7 Easy Tips for CAT [RC] Reading Comprehension
While preparing for CAT reading comprehension, the aspirant must keep the following tips in mind, to work out an effective strategy: Tip 1: Develop a good reading habit This is the first step and the first lesson before you start solving RC questions. Not many students are in the habit of reading. Since reading comprehension […]
CAT Reading Comprehension: How to Read RC Passages
To answer the question as to how to read a CAT Reading Comprehension passage, we have to have a look at the passages that have been coming in the CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section for the past few years. What are the sources of CAT RC Passages? I have observed that the CAT […]
How to Prepare for CAT Reading Comprehension [RC] Passages
Why is reading comprehension important in CAT? Reading Comprehension is one of the scoring areas in the CAT exam. Since 2015, in the CAT verbal ability section, the no of questions coming from this area has been more than 70%. Thus we see that CAT RCs are one of the most critical areas on which […]
How to solve inference based reading comprehension questions in CAT Exam ?
Inference based CAT Reading Comprehension questions are one of the most challenging kinds of RC questions. To better understand the nuances of inference based problems, the aspirant must realize how inference based reading comprehension questions are different from other types of CAT reading comprehension questions. Different types of CAT Reading Comprehension Questions: For each CAT […]
How to find Main Idea or Central Idea of the RC Passage
The first question in many CAT Reading Comprehension passages will ask you to identify the statement that best expresses the central idea, main idea, or the main point of the passage as a whole. These questions come in different varieties, but in each kind, the question focuses on the central idea or the main theme […]
Tones of the Passages in Reading Comprehension for CAT Exam
How to identify author’s tone or tone of the RC passage? Look for the author’s participation Authors write things for a variety of reasons. They may just write to report, simply putting down what they take to be the facts, giving no indication of their own feelings, either positive or negative, about those facts. Or […]
Types of Reading Comprehension passages for CAT Exam
I have gone through the different types of reading comprehension passages of almost all major exams, including those that have come in previous year CAT papers. I have observed that there are as many different RC types as there are passages and writers. In the subsequent paragraphs, I would discuss the ‘types of RC passages […]
Improve CAT reading comprehension [RC] accuracy to 100%
I often receive messages and emails from CAT aspirants lamenting their low accuracy in the CAT RC, i.e., reading comprehension passages. In this article, I will try to explain the reasons behind this low accuracy, and, simultaneously, lay out a strategy that could be of some help to improve reading comprehension accuracy. 70% percent is […]