How do I score above 100 in the verbal IPMAT?

The Verbal Ability section holds equal and high priority just like the quantitative ability in the IPMAT exam paper. 

To be eligible for the next round of selection, you must score qualifying sectional IPMAT Cut-Off marks in all sections. 

Even 1 mark can increase your rank drastically, therefore focusing on the Verbal ability section is extremely important. 

To score 100 marks in this section needs some strategic planning!

As Verbal ability is the last section in the IPMAT paper, students tend to rush to complete the exam. However, remember to stay calm, focused, and patient throughout answering your paper. 

Continue reading the article to ace and understand How do you score above 100 on the verbal IPMAT?

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IPMAT Verbal Ability Weightage 2024

The weightage of verbal ability and highlights are mentioned below: 

Sections	Verbal Ability Section
Question Type	RC and Objective Type Questions (MCQ)
Number of Questions	40
Maximum Marks	160
Time Duration	40 mins

Important IPMAT Verbal Ability Topics to Focus 2024

To sure to prepare for the topics below thoroughly. 

IPMAT Indore Verbal Ability Syllabus

Topic	Sub-Topics
Vocabulary	Synonyms	Antonyms	Spelling Errors
	Idioms & Phrases	One Word Substitution	Odd one out
	Foreign Words	Word Usage	-
Grammar	Noun	Pronoun	Prepositions
	Verb	Adverb	Conjunctions
	Direct & Indirect Speech	Figures of Speech	Phrasal Verbs
	Tenses	Etymology & Roots	Articles
	Active Voice	Passive Voice	Deductive Reasoning
	Subject-Verb Agreement
Verbal Ability	Error Spotting	Fill in the blanks	Sentence Completion
	Para jumbles	Sentence Improvement	Analogies
Reading Comprehension	Synonym & Antonym (the meaning of a particular word used in the passage)	Inference based questions	Assumption based questions

Check: When To Start Preparing For IPMAT

IPMAT Rohtak Verbal Ability Syllabus

Vocabulary (including Synonyms & Antonyms)	Reading Comprehension	Grammar	Sentence Rearrangement
Sentence Correction	Sentence Completion	Correct Usage of words and phrases	Verbal Analogies
Logical Consistency	Deductive Reasoning	Inference based passages	Prepositions
Conjunctions	Tenses	Modifiers & Parallelism	Noun & Pronoun Errors

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It's important to have knowledge of exam patterns and syllabus before starting your preparations. 

IPMAT Verbal Ability Preparations 2024 

50% weightage is given to this section from the academic year 2022. And here are a few tips to help you with your IPMAT preparation. 

• Key areas you are going to be tested are topics like Para Jumbles, Reading Comprehension, Word usage, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary, and Grammer. The whole Verbal Ability Section is based on these concepts and their application. 
• Start your preparation along with your board exam, allot 30% of your time in your timetable only for preparing the verbal ability section. 
• For verbal ability preparation, reading plays a very important role. 
• Read literature or a good book after you are bored of continuously studying the same topic. Doing so will help you push away your boredom and also helps you prepare for verbal ability. 
• Read articles, magazines, and newspapers to improve your vocabulary, make sure you prepare for 1.5-2 hours only for verbal ability. Out of which 30-40 minutes you can allocate for general reading. 
• 30-40 must give for grammar preparations like grammar rules, choose one topic every day. 
• Simultaneously, you are preparing for boards and verbal ability. 
• Make sure with your board preparations that IPMAT preparations are also completed such that you can entirely focus on only one revision to score 100 marks in verbal ability. 
• The verbal ability you must check several previous year's verbal section analyses and practice as many mocks as possible.
• It's very important to balance your boards and IPMAT papers. 

Check out the video where our expert from Supergrads is revising the Verbal Ability section for IPMAT Indore 2022. 

Check: IPMAT Study Plan & Preparation Strategy

IPMAT Verbal Ability Books 2024 

Refer to the standard books for the IPMAT Verbal Ability section; 

• Word Power Made Easy.
• English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
• Objective English by R.S. Agarwal.
• The practice of Reading Comprehension Questions by SuperGrads
• Better English by Norman Lewis
• Reading Comprehension from Editorial pages of Newspapers like the Hindu

Check: How to Solve Para Jumbles for IPMAT?

Start your preparations early to be ahead in the race!