dressed up as the main idea — pick the choice that covers the whole passage.
How far should a valid inference go beyond the text?: Only one small step — reject any choice that adds a new fact the passage never stated.
What are the five common author's purposes?: To inform, persuade, entertain, describe, or instruct.
What is most KNAT informational passages' purpose?: To inform — so beware reading a neutral, factual passage as persuasive.
What is tone?: The author's attitude toward the subject, judged from word choice (neutral, critical, enthusiastic, etc.).
Fact vs. opinion?: A fact can be verified true or false; an opinion is a judgment, often marked by 'best,' 'should,' or 'unfortunately.'
Where is the main idea often located?: In the first or last sentence of a paragraph.
Best strategy for detail questions?: Scan the passage for keywords from the question to find the exact sentence.
Signal words for cause and effect?: Because, therefore, so, as a result.
Signal words for contrast?: However, unlike, but, on the other hand.
Signal words for sequence?: First, next, then, finally.
Signal words for illustration/example?: For example, for instance, such as.
What is a context clue?: A hint in the surrounding sentence — definition, contrast, example, or restatement — that reveals a word's meaning.
How do you answer 'vocabulary in context' questions?: Use the surrounding sentence's clue and charge, not the dictionary's first definition.
How should you handle 'EXCEPT/NOT' questions?: Find the three options the passage DOES support; the odd one out is the answer.
Why distrust extreme words like 'always' or 'never'?: They're usually wrong unless the passage is equally absolute.
The #1 KNAT Reading trap overall?: Using outside knowledge — every answer must be supported by the passage itself.
Efficient KNAT Reading approach?: Read the question first, then scan the passage for the relevant spot (about 2 minutes per question).
What is the topic of a passage (vs. the main idea)?: The 1–2 word subject; the main idea is the full point the passage makes about that topic.
How do you eliminate wrong reading answers?: Cut choices that are too broad, too narrow, not stated, or contradicted by the text.
What is the purpose of a transition word in a passage?: To signal the relationship between ideas (contrast, cause, sequence, example).
Can the right inference be traced to a line?: Yes — if you can't point to supporting text, don't pick it.
What does it mean to over-infer?: To choose a reasonable-sounding answer that adds information the passage never provided.
How do you find an unstated main idea?: Ask what single point all the details together support.
What are common KNAT passage topics?: Health, science, and general-interest informational passages.
Author's attitude is conveyed mainly through what?: Word choice (connotation) — positive, negative, or neutral language.
What is a summary question asking for?: The choice that best captures the whole passage — not one detail and not outside facts.
What is subject-verb agreement?: A verb must match its subject in number — a singular subject takes a singular verb.
'The box of supplies (is/are) here.' Which verb?: 'Is' — the subject is 'box' (singular); ignore the phrase 'of supplies.'
Are indefinite pronouns like 'each' and 'everyone' singular or plural?: Singular — they take a singular verb.
What is a sentence fragment?: An incomplete sentence missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought ('Because she studied.').
What is a comma splice?: Two independent clauses joined by only a comma; fix with a period, semicolon, or conjunction.
What is a run-on sentence?: Two independent clauses jammed together with no punctuation or conjunction.
Three ways to fix a comma splice?: Use a period, a semicolon, or a comma plus a coordinating conjunction.
What is an independent clause?: A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Its vs. it's?: Its = possessive (its color); it's = it is / it has.
Their vs. there vs. they're?: Their = possessive; there = a place; they're = they are.
Than vs. then?: Than = comparison (taller than); then = time or sequence (and then).
Accept vs. except?: Accept = to receive; except = to exclude / leave out.
Your vs. you're?: Your = possessive; you're = you are.
Fewer vs. less?: Fewer = countable items (fewer pills); less = uncountable amount (less water).
Principal vs. principle?: Principal = main/chief or a school leader; principle = a rule or belief.
When do you use an apostrophe?: For possession (nurse's) and contractions (don't) — never for plain plurals.
When do you use a semicolon?: To join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
Subject vs. object pronoun in 'between you and ___'?: 'Me' — it's the object of 'between,' so use the object pronoun.
Who vs. whom?: Who is a subject; whom is an object (he/who, him/whom).
What is faulty parallelism?: Mixing forms in a series ('reading, writing, and to study'); fix to matching forms ('…and studying').
What is a dangling/misplaced modifier?: A modifier placed far from what it describes, making the sentence unclear; move it next to the right word.
What is a topic sentence?: The sentence stating a paragraph's main point, usually first; the rest support it.
What is a transition word?: A word/phrase (however, therefore, for example) that signals the relationship between ideas.
