Day 19 of 60 · Sun 18 Oct · Sunday sectional · CAT in 42 days

Day 19: CAT 2023 Slot 1 VARC Sectional (24 Questions, 40 Min)

Sunday sectional on Day 19 of the ThinkCAT 60-day CAT challenge: the complete VARC section of CAT 2023 Slot 1, 24 questions in 40 minutes, exactly as it appeared in the exam.

VARC · 24
40 minutes
Real CAT questions

Concept card

Sunday sectional: VARC

Core formulas

24 questions, 40 minutes: RC passages carry most of the marks
Read each passage once for the argument, then answer
Eliminate options that go beyond the passage or use extreme words
Para jumbles and summaries are TITA or low risk: finish them

60-second shortcut · Map the argument

After each paragraph, note in five words what the author is doing. Most inference questions are answered by that map.

Trap box

Looks like: The option that sounds true is rightActually: It must follow from the passage, not from general knowledge
Looks like: Read the questions first, alwaysActually: For dense passages, read the passage first

What's in Day 19

Paper: CAT 2023 Slot 1 VARC (complete section)

Year, slot and question number for each question appear with the answer key after you submit.

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