Guidelines for beginners- Reading comprehension

The really important part that you will realise while preparing was that being well read and comfortable in english doesn’t guarantee you success in the exam, at all. At the beginning, with so many similar options in verbal  you tend to never know what could be the right answer. But, practice makes perfect. Step 1: Identify your sweet spot. Strategy for CAT, in general, is to do a run through the entire exam, mark the easy and medium questions and attempt them first. You have to realise that all questions carry equal weight, but some are easier. That is the first step of the strategy: Identifying what you can do best naturally. Step 2: Identify your weak spot Over the mocks you will give through the months, regularly note down how you do on each test and break them down up to a topic level. Give an insane number of tests. All you have to do is to test yourself. Once tested, you can note your performance and  gradually see patterns arising in what you are good, bad and literally suck at. This is the second step, identifying what you are bad at. Step 3: Improve and analyse both strengths and weaknesses. The third step is to work on improving each of these three bucket. Devote your practice time in the reverse order of  your strength in the topics.Your performance will improve considerably, and data never lies. Always monitor your performance. On a granular topic basis, for improving in reading comprehension, the best solution is to read and read as diverse as you can. Reading a lot increases your focus while reading any text and thus pushes up your accuracy. Also read the questions and then read the passage. You tend to be alert in the passage around the part of the question automatically. For vocabulary, learn words, read the dictionary. Word power made easy is a great place to start, and general reading always helps. For para jumbles,they generally tend to have lift offs and ends, that you can pick up. Lists at your own risk. Step 4: Leave what you will do wrong. Most people think that you should attempt the entire paper. Don’t, especially in verbal. Negatives kill you. In essence, practice, identify your strengths and weaknesses, monitor your performance and then choose your questions wisely. Remember, a great strategy is not only about opening the right doors, but also closing the wrong ones. An additional piece of unsolicited advice: sleep well. It improves accuracy much more than any amount of test practice.