This document provides an overview and table of contents for the CATking Verbal Workbook. It includes sections on workshops, goal setting, actual CAT questions, homework, games, and strategies. There are also sample tests and frameworks for verbal preparation. The document encourages students to do homework before the workshop, including reviewing basics, solved examples, and taking practice tests, in order to get the most from the workshop strategies.
This document provides an overview and table of contents for the CATking Verbal Workbook. It includes sections on workshops, goal setting, actual CAT questions, homework, games, and strategies. There are also sample tests and frameworks for verbal preparation. The document encourages students to do homework before the workshop, including reviewing basics, solved examples, and taking practice tests, in order to get the most from the workshop strategies.
This document provides an overview and table of contents for the CATking Verbal Workbook. It includes sections on workshops, goal setting, actual CAT questions, homework, games, and strategies. There are also sample tests and frameworks for verbal preparation. The document encourages students to do homework before the workshop, including reviewing basics, solved examples, and taking practice tests, in order to get the most from the workshop strategies.
This document provides an overview and table of contents for the CATking Verbal Workbook. It includes sections on workshops, goal setting, actual CAT questions, homework, games, and strategies. There are also sample tests and frameworks for verbal preparation. The document encourages students to do homework before the workshop, including reviewing basics, solved examples, and taking practice tests, in order to get the most from the workshop strategies.
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Workshops Mocks GDPI Consul ti ng Inside Introduction Cheatsheets Goal Setting Class Handouts Actual CAT Questions Homework BrainGym Games Revision Sheet Schedule Strategy CAT 2009
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Verbal Workbook
Table of Contents
A. Getting Started 3 1. Top 10 Myth Busters 4 2. Pre workshop Homework 6 3. Diagnostic Test 7 4. Back to Basics 8 5. SWOT Analysis Conscious Competence... 10 6. Evening Revise 11 7. Complete your syllabus 5 times before CAT! .. 12 8. Daily Schedule for the week CAT 2009 - CHECKLIST... 13 9. Temperature Check 14 10. Grammar & Critical Reasoning 15 11. Para Completion 19 12. Para Jumbled 23 13. Para Summary 29 14. Vocab Based Questions 31 15. Fill in the Blanks 33 16. Find meaning of a word 35 17. Reading Comprehension 39 18. Sectional Test 1 80 19. Sectional Test 2 92 20. Live Mock 103 21. CATking Frameworks 121 22. Mockngineering 122 23. Score Analyser Software 123 24. Studycovigilance 124
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Zen Koan Principle Dump your thoughts Have to buy Mobile phone on way home. Will not get leave for Monday. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1. Getting Started
Learning Objectives Learn Shortcuts and tricks Identify Weaknesses Confidence Building Dedication towards CAT Make time table for preparation Do homework given in Workshop Increase your score by 20 marks Match winning strategies _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
Type Topic 2006 2007 2008 Total RC RC 15 12 20 47 Paragraph Para Completion 5 3 4 12 Para Jumble 4 4 Vocab Vocab Usage 3 8 11 Fill in the Blanks 4 4 Grammar Grammar Usage 3 4 7 CR CR 5 5 Total 25 25 40 90
Ice Breaker
Is wearing pajamas Owns a vehicle Love Video games Likes Tennis A student
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2. Top 10 Myth Busters
Before you start your final preparation for CAT, you should understand DI Section thoroughly. Take this Quiz to test your understanding of CAT DI Section.
Statements What you think about it True or False? Reading on paper or online is a same thing True False Word lists can only be crammed so I am just mugging them up True False CAT verbal has very close choices as compared to DI or QA True False My RC is bad, can clear cut-off on the basis of Verbal Ability only True False Every topic is equally important in Verbal True False Formulae and patterns can only be found in Quant True False RC, Verbal usage & Grammar.. sounds like a 2 days job! True False Best way for.. VA Take a book of RC and finish it in a week True False Verbal can be solved with logic & shortcuts! True False Verbal = DI/LR = Quant CAT is equal opportunity employer True False
Answers: Count your score by giving 1 mark for each FALSE you circled in the test above. Answer to all the above questions is FALSE.
Are you preparing According to your understanding of these Myths & their Reality?
