🗣️ CAT 2024 Verbal Ability (VARC) Section Analysis: Slot-Wise Breakdown & Lessons for CAT 2025

  The VARC section of CAT 2024 continued its recent tradition of being conceptually RC-heavy, with moderate Verbal Ability (VA) and plenty of traps in answer choices. The key differentiator, once again, was accuracy in reading and elimination.   🧠 Overview of VARC 2024 Total Questions: 24 Reading Comprehension (RC): 16 Qs (4 passages × 4 Qs each) Verbal Ability (VA): 8 Qs (Para-summary, Para-jumbles, Odd One Out) TITA: Most VA questions were TITA Overall Difficulty: Slot 1: Moderate to Tough Slot 2: Moderate Slot 3: Easy to Moderate    SLOT-WISE VERBAL ANALYSIS 📌CAT 2024 – Slot 1: Moderate to Tough 📚 RC Breakdown: RCs were dense and abstract—topics from sociology, psychology, ecology, and AI ethics. Options were close and confusing, with 2–3 answer choices often seeming correct. No direct inference questions—all required careful reading + elimination. ✍️ VA Breakdown: 2 Para-jumbles (TITA): Moderate, 4–5 sentence types 2 Para-summaries (MCQ): Tricky—close options 2 Odd One Out: Abstract arguments 🔍 Key Observations: RC passages were wordy and idea-dense (~500–600 words each). Para-summary questions had subtle shifts in tone and detail. Many reported low accuracy despite “feeling good” during the section. 🎯 Good Attempts: 16–18 ✅ Good Score: 36–40 📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 2: Moderate 📚 RC Breakdown: One passage on economics and inflation, another on evolutionary biology, a third on media influence, and one on AI & cognition. Medium length (~450–550 words); questions required detail-based understanding. Some direct inference + main idea questions provided relief. ✍️ VA Breakdown: 3 Para-jumbles (TITA): Moderate 2 Para-summaries: One easy, one tricky 1 Odd One Out: Easy 🔍 Key Observations: RC was more balanced—neither too factual nor too abstract. VA section was manageable, especially for those familiar with structure-based solving. High ROI possible for those with reading habits. 🎯 Good Attempts: 18–20 ✅ Good Score: 40–45 📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 3: Easy to Moderate 📚 RC Breakdown: Topics included history of architecture, digital privacy, climate narratives, and psychology of habits. Passages were readable and shorter (~400–500 words). Questions were more direct, with fewer traps. ✍️ VA Breakdown: 2 Para-jumbles (TITA): Easy 2 Para-summaries: Direct and answerable 2 Odd One Out: Moderate 🔍 Key Observations: Reading speed helped a lot in this slot. Many students finished with 2–3 minutes to spare. Ideal slot for those confident in reading comprehension. 🎯 Good Attempts: 20–22 ✅ Good Score: 45–50 📊 Comparative Snapshot Feature Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Overall Difficulty Moderate to Tough Moderate Easy to Moderate RC Tone Abstract, dense Balanced Easy & factual VA Difficulty Moderate Easy–Moderate Easy Good Attempts 16–18 18–20 20–22 Good Score (Raw) 36–40 40–45 45–50 🔑 What CAT 2025 Aspirants Should Learn RC is Still the King RC makes up 66% of the section. Practicing with a mix of abstract and factual articles is key. Tone & Inference Mastery Trap options test your understanding of tone, scope, and logical flow—not just facts. Practice with TITA Para-jumbles Accuracy in TITA comes only through muscle memory—solve 100+ PJs before October. Make Reading a Daily Habit Read articles from Aeon, NYT, The Guardian, The Hindu, Eon, Nautilus, and JSTOR to simulate CAT-style RCs. Mock Smartly, Not Just Hard Analyze not just the questions you got wrong, but also the ones you got right for the wrong reason. Here’s a complete, month-wise preparation plan for CAT 2025 – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), aligned with CAT 2024 trends and smart strategy:     📅 CAT 2025 VARC Preparation Plan (June–November) Target: 98+ percentile with strong RC and VA accuracy   ✅ JUNE – Foundation Phase Goals: Build reading habits, understand CAT VARC structure, and begin light practice. 