Verbal Ability for CAT 2010: How to improve Reading Comprehension

In order to improve on your RC and VA section6. After finishing an article, write the gist of that.
for CAT 2010 you need to broaden yourThis will help you know how much you remember
background knowledge by reading newspapers,of that passage.
magazines and books: Vinayak Kudva, ProductChoosing the Reading Comprehension passages in
Head, IMS LearningCAT 2010 exam
The Verbal Ability section of CAT exam isAmong the various passages, you need to select
predominantly divided into three sections, Readingthose passages which will be easier for you to
Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Grammaranswer. Saraf suggests factors which you should
and Vocabulary. "For each of the above threekeep in mind while choosing the Reading
sub-sections, you will need to develop certainComprehension passages. "The topic of the
specific skills for CAT 2010 preparations. Forpassage, whether it is to your liking or not;
sentence correction, you need to have workingquestion patterns, whether they are direct or
knowledge of Grammar; for verbal reasoning intwisted are some of the important factors. The
CAT Exam, you need to have the ability to useratio of the length of the passages and the
logic; for reading comprehension, you need tonumber of questions is another important factor.
have the ability to understand diverse topics for aA long passage with few questions will pay little
more sound and balanced approach in CAT 2010dividend in relation to the time one puts in," says
," says Gejo Sreenivasan, Principal Consultant,Saraf.
Career Launcher.Dealing with long Reading Comprehension
We, at will dissect the sub sections of Verbalpassages
Ability section so that you know about the topicsMost of you face the question: How to answer
in greater detail and know how to best preparethe questions of long Reading Comprehension
for CAT 2010 exam. To start with the CATpassages in a short span of time. If it is a long
preparations, we have chosen the topic ofpassage, everyone else will take time. What you
Reading Comprehension, which is easy to look atneed to do is to comprehend it fast, rather than
but not that easy to master it.reading it fast. "Your focus while reading should be
Reading Comprehension in CAT exam, as you allNOT to READ fast but to COMPREHEND fast
know, is answering questions on the basis of yourwhile doing the CAT Exam," says Sreenivasan.
understanding a given passage. There are variousAccording to Aziz Manva, Content Head,
difficulties which you might face while attemptingTestfunda.com, in order to tackle long Reading
the questions on Reading Comprehension in CATComprehension passages in CAT 2010, practice is
2010. For that, we will offer you the strategiesthe key. "Try to get more practice in reading,
for CAT preparations which you should follow inparticularly in reading dense materials fast. Learn
order to succeed in this often dreaded section ofto look at each question in the exam from first
CAT exam.principles," he says. Saraf suggests time your
The strategies for the CAT 2010 as mentionedreading of the passages. "When you are starting
by the experts are as follows:on with your Reading Comprehension preparation,
Read a lot: Reading is the key for this part ofcut out passages, which have a similar style and
CAT 2010 exam. Reading helps as you get toare more or less of equal length. Determine your
know about a lot of topics and that increasesreading speed on day one. Let's say it is 150
your general knowledge as well. "In order towords per minute. Read at that speed for
improve on your RC and VA section you need tosometime, say a week or something and after
broaden your background knowledge by readingthat, stretch yourself by increasing time
newspapers, magazines and books. Try discussingconstraints, say 150 words per 45 seconds,"
one topic of the paper with your parents orexplains Saraf.
friends. This will help you to develop interest andSolving Reading Comprehension passages in
will help in comprehension," says Vinayak Kudva,Computer Based Tests
Product Head, IMS Learning.Since last year, MBA exams like CAT, NMAT and
Apart from reading a lot, what you shouldMAT have become computer based. Those who
practice for CAT 2010 is Speed Reading. Speedare concerned about dealing the Reading
Reading will help you to comprehend the passageComprehension passages from the screen instead
faster and hence score better in the Readingof paper, experts suggest them ways to handle
Comprehension passages for your CATit. Experts suggest that if you practice reading
Preparations.more articles and news on your computer and
Kudva mentions the following points for speedtake notes in your rough paper (to be provided in
reading.the online CAT exam) while reading it, you will be
1. Focus on three to four main words in abetter equipped for the upcoming CAT 2010 and
sentence.other similar exams.. Kudva says, "Focus on
2. Time your reading speed and decrease thecomprehending the passage and not on speed
time you take to read gradually.reading. You may make a note of important
3. Identify main parts of the paragraph.points as you read on the rough paper provided.
4. You can mark the important points/ wordsThis will help you answer the questions faster and
sentences in the beginning but gradually youminimize the time required to browse through a
should be able to identify these without markingpassage every time you answer a question. You
them.have to make full use of the highlight option which
5. While reading, move your eyes fast from leftis provided in the computer based CAT exam.
to right, focusing on main words.