Vocabulary & Usage
, PREFACE
The concepts tested in the VERBAL ABILITY section of the CAT and other
broadly management admission tests are
divided intothe following four areas: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Grammar,
& Usage. Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Usage, the area covered in this book, is an area of relatively lower importance, in many exams,
when compared to ReadingComprehension and Verbal Reasoning. But, the number of words whose meanings
and usage can be tested is extremely large.
While knowledge of an extensive vocabulary might not be crucial, its significance cannot be overemphasized.
Understanding Reading Comprehension passages hinges a lot on the width of your vocabulary. Also, reasoning
question-types like analogies, are built around words. So, while the number of vocabulary and usage-based
questions might not be high it is still an important component of the VERBAL ABILITY section.
And it goes without saying that questions based on Vocabulary &Usage are answered the fastest; you either
know the word/usage or you don't!
About this book
This book has the following components:
1. 7 Chapters
2 10 Vocabulary Tests
3 1Assessment Test
4 Performance Monitor
The Chapters
The learning objectives for each chapter are outined at the beginning of the chapter. To help you achieve
these objectives, each chapter contains relevant conceptsexplained through examples. There are Vocabulary
Tests at the end of all the chapters.
Concepts and Solved Examples: The various concepts related to the topic are elucidated with the
chapters
help of examples. Since this concept book aims at vocab-building, you will find most of the
in the form of lists. Read the list of words/terminology in each chapter carefully.
Completion chapter
Exercises: The key to success in solving questions is practice. Only the Sentence
difficulty. Exercise 1
in this booklet has exercises, which have questions arranged in an increasing order of
provides students with simpler level of questions where knowing the meaning of apart a word would give
where from knowing
the correct answer. The subsequent exercise s focus on applicationquestions, important. The explanatory
the meaning of the word, reading and understanding the context is also section at the end of the book.
in a separate
answers to the exercises in this book have been provided
attempted solving the exercises independently.
Refer to the explanatory answer section after you have
number of questions. These tests focus
Vocabulary Tests:There are 10 Vocabulary Testswith varying
you in not only garnering the meanings of
on words from the general lexicon. These tests will help
words from the context. It is, therefore, recommended
Words but also in understanding connotations of diligence.
utmost
that one solve the Vocabulary Tests with
, You have
The Assessment Test chapters included in this book.
in the set of solved examples and
exercises
Test assesses your proficiency level chapters, i.e., the
The Assessment the
Assessment Test after you have completed all
to take the
included therein.
The Performance Monitor
on achieving the level of performance that
focus
to make your preparation effective, you have to It is, therefore, imperative that you continuously
In order second stage, the GD-Pl round.
will enable you to qualify for the progress as you use this book.
evaluate your performance and fill in your performance details in the Performance
solving each of the exercises,evaluating your performance in each of the exercises,
To achieve this objective, after page of this book. While acCuracy
Monitor Scorecard after the ndex should first compute your percentage attempt, percentageCompare
vOcabulary tests and in the Assessment Test, you attempt).
every correct answer and deduct 1mark for every incorrect corrective
and net score (allot 3 marks for attempts, accuracy and score to evaluate your performance and take
your pertormance with the target
action.
When to use this book applying
part of the first phase of your preparation: learning the concepts tested and
This book should be questions that appear on the CAT and other
tests.
them to solve the various types of
How to use this book
book:
Followa step-wise approach to effectively use this
words.
For every chapter learn concepts/ the list of
Vocabulary Tests given.
b. After the theory segment, solve the Exercises and
exercise as follows:
C. Solve Exercise 1- Review your performance in the
i. If%Achievement >90%, move to the next exercise.
questions - revisit relevant
ii. If%Achievement 70-90%, reattempt incorrect and skipped
concepts, if necessary. Move to the next exercise
(where there are multiple exercises).
ii. If%Achievement <70%, revisit ALL concepts and reattempt the incorrect and skipped questions.
Move to the next exercise (where there are multiple exercises).
Solve the next exercise and repeat steps given in (c). Follow the same process for solving each
Vocabulary Test.
2. After completingall the chapters:
a. Take the Assessment test in one sitting as per the specified time-limits.
b. Review your performance in the test as follows:
If%Achievement >90%, or more, this indicates that you have a good grasp over the topic (s). You
can now move on to learn new topics or focus on other areas, which need improvement.
ii. If %Achievement 70-90%, reattempt incorrect and skipped questions - revisit relevant concepts
or look up the dictionary, if necessary. Practise with additional questions provided in e-Concept
Builder on mylMS.
iii. If %Achievement <70%, revisit ALL chapters and the reattempt the incorrect and skipped
questions. Practise with additional questions provided in e-Concept Builder on mylMS.
