How to get 99 percentile in Section II of the CAT

How to get 99 percentile in Section II of the CAT
(based on CAT 2014 format )


In the pursuit of that perfect VA score a lot of students tend to not
focus on the big picture in the CAT. For example the average CAT
aspirant will go hell for leather for Fill in the Blanks (FIB ), Word
Usage (WU) , Commonly Confused Words ( CCW) and Sentence Correction
(SC). The problem is that for most aspirants the probability of
getting these questions correct is around the same as India qualifying
for the Football WC anytime soon! It may happen any day. Or never.

So how do we hit that coveted 99 percentile? (By the way - this
article is designed to add a few words to your vocabulary range -
hence the verbosity)

We must realize that Section 2 is very clearly divided between 2 types
of questions

Type A - These types of questions are skill based and can be improved
by practice . You do a 100 LR sets / RC passages and you become better
at the 101st one.These questions include LR RC PJ PC and CR

Type B - These types of questions are purely knowledge based. Solving
even 300 FIBs / SCs/ WUs does not guarantee you that you can crack the
next question! Each one is a separate unit and rarely do derivations
work specially with a weak base in English

Target 1 : Logical Reasoning Questions : CAT will throw 4 sets at you
. (Or 3 sets plus one off puzzles ) You need to crack ALL OF THESE or
kiss top IIM calls goodbye!

And so please ensure that your coverage of LR types of questions is
absolutely thorough!

LR PROBLEM TYPES TO BE COVERED

Tables based on grouping and patterns

Venn Diagrams

Cubes

Binary Logic

Truth Teller and Liar sets

Seating Arrangement problems

Circular Arrangements

Blood Relations

Mapping and best routes

Games and Tournaments

Selection of Teams with Conditionals

Sense of Direction

Syllogisms and Logical Deductions

Networks

Puzzles ( Shakuntala Devi , George Summers , Martin Gardner)

Critical Reasoning

Statements Assumptions Conclusions

Deductions and Inductions

CAT/ XAT LR questions of last 6-8 years

Cracking LR is also significant for another reason. In CAT 12 many
aspirants were surprised to find LR questions in Section 1 as well.
Quite a few CAT takers had to tackle 5 LR sets in the paper !!

QUESTIONS CRACKED :16

Target 2 : Crack the RC Questions . At least 2 out of 4 paragraphs
must be attempted with complete accuracy. How to achieve this ?

Refer :1) How to Analyse Reading Comprehension Passages of Mocks

2) RC Prep

QUESTIONS CRACKED :8

Target 3 : Solve all Parajumble and Paracompletion and Critical
Reasoning questions

Gyan on these topics:

Parajumble Questions ( Related hyperlinks)

Paracompletion Questions ( Related hyperlinks)

Critical Reasoning Questions ( Related hyperlinks)

Critical Reasoning questions are also instrumental in solving some RC
questions ( inference , conclusion and assumption based questions)

QUESTIONS CRACKED : 12

Target 4 : FIBs CCWs WUs SCs Summary

Reference: Phrasal Verbs

Commonly Confused Words

Subject Verb agreement

Verbal Ability Enhancement 1

Verbal Ability Enhancement 2

QUESTIONS CRACKED :3

TOTAL QUESTIONS CRACKED :39 + = SUCCESS

ALL THE BEST FOR CAT!