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5 things to note in TITLE of a passage RC questions
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5 things to note in TITLE of a passage RC questions
January 20, 2016in Bank PO 0 9
Title of the passage RC questions
A common question seen in CAT and other MBA entrances in the RC section is the choice of an appropriate title. Questions that ask you to provide a title for the passage require you to assume the role of the author & to experience what he or she may have felt or wanted to convey when writing the passage.In order to do that, you’ll need to read the passage carefully and pick up on key words and specific writing styles,only then will you be able to ascertain whether the author is frustrated, annoyed, perplexed, supportive, etc., and from that information you’ll be able to quickly predict what the author might say next and what an appropriate title may be.
For questions that ask you to provide a title of a reading passage, be sure to look at the passage as a whole. Most importantly, don’t choose an answer choice just because it reiterates a single fact explicitly stated in the passage. A title is meant to encompass the entire meaning of a reading passage, and not just a single point.
5 things to note before choosing TITLE of a passage:
1.Remember that you have been asked to choose the “most appropriate” title among the given options, not what you may consider to be the “best” or “perfect” title for the passage. What this also indicates is that if you can eliminate some options as inappropriate for one reason or another, you could possibly arrive at the correct answer.
2.Title must not only cover the core idea (the content) of the passage, but should also express the author’s tone.For example, consider a title that says “The dismal state of Indian hockey”. From this, you immediately not only realize that the passage will talk about the sport of hockey, but also know what the author’s feelings or tone would be towards the current state of affairs. This is due to the usage of the adjective “dismal”.
3.The title you mark as the correct option should be neither too broad nor too narrow in scope. Too ‘narrow’ titles may focus on only a couple of paragraphs of the passage and not the passage as a whole.
4.Remember that a title is like a common theme that runs through the passage i.e. it integrates the various ideas or issues discussed.
5.A Title is not a conclusion. This
is a mistake that students commonly make. The title is not meant to reflect the conclusion(inference) rather, a title summarizes the author’s ideas or points succinctly & must come from what is directly stated in the passage.
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