Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

MBA CAT 2024
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SET ( I've no idea)
CW

40.
1.The DJ selects the best new music for your oral (A) / aural (B) pleasure.
2.She waited for the announcement of the result of the competition with baited (A) / bated (B) breath.
3.The area of the municipal and parliamentary borough (A) / burrow (B) is 5371 acres.
4.His performance was all right (A) / alright (B), but I've seen better.
5.The stoop (A) / stoup (B) afforded a clear view of the vast sea.

41.
1. While preparing for CAT, candidates generally do not realize the enormity(A)/enormousness(B) of the competition they have to face.
2. Entomology(A)/Etymology(B) can help improve one's vocabulary.
3. His wife prepares this particular dish specially(A)/especially(B) for him and not for the children.
4. Every one(A)/Everyone(B) in this class is appearing for the CAT this year.
5. The student felt proud to address the exulted(A)/exalted(B) audience comprising his seniors and professors

42.
1. The film director had the ability(A)/capacity(B) to attract the most intellectual of movie goers to watch his films.
2. She seemed incredulous(A)/incredible(B) that I could give up my entire life's earnings merely to get her hand in marriage.
3. The incidences(A)/incidents(B) of accidents involving teenage drivers have prompted the authorities to make the laws more stringent.
4. A picture of her soldier-husband who was hanged(A)/hung(B) to death in the enemy country was hanged(A)/hung(B) on her bedroom wall.

43.
Whatever is (A) past/passed (B) by you is now gone. You were (A) led/lead(B) into deception by those dreadful people. Don't let the past spoil your (A)martial/marital (B) relationship. Your spouse displayed true (A)meddle/mettle (B) when he got you out of that situation. Don't be (A)piqued/peeked (B) that your high expectations are not always met .

44. He threw the (A) gristly/grisly (B) piece of meat at the dog. A historian by occupation, the man had been part of a (A) historic/historical (B) project that the US government had sponsored and which had been a great success. The project was a study on the (A) immigration/emigration (B) to the country. It is (A)Incredible/incredulous (B) as to how today this same famous man is reduced to this poverty-ridden state instead of (A)flouting/flaunting (B) his awards.


45. The (A) biennial/biannual (B) music festival was underway. Happening once every two years, this was her opportunity to shine. Last time some evil people had (A) colluded/collaborated (B) against her and thankfully a guardian angel had (A) baled/bailed (B) her out of that difficulty. As her mellifluous voice swum through the auditorium, the audience was left spellbound. They acknowledged her (A) bravado/bravura (B) and gave her a standing ovation for her (A) feat/feet (B)

Happy CATing

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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-B]1.Whom did you say he was?2.Only in the interest of establishing clear lines of communication among their government and ours has the President acceded to their demands in regard to the tariff dispute.3.I cannot open the drawer in which I put the paper in.4.Joel complained to the governors, whom he suspected were misusing the school funds.5.Touched that the guest artist had practised as long and as strenuously the way they had, the exhausted members of the orchestra gave her a standing ovation.
1.Who did you say he was?
2.Only in the interest of establishing clear lines of communication between their government and ours has the President acceded to their demands in regard to the tariff dispute.
3.I cannot open the drawer in which I put the paper in.
4.Joel complained to the governors, about whom he suspected were misusing the school funds. (i find a logical inconsistency , why would he complain to the persons who were misusing school funds.)
5.Touched that the guest artist had practised as long and as strenuously as the way they had, the exhausted members of the orchestra gave her a standing ovation.
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@Preeti_L said:
Sentence Correction - Set [B]1. Who did you say he was?2. Only in the interest of establishing clear lines of communication between their government and ours has the President acceded to their demands in regard to the tariff dispute.3. I cannot open the drawer where I put the paper in.4. Joel complained to the governors, who he suspected were misusing the school funds. [Little confused about this.]5. Touched that the guest artist had practised so long and so strenuously the way they had, the exhausted members of the orchestra gave her a standing ovation.
@todaysdream said:
@junefever
iska answer kya hai?
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@todaysdream said:
iska answer kya hai?
will update at 9pm 😃 and present a new set :P
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@junefever tag kar dena bhai
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@junefever @todaysdream @miseera : guys can u tell me how good is arun sharma's verbal ability & RC book ? or is der any oder book dat u may recommend for preparing cat's english ? thanks in advance
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@cenajohn184 said:
@junefever@todaysdream@miseera : guys can u tell me how good is arun sharma's verbal ability & RC book ? or is der any oder book dat u may recommend for preparing cat's english ? thanks in advance
In my opinion Arun sharma Consists a lot of Errors FIBs are Good, For RCs I would Recommend Sujit Kumar's RC Grill Better Solve old papers Mock test papers.
Good Luck Happy CATing
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@cenajohn184 bhai go for sujit kumar for va suggested by spectramind and u can also buy a gmat book for critical reasoning
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@miseera said:
In my opinion Arun sharma Consists a lot of Errors FIBs are Good, For RCs I would Recommend Sujit Kumar's RC Grill Better Solve old papers Mock test papers. Good Luck Happy CATing
@todaysdream said:
@cenajohn184 bhai go for sujit kumar for va suggested by spectramind and u can also buy a gmat book for critical reasoning
but bros , it is gud for va also as suggested by @todaysdream and which gmat book bro? can u please b precise as i m new 2 dis thread ?
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@cenajohn184 said:
but bros , it is gud for va also as suggested by @todaysdream ?
I said Sujit kumar is Good, Arun sharma has errors
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@fighter21
@todaysdream
@Preeti_L
@psk.becks Set-B solutions

