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CAT 2k Reading Comprehension passage 2 analysis

Text Analysis Round 1 or Preliminary analysis : High word Count , Repeating words and ideas. Topic Statements and elaborations

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What should be the color of the first paragraph ?

Trial Aided reading and text structure recognition exercise A boy and his inseparable partner, a cute pug-faced dog. Aamir Khan in a string of refreshing new avatars, telling us the matlab of thanda. What do some of these highly memorable … Continue reading

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Main idea is the main idea

Days to CAT : Around 90 The significance of “Main idea”/Topic Statement Identification While reading , looking for the central idea is the key to understanding what is really going on in the passage and how the various pieces of … Continue reading

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Making Meaning

Always remember that your principle task while any reading is to figure out what the author is trying to say. Previous Text analysis samples provided must have elucidated the fact then you see 40 lines , the crux of the … Continue reading

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D.T.A Day 4

Original Text The ‘last mile’ challenges sellers of products and services in rural India. Customers are widely dispersed, infrastructure to reach them is inadequate, and therefore profits are elusive. A way out for businesses, explained in CII’s report on ‘Winning … Continue reading

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Although generally i prefer blue , red is what i will choose

Conjuctions are a type of words which connect two ideas , sentences , paragraphs etc. Knowledge of these keywords helps the reader predict the flow of information for example: Although it rained yesterday ______________________ a. The air is still try … Continue reading

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