Score Analysis
Your Score Analysis 8 + right You have very good understanding of CAT Environment and are well prepared to take the CAT headon! For you CATking workshop will be about learning shortcuts and techniques only. 6 8 right You have got decent score. But still need a better understanding of CAT before you sit for the exams. CATking workshop will provide you an overall understanding of CAT along with shortcuts and techniques. 5 & less You need more understanding of the dynamics of CAT. Going for CAT half prepared can be suicidal and can seriously hamper your chances to get into top B-school. Joining CATking will help you develop the right attitude and skills for CAT along with shortcuts and techniques.
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10 Myths Explained
Solutions: Myth no. Statements 1 Well please bear in mind Reading on online is much more difficult then on paper. 2 Word lists can also be learned with logic sense. 3 Thats true that Verbal has close choices in answers which is frustrating 4 No, RC have to be integral part of your Verbal 5 No there is no fixed weight-age for every topic in Verbal 6 Verbal can be solved by formulae and Logic!! 7 RC, Verbal usage & Grammar.. cannot be improved over night, you need consistancy 8 Verbal cannot be done quickly rather give time to each set 9 Verbal can be solved with logic & shortcuts! 10 Verbal = DI/LR = Quant CAT is NOT opportunity employer
Are you preparing According to your understanding of these Myths & their Reality?
4. Myth: My RC is bad, can clear cut-off on the basis of Verbal Ability only
Reality: Avoiding RC can be suicidal!
Explanation: RC is an integral part of Verbal, though it constitutes only 50% of the Verbal section but with RC clearing cut-off will be very difficult. Moreover Verbal Ability is more difficult then RC. So if you we planning to take on the CAT without RC please rethink your strategy.
5. Myth: Every topic is equally important in Verbal
Reality: Every topic is NOT equally important in Verbal
Explanation:
Let it be RC, Verbal usage, Grammar or Critical Reasoning. Unlike DI & Quant, Verbal doesnt have a definite weight-age for every topic which makes it more difficult to do selective studies. So make a habit of study every topic in Verbal and practice them regularly.
Rest of the Myths will be discussed with examples in the Workshop.
Topic 2006 2007 2008 Total RC 15 12 20 47 Others 10 13 20 43 Total 25 25 40 90 Topic 2006 2007 2008 Total RC 15 12 20 47 Para Completion 5 3 4 12 Vocab Usage 3 8 11 Grammar Usage 3 4 7 CR 5 5 Fill in the Blanks 4 4 Para Jumble 4 4 Grand Total 25 25 40 90 CATking Verbal Workbook
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3. Pre workshop Homework
We expect you to do some homework before you come for the workshop. This will make sure that we all are on the same page and will be very easy for you to grasp the shortcuts and strategies taught in the workshop.
1. Back to basics You will understand the shortcut better if you know the longcut of doing the problem. So take any book you have and run though the basics (Introductions and formulas) of all the chapters. Step 1: Take any book - your coaching institutes material book or independent books like Arun sharma. Step 2: Take a chapter, say Chapter 1 Numbers, go through and have clear understanding of the basics like concepts, formulas, theorems and other topics) Step 3: Make notes of all the basics like we used to do in school days
2. Solved examples Best way to understand the basics in a practical way is to solve the solved examples of a topic from books. So take any book you have (coaching material of other books) and run though the basics (Introductions and formulas) of all the chapters. Step 4: Reinforce the basics and concepts learned by solving the 20 odd solved examples given in starting of each book. Step 5: Make notes of the practical applications of each concept.
CATkings 4 step approach CATking Verbal Workbook
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3. Building blocks - Mocks & Test Mocks are best way to simulate your D-Day performance. We recommend you to take 5 Sectional tests and 5 full length mocks. If you have joined a coaching institute then you might have done this otherwise download last 5 years CAT papers from www.mbageeks.com and solve them as 5 mocks. Step 6: Take a minimum of 5 sectional tests and analyse your mistakes Step 7: Take 5 full length mocks and analyse your performance
Checklist for 3: Mocks Score Sectional Tests Score Mock 1 Test 1 Mock 2 Test 2 Mock 3 Test 3 Mock 4 Test 4 Mock 5 Test 5 Mock 6 Test 6 Mock 7 Test 7 Mock 8 Test 8 Mock 9 Test 9 Mock 10 Test 10 Mock 11 Test 11 Mock 12 Test 12 Mock 13 Test 13 Mock 14 Test 14 Mock 15 Test 15
4. Final Touch CATking Workshops Now the final assault, sharpen your axe with shortcuts and strategies from the CATking workshops. Joining our month long workshop will boost up your score by 20 marks. Step 7: Learn strategies and shortcuts from CATking workshop Step 8: Finish your syllabus 5 times before CAT as discussed in workshop
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4. Workbook Legend
Book Based You will find this icon next to questions The Questions which are based on direct usage of book based concepts and forumale will have this sign next to them in the workbook.
