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What is the author trying to say ? 2
Read the following text and try and identify what the author is trying to say , present evidence from the text to support your answers It is not the end of civilisation as we know it. But the severe, sustained, … Continue reading
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
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
decode Mumbo Jumbo
We hear a lot of times how close are the answer choices in reading comprehension questions. We do not think so . We believe this perception is a result of poor comprehension or basically missing the point. Of course once … Continue reading
Analysis Paralysis
1. Identify at most 5 sentences which reflect the central idea of the passage 2. Identify Keywords 3. Describe the color coding 4. Identify cases of topic statement and elaboration 5. Provide Meta-listing of the passage Chief Justice V N … Continue reading
CAT 99 passage 3 analysis
Take the quiz here Analysis Thus Paragraph 1 and 2 word play to be added here
Text Structure : Chronological
Being able to detect patterns in information can make the task of Comprehension both easier and faster . Early detection of the main idea and the noticing how the information is organized before actually reading the details can make handling … Continue reading