How to improve Vocab for CAT - Tips to improve English & RC

Below are some of the ways to improve your verbal skills:

#1 - Reading and Practice

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• Reading good newspapers, preferably: The Hindu, The Economic Times, regularly. (Read it loudly)
• Referring to a good dictionary, preferably, The Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary regularly.
• Watching good news channels likes BBC, NDTV, DD News, CNBC etc regularly
• Reading good news magazines like Business Line, The Economist, Business World , Business Week etc regularly
• Reading good novels & recommended management books regularly.

Refer below pages for list of recommended books, novels, newspapers and magazine for CAT aspirants:

-> Recommended Books, Magazine for MBA Aspirants

-> Must Read Novels & Book for MBA aspirants

#2 - How to make reading interesting?
Furthermore, the other thing which you may try is make your preparation a bit more interesting.
Just take example of reading The Hindu:
-you can try to read a big article exactly for 10 minutes (with the help of stopwatch)
-Remember or mark the line till which you have read in those 10 minutes.
-Close the newspaper & write down all you have understood in those 10 minutes

-Re-read the complete article and mark the words which are new to you  

-Re-read the complete article and see whether your summary matches with the actual content of the article

-Find out the meaning of those new words and maintain a record of it -Keep a count of number of words you have read in 10 minutes.
-Maintain a daily record book and try to improve it gradually

When you will observe that your reading abilities are improving, it will boost your confidence and your communication skills.

#3 - How to Overcome speaking Hesitation?

In addition we also recommend CAT aspirants to focus on spoken English. If you are currently doing your graduation it becomes lot easier for you to work on it. 

CAT aspirant who are doing their graduation are advised to form a group within their friend circle. The purpose of this group should be to facilitate and organize mock Extempore/ GDs/ Interviews/ Debates. The aim of the group should be to provide a platform to its group member where they could improve their spoken English and overcome their hesitation of public speaking. Below guidelines would be helpful:

1. Identify serious and mature group members 5-10

2. Identify a place where you will organize the group activities. 

It could be common room of your hostel/college or room of any of the students.

3. Fix a time (1 Hours) at which group will meet everyday

4. Each day one person could be appointment as moderator/facilitator who will moderate the activities such as giving topic for group discussion, extempore or conduct mock interviews.

Participation in such a group will not only help you in your MBA preparation but also for job interviews & will surely help in your overall personality development.


#4 - Have good collection of Software's
Below are some of the good Vocab Builder software's shared for you:

• Free Download Vocab Building Software's 

• Word List for Vocab Building

• Mastering Para Jumbles

• Practice Reading Comprehension

• Recommended website To Learn and Improve English

If you like these software's, do not forget to write your thanks below :)

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Free Study Material: English+Vocab