CAT Tricks By A 99.97%iler — Series 3 on DILR
Hello Everyone,
This is the second part of the series for CAT Tricks. The first was on Quant and second on VARC. In this series, I am only talking about the technical aspect of how I strategized certain things. A lot of what was discussed in Quant will be applicable to DILR as well.
I will reiterate a couple of points:
- A particular strategy/trick, if worked for me, may not necessarily work for you
- This is only a technical take on tricks and tips. Doing well in CAT is dependent on other factors as well.
Series 3— DILR Tricks and Tips:
The focus here is only on certain additional tricks and not on the entire DILR. More helpful when you have attempted a few mocks.
A. Have a well-defined way in which you solve particular types of questions. There are fixed type of questions. For example: Venn diagram questions (with up to 3 set circles), or Pie chart questions. At times, an absolutely new type may come up, don’t get into that in the beginning.
B. Here the strategy should be about identifying the sets which you can solve. This section is more about mental strength and decision-making. You have to acknowledge that your target is not to solve every set, not even 6. Keep the target to 4 initially, increase it thereafter.
C. Solving 5 of 8 sets properly means a 99+ score. And 6 would mean 99.99. So no point in trying to go after everything.
D. Do try to read all the sets and especially their questions if you are done with solving the 3–4 sets that you chose to first. Because a lot of times, the entire set may be complicated but the 1 or 2 questions straight forward. Do read the questions atleast if not the para. Sometimes questions even get solved by the options, or the data right there in the set
E. Very Important. Do not start solving the para as you read it. You get marks to solve the questions, not the para. May be the questions do not require you to solve the entire thing. Read the para, read the questions and then start to solve.
F. It may so happen that you get stuck in a set. You think it can be solved. 10 minutes into it and you realize, it is not happening. Therefore, have a lookout on all sets in 2 minutes without panicking. Start with the easiest to get the confidence going.
G. And don’t get attached to any set. Once you have realized you can’t solve it, move on. 5 minutes lost is better than 10 minutes lost. Being aware is absolutely important.
H. Again, watch out the questions and their options before getting too deep in the set. May be you start solving the set entirely without reading what you are actually asked for. And then figure out ki 2–3 of the 4 questions are getting solved without all that effort. Solving those 2–3 questions in 4–5 minutes is better than solving all 4 in 10–15 minutes
All the best :)
