IPMAT/Verbal Ability•9mos
septum

Doubt regards phrase and idioms

I am facing trouble with the phrasal verb and idioms

  1. I don't know where ipmat asked from
  2. How much to do it
  3. What logic I have to use
  4. Tricks for elimination
  5. From where to prepare
  6. How to remember or should I have to remember it
  7. I asked the chat gpt for relevant phrases, the total no. Reached more than 500
  8. What should I do

9.cuz remember vocab and this gives me Head ache

And is it enough

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basicallybhavesh
IIM Ranchi (IR 2)
MOD•9mos

Hi there,

IPMAT can ask any and every phrasal-verb/idiom. There's no fixed syllabus. Welcome to one of the toughest non-CA entrance exam in the commerce UG domain. You need to embrace the ambiguity.

Just like how there's a chance for any word from the dictionary to be asked... but knowing the majority of the common ones will still help you clear the cutoffs.

You need to do as much as feasible, you'll keep learning phrasal verbs and idioms through all the sectionals and mocks that you attempt too.

We have flashcards, topic tests, phrasal-verb stories and PDFs with a list of some of the common ones for you to learn: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1texDSXrQjzQari2HREeaAn58LBsHmlrP?usp=sharing

You need to use more of contextual understanding (which gets developed by continuous and constant exposure to the language). Are you using the words/phrasal-verbs/idioms that you're learning in the 7th question (Daily RC Summary)?

Everyone's brain is different when it comes to remembering stuff. I personally use associative memory.

My brain sees the "o" of the 'look into" (last letter) -- this reminds me of the magnifying glass -> Sherlock Holmes -> investigation.

The meaning of look into is "investigate something."

Now, with practice/exposure/usage, you'll get the hang of it and it'll soon become second nature.

You need to learn vocabulary, I hope you're doing Daily RCs and defining new words (and revising them through our flashcards): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eNPXeLCYSXI

Plus, you need to learn all this, even if not for IPMAT, how else will you qualify in job interviews, right?

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