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A. Read the question stem first, before even reading the main paragraph - comprehend exactly what is required to be done with the given data.

B. After reading the question stem, read the main paragraph, and eliminate the answer
options that do not resonate with the question asked. The best, and perhaps the only way to answer this question type, is by the elimination route rather than the selection route. Go on eliminating the incorrect answer options, and thereby move closer to the correct answer option.

C. Another important aspect to keep in mind is to pay attention to the way words have been used, and the sentences structured. Some words change the meaning of the given data subtly, others majorly, thus, rendering that answer option invalid.

3. Paragraph Completion, Paragraph Summary

The key to cracking these question types is to identify the gist of the data given. Spend time understanding the paragraph before moving on to the answer options. Identify the purpose of writing the paragraph: the core idea. This can be done by looking at the connecting words used in the paragraph. Avoid answer options that add new data, or change the degree of intensity or the tone of the paragraph.

Let's take a 'Paragraph Completion' question from CAT 2007: -

Instructions: The question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

Nevertheless, photographs still retain some of the magical allure that the earliest daguerreotypes inspired. As objects, our photographs have changed; they have become physically flimsier as they have become more technologically sophisticated. Daguerre produced pictures on copper plates; today many of our photographs never become tangible thins, but instead remain filed away on computers and cameras, part of the digital ether that envelops the modern world. At the same time, our patience for the creation of images has also eroded. Children today are used to being tracked from birth by digital cameras and video recorders and they expect to see the results of their poses and performances instantly. The space between life as it is being lived and life as it is being displayed shrinks to a mere second.

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