AMCAT or Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test is an employability assessment test to assess the aptitude, reasoning and technical skills of students and new graduates. AMCAT is a statistical assessment platform to provide the skill measurements for each student who takes up the test.
How to score high marks in English
Some students seem to have it easy. They can just sit and write and get great marks in English. But many of the students have a problem with getting good grades in English. If you happen to be in the latter, do not worry. Here are some tips to help you score high marks in English.
Time management
Usually an English paper is divided into 4 sections. These four sections compromise of an essay, comprehension, letter writing and the grammar portion. Many students tend to spend the better part of the hour writing the essay and then hastily going through the other sections. This is one of the main factors in a student getting poor grades. Ideally a person should spend thirty five minutes writing the essay, twenty minutes on the letter writing, twenty five minutes on the comprehension and the rest for the grammar portion. You know that you will go overboard so it is always better to keep a shorter time frame. This way you will have enough time to complete all the section.
Answering the questions
Many students feel that they have to answer the questions in a systematic order. This is not true at all. As long as you number them correctly, it does not matter whether you answered a or b first. In an English exam it is always considered best to complete the grammar portion first. This will not take much time as the other three portions. After completing the grammar portion than you can do the comprehension or the letter writing. You should complete the portion that you feel is the easiest first as this will save you many precious minutes.
Writing an essay
For many students writing the essay is the most difficult bit of the English exam. The easiest way of writing an essay is by choosing a topic and sticking to it. You will just be wasting time if you write half of it and choose a different topic. Decide the topic which you like the most and stick with it. After choosing the topic, make an outline of it. You should decide what you want to put in your introduction, body and conclusion. Your essay should flow. It does not need to have flowery language. If your vocabulary is not that great than it is much better to stick to simple words than write a word that you are not entirely sure of. As long as you stick to your outline and can convey it in proper sentences and languages, you should be able to do well.
Comprehension
Comprehension is easy as all the answers are right there. The best way to find the answers is to speed read the first time and then read it slowly the second time. It does not matter if you cannot understand what you are reading the first time. Then you can start underlining the answers. The most difficult part in the comprehension section would be the summary. First you have to find the summary bit and then write it in rough. The best way to do this is draw 5 rows and 20 columns. And then whatever is extra you can start cutting it out. You have to understand that you need the gist of the summary and points that are not important can be cut.
How to attempt Reading comprehension
Major part of English language section is consists of Reading comprehension sets. In many exam 20 out of 40 questions comes from reading comprehension. Many candidates leave these marks rich questions which is the biggest mistake. Tips to attempt reading comprehension sets :-
- Write main points while reading as in long paragraphs it is very difficult to recall every point.
- Read questions first so that you know what are you finding
- Identify the tone of paragraph, it helps in answering very quickly.
- Read first and last para twice and thoroughly
Grammar
The grammar portion needs a lot of practice. In this case, practice makes perfect. You should go through all the mock tests and sit down and practice as much as you can. This is the only way you can score high marks in English.
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