On a passage-editing item, which answer wins?: The clearest, most concise version that fixes the error without adding a new one.
Active vs. passive voice — which is usually preferred?: Active voice (the subject does the action) — clearer and more concise.
Can 'no change' be the correct answer?: Yes — don't invent an error that isn't there.
Order to check 'find the error' items?: Agreement first, then pronoun case, then confused words, then punctuation.
What is a comma's job after an introductory phrase?: It separates the intro from the main clause ('After the exam, she rested.').
Affect vs. effect (memory hook)?: RAVEN — Remember, Affect is a Verb; Effect is a Noun.
What makes a sentence complete?: It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
How do you fix a run-on with two ideas?: Split into two sentences, add a semicolon, or use a comma + conjunction (FANBOYS).
What are the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)?: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Singular subject 'everyone' takes which verb in 'Everyone (is/are) here'?: 'Is' — everyone is singular.
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?: A pronoun must match the noun it refers to in number and gender.
When is a list 'parallel'?: When every item uses the same grammatical form (all nouns, all -ing verbs, etc.).
Where does a quotation's period usually go?: Inside the closing quotation mark in American English.
What does conciseness mean in writing?: Saying it clearly in as few words as needed — cut redundancy and wordiness.
Capitalize what kinds of words?: The first word of a sentence and proper nouns (names, places, days, titles).
What is a colon used for?: To introduce a list, an explanation, or a quotation after a complete sentence.
How do you keep verb tense consistent?: Don't shift tense without reason — keep the same time frame across a sentence or paragraph.
Trace blood flow through the heart.: Body → right atrium → tricuspid → right ventricle → pulmonary valve → lungs → left atrium → mitral → left ventricle → aorta → body.
What does LAB RAT stand for?: Left = Bicuspid, Right = Tricuspid — the heart valve mnemonic.
How many cusps does the tricuspid valve have?: Three — it's the right atrioventricular valve.
What is the mitral valve?: The bicuspid (two-cusp) left atrioventricular valve (the L in LAB RAT).
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?: The pulmonary artery — it carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
Which vein carries oxygenated blood?: The pulmonary veins — they carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Do arteries carry blood toward or away from the heart?: Away from the heart; veins carry blood toward the heart.
What does the sagittal plane divide?: The body into left and right.
What does the frontal (coronal) plane divide?: The body into front (anterior) and back (posterior).
What does the transverse plane divide?: The body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior).
Anterior vs. posterior?: Anterior = toward the front (ventral); posterior = toward the back (dorsal).
Medial vs. lateral?: Medial = toward the midline; lateral = away from the midline.
What is homeostasis?: The body's maintenance of a stable internal environment (temperature, pH, glucose) despite outside change.
What is negative feedback?: A control loop that reverses a change to restore balance, like insulin lowering high blood glucose.
Which hormone lowers blood glucose?: Insulin (from the pancreas); glucagon raises it.
Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?: In the alveoli (tiny air sacs).
What muscle drives breathing?: The diaphragm.
What organs make up the central nervous system?: The brain and the spinal cord.
Path of urine from kidney to outside?: Kidney → ureter → bladder → urethra.
How many bones are in the adult human body?: 206.
What is the function of the nucleus?: It holds the cell's DNA and controls the cell's activities.
What do ribosomes do?: Build proteins (protein synthesis).
What does the Golgi apparatus do?: Packages, modifies, and ships proteins — the cell's 'post office.'
What do lysosomes do?: Digest waste and worn-out cell parts.
What is the cell membrane made of?: A phospholipid bilayer; it is selectively permeable.
Prokaryote vs. eukaryote?: Prokaryotes (bacteria) lack a nucleus; eukaryotes (animal/plant) have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles.
What is diffusion?: Movement of particles from high to low concentration — passive, no ATP needed.
What is osmosis?: The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
What is active transport?: Moving substances from low to high concentration — requires ATP.
Mitosis vs. meiosis (output)?: Mitosis → 2 identical diploid cells (growth/repair); meiosis → 4 unique haploid gametes (reproduction).
How many chromosomes in a human body cell?: 46 (diploid); gametes have 23 (haploid).
What is the central dogma of biology?: Genetic information flows DNA → RNA → protein.
DNA base pairs?: A pairs with T, and G pairs with C.
What does RNA use instead of thymine?: Uracil (U) instead of thymine (T).
Phenotype ratio of a Bb × Bb cross?: 3:1 (dominant : recessive).
Genotype vs. phenotype?: Genotype = the genetic makeup (Bb); phenotype = the observed trait.