Einstien You will find this icon next to questions The questions which require out of the box thinking will have this icon next to them in the workbook.
Shortcuts You will find this icon next to questions The questions which can be done by shortcuts will have this icon next to them in the workbook.
Tricks You will find this icon next to questions The questions which can be done by Tricks will have this icon next to them in the workbook.
Danger You will find this icon next to questions The questions which should have been avoided will have this icon next to them in the workbook.
BrainGym You will find this icon next to BrainGym exercises Through out the workbook we have exercises called BrainGym as a refresher for you, this icon next to them.
Exercises You will find this icon next to exercises Through out the workbook we have exercises for you to do at home, this icon next to them.
Information You will find this icon next to information about CAT Through out the workbook we have information like number of question in CAT on this topic, etc. this icon next to them. CATking Verbal Workbook
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Diagnostic Test
Directions for questions 1 to 4 In each question, there are five sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one. CAT 2008
1. Anita wore a beautiful broach(A)/brooch(B) on the lapel of her jacket. If you want to complain about the amenities in your neighbourhood, please meet your councillor(A) / counsellor(B). I would like your advice(A)/advise(B) on which job I should choose. The last scene provided a climactic(A)/climatic(B) ending to the film. Jeans that flair(A)/flare(B) at the bottom are in fashion these days. (1) BABAA (2) BABAB (3) BAAAB (4)ABABA (5) BAABA
2. The cake had lots of currents(A)/currants(B) and nuts in it. If you engage in such exceptional(A)/exceptionable(B) behaviour, I will be forced to punish you. He has the same capacity as an adult to consent(A)/assent(B) to surgical treatment. The minister is obliged(A)/compelled(B) to report regularly to a parliamentary board. His analysis of the situation is far too sanguine(A)/genuine(B). (1) BBABA (2) BBAAA (3) BBBBA (4) ABBAB (5) BABAB
3. She managed to bite back the ironic(A)/caustic(B) retort on the tip of her tongue. He gave an impassioned and valid(A)/cogent(B) plea for judicial reform. I am not adverse(A)/averse(B) to helping out. The coupe(A)/coup(B) broke away as the train climbed the hill. They heard the bells peeling(A)/pealing(B) far and wide. (1) BBABA (2) BBBAB (3) BAABB (4) ABBAA (5) BBBBA
4. We were not successful in defusing(A)/diffusing(B) the Gurus ideas. The students baited(A)/bated(B) the instructor with irrelevant questions. The hoard(A)/horde(B) rushed into the campus. The prisoners interment(A)/internment(B) came to an end with his early release. The hockey team could not deal with his unsociable(A)/unsocial(B) tendencies. (1) BABBA (2) BBABB (3) BABAA (4) ABBAB (5) AABBA 00:25 min CATking Verbal Workbook
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Topic Year Total Fill in the Blanks 2008 4 2004 8 Vocab Usage 2008 8 2007 3 2005 7 2004 5 Grand Total 35 Directions for Questions 5 to 7: In each question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one. CAT 2007
5. The cricket council that was [A] / were [B] elected last March is [A] / are [B] at sixes and sevens over new rules. The critics censored [a] / censured [B] the new movie because of its social inaccessibility. Amits explanation for missing the meeting was credulous [A] / credible [B] She coughed discreetly [A] / discretely [B] to announce her presence. (1) BBAAA (2) AAABA (3) BBBBA (4) AABBA (5) BBBAA
6. The further [A] / farther [B] he pushed himself, the more disillusioned he grew. For the crowds it was more of a historical [A] / historic [B] event; for their leader, it was just another day. The old man has a healthy distrust [A] / mistrust [B] for all new technology. This film is based on a real [A] / true [B] story. One suspects that the compliment [A] / complement [B] was backhanded (1) BABAB (2) ABBBA (3) BAABA (4) BBAAB (5) ABABA
7. Regrettably [A] / Regretfully [B] I have to decline your invitation. I am drawn to the poetic, sensual [A] / sensuous [B] quality of her paintings. He was besides [A] / beside [B] himself with rage when I told him what I had done. After brushing against a stationary [A] / stationery [B] truck my car turned turtle. As the water began to rise over [A] / above [B] the danger mark, the signs of an imminent flood were clear. (1) BAABA (2) BBBAB (3) AAABA (4) BBAAB (5) BABAB
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Directions for Questions 8 to 10: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. CAT 2007
8. Characters are also part of deep structure. Characters tie events in a story together and provide a thread of continuity and meaning. Stories can be about individuals, groups, projects or whole organizations, so from an organizational studies perspective, the focal actor(s) determine the level and unit of analysis used in a study. Stories of mergers and acquisitions, for example, are common place. In these stories whole organizations are personified as actors. But these macro-level stories usually are not told from the perspective of the macro-level participants, because whole organizations cannot narrate their experiences in the first person. (1) More generally, data concerning the identities and relationships of the characters in the story are required, if one is to understand role structure and social networks in which that process is embedded. (2) Personification of a whole organization abstracts away from the particular actors and from traditional notions of level of analysis. (3) The personification of a whole organization is important because stories differ depending on who is enacting various events. (4) Every story is told from a particular point of view, with a particular narrative voice, which is not regarded as part of the deep structure. (5) The personification of a whole organization is a textual device we use to make macro-level theories more comprehensible.
