#Revision: #RC Funda #RC #CAT 2014
RC Funda:
Main theme:
1.Correct answer can neither be too specific nor too generic.
Typically, the subject matter of the passage will not be there in the correct answer choice.
2.Structure words are typically part of your main theme lines.
Structure words- But, however, nevertheless, in contrast, on the other hand, more over, therefore, thus, in summary, in conclusion.
3. Lines having structure words are very important please highlight it whenever you read any RC.
Tones:
Identify keywords/indicators
Author's opinion/Feeling
1. Identify the tone words in answer choice
2.Check whether tone words aligns with question or not.
(If it doesn't eliminate the answer choice)
3. Now look at the rest of the ans choices and see if it aligns with the question.
*Avoid strong tones as much as possible.
*Avoid redundancy in the ans choice.
*Avoid ambiguous tones.
Tones - General tones(Cannot chose strong tones) and Data base tones(You can chose strong tones)
Inference based Questions:
Keywords- Infer/ Implied / Suggest / Most probably / Most likely / Least probably
Type- Generic Inference (Tough)
Data Base Inference (Easy)
How to approach:
Use Process of elimination rather than looking for the right answer.
How do we eliminate?
Characteristics of wrong answer choice:
1. The nouns in the wrong answer choice will not match/ relate with the nouns in the passage.
2.Typically the wrong answer choice will have strong toned words.
Strong toned words -> Must, Should , Will , Only , Definitely
3. Cut copy paste answer choice ( Restatement of Author's idea is fine)
Data Base Inference:
"Data based Q + Inference
Keywords- According to the author--
General Inference:
You cannot justify the correct answer is correct because it is not definitely correct but because others are definitely wrong.
In worst case
Align your answer to the main theme, mark and move on.
Hypothetical: (Tough attend only if you can do it )
Type 1.
1. What i most likely to be source of the passage.
Align your answer with the main theme
"Only correct answer will have main theme plus extra"
Type 2.
What could be the title of particular passage.
"Main theme + Subject matter of passage"
"Align main theme and subject matter of the passage"
Title will have 1.Subject matter 2. Action taken by subject matter 3.Effect of the action
Type 3.
Which of the line can immediately follow the last paragraph of the passage
-Align your answer to the idea given in the last two or three lines of the last paragraph
Type 4.
Which of the following Analogies closely resembles the reasoning given by the author in the passage?
1.Identify the reasoning given by the author in the passage.
2.Adjective and adverb in the answer choice will give clue.
3.Match the adjectives and adverb in the reasoning with the adjectives and adverb in the ans choice.
