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Boost CAT Mock Scores to 99 Percentile With These 5 Analysis Steps
- •Analyze unattempted questions to identify time management issues or conceptual gaps and revise the basics immediately.
- •Maintain a mistake log to track calculation errors and misread questions, ensuring you never repeat silly mistakes.
- •Avoid the ego trap in Quant and DILR by mastering the art of leaving difficult questions instead of wasting precious time.
- •Curb negative marking by avoiding blind guesswork and only attempting options with 80 to 90 percent certainty.
- •Re-solve incorrect or unattempted questions using pen and paper without looking at solutions to train your mind effectively.
Key Questions Answered
After submitting a CAT mock test, review the questions you skipped to determine if they were left due to time constraints or conceptual gaps. If caused by a lack of time, it points to poor time management or question selection flaws, whereas missing concepts require immediate revision of basics.
Maintain a separate diary called a 'Mistake Log' to record every silly mistake using a red pen. Reviewing this log twice a week helps prevent overconfidence, calculation blunders, and misreading critical keywords like 'NOT' during future exams.
For a 3-hour CAT mock test, candidates should spend at least 2 hours conducting an in-depth analysis. Merely glancing at a scorecard for 15 minutes is considered dishonest preparation, as true performance exposure requires thoroughly reviewing mistakes and re-solving missed questions.
