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CAT 2025 Lesson : Verbal: Mar '25 to Apr '25 - Sentence Structure - 15 Apr 2025
Match the relevant cause to its effect:
Cause:
1: It rained heavily last night.
2: Tina forgot her umbrella.
3: The alarm didn’t ring.
4: I touched a hot pan.
5: They planted trees around the school.
6: There was too much traffic.
7. The power went out during the storm.
Effect:
A. She got drenched in the rain.
B. I burned my finger.
C. The playground became cooler and greener.
D. The house became completely dark.
E. The roads were flooded in the morning.
F. We reached the movie late.
G. Aman woke up late.
Identify the cause & the effect & match the relevant cause & effect. One of the sentences is both a cause & an effect:
1. Sales of the company’s products increase.
2. His decision making is impaired.
3. The pressure in the room increases.
4. The Amazon rainforest is being chopped down.
5. The algorithm is biased.
6. Workers are let go (fired).
7. An investor expects inflation to increase.
8. A mutation occurs in a particular gene in a chimp.
9. His risk of contracting a particular disease increases.
10. Ravi is prone to confirmation bias.
11. The company using the algorithm ends up hiring people with gender/ethnic bias.
12. A company uses scarcity marketing (only 5 items left).
13. The temperature of a closed room is increased.
14. It develops a disease.
15. A mutation occurs in a man’s gene.
16. He only watches/reads news which is in line with his opinion.
17. She starts investing surplus cash.
18. A factory brings in automation.
19. A tech company develops an algorithm and trains it on biased past data.
20. Carbon emissions are increasing in Brazil.
21. Avinash is not able to sleep.
Identify the function of these sentences from:
Advantage, Disadvantage, Hypothetic, Proof, Reason & Hyperbole:
1. The Covid-19 virus likely jumped from animals (bats or pangolins) to humans, possibly in a wet market in Wuhan.
2. Banks fund infrastructure, businesses, and startups, which helps boost the economy.
3. The pandemic was easily caused because humans are able to travel globally now.
4. Crowded cities and global trade made physical distancing difficult and accelerated the spread of Covid-19.
5. Open borders between countries can increase crime or overwhelm with migrants.
6. Digital payments create records, helping curb tax evasion and strengthen the financial system.
7. A country does well if it has good infrastructure, young population and access to capital.
8. Vaccination drives helped build immunity in large populations, reducing severe illness and hospitalizations.
9. I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.
10. The economy can tank if adequate regulations are not there.
11. India’s economy has improved due to stable government policies and ease of doing business.
12. Digital transactions have made it easier and more convenient to transact/spend.
13. Indians, being bilingual or multilingual, perform better on tasks involving memory, problem-solving, and multitasking due to enhanced brain flexibility.
14. Avani, who grew up speaking both Tamil and English, consistently excelled in school activities that required quick thinking and memory recall, and her teachers often praised her ability to switch between tasks smoothly and solve problems creatively.
15. Chaitanya is fluent in English, Hindi, and German, and is more likely to be hired for international roles or diplomacy-related jobs.
Introduction to conclusion:
Introduction – In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to adapt and learn new skills has become more important than ever.
Conclusion – Therefore, to succeed in an ever-evolving world, embracing adaptability and continuous learning is no longer optional—it is essential.
Introduction – Technology is reshaping nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from education to economics.
Conclusion – As technology continues to transform everything from how we learn to how we live, staying informed and adaptable will shape the future we create.
Introduction – Pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges we face in today’s world.
Conclusion – Solving the problem of pollution starts with small changes, but it requires everyone to act now.
Solutions
1. E
2. A
3. G
4. B
5. C
6. F
7. D
1. Effect (12-cause)
2. Effect (21-cause)
3. Effect (13-cause)
4. Cause (20-effect)
5. Effect of 19, cause of 11
6. Effect (18-cause)
7. Cause (17-effect)
8. Cause (14-effect)
9. Effect (15-cause)
10. Cause (16-effect)
1. Hypothesis
2. Advantage
3. Reason
4. Reason
5. Disadvantage
6. Advantage
7. Hypothesis
8. Solution
9. Hyperbole
10. Hypothesis
11. Reason
12. Advantage
13. Proof
14. Example
15. Example
Cause:
1: It rained heavily last night.
