NMAT Verbal Section 2023: Books, Topics, Pattern & Preparation Tips

What is NMAT Verbal Section?

The Verbal Section in NMAT is one of the most important sections, which evaluates candidates’ skills in different Verbal topics. Considering the last years’ NMAT Analysis, this section consists of 36 questions in total, and the candidates will get 28 minutes to complete it. The overall difficulty level usually remains moderate to difficult. So, preparing NMAT Verbal Section should be on your priority list as there are no options to skip this section.

In the section below we have shared some important details of the Verbal Section in the NMAT Exam, topics covered, preparation tips and more for your ready reference.

Topics Covered in NMAT Verbal Section

Below are the important topics which are included in this section. Be sure that you have prepared all these chapters and practice NMAT Previous Year Question Paper for better conceptual clarity.

• Reading Comprehension
• Para Jumbles
• Para Summary
• Grammar
• Sentence Completion
• Vocabulary
• Idioms and Phrases
• Cloze Test and many more.

Verbal Section in NMAT: Books to Study

You can follow the below-listed books to prepare NMAT Verbal Section in an effective way.

Name of the books	Author/Publication
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT	Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Ajay Singh
Descriptive English for Competitive Exams	SJ Thakur and SK Rout
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT	Arihant

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NMAT Verbal Ability: Exam Pattern

Note the table below to get some important highlights about the NMAT Verbal Section

Particulars	Details
Total Questions	36 questions
Question Type	MCQ (having 4 options)
Score Range	12 – 120
Specified time limit	28 minutes
Marking Scheme	+3 for every correct answer No Negative Marking

How to Prepare for NMAT Verbal Section?

Language Skills are one of the most important sections of NMAT. This section requires speed-solving as there are 36 questions in 28 minutes. The following are a few tips that aspirants should keep in mind at the time of NMAT Preparation:

Read As Much As Possible

Inculcating a reading habit is going to help you on the exam date. Read articles on different topics so that you are well-versed in a variety of topics such as psychology, economy, technology, etc. This will help you on the day of your exam.

Also, reading will not only help you in solving the reading comprehension passages but also help you build your vocabulary. It will also increase your skimming speed for the RCs. Read newspaper articles and editorials.

Practice Mock Tests

Attempt NMAT Mock Tests and track your progress. These tests will help you adjust to the exam day environment and also help you gauge your performance.

Maintain a Journal

Maintain notebooks and journals where you keep noting the difficult words that you come across while preparing NMAT Verbal Section. Learn their meaning, usage, synonym, etc. This will build your vocabulary and also you can keep on revising the words.

Time Management

You have 28 minutes to complete the 36 questions during the exam. This indicates that you should be able to answer 30 or more questions correctly before the time limit expires. One benefit for candidates is that there are no drawbacks to the NMAT tests.

NMAT Verbal Section does not just assess your capacity for difficult question-solving. Your capacity to answer the most questions in the allotted period is also tested.

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Basic Clarity

It’s crucial to understand the principles of grammar and your basic concepts of the NMAT Verbal Section. You need to understand the ideas of tenses, parts of speech, and phrasal verbs clearly. You should also be able to spot mistakes in sentence structure and grammar

NMAT Verbal Section: Topic-Wise Preparation Tips

In the section below, we have listed chapter-wise preparation tips to prepare for the Verbal Ability section in NMAT.

Reading Comprehension	Grammar	Vocabulary
Time management is the key to get success in this section. Analyse the concepts of the RC passages and then answer the questions.	Prepare all the basic concepts of English Grammar.	Improve your word stocks by enhancing your reading habits. It will help you to learn new words.

Tips for NMAT Critical Reasoning

While attempting the critical reasoning questions it is important that you have a clear understanding of the fact, assumption, argument, and inference. Read all the options and then come to a conclusion rather than assuming that a particular option is correct without going through all the options. Firstly understand what has been asked in the NMAT Verbal Sections questions.

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