CAT 2014 English (Verbal Ability) Syllabus
• Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
• English Usage or Grammar
• Sentence Correction
• Fill in the blanks
• Cloze Passage
• Analogies or Reverse Analogies
• Jumbled Paragraph
• Meaning-Usage Match
• Summary Questions
• Verbal Reasoning
• Facts / Inferences / Judgements
• Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary: Vocabulary questions test the applicant’s knowledge of the main meanings of words, secondary shades of meaning, practice, idioms and phrases, antonyms, related words, etc.
Grammar: Grammar-based questions test the applicant’s ability to spot and accurate grammatical errors. CAT usually tests knowledge of high school level grammar and comprises areas like subject-verb agreement, use of modifiers, parallel construction, redundancy, phrasal verbs, use of articles, prepositions, etc.
Verbal Reasoning: Verbal reasoning questions are designed to test the candidate’s ability to identify relationships or patterns within groups of words or sentences.