Why English Usage is important in CAT?

English usage plays a very crucial role in CAT. Every aspiring MBA of today is going to be a manager tomorrow. He would be heading a team, and would be expected to motivate team members through interactive sessions, deliver presentation to important business clients. He should be someone, people would look up to, and be glad to listen to. For this reason, fluency in English is of utmost importance. Competitive exams, especially CAT, test a candidate by gauging him on certain parameters, which are necessary for him to be successful in the desired field of his expertise, and thereby select or reject him. CAT’s verbal ability section tests a candidate’s basic grammatical knowledge and also his vocabulary. There are questions on completion of sentences, synonyms and antonyms, analogies, logical sequencing of paragraphs and the like. This test would require one to go back to the basics that are taught in school.Here are a few tips on how to crack the verbal ability:

• Wren and Martin’s High School English Grammar and Composition would be of great help. Concentrate on the application of nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives in sentences.
• Learn the meaning of 15-20 words everyday from dictionary.
• Know the complete meaning and usage of words and their application in sentences.Remember that you will be tested on your knowledge of application of words rather than the meaning. So mugging up meanings would not be of help.