What does the atomic number tell you?: The number of protons — it defines the element.
What are valence electrons?: Outer-shell electrons that drive chemical bonding.
What is an ionic bond?: A bond formed by transferring electrons, usually between a metal and a nonmetal (e.g. NaCl).
What is a covalent bond?: A bond formed by sharing electrons, usually between nonmetals (e.g. H₂O).
What is the range of the pH scale?: 0 to 14: below 7 acidic, 7 neutral, above 7 basic.
What does an acid donate?: Hydrogen ions (H+); a base supplies hydroxide ions (OH-).
What is the pH of pure water?: 7 — neutral.
pH + pOH equals?: 14.
How do you balance a chemical equation?: Change coefficients (the big numbers), never subscripts — required by conservation of mass.
Balanced combustion of methane?: CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O.
Equation for cellular respiration?: C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + ATP.
Equation for photosynthesis?: 6CO₂ + 6H₂O →[light] C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂.
Where does cellular respiration occur?: Mainly in the mitochondria (glycolysis starts in the cytoplasm).
Where does photosynthesis occur?: In chloroplasts (in plants and algae).
What is a hypothesis?: A testable prediction proposed to explain an observation.
What is the independent variable?: The one factor a scientist deliberately changes in an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?: The factor measured; it depends on the independent variable.
What is a control group?: The group that gets no experimental treatment, used as a baseline for comparison.
What are controlled variables?: Factors held constant so they don't affect the experiment's outcome.
Steps of the scientific method?: Observe/question → hypothesis → experiment → collect data → analyze → conclude.
What is ATP?: Adenosine triphosphate — the cell's main energy-carrying molecule.
Which heart side carries deoxygenated blood?: The right side (right atrium and right ventricle).
Which heart side carries oxygenated blood?: The left side (left atrium and left ventricle).
What are the four heart chambers?: Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle.
What is an isotope?: Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
Mass number equals?: Protons + neutrons.
What charge does a proton carry?: Positive (+1); neutrons are neutral and electrons are negative (−1).
What is positive feedback (example)?: A loop that amplifies a change, such as the surge of contractions during childbirth.
Skeletal vs. smooth vs. cardiac muscle?: Skeletal = voluntary; smooth = involuntary (organs); cardiac = the heart.
What system uses ductless glands and hormones?: The endocrine system.
Why is balanced study important for the KNAT?: It reports a composite plus 4 section scores, so one weak section can drag the composite below a cutoff.
How long is the KNAT Science section?: 20 questions in 30 minutes — the tightest clock on the test.
How long is the KNAT Math section?: 28 questions in 45 minutes — the largest section.
How long is the KNAT Reading section?: 22 questions in 45 minutes.
How long is the KNAT Writing section?: 21 questions in 45 minutes.
Who publishes the KNAT?: Kaplan — it's the Kaplan Nursing Admission Test.
What is a composite score on the KNAT?: The average of your four section percentages, reported alongside each section score.
Should you rely on a calculator for KNAT Math?: No — be ready to work arithmetic, fractions, and conversions by hand; memorize key equivalents.
Heaviest topic in KNAT Science?: Anatomy & physiology.
What format is the KNAT delivered in?: A proctored, computer-based, multiple-choice test.
What is 1/4 as a percent?: 25%.
What is glucagon's effect?: It raises blood glucose (insulin lowers it).
What does selectively permeable mean?: The membrane lets some substances pass while blocking others.
Are diffusion and osmosis active or passive?: Passive — they need no ATP.
A good experiment changes how many variables at once?: One — the independent variable, while controlling the rest.
What is the strongest acid behavior?: Fully dissociating in water (e.g. HCl).
A semicolon can replace what?: A period between two closely related independent clauses.
Which word signals an opinion?: Evaluative words like 'best,' 'should,' or 'unfortunately.'
What is the strongest heart valve mnemonic to memorize first?: LAB RAT (Left-Bicuspid, Right-Tricuspid) — heart questions appear on nearly every form.
What is 3/5 as a percent?: 60% (3 ÷ 5 = 0.6).
What is 15% of 200?: 0.15 × 200 = 30.
What is the greatest common factor used for?: Reducing a fraction to lowest terms.
What is a prime number?: A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
What is an adverb?: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb ('She did well').
What is a preposition?: A word showing relationship in time or space (in, on, between, after).
What is connotation?: The emotional or implied meaning of a word, beyond its dictionary definition.
What is the purpose of a passage's conclusion?: To restate or wrap up the main idea, sometimes with a final implication.
What is an enzyme?: A protein that speeds up (catalyzes) a biochemical reaction without being used up.
What is the smallest unit of an element?: The atom.
What does DNA stand for?: Deoxyribonucleic acid — the molecule that stores genetic information.

