Keep 5 Sources that you refer on a regular basis to increase vocab everyday:

1. Dictionary. com Word of the Day Section - Todays word is Word of the Day Definition, Word Origins, and Quotes at Dictionary.com

2. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary : lowlife - definition of lowlife by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

3. Alphadictionary.com - craven - alphaDictionary * Free English On-line Dictionary

4. Online Dictionary for Build your Word Power and vocabulary MBAUniverse.com

5. Wordlist (13-May-12)

All the Best!!

surajsrivastav Says

Can you folk please suggest any link where I can find LR question to practice?

CAT 2010 Questions Analytical Reasoning Questions for CAT Exam

In the reference of Grammatical Sentence Correction


What are the most important area where we should start working?
Like Noun,Verb,Preposition.

I am always very confuse in use of preposition:banghead::banghead::banghead:
I have started WREN & Martin. Will it work or need to switch any other resource?

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Start off with NOUN ( heart of the Subject)

next ADJECTIVE ( used to describe Noun)

next VERB ( what did the Noun do? ) ( esp. Subj Verb agreement and Tenses)

then ADVERB ( how was the verb done??)

Articles, Prepositions, Punctuations, Conjunctions

Wren and Martin is sufficient to start with

NOTE!!! Dont memorise the rules .. just read through them... SOLVE EVERY EXERCISE AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER YOU READ!

In the reference of Grammatical Sentence Correction


What are the most important area where we should start working?
Like Noun,Verb,Preposition.

I am always very confuse in use of preposition:banghead::banghead::banghead:
I have started WREN & Martin. Will it work or need to switch any other resource?

kate winslet Says

Hey puys this is extremely off topic but i want to ask how to create a new forum??? i have an important topic of discussion in my mind..

Wow!!! Poora ka Poora new forum!!!

I assume you want to create a new thread ??

If so - then Go to http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/

Then go to your Selected Section - for Example - CAT and Related Discussion

Click on that


On the next page you will see

Post a New Thread

Click on that and continue..

Hey puys this is extremely off topic but i want to ask how to create a new forum??? i have an important topic of discussion in my mind..

As you have divide LR into
1) Analytical Reasoning
2) Puzzles

Can we classify the type of problems that come under each of them so that we dont miss it during preparation?

I had given an illustrative type of each problem in the previous post ( professors, socks)

Broadly speaking AR will require you to play around with data while puzzles expect you to decipher situations.

Where do you start learning words?

Not by memorising them ... rather by internalising them..

How does a baby learn words?? Not by going to KG and memorising a word list!!

It experiences a lot of the words - Mamma Papa Water..in its native language and reels them in in

In a similar manner you have to learn words by doing something that interests you and that activity should lead to the learning of words!!

For today lets take a look at nice new magazine I came across today..

Knowledge Magazine


You will find articles that should excite your interest!!

A short history of Astronomy
How did the Solar System begin?
Grappling with Anacondas



Take your pick and read!! And note down new words you find....

For the LR section ( 10 Qs out of 30) you will find 2 types of questions -

1) Analytical Reasoning Qs - 4 profs teaching, 4 diff subjects , on 4 diff days of the week - arrangement of table etc.., Switches which need to be pressed in a particular sequence etc.
You can expect 1-2 sets like these. Total of 6-7 questions.
You can practice from an AR guide book / Mocks of any major Insti will serve the purpose as well.

2) Puzzles - You will find one-off puzzle questions. 3-4 of them in the paper
Example from CAT 1999 - Three bags contain blue socks, red socks and a mix of red and blue socks (not repectively) . the bags have all been mislabelled. Take out one sock from any one bag of your choice and correctly label all the socks.
Refer to puzzles of Martin Gardner/ George Summers for these types of problems

You should not ignore CR questions . Keep it as an element of your VA prep.

As you have divide LR into
1) Analytical Reasoning
2) Puzzles

Can we classify the type of problems that come under each of them so that we dont miss it during preparation?

