Official verbal ability thread for CAT 2014

puys! since the normalisation factor's impact will be very less this time.. I feel like i am comfortable in va/lr. Attempting 40+ questiions with 80%accuracy is  a good to go. or  should I reduce my attempts to increase accuracy.? 

moreover my scores r like QA-15Attempts/13 correct

VA/LR-40attempts/26-30 correct.. how much percentile I can expect if the same happens in real CAT.??

I want to work upon previous year question papers from 1991-2008 from a book having topicwise questions. Which book is the best available in the market? And it would be great if they could provide with few questions from 2009-2013. I have to order it at urgent basis.

whats the meaning of bold words

On Ebola, the possible has overtaken the probable, gobbling it up in a high-anxiety, low-information frenzy of frayed nerves and Purell-ed hands.

what is the difference between logically deduce and logically related??

He yelled at me as though it were my fault.

He yelled at me as though it was my fault.

He yelled at me as it was my fault.

He yelled at me as it were my fault.

which one is correct ?

find error

any of the two /roads leads/ to the station /no error

His old cloths and uncombed hairs give him a ___LOOK

  • disreputed
  • disrespectful
  • disiputious
  • discontented

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The bar was open ____

  • far into the night
  • into far night
  • None
  • far into night

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__Early bird catches the worm

  • No blank required
  • The
  • An
  • A

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___early bird catches the worm

  • a
  • an
  • no blank require
  • the

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guys.. how many questions are u planning to attempt in both sections??

plz explain ?

although similar to moths in many ways , butterflies may be _____

moths by the beauty of thier wings .

a)akin to   b)listed as c)equal to the d)in comparison with e)distinguished from

How much Marks Should I aim to get more than 99Percentile in Cat

PC 

http://imgur.com/OH7etmV

Fill in blanks:

Glory : Glorious :: Virtue :......?  Machine:.........? Terror :.......? Valour:.....?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwA7FhAHLqqmjlVjhiwG8GQ

Fill in blanks:

Joy : Enjoy :: Grass :.......? Peace :.......?  Vapour :.........? Health:.........?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwA7FhAHLqqmjlVjhiwG8GQ

1. Nirmal Baba is smarter than ____ (I/me)

2. "May I speak to Baba Ramdev?". "This is  ____ (he/him)

Please provide explanation as well.

Is a cube also a cuboid ?

  • No
  • Yes

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Asking this out of curiosity: does anyone have an idea what is an approximate difference in raw scores in Cat between a 99.99 percentiler and a 99.00 percentiler ?  ( tagging the big boys in case u have a clue @christianbale @shashwatdgr8 @Dark_Passenger @rafaelnadal @pulkit_malik ) 

Is there an error in this ?

Charles is going to pick up Mike from his office.