Para Completion questions in CAT VARC, like the Reading Comprehension, also tests one’s comprehension skills. The para completion questions will consist of a paragraph and you will need to find the option that concludes the given paragraph in the most logical manner. Let’s discuss five important tips to solve the para completion questions in CAT VARC.<\/p>\n
Like in RC’s the key here is to identify the chain of thought. Once the candidate is able to identify the central point and chain of thought, solving para completion questions<\/strong> is not very tough. One can expect around 1-2 questions on Para Completion, in the CAT VARC section. The most effective way for a student to improve in the VARC is to practice as many questions<\/a><\/strong> as you can. The approach that\u2019s best recommended involves the following steps and is fairly straightforward.<\/p>\n These Para completion for CAT tips and tricks will also be useful for other MBA entrance exams like XAT, IIFT, SNAP and CMAT.<\/p>\n CAT Online Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n CAT Mock Tests<\/a><\/p>\n Also, Try checking out previous year papers of CAT<\/strong><\/a> to know about the level of questions that appear in Para completion in the VARC section.<\/p>\n Following are the essential tools that will help you tackle Para Completion questions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Join 30K MBA Aspirants Telegram Group<\/a><\/p>\n Download Verbal Ability Tips for CAT PDFs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Checkout: CAT Free Practice Questions and Videos<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Download CAT 2021 Syllabus PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Let\u2019s see some examples to see how to put the tools we discussed to use<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Instructions : From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.<\/p>\n Question-1<\/strong><\/p>\n Relations between the factory and the dealer are distant and usually strained as the factory tries to force cars on the dealers to smooth out production. Relations between the dealer and the customer are equally strained because dealers continuously adjust prices \u2013 make deals \u2013 to adjust demand with supply while maximizing profits. This becomes a system marked by \u2018a lack of long-term commitment\u2019 on either side, which maximizes feelings of mistrust. In order to maximize their bargaining positions, everyone holds back information \u2013 the dealer about the product and the consumer about his true desires. ________________ Solution:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Answer (E) Question 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n I am sometimes attacked for imposing ‘rules’. Nothing could be further from the truth: I hate rules. All I do is report on how consumers react to different stimuli. I may say to a copywriter, \u201cResearch shows that commercials with celebrities are below average in persuading people to buy products. Are you sure you want to use a celebrity?\u201d Call that a rule? Or I may say to an art director, \u201cResearch suggests that if you set the copy in black type on a white background, more people will read it than if you set it in white type on a black background.\u201d\u00a0 _______________________ Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n Answer (C) Question 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n The audiences for crosswords and sudoku, understandably, overlap greatly, but there are differences, too. A crossword attracts a more literary person, while sudoku appeals to a keenly logical mind. Some crossword enthusiasts turn up their noses at sudoku because they feel it lacks depth. A good crossword requires vocabulary, knowledge, mental flexibility and sometimes even a sense of humor to complete. It touches numerous areas of life and provides an “Aha!” or two along the way.\u00a0 _______________________<\/p>\n A. Sudoku, on the other hand, is just a logical exercise, each one similar to the last. Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n Answer (A) Question 4<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Federer\u2019s fifth grand slam win prompted a reporter to ask whether he was the best ever. Federer is certainly not lacking in confidence, but he wasn\u2019t about to proclaim himself the best ever. \u201cThe best player of this generation, yes\u201d, he said, \u201cBut nowhere close to ever. Just look at the records that some guys have. I\u2019m a minnow.\u201d\u00a0 __________________ Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n Answer (C) Now, let\u2019s check each of the options. Agassi might not be one of the \u201csome guys\u201d that Federer referred to in his statement and hence, the concluding sentence cannot be option A. Moreover, the win against Agassi does not prove that he is an all-time best tennis player. So, option A is wrong.\u00a0 Option B is clearly out of scope as Sampras was not mentioned anywhere in the given passage. Option C says that Federer is more than a minnow to his contemporaries. This sentence extends the idea given in the previous sentence and hence is in line with rest of the passage. Also, this line concludes the paragraph perfectly. Hence, sentence C could be the answer.<\/p>\n Option D is definitely related to the paragraph, but is not related to the question posed by the reporter. Between options C and D, option C fits better because it is more related to the question posed by the reporter and the answer given by Federer. The next step is<\/strong> to practice a lot of questions. Taking a lot of mocks for CAT<\/a> and sectional tests for CAT<\/a> will help you to get a hold on the concepts, which you can use to fine tune your test taking strategies. Also, take Free CAT Daily targets<\/strong><\/a>, for a rigorous practice on a daily basis.<\/p>\nTips and Tricks to solve para completion for CAT VARC<\/h2>\n
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How to prepare for Para Completion questions:<\/h3>\n
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Examples- Para completion for CAT VARC<\/h4>\n
\nA. As a result, `deal making\u2019 becomes rampant, without concern for customer satisfaction.
\nB. As a result, inefficiencies creep into the supply chain.
\nC. As a result, everyone treats the other as an adversary, rather than as an ally.
\nD. As a result, fundamental innovations are becoming scarce in the automobile industry.
\nE. As a result, everyone loses in the long run.<\/p>\n
\nOption A talks only about one part of the chain comprising of factory, dealer and customer. Option B is far-fetched. Options C and D are out of scope. Only pption E completes the para in the best possible way.<\/p>\n
\nA. Guidance based on applied research can hardly qualify as ‘rules’.
\nB. Thus, all my so called `rules\u2019 are rooted in applied research.
\nC. A suggestion perhaps, but scarcely a rule.
\nD. Such principles are unavoidable if one wants to be systematic about consumer behavior.
\nE. Fundamentally it is about consumer behaviour \u2013 not about celebrities or type settings.<\/p>\n
\nThe last sentence should talk about the statement that the author made to the art director. According to the author, the statement is not a rule. So, option A and C are applicable. Between these two, option C is better because it specifically talks about this statement and not about “rules” in general. So, option C is the best concluding sentence.<\/p>\n
\nB. Sudoku, incidentally, is growing faster in popularity than crosswords, even among the literati.
\nC. Sudoku, on the other hand, can be attempted and enjoyed even by children.
\nD. Sudoku, however, is not exciting in any sense of the term.<\/p>\n
\nThe last line of the paragraph should talk about Sudoku and the description should be in contrast to the description of Crossword. Option A captures this the best way.<\/p>\n
\nA. His win against Agassi, a genius from the previous generation, contradicts that.
\nB. Sampras, the king of an earlier generation, was as humble.
\nC. He is more than a minnow to his contemporaries.
\nD. The difference between \u2018the best of this generation\u2019 and \u2018the best ever\u2019 is a matter of perception.<\/p>\n
\nWe must select that sentence that follows the line of thought presented in the passage.
\nThe author talks about the question asked by the reporter to Federer. Federer says that he was the best player of his generation but not even close to all-time best. He says that compared to \u201csome guys\u201d he is a minnow. So, the concluding line must be related to his answer.<\/p>\n
\nHence, option C is the answer.<\/p>\n