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Comprehension

Workshop

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Subject areas asked in CAT

Year Subject

2004 Social Anthropology, Fine Arts , Capitalism, Medicine, Ecology

2005 Economics, Language, Philosophy

2006 Communism, Sociology , Psychology

2007 Science, History, Sociology (human interaction)

2008 Language, Sociology, Fine arts, Mayans

2009 Spirituality, Sociology, History Of Language

2010 Abstraction, Sociology , Ecology, Language, Economics, Plato

2011 Urbanism, Nationalism, Spiritual Healing, Sociology

2012 Sociology, Language, Feminism, Economics

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How to choose a passage?

Does it make a difference ?

Subject Question Types

Length

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How to tackle R.C. ?

Understanding the passage from the

AUTHORs point of view

1) Aim / Intention / Objective ?

2) Scope of the passage ?

3) Central idea, Theme, Tone ?

Importance of the questionImportance of the answer choices

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Abstract Passages

Read the questions first.

Figure out what is expected of you

Follow the UPAmethod

Dont get too caught up

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Style

Style is the way in which an author presents his ideas !

Different types of Style:

Factual

Analytical

Argumentative

Narrative Descriptive

Abstract

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Tones

Tone is the authors attitude towards the central

idea or the subject being discussed

Types of tones

Positive

Negative

Neutral : unbiaseddisinterested

objective

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Positive tones

Optimistic

Assertive

Euphemistic

Advisory Surprise

Didactic

Nostalgic

Passionate

Ethical

Laudatory

Eulogistic

Critical Appreciation

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Negative tones

Negative

Pessimism

Condescending

Critical Acerbic

Caustic

Vitriolic

Ironic Paradoxical

Shock

Indignant

Consternation

Cynical

Derisive Disparaging

Dogmatic

Sophistry

Casuistry Incendiary

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Humour

Positive : when used for entertainment (PGWodehouse); light-hearted, tongue in cheek,witty

Negative : when used to point out the fallacies in anindividual or society

Negative humour tones:

Sarcasm

Mockery

Satire

Spoof

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Para Jumbles

The 7 step method :

1) Read all the sentences first

2) Understand the intention of the author3) Figure out the idea flow

4) Introduction & Conclusion

5) Links6) Deduce YOUR OWNanswer

7) Answer Options

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Para Jumbles

Ways to tackle Para jumbles Types

Introduction (if required)

Links : Structure/grammarContent

Structure links :

Noun-pronoun (number, gender) Conjunctions

Parallelism

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Para Jumbles Contd

Content links :

Idea elaboration

Idea example Cause effect

Chronology

Common word approach

Generic to specific

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Paragraph Completion

The 3 questions

Same grammar & tone

Same writing style

Does it complete the sense of the passage ?

Further points to be noted :Writing style

Types of endings

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All the very best

of luck to you!