Tag Archives: Main idea and supporting details

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

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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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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

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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

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CAT 99 passage 3 analysis

Take the quiz here Analysis Thus Paragraph 1 and 2 word play to be added here

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for Pattern seekers and map makers

one of the fundamental skills in reading is the ability to identify patterns and the structures being used to organize the information in a piece of text . Early recognition of the structure of information can make assimilating information easier.  … Continue reading

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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

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