Verbal Ability is an important section of CAT
test. It is consists of three sub sections, Reading Comprehension, English
Usage and Verbal Reasoning. Here we will talk about English Usage.
English Usage part
consists of the grammar and vocabulary. They form a major part of Verbal
Ability section in CAT Exam and other MBA Exams every year. The question
patterns which are seen here are similar to the ones which you are familiar in
getting during your school level exams. But that does not ensure that the
questions will be a child’s play for you. You need to go through rigorous MBA
Preparations & practice to ensure zero negative marking in this part for
your MBA exams. As most of the time, CAT Exam takers are prone to lose marks by
getting confused with the close and tricky options.
Question
types on Grammar
The pattern of
grammar questions range from sentence correction to locating the error in a
sentence. Another question type could be, in a sentence, a portion remains
underlined and the CAT Exam takers have to identify the error. You have to
choose the option which will correct the error in the underlined part of the
MBA Exam section for your MBA preparations 2010.
Another form of
question could be that, you will be given four sentences, and you have to find
out which of the four sentences are grammatically correct. This type of
question was given in CAT 2005.
Questions
types on Vocabulary
The questions on
Vocabulary basically test your word power. The questions give you a word and
ask you to choose the option with the closest or most different meaning with
the given word. In simple words, the question tests your synonym and antonym
knowledge. Questions like ‘Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word’ are
also quite common in MBA Exams like the CAT exam.
Another form of
question is, a single word is used in four different sentences with four
different usages. You have to choose the sentence which uses the given word in
the most appropriate manner.
You are usually not
asked to choose the correct meaning of a difficult or less-known word or its
antonym or synonym from among the options, a good Vocabulary is still quite
crucial for doing well in the English section of any MBA Exam..
MBA
Preparations 2010 for the English Usage section
The MBA preparations
for English Usage section requires thorough practice and understanding of the
basic concepts. In order to do well in Verbal Ability you need three things,
reading, clarity on English grammar basics and building up your vocabulary.
For grammar
practice, the best way is to consult the basic grammar book, ‘High School
English Grammar and Composition’ by Wren and Martin. Not only will you get
accustomed to the concepts, but you can also do ample practice from it. Another
book which you shall refer for the improvement of your grammatical abilities is
‘A Communicative Grammar of English’ by Geoffrey Leech for advanced knowledge.
“Don’t try to mug up grammar as set of rules. See the meaning and understand
the connection.
MBA
Preparations 2010 for the Vocabulary
The more you read,
more often you will come across new words you will come across and hence you
will be accustomed to its meaning. Find out multiple applications of
commonly used words and phrases, if any. While reading, note the context in
which words and phrases are used. This helps in tackling a number of Verbal
Ability questions.
You should also keep
a pocket size dictionary handy with yourself so that you can know the meaning
and note it down whenever you come across a new word. Some books for MBA
Preparations 2010, which you can refer for enhancing your Word Power are ‘A
Word A Day: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing, Words in
English’ by Anu Garg, ‘All about Words’ by Rosenblum and Nurenberg, ‘30 Days to
a More Powerful Vocabulary’ by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis.
Also, try to
understand the meaning of the words from its roots. “The best strategy is to
understand the ‘roots’ or the origin of certain words. From what ‘main root’
has a particular word been derived? If you approach Vocabulary is a systematic
manner, you can rapidly improve on it,” says Balakrishna.
At an overall level,
you need to be prompt and accurate while your MBA Preparations 2010 for MBA
Exams, for this part of Verbal Ability section. Adequate practice and having
conceptual clarity is best in this regard. “In general, focus on building speed
and accuracy, through practice, and careful analysis following practice.
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connected to www.mbainformer.tk for more on CAT Exam
2010 preparation
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