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200+ free Kaplan Nursing (KNAT) flashcards — 4 ways to study

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Click Study Flashcards above to open the flashcard hub — hundreds of KNAT cards you can flip, match, type, or quiz yourself on. Every card is drawn from the four KNAT sections, so you study exactly what the Kaplan Nursing Admission Test tests.^[1] Pair them with our free practice test and study guide.

KNAT Flashcard Study Modes

Flip mode moves you through one card at a time for quiet review. Match turns terms and definitions into a timed pairing game. Type shows the definition and asks you to key the term back, so a prompt like What is osmosis? has to come from memory. Quiz builds multiple-choice questions from the same cards when you want pressure without typing.

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Why Flashcards Work for the KNAT

Science is the largest slice of the deck at 79 cards, and it leans on the vocabulary that shows up again and again in biology, chemistry, and anatomy questions. You get cell and energy basics through the card that asks What is ATP?, genetics through DNA base pairs?, and transport concepts through prompts like What is diffusion?, plus chemistry terms such as What is an isotope?

Math follows with 64 cards, mixing computation you should be able to do quickly with the definitions behind it. Percent work shows up in prompts like What is 15% of 200?, basic algebra in Solve 3x + 5 = 20., and geometry and statistics in cards such as Area of a triangle? and What is the median? Treat the arithmetic cards as timed reps, not reading.

Writing carries 45 cards built around usage traps and grammar labels. The homophone and word-choice pairs dominate, with cards like Its vs. it’s?, Affect vs. effect?, and Fewer vs. less?, alongside part-of-speech definitions such as What is an adverb? These are the cards where a second of hesitation on the screen usually means a wrong answer on the test.

Reading rounds out the deck with 42 cards covering comprehension vocabulary and a few test-logistics facts. Inference and language questions come through prompts like What is an inference?, What is connotation?, and Signal words for contrast?, while the card that asks How is the KNAT scored? handles the format side so nothing about the exam itself surprises you.

With four very different sections to cover in one sitting, spaced flashcards are the most efficient way to keep it all fresh — especially the memorized math conversions and the heavy anatomy & physiology terms. Used alongside our practice test and study guide, they turn review time into measurable progress.

KNAT Flashcards by Section

The cards are organized by the four KNAT sections. Math is the largest section and Science the most content-dense, so weight your drilling accordingly:^[2]

KNAT flashcards by section
Section	What the cards cover
Reading	Main idea · supporting detail · inference · author's purpose · fact vs. opinion · vocabulary in context
Writing	Subject-verb agreement · fragments, run-ons & comma splices · punctuation · confusable words · paragraph logic
Mathematics	Order of operations · fractions/decimals/percents · ratios & proportions · conversions · basic algebra
Science	Cardiac blood flow & valves · cells & organelles · mitosis vs. meiosis · atoms, bonds & pH · scientific method

How to Get the Most Out of These Flashcards

Start with Science. At 79 cards it is the biggest block in the deck, and its terms repeat across biology, chemistry, and anatomy questions, so early passes pay off everywhere else.
Type-drill the definitions. Use Type for cards like What is an enzyme? and What is diffusion?, where recognizing an answer choice is easy but producing the definition cold is not.
Use Match for the confusable pairs. The Writing homophone cards, Its vs. it’s? and Than vs. then? among them, sort fastest under a timer because speed exposes the ones you only half know.
Move to the practice test once recall holds. When Quiz scores stay steady across Science and Math, switch to the practice test for passage-length and multi-step items the cards cannot simulate.
Keep the cadence steady. With 230 cards, rotate one domain per session and re-Flip the misses from the session before, so Reading and Writing never sit untouched for long stretches.

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Hundreds of free KNAT flashcards, organized across the exam's four sections — Reading, Writing, Math, and Science. They're free to use with no account required.

References

1.Kaplan. “Nursing Admissions Testing (KNAT Overview).” kaptest.com. ↑
2.Kaplan. “Preparing for the Kaplan Nursing Admission Test (KNAT) — Prep Guide.” kaptest.com. ↑
3.Kaplan Test Prep. “Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep.” kaptest.com. ↑

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