Friday 18 March 2011

Areas to Master for CSAT
Broad areas to master include the quantitative section & verbal section.
Quantitative Section: This section is the founding stone for General Mental Ability, Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability. This section is completely covered in the volume I of basic numeracy in Examrace CSAT Series.
  • Numbers, operations & Number systems (Focus on the decimal system)
  • Number Series
  • Decimals, fractions & their conversions
  • Percentages & their applications
  • Lowest common multiple & its application
  • Highest common factor & its application
  • Basic Algebra
  • Equations: formulation, graph & solution of linear & quadratic equations
  • Indices & Surds: Powers, Exponents, Roots & Radicals
  • Ratio & Proportion & their application
  • Averages: types & suitability
  • Basic statistics
  • Interest & Discount
  • Cost, income, expenditure & savings
  • Profit & loss

Verbal Section: This section is the founding stone for Comprehension, Inter-Personal Skills, Decision Making & Problem Solving. This section is completely covered under the Language & Grammar topic of verbal aptitude in Examrace CSAT Series.
  • Parts of speech
  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Pronouns
  • Subject-Object
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections
  • Adjectives
  • Gerunds & Participles
  • Phrases & clauses
  • Tenses
  • Active-Passive Voice
  • Direct & Indirect speech
  • Punctuation
  • Vocabulary
  • Synonyms & Antonyms
  • Reading ability
  • Retention & Analysis
In broad terms, Basic Numeracy & English Language are the building blocks for the CSAT examination. Therefore, it is utmost important to have a strong foundation for these topics.
Never be misguided by the material and books that provide detailed information on the topics that are not relevant and take the maximum of the time. The important thing is that, have strong foundations and concepts of the basics, once you are done with it, the difficult sections can thereafter be derived from that.

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