How to actually get parajumbles right

Asked by Anonymous on 2026-09-22 in CAT Prep

So I have tried every possible solution everyone recommends, and somehow I am not getting them right even after solving multiple questions.
When people say the opening sentence never starts with "hence" or "although" or it goes from general to specific, I see many example questions of the exact words being used as opener sentences. Though I am able to figure out the mandatory pairs and the explanation for those questions is mentioned as a different writing styl e or that is how CAT confuses us , is there any concrete way in which i can actually get through these ?

2 Answers

M · 2026-09-22 · 1 helpful

https://www.youtube.com/live/lCtVYLrDsA4?si=czDgLOdpPHzhd4fW

Aarav · 2026-09-22 · 1 helpful

hey! honestly those opener rules are just shortcuts, CAT breaks them all the time so dont rely on them too much

try this:

- summarise each sentence in 3-4 words first
- ind the pairs using pronouns, connectors, repeated ideas
- join pairs into chunks then see which chunk can stand on its own as the start
- read the whole thing once to check it flows

do CAT PYQ PJs and note why u got each wrong one wrong. it'll click in few weeks, keep going!

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