Archive Test - 5 : Analysis
TCC-25 : CAT-25
‘Peerless’ is one who finds challenges to be stimulating and not threatening.
MACRO VIEW
The test was moderately complex. It had multitude of easy questions; however, the majority of the easy questions were confined to Mathematics. Having said that, there were few easy questions each in English and LR & DI.
The English section was dominated by a moderately complex Reading Comprehension. The Verbal Ability segment comprised 9 questions and it was manageable. The LR & DI section was slightly tricky. The Mathematics section, ruled by Arithmetic, was an easy one.
MICRO VIEW
English
Reading Comprehension
The first passage on ‘Choice Anxiety’ was very comprehensive in its stance. The presence of indirect questions made it moderately challenging. A Good Reading Skill would have ensured all correct answers.
The second passage on ‘Topophilia’ was bemusing. The mystic sentences made the passage complex. This passage should have been attempted with due caution.
The third passage on ‘Folk’ required one sincere reading to answer the questions correctly.
Verbal Ability
Verbal Ability had doable questions from both Parajumble and Summary.
At least five out of the seven Parajumble and two out of the three Summary questions could have been solved effortlessly. The remaining required deliberation.
LR & DI
Q 25 to Q 28 : The block on number of crimes against foreigners was a lollipop. It should have been attempted towards the beginning of this section to boost confidence.
Q 29 to Q 32 : The block on a new game show on TV that had 100 boxes was moderately complex. However, sincere investment of a few seconds would have helped one to grasp the logic. Subsequently, the block could have been solved within a few minutes.
Q 33 to Q 36 : The block on a street map with twelve intersection points was a moderate one. Though the additional data helped to proceed further, yet multiple cases would have arisen, making it slightly more time consuming than the others. Time permitting, it could have been attempted towards the end.
Q 37 to Q 40 : The block on a supermarket looking to place twelve items on sixteen shelves was another simple block and should have been attempted.
Q 41 to Q 44 : The block on five vendors being considered for a service looked scary but was manageable thanks to the LR & DI concept classes.
Mathematics
A thorough scrutiny of the section is as follows.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Must-do Questions |
Overall Complexity Level |
|
Number System |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Arithmetic |
10 |
47,51,52, 54, 61,62, 65 |
Easy |
|
Geometry Family |
3 |
45, 50 |
Moderate |
|
Basic Algebra |
5 |
46, |
Moderate |
|
Higher Algebra |
2 |
48 |
Moderate |
|
Functions |
2 |
49 |
Moderate |
|
Mentation |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Arithmetic dominated this section. Needless to say, a solid grasp in this topic would have helped tremendously. Swiftness was required to get past this section successfully.
Crystal Clear Concepts remain the bedrock towards achieving the desired goals.
With this we conclude the analysis of this test.
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