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RC Workshop and AIMCAT Discussion (Verbal)
AIMCAT 1220-1216
CAT No. of questio
ns in the
Verbal section
RC Grammar
Word based PJ/PC
2007 (PP)
25 3P * 4Q 3 ErrorIdentifica
tion
3 (choose the appropriate
word)/
PJ = 4/PC = 3
2008 (PP)
40 4P * 5Q 4 ErrorIdentifica
tion
4 (choose the appropriate
word)/4 DB/4 MU
PC=4
2009 (OL)
20 3P * 3Q ----- ----- -----
2010 (OL)
20 3P * 4/3/2
----- ----- -----
RC pattern in the previous CAT papers
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Aimcat
RC questions Grammar
Word based PJ/PC
1220 3Passages / 3 questions each
passage
2 – EI 3 (choose the correct word) / 2
DB
PJ = 2/PC=2
1219 3Passages / 3 questions each
passage
---- 3 (choose the correct word)/3
MU/3DB
PC = 2
1218 3Passages / 3 questions each
passage
3 - EI 3 (choose the correct word)/3
MU
PJ = 2
1217 3Passages / 3 questions each
passage
---- 2 (choose the correct
word/3DB/3M
PC = 3
1216 3Passages / 3 questions each
passage
3 - EI MU = 3 PJ = 3/PC=2
Overview of the Aimcats
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Assuming a student gives equal time per section at the outset
And also that a student tries to maximize his/her attempts in the verbal section
The equation would be : 20 Q = 45/40 minsTime per passage : 10-12 minsReading time : 5 minsTime taken to solve the questions : 7 mins
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Time allocation
Subject of the passage (most important) No. of questions per passage [CAT 2010] Length Question type : Direct/Partial
Inferential/Inferential
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How to choose a passage?
AIMCAT 1220Passage I : Translation of books into digital
formats Passage II : Green initiativesPassage III : The Criminal mind AIMCAT 1219 Passage I : a look at genocide with Stalin as
an example (Sub : history)Passage II : state of affairs in democratic
societies (Sub : politics)Passage III : history is dependant on
geography and social developmentT.I.M.E.
RC subjects in the Aimcats
AIMCAT 1218Passage I : Buddhism : Stephen Batchelor’s
understanding of Buddhism (Sub : Religion)Passage II : Correlation between poverty and
social problems (Sub : Economics)Passage III : trace the origin of super-massive
black holes (Sub : Cosmology) AIMCAT 1217 Passage I : book review : about climate science
and global warming (Sub : ecology)Passage II : Application of management
principles (Sub : Management)Passage III : Shyam Benegal and the New Indian
cinema (Sub : Arts)T.I.M.E.
RC subjects in the Aimcats
AIMCAT 1216Passage I : genesis of life on the Earth (Sub :
anthropology)Passage II : the various facets of Africa (the
economic development) (Sub : Geopolitics)Passage III : Efforts taken to prevent climate
change (Sub : Climate change)
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RC subjects in the Aimcats
Year Subject
2002 IPR,abstractionism,technology,music(arts)
2003 Education,history,culture,anthropology,sociology
2004 Social anthropology, fine arts , economics (capitalism), medicine, ecology
2005 Psychology,economics,language
2006 Politics (communism),sociology , psychology
2007 Science,history,sociology (human interaction)
2008 Language,sociology,fine arts
2010 Abstraction, sociology (changing trends in society, problems people face),ecology (snow /ice masses),langage,economics,feudalism,plato,urbanism,nationalism,spiritual healing,
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Sub areas asked in CAT in the last 10 years
http://samsmithessays.blogspot.com/2006/06/practicing-anthropology-without.html (anthropology)
http://www.economist.com/node/15172496?story_id=15172496&source=hptextfeature (anthropology)
http://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article432445.ece (Sociology) http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-text/1
(anthropology)
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Anthropology /Sociology/Culture
http://www.sydneyline.com/Historical%20Truth%20and%20Postmodernism.htm (history)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12522848 (history) http://www.historynet.com/the-war-over-plunder-who-owns-art-stolen-in-wa
r.htm/1 (history)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/opinion/07friedman.html?_r=3&ref=thomaslfriedman (politics)
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/africa_china/61408 (politics) http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/john-gilmers-last-stand/
(politics) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/books/review/adam-kirsch-on-new-bo
oks-about-world-war-ii.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all (world politics)
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History/Politics
http://www.theamericanscholar.org/how-longfellow-woke-the-dead/ (literature)
http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/2734/julianne_escobedo_shepherd_8_c/ (literature)
http://www.city-journal.org/2011/eon0517hm.html (education) http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/most+influential+history/47880
14/story.html (literature)
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Language/Arts/Literature
http://hinduism.about.com/od/vivekananda/a/vivekananda_speeches_2.htm (philosophy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Monkey_Theorem (philosophy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation (philosophy) http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0517/Questions-abo
ut-God-Don-t-assume-all-religions-offer-similar-answers (religion)
http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/articles/dawkins.html (religion) http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-text/1
(religion) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6711.html (morality) http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/980707-05-a.html (technology) http://grammar.about.com/od/classicessays/a/virhapmill.htm (philosophy)
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Religion/Philosophy
http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/articles/dawkins.html (economics) http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/2734/julianne_escobedo_shepherd_8_c/
(economics) http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/05/22/our_data_ou
rselves/?page=full (technology)
http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/ian-leslie/are-artists-liars?page=full (psychology)
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Economics/Business/Science/Tech
Style is the way in which an author presents his ideas on a particular subject.
