Tips to remember while giving mock
Students preparing for CAT should build their foundation on the concepts and develop skills to tackle numerical problems.
Therefore, one needs to be thorough with theory pertaining to each topic, test the understanding of the concept by solving short test and assertion reason based questions.
The candidate should also be able to solve subjective-type problems as it would help in developing a deeper understanding of the subject.
Finally, a student must practice a good number of MOCKS to build up speed and accuracy.
You fail fast, you fail often, and you learn quickly, You become immune to tests.
Effective Preparation:-
- Take notes while you study.
- Do not panic when a new method of solving questions or a new approach is introduced.
- Always review what you have studied in the past few days. Keep a day in a week to test yourself.
- Always ask your teacher/mentor when you cannot understand a certain topic. Do not hesitate or feel shy.
- Avoid distractions such as mobile phones, futile internet searches & so on.
- Be through with all the topics. A superficial understanding of any topic will not help in CAT.
- If you are comfortable in group studies, go for it.
GET SET MOCK!!!
Analyze and remove the chinks in your armour
- Your first mock test should help you understand where you stand exactly, what you’re good at and what you’re not good at. This is generally a two step process, monitoring and taking action.
- Check your scores:- This one is less common the first one but this issue also exists. Some students simply fail to look up their scores, and thus the analysis goes down the drain.
- Analyze your section, area and time-wise performance:- Try to figure out your performance in the major areas, and also check which question took you the longest amount of time. Also try to gauge the amount of time you took to solve Reading Comprehensions.
- Re-solve the exam:- Do not, absolutely do not look at the solutions at this stage. Solve the exam again, try to solve the questions without any time pressure and see how it goes. Try to understand how you solved the paper in the first go and how you should have actually solved it. Identify the questions you missed out on, and try to segregate your silly mistakes.
- Check solutions now:-This is the step when you finally look at the solutions. Check the problems you could not solve, and also check the ones you could; the latter for the simple reason that there might be hidden trick or tip that you can use in other exams.
- Make a cheat-sheet:-Make a quick cheat-sheet of the all the things you learnt from the exam. This should include:
- Make a quick cheat-sheet of the all the things you learnt from the exam. This should include:
- Mathematics shortcuts
- Data interpretation tips and techniques
- Grammar and usage rules (new ones that you discovered in the exam)
- Words you learn from the exam.
8. Extra effort for Verbal Ability:-Try to identify the different passage sources, and read further from these. This should qualify for some awesome reading practice.
9. Draw up a strategy for the next mock:-On the basis of your current attempt, draw up a strategy for the next exam. Give yourself a series of directives to follow in the next exam, and see how it goes.
10. Do give the next mock:- Remember one golden CAT prep rule, Mocks are just Mocks that may Mock at you on some occasions but you can have the final Mock when you use these Mocks to ensure that the final exam is like no other Mock you have given.
11. DO NOT HIT THE PANIC BUTTON:- It is important for the student to understand that the exam is a test of intelligence as well as nerves. Stay calm & remind yourself that “You can Do it!!”
12.Hard work, dedication and the correct guidance is all you need to succeed and ace the exam. Plan well in advance as to how you will prepare. Allot time for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Do not overestimate the time you have. Extra studies will always help. Try to take down notes which you can use at the time of revision. Always assess your preparation at regular intervals.
ALL THE BEST!!!
