Tips on the Verbal Section

[kinshu_100884]

hi junta
lately i am being real slow in tackling va problems. especially pj's.
although accuracy is fine speed is disgusting.
also losing speed as well as accuracy in rc.
help!!!!!
need tips for speding up.

[nimitpopli]

Originally Posted by sibs

read read read and read more
there is no other option to improve ur vocab other than to read..
read at least 2 newspapers...a national daily and a financial newspaper daily..
keep a dictionary handy...look up words that you dnt understand..
read all kinds of books and try to speak exclusively in English...
try to work on the word list..
and develop ur reading speed..and develop strategy for clearing Verbal..but thats only after you start with ur mock CATs...dont worry..u have plenty of time
sibs

hey sibs
thnx for the advice dude....
the problem is that i dont get a good accuracy in english section
in 4 mockcats that i attempted, my attempts were decent, but i get as many as 10-12 worng, which screws ma whole paper. i cant even clear cutoffs in english.
can u tell me some areas of english which i can work upon so that i improve ma score....
for example i am fairly confident in pj's and i \usually get 4outa5 right but other than this i fail miserably........

[sibs]

personally...when i gave cat .i gave pj's a wide berth coz i was never good at them and ended up making too many mistakes..its great that you are good at them.
I am sure that with an improved vocab that you are sure to have by Nov, u'll be able to tackle the synonyms, antonyms as well as the relational questions pretty accurately..
an area where you can concentrate on can be in RC's where, with improved reading speed, u'l be able to attempt more questions...
try to select RC's on the basis of the no: of direct questions they have, as compared to inferential questions.you should be able to attempt at least 3 rc's..minimum
sibs

[nimitpopli]

that is wat i am askin
how to improve upon my vocab so that i can attempt the antonym synonym ques. i dont even know meaning of a single word in any ques. and also some grammar ques in which i feel that all sentences are right

[shivran]

hey guys please tell me where i can get parajumbles archive on net..
am done with the IMS material so pls help.want to increase my marks in english

[Ashish_4_cat]

Originally Posted by nimitpopli

that is wat i am askin
how to improve upon my vocab so that i can attempt the antonym synonym ques. i dont even know meaning of a single word in any ques. and also some grammar ques in which i feel that all sentences are right

me too with ta same problem

[infinite]

if u havent already learnt many words while at school or during graduation - NOW is the time to cram up those silly little unknown devils!!
look! there is no subsitute for hard work. so u better tie up those shoe laces..

• pick up a god damn dictionary and start learning words!!
• enroll urself for those 'word for the day' online servies,
• carry those 'word cards' (TIME issues them.. or still better u can make them urself!),
• try to understand the 'root' of all words(this will enable intelligent guessing)
• read , read and read!!!

just saying that "Oh! How am i supposed to know the meaning of this unheard-of-word??", does not work. You HAVE to learn words. and once u get into the habit, its not too difficult to sustain. u still have time. All the Best!!

[Ashish_4_cat]

Originally Posted by infinite

if u havent already learnt many words while at school or during graduation - NOW is the time to cram up those silly little unknown devils!!
look! there is no subsitute for hard work. so u better tie up those shoe laces..

• pick up a god damn dictionary and start learning words!!
• enroll urself for those 'word for the day' online servies,
• carry those 'word cards' (TIME issues them.. or still better u can make them urself!),
• try to understand the 'root' of all words(this will enable intelligent guessing)
• read , read and read!!!

just saying that "Oh! How am i supposed to know the meaning of this unheard-of-word??", does not work. You HAVE to learn words. and once u get into the habit, its not too difficult to sustain. u still have time. All the Best!!

hey thanx 4 that motivation infinite

[keystoimagination]

I have a big problem with Pick the Correct Sentence..
Any pointers on how to improve the same..

I'm also working, so it would be very helpful, if i'm able find some verbal material on the web, for me to browse through!!

[nimitpopli]

Originally Posted by keystoimagination

I have a big problem with Pick the Correct Sentence..
Any pointers on how to improve the same..

I'm also working, so it would be very helpful, if i'm able find some verbal material on the web, for me to browse through!!

me too with the same problem. can anybody help with some online resource on English Usage.
it would be really helpful