Expected questions of this type in Verbal Ability section may be 4 to 6. Articles, prepositions, subject verb agreement and conditionals are a few core topics which need quick revision. Please remember there are sentences with four-five blanks in each question. You are supposed to have a good knowledge on usage of the same.
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Jumbles sentences in a paragraph
You may find 3 to 4 questions in XAT. Jumbled paragraphs are not very long but a little tricky. Tips to solve them are to find out the connectors to sentences e.g. conjunctions, personal or relative pronouns (He/ she/ it /they /their /who / whose/that/which etc.) as they indicate that they must have been used in place of some nouns. So find the link between the sentences and practice more.
Practice the Figures of speech and phrases
These are highly probable topics for XAT 2014. XAT 2012 and 2013 didn’t place questions on Figures of speech but there were 2-3 questions on use of phrases. There is very high probability that you may have 3-4 questions to identify various figures of speech in Verbal Ability. It is suggested to go through at least a few important ones like Simile, metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Oxymoron, apostrophe, euphemism, alliteration. Practice a little to understand the difference among them.
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Reading Comprehension
Half of Verbal Ability section consists of questions on this part of English language. Concentrate on Reading Comprehension. Three or four passages in XAT are shorter say about 500-700 words than in CAT although they have rich and literary language. Questions are more direct and are based on information available in the passages. Aspirants are advised to regularly read the editorials, good literature and philosophy books. When you go on reading a passage, make it mandatory to write down the core sentences and difficult words on a piece of paper, their contextual usage should be understood. By the time you finish reading the passage you will have understood the greater part of it and this will save your time on answering the questions.
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Practice the vocabulary
It is high time that you understood and practiced the Vocabulary words in right context. An aspirant may have good stock of vocabulary words but their correct synonyms, antonyms with understanding of contextual use are very much required. All the mugging will be irrelevant if correct usage are not known or the confusion still persists where to place the said word.
Essay Writing
This is one of the neglected but most important part at least for those who wish to get admission in a very good B school. Although evaluation of essay writing is not accounted for in calculation of percentile immediately after written examination, questions on your writing piece will be asked in the personal interview round which is the final selection round.
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You are supposed to write a well worded, coherent, meaningful essay in 20 minutes. There is no word limit but 300 to 400 words will be sufficient to express your ideas on a given topic. It is better to be brief but clear. If you want to express anything against the topic, your points should not criss-cross the ideas stated for the topic, this is a very important thing to remember.
Need is the Regular revision
Revise whatever you have learnt and follow the tips to solve the questions based on various topics instead of going for something new. The need is to pay attention on the analysis of practice exercises that you have solved. Follow the expert’s tips given in analysis as they are meant to guide you in sorting the problem out.
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Role of General Awareness and Essay Writing Test
XAT has sectional cut-off but its General Awareness and Essay Writing sections do not account for percentile calculation in written test. Similarly you may keep both these parts out for calculating your score.
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