9. Nevertheless, photographs still retain some of the magical allure that the earliest daguerreotypes inspired. As objects, our photographs have changed; they have become physically flimsier as they have become more technologically sophisticated. Daguerre produced pictures on copper plates; today many of our photographs never become tangible thins, but instead remain filed away on computers and cameras, part of the digital ether that envelops the modern world. At the same time, our patience for the creation of images has also eroded. Children today are used to being tracked from birth by digital cameras and video recorders and they expect to see the results of their poses and performances instantly. The space between life as it is being lived and life as it is being displayed shrinks to a mere second. (1) Yet, despite these technical developments, photographs still remain powerful because they are reminders of the people and things we care about. (2) Images, after all, are surrogates carried into battle by a soldier or by a traveller on holiday. (3) Photographs, be they digital or traditional, exist to remind us of the absent, the beloved, and the dead. (4) In the new era of the digital image, the images also have a greater potential for fostering falsehood and trickery, perpetuating fictions that seem so real we cannot tell the difference. (5) Anyway, human nature being what it is, little time has passed after photographys inventions became means of living life through images.
10. Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets; a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe - the only private lady detective in Botswana - brewed red bush tea. And three mugs - one for herself, one for her secretary and one for the client. What else does a detective agency really nee? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. (1) But there was also the view, which again would appear on no inventory. (2) No inventory would ever include those, of course. (3) She had an intelligent secretary too. (4) She was a good detective and a good woman. (5) What she lacked in possessions was more than made up by a natural shrewdness. CATking Verbal Workbook
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Topic Year Total Para Completion 2008 4 2007 3 2006 5 2005 4 Para Jumble 2007 4 2005 3 2004 8 Find Summary 2004 4 Grand Total 35
Directions for Questions 11 to 12: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. CAT 2006
11. I am sometimes attacked for imposing rules. Nothing could be further from the truth. I hate rules. All I do is report on how consumers react to different stimuli. I may say to a copywriter, Research shows that commercials with celebrities are below average in persuading people to buy products. Are you sure you want to use a celebrity? Call that a rule? Or I may say to an art director, Research suggests that if you set the copy in black type on a white background, more people will read it than if you set it in white type on a black background. 1. Guidance based on applied research can hardly qualify as rules. 2. Thus, all my so called rules are rooted in applied research. 3. A suggestion perhaps, but scarcely a rule. 4. Such principles are unavoidable if one wants to be systematic about consumer behaviour. 5. Fundamentally it is about consumer behaviour not about celebrities or type settings
12. Relations between the factory and the dealer are distant and usually strained as the factory tries to force cars on the dealers to smooth out production. Relations between the dealer and the customer are equally strained because dealers continuously adjust prices make deals to adjust demand with supply while maximizing profits. This becomes a system marked by a lack of long-term commitment on either side, which maximizes feelings of mistrust. In order to maximize their bargaining positions, everyone holds back information the dealer about the product and the consumer about his true desires. 1. As a result, deal making becomes rampant, without concern for customer satisfaction. 2. As a result, inefficiencies creep into the supply chain. 3. As a result, everyone treats the other as an adversary, rather than as an ally. 4. As a result, fundamental innovations are becoming scarce in the automobile industry. 5. As a result, everyone loses in the long run. CATking Verbal Workbook
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Directions for questions 13 to 15: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. CAT 2008
13. Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at the surgeons hands in the hope of reassurance. Prospective patients look for delicacy, sensitivity, steadiness, perhaps unblemished pallor. On this basis, Henry Perowne loses a number of cases each year. Generally, he knows its about to happen before the patient does: the downward glance repeated, the prepared questions beginning to falter, the overemphatic thanks during the retreat to the door. (1) Other people do not communicate due to their poor observation. (2) Other patients dont like what they see but are ignorant of their right to go elsewhere. (3) But Perowne himself is not concerned. (4) But others will take their place, he thought. (5) These hands are steady enough, but they are large.