2: Tina forgot her umbrella.
3: The alarm didn’t ring.
4: I touched a hot pan.
5: They planted trees around the school.
6: There was too much traffic.
7. The power went out during the storm.
Effect:
A. She got drenched in the rain.
B. I burned my finger.
C. The playground became cooler and greener.
D. The house became completely dark.
E. The roads were flooded in the morning.
F. We reached the movie late.
G. Aman woke up late.
Identify the cause & the effect & match the relevant cause & effect. One of the sentences is both a cause & an effect:
1. Sales of the company’s products increase.
2. His decision making is impaired.
3. The pressure in the room increases.
4. The Amazon rainforest is being chopped down.
5. The algorithm is biased.
6. Workers are let go (fired).
7. An investor expects inflation to increase.
8. A mutation occurs in a particular gene in a chimp.
9. His risk of contracting a particular disease increases.
10. Ravi is prone to confirmation bias.
11. The company using the algorithm ends up hiring people with gender/ethnic bias.
12. A company uses scarcity marketing (only 5 items left).
13. The temperature of a closed room is increased.
14. It develops a disease.
15. A mutation occurs in a man’s gene.
16. He only watches/reads news which is in line with his opinion.
17. She starts investing surplus cash.
18. A factory brings in automation.
19. A tech company develops an algorithm and trains it on biased past data.
20. Carbon emissions are increasing in Brazil.
21. Avinash is not able to sleep.
Identify the function of these sentences from:
Advantage, Disadvantage, Hypothetic, Proof, Reason & Hyperbole:
1. The Covid-19 virus likely jumped from animals (bats or pangolins) to humans, possibly in a wet market in Wuhan.
2. Banks fund infrastructure, businesses, and startups, which helps boost the economy.
3. The pandemic was easily caused because humans are able to travel globally now.
4. Crowded cities and global trade made physical distancing difficult and accelerated the spread of Covid-19.
5. Open borders between countries can increase crime or overwhelm with migrants.
6. Digital payments create records, helping curb tax evasion and strengthen the financial system.
7. A country does well if it has good infrastructure, young population and access to capital.
8. Vaccination drives helped build immunity in large populations, reducing severe illness and hospitalizations.
9. I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.
10. The economy can tank if adequate regulations are not there.
11. India’s economy has improved due to stable government policies and ease of doing business.
12. Digital transactions have made it easier and more convenient to transact/spend.
13. Indians, being bilingual or multilingual, perform better on tasks involving memory, problem-solving, and multitasking due to enhanced brain flexibility.
14. Avani, who grew up speaking both Tamil and English, consistently excelled in school activities that required quick thinking and memory recall, and her teachers often praised her ability to switch between tasks smoothly and solve problems creatively.
15. Chaitanya is fluent in English, Hindi, and German, and is more likely to be hired for international roles or diplomacy-related jobs.
Introduction to conclusion:
Introduction – In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to adapt and learn new skills has become more important than ever.
Conclusion – Therefore, to succeed in an ever-evolving world, embracing adaptability and continuous learning is no longer optional—it is essential.
Introduction – Technology is reshaping nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from education to economics.
Conclusion – As technology continues to transform everything from how we learn to how we live, staying informed and adaptable will shape the future we create.
Introduction – Pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges we face in today’s world.
Conclusion – Solving the problem of pollution starts with small changes, but it requires everyone to act now.
Solutions
1. E
2. A
3. G
4. B
5. C
6. F
7. D
1. Effect (12-cause)
2. Effect (21-cause)
3. Effect (13-cause)
4. Cause (20-effect)
5. Effect of 19, cause of 11
6. Effect (18-cause)
7. Cause (17-effect)
8. Cause (14-effect)
9. Effect (15-cause)
10. Cause (16-effect)
1. Hypothesis
2. Advantage
3. Reason
4. Reason
5. Disadvantage
6. Advantage
7. Hypothesis
8. Solution
9. Hyperbole
10. Hypothesis
11. Reason
12. Advantage
13. Proof
14. Example
15. Example
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