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Para summary questions in CAT appear in VARC. There is usually 1-2 para summary questions every year, but those can test your intelligence to the limit. The answer options are often confusing and the pressure to the clock ticking away can make you nervous. Thus, it is important to understand and practice this topic of CAT exam well.

Para summary questions in CAT appear in VARC. There is usually 1-2 para summary questions every year, but those can test your intelligence to the limit. The answer options are often confusing and the pressure to the clock ticking away can make you nervous. Thus, it is important to understand and practice this topic of CAT exam well.

CAT VARC section is overall a tough terrain to prepare, it requires time, effort, intelligence and practice. Have strong English skills will help but not entirely. For CAT RC passages and CAT Critical Reasoning you will need a lot of practice. And that’s not enough, you will also need to know the shortcuts and tricks to get to the correct option in less than a minute. The method of elimination will be most helpful in mastering CAT Critical Reasoning questions. First, strike out the options that do not convey the message of the paragraph at all. Next, read the remaining options slightly slowly to zero in on the correct one.

CAT 2026 exam will be held on November 29 and this is the time to start preparing for the VARC section. Check below a few CAT Para Summary Questions for practice. Solve them to evaluate your hold on this topics. You should regularly practice previous years’ questions as part of your CAT 2026 preparation. Also find the CAT Para Summary guide book PDF for free download.   

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