14. Trade protectionism, disguised as concern for the climate, is raising its head. Citing competitiveness concerns, powerful industrialized countries are holding out threats of a levy on imports of energy- intensive products from developing countries that refuse to accept their demands. The actual source of protectionist sentiment in the OECD countries is, of course, their current lackluster economic performance, combined with the challenges posed by he rapid economic rise of China and India in that order. (1) Climate change is evoked to bring trade protectionism through the back door. (2) OECD countries are taking refuge in climate change issues to erect trade barriers against these two countries. (3) Climate change concerns have come as a convenient stick to beat the rising trade power of China and India. (4) Defenders of the global economic status quo are posing as climate change champions. (5) Todays climate change champions are the perpetrators of global economic inequity.
15. Mattancherry is Indian Jewrys most famous settlement. Its pretty streets of pastel coloured houses, connected by first-floor passages and home to the last twelve saree-and-sarongwearing, white-skinned Indian Jews are visited by thousands of tourists each year. Its synagogue, built in 1568, with a floor of blue-and-white Chinese tiles, a carpet given by Haile Selassie and the frosty Yaheh selling tickets at the door, stands as an image of religious tolerance. (1) Mattancherry represents, therefore, the perfect picture of peaceful co-existence. (2) Indias Jews have almost never suffered discrimination, except for European colonizers and each other. (3) Jews in India were always tolerant. (4) Religious tolerance has always been only a facade and nothing more. (5) The pretty pastel streets are, thus, very popular with the tourists. CATking Verbal Workbook
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Directions for Questions 16 to 20: The passage given below is followed by a set of five questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. CAT 2008
Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains. Language is a complex, specialized skill, which develops in the child spontaneously, without conscious effort or formal instruction, is deployed without awareness of its underlying logic, is qualitatively the same in every individual, and is distinct from more general abilities to process information or behave intelligently. For these reasons some cognitive scientists have described language as a psychological faculty, a mental organ, a neural system, and a computational module. But I prefer the admittedly quaint term "instinct." It conveys the idea that people know how to talk in more or less the sense that spiders know how to spin webs. Web-spinning was not invented by some unsung spider genius and does not depend on having had the right education or on having an aptitude for architecture or the construction trades. Rather, spiders spin spider webs because they have spider brains, which give them the urge to spin and the competence to succeed. Although there are differences between webs and words, I will encourage you to see language in this way, for it helps to make sense of the phenomena we will explore. Thinking of language as an instinct inverts the popular wisdom, especially as it has been passed down in the canon of the humanities and social sciences. Language is no more a cultural invention than is upright posture. It is not a manifestation of a general capacity to use -symbols: a three year old, we shall see, is a grammatical genius, but is quite incompetent at the visual arts, religious iconography, traffic signs, and the other staples of the semiotics curriculum. Though language is a magnificent ability unique to Homo sapiens among living species, it does not call for sequestering the study of humans from the domain of biology, for a magnificent ability unique to a particular living species is far from unique in the animal kingdom. Some kinds of bats home in on flying insects using Doppler sonar. Some kinds of migratory birds navigate thousands of miles by calibrating the positions of the constellations against the time of day and year. In nature's talent show we are simply a species of primate with our own act, a knack for communicating information about who did what to whom by modulating the sounds we make when we exhale Once you begin to look at language not as the ineffable essence of human uniqueness but as a biological adaption to communicate information, it is no longer as tempting to see language as an insidious shaper of thought, and, we shall see, it is not. Moreover, seeing language as one of natures engineering marvels an organ with that perfection of structure and co-adaption which justly excites our admiration, in Darwins words give us a new respect for your ordinary Joe and the much-maligned English language (or any language). The complexity of language, from the scientists point of view, is part of our biological birthright; it is not something that parents teach their children or something that must be elaborated in school as Oscar Wilde said, Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. A preschoolers tacit knowledge of grammar is more sophisticated than the thickest style manual or the most state-of-the-art computer language system, and the same applies to all healthy human beings, even the notorious syntax-fracturing professional athlete and the, you know, like, inarticulate teenage skateboarder. Finally, since language is the product of a well-engineered biological instinct, we shall see that it is not nutty barrel of monkeys that entertainer-columnists make it out to be.