, PREFACE
The concepts tested in the VERBAL ABILITY section of the CAT and other
broadly management admission tests are
divided intothe following four areas: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Grammar,
& Usage. Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Usage, the area covered in this book, is an area of relatively lower importance, in many exams,
when compared to ReadingComprehension and Verbal Reasoning. But, the number of words whose meanings
and usage can be tested is extremely large.
While knowledge of an extensive vocabulary might not be crucial, its significance cannot be overemphasized.
Understanding Reading Comprehension passages hinges a lot on the width of your vocabulary. Also, reasoning
question-types like analogies, are built around words. So, while the number of vocabulary and usage-based
questions might not be high it is still an important component of the VERBAL ABILITY section.
And it goes without saying that questions based on Vocabulary &Usage are answered the fastest; you either
know the word/usage or you don't!
About this book
This book has the following components:
1. 7 Chapters
2 10 Vocabulary Tests
3 1Assessment Test
4 Performance Monitor
The Chapters
The learning objectives for each chapter are outined at the beginning of the chapter. To help you achieve
these objectives, each chapter contains relevant conceptsexplained through examples. There are Vocabulary
Tests at the end of all the chapters.
Concepts and Solved Examples: The various concepts related to the topic are elucidated with the
chapters
help of examples. Since this concept book aims at vocab-building, you will find most of the
in the form of lists. Read the list of words/terminology in each chapter carefully.
Completion chapter
Exercises: The key to success in solving questions is practice. Only the Sentence
difficulty. Exercise 1
in this booklet has exercises, which have questions arranged in an increasing order of
provides students with simpler level of questions where knowing the meaning of apart a word would give
where from knowing
the correct answer. The subsequent exercise s focus on applicationquestions, important. The explanatory
the meaning of the word, reading and understanding the context is also section at the end of the book.
in a separate
answers to the exercises in this book have been provided
attempted solving the exercises independently.
Refer to the explanatory answer section after you have
number of questions. These tests focus
Vocabulary Tests:There are 10 Vocabulary Testswith varying
you in not only garnering the meanings of
on words from the general lexicon. These tests will help
words from the context. It is, therefore, recommended
Words but also in understanding connotations of diligence.
utmost
that one solve the Vocabulary Tests with
, You have
The Assessment Test chapters included in this book.
in the set of solved examples and
exercises
Test assesses your proficiency level chapters, i.e., the
The Assessment the
Assessment Test after you have completed all
to take the
included therein.
The Performance Monitor
on achieving the level of performance that
focus
to make your preparation effective, you have to It is, therefore, imperative that you continuously
In order second stage, the GD-Pl round.
will enable you to qualify for the progress as you use this book.
evaluate your performance and fill in your performance details in the Performance
solving each of the exercises,evaluating your performance in each of the exercises,
To achieve this objective, after page of this book. While acCuracy
Monitor Scorecard after the ndex should first compute your percentage attempt, percentageCompare
vOcabulary tests and in the Assessment Test, you attempt).
every correct answer and deduct 1mark for every incorrect corrective
and net score (allot 3 marks for attempts, accuracy and score to evaluate your performance and take
your pertormance with the target
action.
When to use this book applying
part of the first phase of your preparation: learning the concepts tested and
This book should be questions that appear on the CAT and other
tests.
them to solve the various types of
How to use this book
book:
Followa step-wise approach to effectively use this
words.
For every chapter learn concepts/ the list of
Vocabulary Tests given.
b. After the theory segment, solve the Exercises and
exercise as follows:
C. Solve Exercise 1- Review your performance in the
i. If%Achievement >90%, move to the next exercise.
questions - revisit relevant
ii. If%Achievement 70-90%, reattempt incorrect and skipped
concepts, if necessary. Move to the next exercise
(where there are multiple exercises).
ii. If%Achievement <70%, revisit ALL concepts and reattempt the incorrect and skipped questions.
Move to the next exercise (where there are multiple exercises).
Solve the next exercise and repeat steps given in (c). Follow the same process for solving each
Vocabulary Test.
2. After completingall the chapters:
a. Take the Assessment test in one sitting as per the specified time-limits.
b. Review your performance in the test as follows:
If%Achievement >90%, or more, this indicates that you have a good grasp over the topic (s). You
can now move on to learn new topics or focus on other areas, which need improvement.
ii. If %Achievement 70-90%, reattempt incorrect and skipped questions - revisit relevant concepts
or look up the dictionary, if necessary. Practise with additional questions provided in e-Concept
Builder on mylMS.
iii. If %Achievement <70%, revisit ALL chapters and the reattempt the incorrect and skipped
questions. Practise with additional questions provided in e-Concept Builder on mylMS.
