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06-02-2008, 04:02 PM
...in continuation to my previous post here comes the first RC..
Extended debate concerning the exact point of origin of individual folktales told by Afro-American slaves has unfortunately taken precedence over analysis of the tales’ meaning and function. Cultural continuities with Africa were not dependent on importation and perpetuation of specific folktales in their pristine form. It is in the place that tales occupied in the lives of the slaves and in the meaning slaves derived from them that the clearest resemblances to African tradition can be found. Afro-American slaves did not borrow tales indiscriminately from the Whites among whom they lived. Black people were most influenced by those Euro-American tales whose functional meaning and aesthetic appeal had the greatest similarity to the tales with deep roots in their ancestral homeland. Regardless of where slave tales came from, the essential point is that, with respect to language, delivery, details of characterization, and plot, slaves quickly made them their own.
1. The author claims that most studies of folktales told by Afro-American slaves are inadequate because the studies
(A) fail to recognize any possible Euro-American influence on the folktales
(B) do not pay enough attention to the features of a folktale that best reveal an African influence
(C) overestimate the number of folktales brought from Africa by the slaves
(D) do not consider the fact that a folktale can be changed as it is retold many times
(E) oversimplify the diverse and complex traditions of the slaves ancestral homeland
2. The author’s main purpose is to
(A) create a new field of study
(B) discredit an existing field of study
(C) change the focus of a field of study
(D) transplant scholarly techniques from one field of study to another
(E) restrict the scope of a burgeoning new field of study
3. The passage suggests that the author would regard which of the following areas of inquiry as most likely to reveal the slaves’ cultural continuities with Africa?
(A) The means by which Blacks disseminated their folktales in nineteenth-century America
(B) Specific regional differences in the styles of delivery used by the slaves in telling folktales
(C) The functional meaning of Black folktales in the lives of White children raised by slave
(D) The specific way the slaves used folktales to impart moral teaching to their children
(E) The complexities of plot that appear most frequently in the slaves’ tales
4. Which of the following techniques is used by the author in developing the argument in the passage?
(A) Giving a cliché a new meaning
(B) Pointedly refusing to define key terms
(C) Alternately presenting generalities and concrete details
(D) Concluding the passage with a restatement of the first point made in the passage
(E) Juxtaposing statements of what is not the case and statements of what is the case
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Re: RC Digest for CAT 2008 -
06-02-2008, 04:52 PM
It is a good initiative .... as Reading Comprehesion is here to stay ... we must be well versed in it ... But this effort is going to succeed only if we are active on this thread....So pagalguys get going ....
Always bear in mind that your own RESOLUTION to succceed is more important than any one thing
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Re: RC Digest for CAT 2008 -
06-02-2008, 06:24 PM
My experiences  I feel nostalgic
guys while tackling with RCs please keep the following points in mind ...
Step 1) Try to get an estimate of your reading speed and comfort level with various topics given in CAT first (You can try your hand @ How to read faster & better by Norman Lewis)
Step 2) Read on diverse topics regularly. Summarize whatever you have read and note down the important points. (would be helpful for GD)
Step 3) Practice a lot from the previous years mock papers
I am attaching some material which might be helpful 
You can refer to the following links as well
1. http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
2. English Learning for Beginners ESL EFL learning materials including grammar, listening, vocabulary, reading, writing, reference, quizzes and an online course, as well as free lesson plans for ESL EFL Teachers.
3. Capital Community College - Redirect Page
Science
FirstScience - Science Articles
Science and technology information from Scientific American
Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology
Religion/Mythology
Philosophy & Religious Articles
religion online
Philosophy
Philosopher Biographies and Ideas
http://www.prs-ltsn.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/articles/index.html
All the best for all 08 aspirants 
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06-02-2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: RC Digest for CAT 2008 -
06-02-2008, 07:20 PM
hey vikram , its really commendable effort , koodos to u.
tackling RC is one of the key factors for nailing CAT. hope this thread is more active in coming days & fulfill the purpose.
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Re: RC Digest for CAT 2008 -
06-02-2008, 07:41 PM
Superb thread people..Was looking for this thread desperately..
@ Vyom @ Viks - Thanks for the links..
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