1. According to the passage, which of the following does not stem from popular wisdom on language? (1) Language is a cultural artifact. (2) Language is a cultural invention. (3) Language is learnt as we grow. (4) Language is unique to Homo sapiens (5) Language is a psychological faculty.
2. Which of the following can be used to replace the spiders know how to spin webs analogy as used by the author? (1) A kitten learning to jump over a wall (2) Bees collecting nectar (3) A donkey carrying a load CATking Verbal Workbook
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(4) A horse running a Derby (5) A pet dog protecting its owners property
3. According to the passage, which of the following is unique to human beings? (1) Ability to use symbols while communicating with one another. (2) Ability to communicate with each other through voice modulation. (3) Ability to communicate information to other members of the species. (4) Ability to use sound as means of communication. (5) All of the above.
4. According to the passage, complexity of language cannot be taught by parents or at school to children because (1) Children instinctively know language. (2) Children learn the language on their own. (3) Language is not amenable to teaching. (4) Children know language better than their teachers or parents. (5) children are born with the knowledge of semiotics.
5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage? (1) Language is unique to Homo sapiens. (2) Language is neither learnt nor taught. (3) Language is not a cultural invention or artifacts as it is made out. (4) Language is instinctive ability of human beings. (5) Language is use of symbols unique to human beings.
A ______ Attempts C ______ Correct W______ Wrong S _______ Score
Time taken: ______
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Lets fix up your MBA What is CATking CATking is committed to provide innovative ways to crack CAT. We conduct workshops to help students score good percentiles with our shortcuts and techniques. The aim of the workshops is to increase your score by 20 marks.
Inspiring Learning CATking believes that everyone learns best when they want to learn Inspiring Learning CATking faculty are enthusiastic, energetic and passionate. The toppers of B- Schools and great role models. Inspiring Students CATking inspires students to learn innovative skills and shortcuts to crack CAT What do our students think?