📚 Focus Areas: Read 1 long article daily (700–1000 words) Topics: Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Environment, Sociology Learn question types: Main idea, inference, tone, summary 📝 Practice: 2 RCs/week from previous CAT papers 5 Para-jumbles and 2 Para-summary questions/week Start a “Words in Context” vocabulary journal   ✅ JULY – RC Skills + VA Foundations Goals: Strengthen comprehension and start solving VA seriously 📚 RC Focus: RC Strategy: Elimination > Selection Practice 3 RCs/week: Time-bound (12–15 mins each) Learn to identify: Author’s tone Main argument Contradictions and comparisons ✍️ VA Focus: Para-jumbles (4-sentence, 5-sentence) – 20/week Para-summary – 10/week Odd One Out – 5/week     ✅ AUGUST – Accuracy Building Phase Goals: Balance speed with comprehension, increase exposure to TITA formats 📚 RC Focus: 4 RCs/week from mock level material Practice: Inference-based, assumption, tone, application Qs Track accuracy using RC logs (create error tracker) ✍️ VA Focus: Time-bound VA sets: 6–8 Qs in 20 mins Deep analysis of confusing questions Reinforce grammar intuitively (through reading, not rules) ✅ SEPTEMBER – Mock Integration Phase Goals: Shift from practice to simulated testing 🧪 Mock Strategy: Full 40-min VARC sections twice a week 1 Full-length CAT mock/week Analyze: % accuracy Qs skipped Trap choices 📚 RC: 5 RCs/week from past CATs + mock-level Use time blocks: 30 mins = 2 RCs ✍️ VA: Focus on difficult para-summaries & odd-one-outs Maintain TITA question logs Practice VA under sectionals ✅ OCTOBER – Final Refinement Goals: Fix weak zones, improve test temperament 🧠 What to Do: 3 mocks/week with full VARC analysis RCs: Push reading speed to 250–300 wpm VA: Solve past 5 years’ actual CAT VA questions Analyze incorrect TITA logic ✅ NOVEMBER – Exam Temperament + Micro-Focus Goals: Maximize performance in 40 mins 🧪 Weekly Routine: 4 sectionals (VARC) + 3 full CAT mocks Revise RC themes and tone vocabulary Practice RCs across slots (CAT 2023, 2024) ✍️ Additional Tools Tool/Activity Frequency Read newspapers/articles Daily (45 mins) Maintain vocab/context log 3x/week Revise VA errors Weekly VARC Group Discussions Weekly (1 hr) 📚 Recommended Reading Sources Source Focus The Hindu (editorials) Tone, structure, Indian context Aeon / Eon Philosophy, Psychology NYT / The Guardian Global issues, Opinion pieces JSTOR Daily Abstract RC practice For more information or to buy magic toolkit product contact or click CAT 2025 Magic Toolkit

CAT 2024 Quantitative Section Analysis: Slot-Wise Breakdown & Lessons for CAT 2025

🗣️ CAT 2024 Quantitative Section Analysis: Slot-Wise Breakdown & Lessons for CAT 2025 Total Questions: 22Format: All questions were MCQs, no TITA (Type in the Answer) questions reported.Topics Covered: Arithmetic-heavy, followed by Algebra, Numbers, Geometry, and Modern Math.Level of Difficulty: Slot 1: Moderate Slot 2: Moderate-Difficult Slot 3: Easy-ModerateTrend continued from CAT 2023: conceptually simple, but calculation-intensive and selection-based. 🎯 SLOT-WISE QUANT ANALYSIS 📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 1: Moderate ✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.) Arithmetic: 8–9 Qs Algebra: 5–6 Qs Numbers: 2–3 Qs Geometry & Mensuration: 2 Qs Modern Math (Logs, Functions, P&C): 1–2 Qs 🔍 Key Observations Arithmetic questions were standard, but required careful reading. Algebra had questions from quadratic identities, modulus, and inequalities. Numbers included base systems and divisibility. Geometry was limited, but both questions had diagrams. A couple of questions had traps—language ambiguity. 🧩 Notable Questions A question on mixture and ratio with three containers. A tricky modulus-based inequality. A time-speed-distance problem involving trains crossing a platform. 🧠 Ideal Attempts: 14–16 🎯 Good Score: 36–40 📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 2: Moderate to Difficult ✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.) Arithmetic: 7 Qs Algebra: 6–7 Qs Geometry & Mensuration: 2–3 Qs Numbers: 3 Qs Modern Math: 1–2 Qs 🔍 Key Observations Questions were conceptually twisted even if the topic was standard. Some algebra problems needed 2–3 substitutions before clarity emerged. Time and work, pipes and cisterns problems were heavily calculation-driven. Several questions were non-formula-based, required logical reasoning. 