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5 Tips To Ace Verbal Section In CAT | Kriti Upadhyay, CAT 99.83%iler, FMS Co'24

Jul 6, 2022 | 5 minutes |

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VARC is the trickiest section in CAT because, unlike LRDI and Quant, there is no finite set of rules and formulae that can help you get the correct answer. Getting a good grasp on the language requires prolonged practice and a lot of dedication especially if you are from a non-English medium background. However, the section can easily be conquered and one can score well with a smart strategy.

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Firstly, I would like to talk about the pattern of the section. The section can broadly be divided into two parts. One part consists of the passages or reading comprehension and the second part consists of verbal ability questions which include parajumbles, odd sentences parajumbles and parasummary. The comprehension passages contribute to 65% of the questions. A lot of people have different strategies for the two parts but I believe they are sufficiently interlinked and the base preparation for the two are similar only the practise that follows afterwards differs. The basic mantra for doing well in this section is understanding the nature of the questions being asked. A very common issue that aspirants face is that they understand the written words literally but fail to decipher what the author of the passage is trying to convey. The nuances of language is the biggest trap for this section and to get over it, one needs a good amount of practice on a constant basis.

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Now, I would like to share a few tips that helped me greatly.

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I hope these tips help you in your preparation journey and you bell the CAT! CAT Notification release is around the corner, Now is the time you take your preparation seriously and go the extra mile. To aid CAT aspirants, we have compiled a few sectional tests as a giveaway. Take them now and see how your accuracy turns out!
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