Workshop gave me a clear cut idea as to where I stand and how much I have to put in and what to chuck out. - Kiran, JBIMS
Sufficiently filled the gap left by coaching institutes - Sumit, IIM-A
Workshop provided me EXTRAAA edge over other students - Rohit, IIM-I,L, K
Strategies, approach, motivation and shortcuts they have it all - Vinod, SIBM, JBIMS
They did not let go / forget about the goal ie MBA Seat as a result speed of teaching and understanding was good - Rahul, JBIMS, NITIE
Made me realize my Strength and Weaknesses - Suhas, IIT Bombay, Delhi, Kgp Introduction Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks CATking Verbal Workbook
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Why join CATking CATking workshops develop confidence and passions in students by providing hands on training on shortcuts and strategy to crack CAT. Shortcuts DI without pen! CATking believes that short cuts and techniques are key to success in exams like CAT. Faculty from top B-Schools constantly develop new techniques to solve fast and quick at CATkings Labs. Passion I can do it Students gain enthusiasm for cracking CAT. During last few weeks of CAT, students loose focus. CATking provide the much needed passion to sail thought the most important time of preparation. Strategy 30 / 40 principle One of the most important part of any exam, game or even war is strategy. CATkings time tested strategies and match winning are tailor made your students need Schedule Homework\ CATking students develop confidence. They are not afraid of CAT and cant wait to answer challenging questions with shortcuts and techniques learned. Increase your score by 20 marks Be the Smartest one! Join CATking Workshops
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Quant Shortcuts in Quant Vedic Maths Solve questions without formulae Innovative techniques for Quant problems
DI without pen! Basic Speed Techniques for DI (short cut techniques for Division, Without Calculations do - Tables, Bar Chart, Line Chart, Pie Chart & Reasoning Based DI. Strategy Formulation : DI
World of Verbal.. Innovative ways to Speed Reading. Rambling through Verbal Ability, Grammar and Sentence Correction. Strategy Formulation : VA / RC Mock CAT.. Test Taking Strategies tailor Made for CAT. Time Optimisation, Mock - Engineering First Section Selection technique Some of our Faculty Rahul Rahul, JBIMS grad has more than 10 years of coaching experience in India and UK. He likes travelling and coaching. Harshit Harshit, IIM A graduate has more than 5 years of corporate and teaching experience. He is passionate about cricket. Handouts and Material Goal Setting Formulae & Tips Sheet Back to Basics Pre Class Work Classroom Handout
Post class Work Cheat sheets Homework Exercises Sectional Test Sectional Strategies Mock Strategies & Mockngineering
Some of our flavour
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Team We have a brilliant team for CAT, with more than 10 years of coaching experience. Team consists of Alumni of IIM- A, IIM-B, SP Jain, NITIE & JBIMS with substantial work experience in corporate & CAT training.
We recruit the best.. Material Lead: Harshit IIMA Strategy Lead: Mahi IIMB Faculty Lead: Rahul - Alumni JBIMS Operations Lead: Sunil SPJain
We provide excellent training.. All our mentors are trained to become experts in the curriculum and knowledgeable about current teaching methods.
Best available material.. We use the best available tools. They are interactive, engaging and map to the requirement of CAT. They adapt to each student and challenge them at exactly the right level.
An inspiring environment.. CATking workshops are lively, vibrant, energetic and inclusive. Students fell they are attending a learning club with hands on experience, not a classroom.
A culture of learning.. CATking workshops provides a culture of learning. Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks You.. No coaching institute can get you into IIMs or any other BSchool unless you have the passion to do it. CATking will build your confidence and Can do attitude in you.
Groupe group.. CATking encourages small groups for further practice and learning near their homes.
Frameworks We have developed innovative frameworks to help students achieve their goals. Score Analyser TM
Mockngineering TM
Studycovigilance TM
Open ended discussion and ease of explaining new concepts. - Suman IIM A.B,K,L,I, SPJain, IIT-Bombay Explaining shortcuts on actual CAT questions was best part - Rahul SIBM, SCMHRD Positive Attitude of faculty and research done on exams - Abhi, IIM-K,I Fantastic Mentors.. Supported by.. In partnership with.. How do we achieve this? CATking Verbal Workbook
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Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks Increase your score by 20 marks Before After Increase Abhay K 92 108 16 Rahul J 70 95 25 Bjoy S 82 100 18 Neha K 56 76 20 Tejas L 70 95 25 Richa S 48 70 22 Bhavik S 62 85 23 Ajay Ag 89 105 16 Bhakti S 92 110 18 Anirban M 110 122 12 Pooja J 97 120 23 Puneet N 72 95 23 Abhinav K 68 92 24 Ritesh K 90 112 22 Sunil H - 90 - Rahul A 56 89 33 Chetan S 60 92 32 Varsha R 74 100 26 Tanvi N 80 110 30 Average Increase: 22.7 Student's Name Increase in Score Students Feedback We take feedback from students after every workshops. In the last workshop students rated us: 4.3 / 5
100% of our students recommend this workshops to all MBA Aspirants. 100% of our students felt that this workshop is different and will help them increase their score. Our Goal Everyone at CATking shares a common goal with our students - to help them secure admission into their dream colleges. We will work everyday to ensure that our Students have the best material, training, strategies and support they need to reach the pinnacle of their career.
A truly positive experience! 6 students with 99.99%ile in 2008 -09 Workshops helped me realize my weak points
CETking was instrumental in my success.
- Narayan K 99.99%iler
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