1.Who did you say he was? [Pronoun Case]
2.Only in the interest of establishing clear lines of communication between their government and ours has the President acceded to their demands in regard to the tariff dispute. [Use of Prepositions]
3.I cannot open the drawer in which I put the paper in. [Use of Prepositions]
4.Joel complained to the governors, who he suspected were misusing the school funds. [Pronoun Case]
5.Touched that the guest artist had practised as long and as strenuously as they had, the exhausted members of the orchestra gave her a standing ovation. [Use of Comparative Structures]

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Correct the following sentences[SET-C]

1.He designed kennels for dogs which were very hygienic.
2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded magicians.
3.She felt that she could not give in with his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.
4.Neither of these books are any good to me.
5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages or increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.

PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow :)
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]1.He designed kennels for dogs which was very hygienic.2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded as a magicians.3.She felt that she could not get on with his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.4.Neither of these books are good to me.5.Asking the union negotiators to choose higher wages or increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow
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@todaysdream said:
samajh nahi aaya kya correct kiya?? :splat:
bold kar do corrected part, yaar :P
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]1.He designed kennels for dogs which was very hygienic.2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded as a magicians.3.She felt that she could not get on with his demands, which she thought was completely unreasonable.4.Neither of these books are (any not required) good to me.5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages or increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable,when one considers the most recent sales figures.PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]1.He designed kennels for dogs which were very hygienic. ??2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded magicians. ????3.She felt that she could not give in with his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable. -- Give In might be an error, don't know much.4.Neither of these books are is any good to me.5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages or and ?? increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]1.He designed kennels for dogs which were very hygienic.
who ??
@junefever said:
2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded magicians.
regarded as
@junefever said:
3.She felt that she could not give in with his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.
to
@junefever said:
4.Neither of these books are any good to me.

@junefever said:
5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages or increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.
and
@junefever said:
PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow
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Sentence Correction - Set [C]

1.He designed kennels for dogs, which were very hygienic.
2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded magicians. [Many seems vague but not sure.]
3.She felt that she could not give in to his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.
4.Neither of these books is any good to me.
5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages and increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]
1. He designed kennels which were very hygienic for dogs.
2. Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded AS magicians.
3. She felt that she could not give in with TO his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.
4. Neither of these books are IS any good to me.
5. Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages or AND increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.
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@junefever said:
Correct the following sentences[SET-C]1.He designed kennels kennel for dogs which were very hygienic.2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded as magicians.3.She felt that she could not give in to his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.4.Neither of these books is any good to me.5.Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages is increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.PS ::Solutions will be posted tomorrow