8 Sept 2012

5 Steps to crack Verbal Ability


With just a months left for the biggest and toughest MBA entrance exam, it is time to start taking your preparations seriously. With more students expected to take Common Admission Test it is going to be tough exam to crack. In order to bell the CAT, you need to do well in all the three sections- Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability.

1) Start Reading: People who love to read have won the first battle. If reading abstract text, literary type, does not put you to sleep, then you have a reason to rejoice. The CAT exam will have lot of reading elements- RC, Para-jumbles, Para-completion and sentence completion. All these sections will involve reading and forming your own perspective. When you read something, try to compare the author’s viewpoint with your own. Slowly, but surely you will start getting a grasp of things and will then find similar tests to be quite interesting.

2) Work on your Grammar: There are various ways to work on your grammar and they are-:
A) Devote half an hour to go through different words, its meanings and usage in a sentence. Besides going through book, you can also use the Internet
B) Every time you read a grammatically incorrect sentence; you must try to make out what is wrong and how it can be corrected.
C) Try to converse with your friends and family in English as that too will enhance your vocabulary

3) Develop Reasoning Ability: Surprised? You would wonder what is the need of Reasoning in Verbal Ability section, but the truth is it is very important. Verbal reasoning is not limited to only the typical reasoning questions but is also an integral part of Reading Comprehension, Para-jumbles and sentence completion. When you’re reading an essay, try to find out the message or central idea behind the essay. Once a candidate identifies the central idea of the passage, the questions automatically become easy. Hence, it is recommended that read from a variety of sources and question oneself about the author’s motive or idea behind writing the article / book. Try to read about religion, spirituality and philosophy as much as possible as it will increase your understanding of the written language.

4) Plan: Prepare a timetable and allocate your time judiciously between all sections of CAT exam. Also
Devote time to reading text, newspapers, watching news to enhance your vocabulary.

5) Practice: Just reading or mugging up words is not enough, you need to practice and implement what you’ve learnt. Try to take as many practice tests as possible to boost your confidence for this section.

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