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IPMAT Indore 2020 Verbal Ability PYQs

Verbal Ability questions from the IPMAT Indore 2020 paper: a John Muir reading passage, vocabulary fill-ins, sentence correction, word usage and paragraph sequencing, all with worked solutions.

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Questions
28
Duration
30 min
Marks
112

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Attempts
100
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About this test

IPMAT Indore 2020 Verbal Ability PYQ: Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar

Close reading and precise word choice are the two skills this IPMAT Indore 2020 Verbal Ability previous-year set builds.

Topic-wise questions in IPMAT Indore 2020 Verbal Ability

7topics
Idioms & Phrases6 · 22%
Reading Comprehension6 · 21%
Fill in the Blanks5 · 18%
Word Usage & Swap4 · 14%
Sentence Improvement3 · 11%
Para Completion2 · 7%
Para Jumbles2 · 7%

What this tells you: course of action

  • First priority: Idioms & Phrases, Reading Comprehension and Fill in the Blanks, roughly 61% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Word Usage & Swap, Sentence Improvement, Para Completion and Para Jumbles, a steady 39% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group and 4 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Grammar and vocabulary concepts to revise

  • Dangling and misplaced modifiers, where the opening phrase must describe the subject that follows it
  • Parallelism with paired connectors such as not only and but also
  • Collocations and idioms that decide which verb fits a blank
  • Tone and attitude words, for example the difference between sceptical, indifferent and dismissive

FAQs about IPMAT Indore 2020 Verbal Ability PYQs

What is asked in IPMAT Indore 2020 verbal ability?
The 2020 section included reading comprehension, single and multiple-blank fill-ins, sentence correction, identifying incorrect word usage and arranging sentences into a paragraph.
What is a dangling modifier in English grammar?
A dangling modifier is a descriptive phrase that does not clearly attach to the word it is meant to describe. The fix is to place the modified noun right after the phrase or to reword the sentence.
How to solve para jumbles quickly?
Identify the sentence that introduces the topic, then look for linking clues such as pronouns, connectors and time markers that show which sentence must follow which.
How to solve double blank fill in the blanks?
Start with the blank that has the clearest contextual clue and eliminate options that fail it. Then check the remaining options against the second blank and the overall meaning.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
IPMAT Indore 2020 · VA2830 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
112 across 28 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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