SNAP Preparation 2024: Strategy & Tips for Verbal Ability
(General English)

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) [SIU] must definitely be on your list if you are aspiring for an MBA from top business schools in India.

To be a part of any of the 29 MBA Programmes offered by SIU, you will be required to appear for the SNAP Test 2024. Registration for SNAP 2024 is now open. The deadline to register is November 22, 2024.

This year, the SNAP Exam is scheduled for December 08, 2024, December 15, 2024, and December 21, 2024, at 80 test cities.

SNAP 2024 Exam Pattern:

This year, the SNAP Exam 2024 test will include 60 multiple choice questions divided into three segments:

• General English
• Analytical and Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency.

The SNAP Exam 2024 will consist of only MCQs.

Students will be awarded 1 mark for every correct answer while every incorrect answer will garner 25 percent negative marks. 

Through this article, we will be focusing on the General English section. It is the first section of the examination. Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Ability forms part of this segment.

SNAP Exam Preparation: General English:

The General English section will only have 15 normal questions. The Analytical & Logical Reasoning section will have 25 questions, worth one mark.

Develop these few practices in a part of your daily routine to make a command over English languages:

• Reading Newspapers
• Reading books
• Watching English movies/ news
• Participating or taking up quizzes online.

Tips for Reading Comprehension:

The best long-term plan to deal with long passages is to maintain your attention and focus. It can be only developed with good practice. 

1. Concentrate on the opening and closing paragraphs

Most of the passages will be short, but one or two might be long. In case there is a shortage of time, read the opening and closing paragraphs. This is because the first and the last paragraphs contain the passage's main idea.

2. Use context

If there is a question based on a particular line, read at least two to three sentences before and after the line, to comprehend/understand what it is trying to convey. This will help you write the answer with better accuracy.

3. Improve your Vocabulary

Try increasing your vocabulary. It is extremely vital to build on your core language skills in order to develop into an affluent reader. Keep reading editorials and make a note of new words. Try to use them in your conversations.

Try reading as much as it will help in enhancing your understanding in addition to the areas you are familiar with. Read online journals, books, magazines, and newspapers. Moreover, while practicing keep a track of the time you take to solve an RC and make sure it gets reduced day by day. RCs are the only part of the English section which will take time and a good reading speed is always a bonus.

Preparation Tips for Verbal Ability:

This part will test candidates’ capability in English grammar and language.

Please remember, that grammar is the foundation of a language. Your fluency in grammar will make other parts of the Verbal Ability section like RCs’, prose much easier.

• Clear your English grammar basics to solve the sentence correction and error detection questions. 
• Practice questions related to reported speech and tenses.
• Identify the words you are not familiar with and try to understand their meaning and usage.
• Watch documentaries with subtitles. This will enhance knowledge of spoken English.
• Memorize idioms and idiomatic expressions.
• Time management is imperative to get a good score. Reading and practising is the key to acing the Verbal Ability section.
• Try talking to people in English. You might feel shy at first and make a lot of mistakes. But soon you’ll discover that with more talking, the confidence, as well as the accuracy, shall increase.

The SNAP's last registration date is 22nd November 2024. 

Here is the registration link for SNAP 2024 exam: https://www.snaptest.org/

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