Different types of Style: Factual Analytical Argumentative Narrative Descriptive Abstract
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A few other concepts related to RC
Tone is the author’s attitude towards the central idea or the subject being discussed
Types of tonesPositiveNegativeNeutral : unbiased disinterested objective
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Tones
Optimistic Assertive Euphemistic Advisory Surprise Didactic Nostalgic Passionate Ethical
Laudatory Eulogistic Critical
Appreciation
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Positive tones
Negative Pessimism Condescending Critical Acerbic Caustic Vitriolic Ironic Paradoxical Shock
Indignant Consternation Cynical Derisive Disparaging Dogmatic Sophistry Casuistry Incendiary
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Negative tones
Positive : when used for entertainment (PG Wodehouse);light-hearted, tongue in cheek, witty
Negative : when used to point out the fallacies in an individual or society
Negative humour tones: Sarcasm Mockery Satire Spoof
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Humour
Direct questions : word based/phrase based / sentence based/quote based
Partial Inferential : ‘except clause’ Inferential : central idea , style , tone
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Types of Question
1. The 'shift in power' caused by the digitization of books implies that (1220)
2. "Only 0.3 percent of Coca-Cola's drinks will come in Plant Bottles this year. They will, however, be consumed conspicuously". By this the author means one of the following. (1220)
3. Which of the following is closest to what the words, 'Perhaps 0.3 percent is some kind of magic number in green marketing circles' mean? (1220)
4. What does 'it' refer to in 'it's an unsettling thought'? (1220)
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Direct Questions
The 'primordial soup' and 'warm little pond' (1216)
The author uses the phrase 'might give one pause' to ask which of the following questions? (1218)
The word ‘murky’ in the passage implies [1217] {passage 2}
What does ‘that’ stand for in ‘That is shame’ [1217] {Passage 1}
The term ‘Russian obliviousness’ in the passage means [1219] {Passage 1}
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Direct Questions
Questions based on Central Idea 1. This passage (1216)2. In this passage, the author primarily
(1218)3. In the given passage, the main purpose of
the researchers is to (1218)4. In the final analysis, the reviewer’s take on
the book under review is that : [1217] {passage 1}
5. In this passage the author primarily : [1219] {Passage 2}
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Inference based questions
According to the passage, all of the following features are true regarding Benegal’s “previous work” except …. [1217] {passage 3}
According to the passage, all of the following statements regarding the ‘chaos’ in the factories are true, except …. [1217] {passage 3}
Which of the following appears to be an unlikely outcome of the ‘consultant’s intervention’ [1217] {passage 2}
Tim Flannery,as per the passage , is all the following except … [1217] {passage 1}
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PI questions
According to the passage , Naimark’s book title is plural because : [1219] {Passage 1}
The passage mentions some of the characteristics of the new middle class which emerged in the liberal states. Pick the exception. [1219] {Passage 2}
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PI questions
Objective of these kind of questions in any entrance examinations
The words given in these type of question are the commonly used words also called the high frequency words
The objective of this question is to evaluate a student’s language proficiency unlike vocabulary based questions
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Multiple Usage questions
Steps to be followed while solving these questions check the usage of the word in terms of the part of
speech [there are eight parts of speech : noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,adjective,preposition,conjunction,interjection]
The word in question could either be used as a noun or a verb.
E.g. the word nurse can be used in the following ways :
She works as a nurse in hospital. [noun]She nursed me throughout my illness. [verb]Do you nurse political ambitions ? [verb]
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How to solve these questions?
if the word in question is used as a noun then check for the usage of the article [a,an,the] ; the error could be with the usage of article
E.g. Firm Lie on a firm mattress to avoid a backache. The new firm had several plans for
expansion. This is a residential school and kids here
need a firm hand to make them behave.
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Multiple usage continued
The noun used in MU questions is generally a common noun [so we need not bother about the usage of the article ‘the’ with any other type of noun]
Common nouns : types : countable/uncountable
Countable nouns : can be physically counted and always take a plural form
Uncountable nouns : cannot be physically counted and do not take a plural form
They also do not take a article : hence if the word in question is an uncountable noun it would not take any article
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Article usage for MU questions
Template for the usage of the indefinite articles (a, an)
used with singular countable nouns : a book, an orange
always used with a adjective of quality : a beautiful girl , an intelligent student
Gives a positive connotation when used with an adjective of quantity e.g.. A few/a little
[difference between a , an : the choice between the two is determined by sound : before a word beginning with a vowel sound an is used : an enemy, an umbrella : before a word beginning with a consonant sound a is used : a boy, a girl ] T.I.M.E.
Template for the usage of articles for MU questions
If the word is used as a verb then the error could be with the preposition following it : a concept called ‘phrasal verbs’
E.g. Deal1. You begin a game by dealing 7 cards to
each player.2. Parents find it difficult to deal with their
children’s hostile and stubborn attitude.3. The nuclear deal between India and the US
has sparked off a controversy.4. Judges usually deal in harsher sentences to
repeat offenders
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Multiple usage contd
Idioms : the error could be idiomatic (the incorrect idiom in terms of the meaning conveyed or in terms of the structure)
What are idioms?They are phrases grammatically with an
implied meaning [a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb]
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If these don’t work then ….