Verbal Ability for CAT 2013 with Tanveer

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Target : RC + VA of the CAT/XAT/NMAT/SNAP/IIFT Method : One Post per Day dealing with one aspect of VA Prep ( Questions, Websites, Links, Tips, Interviews of VA Toppers) Posts start - 15th March. Suggestions / Inputs Welcome

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Target : RC + VA of the CAT/XAT/NMAT/SNAP/IIFT

Method : One Post per Day dealing with one aspect of VA Prep
( Questions, Websites, Links, Tips, Interviews of VA Toppers)

Posts start - 15th March.

Suggestions / Inputs Welcome

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Awaiting shubh- aarambh sir

Till then, please refer to this article to avoid duplication of queries/posts
http://www.pagalguy.com/forums/prep-resources/crack-section-ii-cat-t-81933/p-3492549?page=1
Cheers!
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nice initiative Tanveer sir..pls share ur inputs.it wl be beneficial for evryone here. 😃 :)


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nice initiative sir.pls share ur valuable inputs.it wl be beneficial for everyone 😃

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To crack CAT 2013 requires domain knowledge in the following areas:

A) Tangible Areas

1) Verbal Ability
2) Reading Comprehension
3) Critical Reasoning
4) Logical Reasoning
5)Quantitative Ability
6) Data Interpretation
7) Data Sufficiency
8) General Awareness

B) Intangible Areas

1) Decision Making
2) Execution
3) Time Management
4) Stress Management
5) General Awareness
6) Group Behavior
7) Communication

C) Personal Interview Areas

1) PI Questions
2) Academics / Work Ex Questions
3) Hobbies
4) General Awareness
5 ) Institution Questions ( Call Insti, College and School)
6) Politics
7) WAT

As you can see you have your work cut out for you !! :)

Everyday you must ask yourself how far you have moved ahead in these areas
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@writetotanveer thank u sir.. :-)
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@writetotanveer Sir, i am weak in verbal, specially in RC, SC, word usage. in RC when I get some unfamiliar topic, with long sentences, i do not get a clue. In SC i do not problems with grammar, but i do not understand the proper construction of the sentences, every option seems correct. I am practicing from arun sharma VA book. can u please give me some tips on this.
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@saikatha said:
@writetotanveer Sir, i am weak in verbal, specially in RC, SC, word usage. in RC when I get some unfamiliar topic, with long sentences, i do not get a clue. In SC i do not problems with grammar, but i do not understand the proper construction of the sentences, every option seems correct. I am practicing from arun sharma VA book. can u please give me some tips on this.
As far as RC is concerned you will have to develop a proper reading habit. We will tackle this in future posts . For now set yourself the task of solving every single RC passge that has come in the last 15 years . You can email me for pdfs of CAT papers and solutions if you need them. For Grammar - start from basics - use a grammar book by David Green / website - www.chompchomp.com . For word usage - Phrasal Verbs should help. Key is get going !! little you will achieve much
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i wanted to ask sir whether Oxford dictionary for phrasal verbs is a good idea or not.

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@writetotanveer I have solved last 10 year CAT papers last season, will do that again for sure. yeah I have read in anather thread u mentioned about reading habit, but I am not a avid reader, n with a 10 hr IT work schedule, its kind of tough to pick novels and read on my way to office. should I stick to arun sharma verbal as of now for practicing? i have GMAT word list i read it often. I want to increase my skills liek other guys who speak well, write well in WAT's and also score 90 in sec 2. thats my goal! thanks for your help sir.
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@vikramagarwal said:
i wanted to ask sir whether Oxford dictionary for phrasal verbs is a good idea or not.
It is good. Please check out phrasalverbdemon.com . Also this year sentence in usage came from the macmillan dictionary
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@saikatha said:
@writetotanveer I have solved last 10 year CAT papers last season, will do that again for sure. yeah I have read in anather thread u mentioned about reading habit, but I am not a avid reader, n with a 10 hr IT work schedule, its kind of tough to pick novels and read on my way to office. should I stick to arun sharma verbal as of now for practicing? i have GMAT word list i read it often. I want to increase my skills liek other guys who speak well, write well in WAT's and also score 90 in sec 2. thats my goal! thanks for your help sir.
Solving CAT papers is not about solving CAT papers.You will have to take each CAT passage . Take a few lines and put them into Google Scholar . Look at the kind of documents that spring up. Mine the passage for fresh new words that you did not know earlier. Look for new concepts. Simulate new questions . When I teach a CAT aspirant the analysis of a single RC passage itself can go on for 5-6 hours..If you dont pick up the habit of reading - you can kiss your chances of a top notch IIM good bye - to be very harsh..!! You will have to do some interest based reading + GK reading + CAT prep reading and mix and match all three! :)
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@writetotanveer sir exactly analysis kaise kare?? can u explain in short?
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@audiq7 said:
@writetotanveer sir exactly analysis kaise kare?? can u explain in short?
Refer the above post. will post more details in my RC strategy post
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sir can you please refer a good book for RC except previous years CAT passages.

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@writetotanveer
Hi Tanveer, what strategy do I use to handle Science passages.They have a lot of scientific jargon,which is very difficult to understand.

Thanks
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hello everybody. i'm varatharaj doing pre final year in mechanical engineering in coimbatore(tamilnadu).Right from the day i know about cat i started dreaming being an IIM er! MBA is my passion. im preparing for CAT 2013. As i was from a lower middle class background i cant afford to pay the coaching class fee. now iam preparing for CAT using the books from my college library.
but those books are really confusing and deviated from the actual CAT questions.i dont have a pc too. so i cant refer any online materials. i spend 4 hours daily for preparing CAT. my friend advised me that 4 hours of such preparations=1 hour of preparation by using standard materials like TIME,IMS. i went to TIME and ask them whether i can get the materials alone for a cheaper price. they said they will provide material only along with a course. and that course costs 20000! i was heart broken! i desperately need some standard books. i would be greatly thankful if someone is will to donate extra materials or old materials! PG is my only hope. so please help me! thank you all
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@GMAT_Conquer said:
@writetotanveer
Hi Tanveer, what strategy do I use to handle Science passages.They have a lot of scientific jargon,which is very difficult to understand.

Thanks

going by your user name - GMAT... - GMAT passages can be conquered with efficient techniques and approach. Infact, in any standardized test, you are not expected to understand everything - you have to only get the structure and how each paragraph structure itself to the main point of the passage.

here is something that I have written in the past on how to approach RC -

http://pagalguy.com/forums/verbal-ability/rc-discussion-cat-2012-t-74704/p-3050602/r-3882905
http://pagalguy.com/forums/verbal-ability/rc-discussion-cat-2012-t-74704/p-3050602/r-3882905?page=61
hope this helps !!
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@vikramagarwal said:
sir can you please refer a good book for RC except previous years CAT passages.
the word you should be using is "BESIDES" not "EXCEPT" :)

Practice from GMAT RCs