Task : To crack the English section of the CAT

Method: If you are going to crack the English section it will depend on how friendly you are with words. ( Vocabulary) .
Next you are going to use these words as per certain rules to form sentences. ( Grammar)

V + G = RC ( also Reasoning)

The mistake that most CAT preppers make while preparing for CAT English is to think of it in terms of sections. I will do words. I will not do grammar.
Or I will do RC I will not do words and so on.

Whereas - Actually You have no choice but to start at the basics - start at the basics of the language - start with how the language developed - how words formed.. how they began to be used in sentences .. and finally how those sentences were grouped into paragraphs ... and finally how those paras can be used for logic and reasoning and comprehension

mrcet007 Says

Can you name the best Analytical reasoning guide and Martin_Gardner puzzles book? So last yr LR formed approx 10 /30 question in cat 2011 that's a good info. Any idea how many CR questions came last yr?

Here in Kolkata - I find that any of the Arihant Publications will do for basics. Then it's a matter of practising more and more Mocks.

Yes LR formed approx 10/30 questions in Section II.

Check out Flipkart for Martin Gardner

CR questions were variable. Occurring in some slots and not occurring in others. If they do come you can expect 2-3 of them.

Regards
Tanveer

For the LR section ( 10 Qs out of 30) you will find 2 types of questions -

1) Analytical Reasoning Qs - 4 profs teaching, 4 diff subjects , on 4 diff days of the week - arrangement of table etc.., Switches which need to be pressed in a particular sequence etc.
You can expect 1-2 sets like these. Total of 6-7 questions.
You can practice from an AR guide book / Mocks of any major Insti will serve the purpose as well.

2) Puzzles - You will find one-off puzzle questions. 3-4 of them in the paper
Example from CAT 1999 - Three bags contain blue socks, red socks and a mix of red and blue socks (not repectively) . the bags have all been mislabelled. Take out one sock from any one bag of your choice and correctly label all the socks.
Refer to puzzles of Martin Gardner/ George Summers for these types of problems

You should not ignore CR questions . Keep it as an element of your VA prep.

Can you name the best Analytical reasoning guide and Martin_Gardner puzzles book? So last yr LR formed approx 10 /30 question in cat 2011 that's a good info. Any idea how many CR questions came last yr?

I want to improve my LR skills. But I find that the question types in guides available in market are usually different from question asked in cat 2011.
I want to build concepts ,strategy and practise cat 2011 type questions. Can anyone suggest any books? Also is CR part of cat now? Did anyone get any CR questions like strengthening , weakening, last sentence of the para, boldface questions, assumption etc in cat 2011? If yes how many questions? Should we prep for it or is it a waste of time?

For the LR section ( 10 Qs out of 30) you will find 2 types of questions -

1) Analytical Reasoning Qs - 4 profs teaching, 4 diff subjects , on 4 diff days of the week - arrangement of table etc.., Switches which need to be pressed in a particular sequence etc.
You can expect 1-2 sets like these. Total of 6-7 questions.
You can practice from an AR guide book / Mocks of any major Insti will serve the purpose as well.

2) Puzzles - You will find one-off puzzle questions. 3-4 of them in the paper
Example from CAT 1999 - Three bags contain blue socks, red socks and a mix of red and blue socks (not repectively) . the bags have all been mislabelled. Take out one sock from any one bag of your choice and correctly label all the socks.
Refer to puzzles of Martin Gardner/ George Summers for these types of problems

You should not ignore CR questions . Keep it as an element of your VA prep.

These thngs are available in TIME material logical reasoning BSM....the kind f question u r referring to i thnk u cn easily get this typ in Mock CATs....

For CR....u cn refer to Manhattan's CR guide..although i don thnk k u need to spend so much tym on this....the practice material by TIME/Cl/IMS will be sufficient for CR....

Yes, it is unlike that we see CR in cat...though anything can come....

For gmat its absolute necessary...

