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Yes, understanding Parts of Speech helps candidates improve grammar, sentence correction, para completion and overall Verbal Ability skills.

To prepare for CAT VARC, candidates must refer How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis along with Wren & Martin High School English Grammar.

FIB is not important for CAT VARC as no direct questions are asked. However, it plays a role in VARC preparation and practice.

The only way to score well in CAT VARC is by mastering reading comprehension. So, read a lot and a variety of topics as the passage can appear from any domain. Reading also strengthens vocabulary and grammar which forms the remaining part of CAT VARC section.

You should not rely on CAT preparation only as SNAP requires different approach. While you can cover the CAT syllabus for both, you should practice SNAP specific mock tests and sample questions to score well.  

Best books for KMAT preparation 2026 of VARC section are:

XAT VARC is moderately tough and requires adequate practice. This section has about 27 questions and some are based on RC passages including a poem. To be able to understand and attempt RC questions, good control on English comprehension is required. Verbal Ability, Grammar and Vocabulary questions

The difficulty level of Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension section of IIFT exam varies every year. Although, one can say that this section of IIFT is usually tougher than other MBA entrance exams, it is not really that tough as the Reading Comprehension passages are short and fact based. The que

The CAT VARC section is dominated by RC questions. Out of 24 questions about 14-16 are based on Reading Comprehension passages and the rest of them are based on parajumbles, para completion, etc.

CAT has about 12-16 RC question. Since, it is not mandatory to solve all the questions, candidates can ma

Candidates must read books on economy, philosophy, science, astronomy, psychology, sociology, history, geography, psychoanalysis, economics, astronomy, art & culture, literature, fiction novels, auto-biographies and biographies. Most of the passages that appear in any MBA entrance exam are based on