Comprehension

Overview

CSAT comprehension tests whether you can draw correct inferences, assumptions and main ideas strictly from short passages.

Key points

• Answer only from the passage; outside knowledge often leads to wrong options.
• Main-idea answers cover the whole passage; narrow or extreme options are usually wrong.
• An inference must follow necessarily from the passage.
• An assumption is an unstated premise the author needs.
• "Most logical corollary" means the best next step implied by the passage.
• Note words like "only", "always" and "never" in options.

Practice MCQs

1. From the perspective of definition and scope, which one of the following statements about Comprehension is correct?

   1. Comprehension has no exceptions or limitations in exam analysis.
   2. Identify the author’s central claim before evaluating options.
   3. A good comprehension answer may rely on outside facts even when the passage does not support them.
   4. Comprehension is unrelated to institutions, processes or real-world applications.

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   Answer: (b) Identify the author’s central claim before evaluating options.. Identify the author’s central claim before evaluating options.

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2. Consider the following statements on Comprehension and Logical Reasoning, focusing on definition and scope: 1. A good comprehension answer may rely on outside facts even when the passage does not support them. 2. If a conclusion sounds factually reasonable, it is valid even when it does not follow from the given premises. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. 1 only
   2. 2 only
   3. Both 1 and 2
   4. Neither 1 nor 2

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   Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2. Neither statement is correct; both are common misconceptions.

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More topics in this chapter

• Logical Reasoning
• Logical Quantitative Aptitude