I had something like 4 people working in a manufacturing company with 3 division. Any they will work in shifts on different days of week.
and questions based on it. I don't remember the exact details. These "direction prob,Linear arrangement' types are available in which coaching class material?

These thngs are available in TIME material logical reasoning BSM....the kind f question u r referring to i thnk u cn easily get this typ in Mock CATs....

For CR....u cn refer to Manhattan's CR guide..although i don thnk k u need to spend so much tym on this....the practice material by TIME/Cl/IMS will be sufficient for CR....

I am still sinking in section 2.....

Just need good vocab....Rest will be fine...I think a good strategy is to solve few mocks..To get the flow in verbal..

mrcet007 Says

Which GMAT CR book is the best for CR?

You can try the Critical reasoning Bible....

Can you folk please suggest any link where I can find LR question to practice?

Yup i took CAT 2011..in my slots LR sets were related to direction prob,Linear arrangement...for CR portion u cn take any GMAT material and cn practice frm thr...

Cud u pls share wat kind of LR question u had in ur CAT 11...

Which GMAT CR book is the best for CR?

Yup i took CAT 2011..in my slots LR sets were related to direction prob,Linear arrangement...for CR portion u cn take any GMAT material and cn practice frm thr...

Cud u pls share wat kind of LR question u had in ur CAT 11...

I had something like 4 people working in a manufacturing company with 3 division. Any they will work in shifts on different days of week.
and questions based on it. I don't remember the exact details. These "direction prob,Linear arrangement' types are available in which coaching class material?

mrcet007 Says

Can you mention the question type?

From what I remember, assumption, strengthening & complete the para...

huzefa5055 Says

Yes, I had questions on CR

Can you mention the question type?

Can you mention the question types?

mrcet007 Says

But I found the questions type asked in last yrs time mock cat different from actual LR questions in cat 2011. Did u take cat 2011? Did u find it different?

Yup i took CAT 2011..in my slots LR sets were related to direction prob,Linear arrangement...for CR portion u cn take any GMAT material and cn practice frm thr...

Cud u pls share wat kind of LR question u had in ur CAT 11...

nice initiative.....wanted one big time....my sec2 took a beating in cat2011....have to improve my va to the point of getting a 99 percentile in it....however my sec1 was reasonably good got 93 in it....oa=85

I want to improve my LR skills. But I find that the question types in guides available in market are usually different from question asked in cat 2011.
I want to build concepts ,strategy and practise cat 2011 type questions. Can anyone suggest any books? Also is CR part of cat now? Did anyone get any CR questions like strengthening , weakening, last sentence of the para, boldface questions, assumption etc in cat 2011? If yes how many questions? Should we prep for it or is it a waste of time?

Yes, I had questions on CR

abhi_14 Says

For LR section...take any coaching institute material/previous yr mock test (esp TIME)...it will provide u enough variety to prepare fr CAT...

But I found the questions type asked in last yrs time mock cat different from actual LR questions in cat 2011. Did u take cat 2011? Did u find it different?

I want to improve my LR skills. But I find that the question types in guides available in market are usually different from question asked in cat 2011.
I want to build concepts ,strategy and practise cat 2011 type questions. Can anyone suggest any books? Also is CR part of cat now? Did anyone get any CR questions like strengthening , weakening, last sentence of the para, boldface questions, assumption etc in cat 2011? If yes how many questions? Should we prep for it or is it a waste of time?

For LR section...take any coaching institute material/previous yr mock test (esp TIME)...it will provide u enough variety to prepare fr CAT...

I want to improve my LR skills. But I find that the question types in guides available in market are usually different from question asked in cat 2011.
I want to build concepts ,strategy and practise cat 2011 type questions. Can anyone suggest any books? Also is CR part of cat now? Did anyone get any CR questions like strengthening , weakening, last sentence of the para, boldface questions, assumption etc in cat 2011? If yes how many questions? Should we prep for it or is it a waste of time?