VA Guide for CAT 2007

[writetotanveer]

It is true that the Verbal portion of the CAT has a shrunk to a great extent. But you never know what comes next with the CAT! Besides, a strong basic grounding in Verbal skills is essential for tackling Critical Reasoning questions as well!!!

For example one of the Questions in the RCs of 2006 required you to identify the differnt shades in the meaning of the words "hypothetical" and "imaginary".

Keeping all this in mind , this thread is dedicated to Verbal Acrobatics for CAT 2007.

Regards
Tanveer

p.s Also, I was getting a lot of queries regarding VA doubts. Those can be posted here now!!

[writetotanveer]

Identify the correct word against the meanings provided

n. situation that has no solution or escape; standstill; hang-up; deadlock; dead-end street

(a)throe(b)impasse(c)cascade(d)welter



adj. very light; airy; heavenly; not earthly; delicate

(a)precocious(b)extant(c)affable(d)ethereal


adj. spotted; blotched; defiled; impure (opposite: immaculate)

(a)cursory(b)ornate(c)distant(d)maculate

adj. undecided

(a)contentious(b)taciturn(c)facetious(d)ambivalent


n. witty or satirical poem or statement; letter; ingenious saying; proverb; phrase

(a)epigram(b)hyperbole(c)marauder(d)stanza

v. to make weak; to weaken

(a)augment(b)surpass(c)suppress(d)enfeeble

v. to unearth; to reveal

(a)exhume(b)rectify(c)illuminate(d)disdain

n. carelessness; neglect

(a)respite(b)solubility(c)euphony(d)negligence

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; stiff-necked

(a)opaque(b)obdurate(c)insolvent(d)tractable



adj. not providing for the future; wasteful; careless; not saving up for future needs

(a)luxuriant(b)ligneous(c)improvident(d)esoteric

[writetotanveer]

PT site has a good collection of EU tests in PDF format at

English Usage

Worth a dekko!!

And do post your doubts if any.

Regards
Tanveer

[tatimatla]

Originally Posted by writetotanveer

It is true that the Verbal portion of the CAT has a shrunk to a great extent. But you never know what comes next with the CAT! Besides, a strong basic grounding in Verbal skills is essential for tackling Critical Reasoning questions as well!!!

For example one of the Questions in the RCs of 2006 required you to identify the differnt shades in the meaning of the words "hypothetical" and "imaginary".

Keeping all this in mind , this thread is dedicated to Verbal Acrobatics for CAT 2006.

Regards
Tanveer

p.s Also, I was getting a lot of queries regarding VA doubts. Those can be posted here now!!

Tanveer bhai...a great step forward this!

As an intro, it'd be appropriate to remind everyone that CAT-2006 Verbal Ability was not a test of your verbal ability...it's a test of how lucky u can get under pressure.

On a more serious note, the junta who were giving the exam had never stressed on the questions given in the exam during the preparation phase...they never saw them coming.

One starting point for cracking the VA section of the CAT would be to get acquainted with the GMAT style, to which the CAT - 2006 verbal bore an uncanny resemblance.

Here is list of comprehensive exercises for RC (Reading Comprehension), the GMAT style:
http://www.scoretop.com/forum/upload...AT_READING.doc

I haven't yet come across the Inferential reasoning and the sentence completion exercises...but this:
http://www.scoretop.com/forum/uploads/GMAT_LSAT_CR.doc
would be a great start!

Note: in order to see the answers in MS Word,
go to Tools -> Options ->View -> Hidden Text (under the Formatting Marks section)

Happy preparing fellas...have a ball of a time

[sid_dharth]

Originally Posted by writetotanveer

Identify the correct word against the meanings provided

Hey Tanveer

Once again hats off to you man for taking some gr8 initiative!!!

My take on the above questions

(b)impasse

(d)ethereal

(d)maculate

(d)ambivalent

(a)epigram

(d)enfeeble

(a)exhume

(d)negligence

(b)obdurate

(c)improvident

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

[sid_dharth]

Originally Posted by tatimatla

Tanveer bhai...a great step forward this!

As an intro, it'd be appropriate to remind everyone that CAT-2007 Verbal Ability was not a test of your verbal ability...it's a test of how lucky u can get under pressure.


One starting point for cracking the VA section of the CAT would be to get acquainted with the GMAT style, to which the CAT - 2007 verbal bore an uncanny resemblance.

Hey Tati bhai

I think there is some typo above (see the bold part)

Or is it that you are foretelling about the CAT 2007!!!

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

[icvsjha]

Originally Posted by sid_dharth

Hey Tati bhai

I think there is some typo above (see the bold part)

Or is it that you are foretelling about the CAT 2007!!!

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

Hey i think Tati Bhai is telling about cat 06 which was for admissions (07-09) batch...
Any way its a nice initiative.
For people like me having low verbal score was always a problme.

[tatimatla]

Originally Posted by sid_dharth

Hey Tati bhai

I think there is some typo above (see the bold part)

Or is it that you are foretelling about the CAT 2007!!!

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

that was a typo...post edited!

[writetotanveer]

Originally Posted by tatimatla

Tanveer bhai...a
Here is list of comprehensive exercises for RC (Reading Comprehension), the GMAT style:
http://www.scoretop.com/forum/upload...AT_READING.doc


Happy preparing fellas...have a ball of a time

Thanks a lot Tati!!!

Its great to have your inputs.

Am using this doc currently to post RCs on the RC prep thead..

Regards
Tanveer

[MBA_007]

hi tanveer

great job yaar

i too will contribute to this thread

here are my answer to the warm ups

1 impasse
2. ethereal
3 maculate
4 ambivalent
5 hyperbole
6 suppress
7 exhume
8 negligence
9 obdurate
10 improvident

just one request here
while providing solution please give us the meaning of all the option so that we cud learn some more words