🧩 Notable Questions Cyclic quadrilateral with radius and area implications. Work Efficiency problem involving 4 people with changing speeds. A clever logarithmic identity question. 🧠 Ideal Attempts: 12–14 🎯 Good Score: 32–36 📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 3: Easy to Moderate ✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.) Arithmetic: 9 Qs Algebra: 5 Qs Numbers: 3 Qs Geometry: 2 Qs Modern Math: 2–3 Qs 🔍 Key Observations Highest number of doable questions compared to other slots. Arithmetic was dominant and very straightforward—profit-loss, time-speed-distance, averages. Algebra focused on basic identities and equations. Geometry included triangle and circle properties, but with clean data. Many students reported finishing 18–20 questions with confidence. 🧩 Notable Questions Partnership-based question with simple logic. Progression question (AP) involving sum and term value. An easy function-based problem involving modulus. 🧠 Ideal Attempts: 16–18 🎯 Good Score: 42–48 📈 Comparative Summary Table Parameter Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Difficulty Level Moderate Moderate–Difficult Easy–Moderate Arithmetic Focus High Moderate Very High Algebra Focus Medium High Medium Geometry & Numbers Low–Medium Medium Low–Medium Modern Math Low Low Low–Medium Good Attempts 14–16 12–14 16–18 Good Score (Raw) 36–40 32–36 42–48 🔎 Key Takeaways for CAT 2025 Aspirants Arithmetic is the King – It has consistently made up 35–45% of QA in all recent CATs. Practice Selection – Choose which 14–16 questions to attempt in 40 minutes. Deepen Algebra – Emphasis on modulus, quadratic inequalities, and functions. Numbers – Focus on divisibility, base systems, and remainders. Smart Practice – Simulate CAT difficulty and decision-making in mocks. 📘 Topic-Wise CAT 2024 Quant Question Bank (Based on Memory) Arithmetic (8–9 Qs per slot) Profit-Loss: % gain/loss, marked price, successive discounts Time-Speed-Distance: Trains, relative speed, circular tracks Time & Work: Efficiency, men-women days, pipes & cisterns Averages, Mixtures & Alligation: Three container mix, weighted averages Ratio-Proportion: Partnership, direct/inverse variation Simple/Compound Interest: Basic applications Percentages: Discounts, change comparisons Algebra (5–7 Qs per slot) Quadratic Equations: Roots, nature, factorization Modulus Inequalities: |x–a| = b; conditions Linear Equations: Two variable setups Algebraic Identities: a² + b² + 2ab forms Functions & Graphs: Domain, modulus, piecewise Surds & Indices: Comparisons, simplifications Numbers (2–3 Qs per slot) Divisibility: LCM/HCF, remainders Base Systems: Binary/decimal conversion Number Properties: Digits, even/odd, unit digits Geometry & Mensuration (1–3 Qs per slot) Triangles: Similarity, right-angle, medians Circles: Radius, chords, cyclic quadrilateral Quadrilaterals: Areas and diagonals Mensuration: Cuboids/cylinders basic formulae Modern Math (1–2 Qs per slot) Logarithms: log identities, base conversions Progressions: AP/GP nth term and sum Permutations & Combinations: Seating/basic cases 🧭 Chapter-wise CAT 2025 Quant Prep Plan (July–November) 🔹 JULY: Foundation Building Arithmetic Basics: Percentages, Ratios, Averages Numbers: Divisibility, Factors, HCF/LCM Algebra Intro: Linear equations, identities Geometry Basics: Lines, angles, triangle properties✅ Daily: 10 QA Questions (Beginner), 2 Mocks/Week 🔹 AUGUST: Core Skill Development TSD & Work: Solve 30+ mixed questions Quadratics, Modulus, Inequalities Mensuration: Area & Volume formulas Logs & Progressions✅ Weekly Topic Test + 2 Mocks + Error log 🔹 SEPTEMBER: Moderate to Advanced Problems Functions, Graphs, Surds, Base systems Circles & Triangles Advanced Arithmetic Mixed Sets under time DI with Quant: Apply %/Ratios in DI✅ 3 Full Mocks/week + Past CAT QA Practice 🔹 OCTOBER: Final Strengthening Focused Practice on Weak Areas Mixed Topic Tests – 40-minute blocks Timed Sets – 22 questions in 40 mins CAT-style Questions from 2023–24 papers✅ 4 Mocks/week with video/peer analysis 🔹 NOVEMBER: Final Push Revise key formulas & concepts Mocks every alternate day 3-hour full CAT simulations Use Endeavor Magic Tolkit Solve last 10 years QA questions (slot-wise) For more information or to buy magic toolkit product contact or click CAT 2025 Magic Toolkit