{"id":74047,"date":"2026-03-28T10:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=74047"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:29:37","slug":"how-to-identify-pattern-in-rcs-to-target-cat-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-identify-pattern-in-rcs-to-target-cat-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Pattern in RCs to Target CAT 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018Pattern Identification\u2019 refers to the technique of understanding the pattern of information presentation in a passage. A crucial question which students ask when preparing for the CAT exam, is how to identify patterns in CAT RC? Before understanding pattern identification, it is important to know that pattern in RC is not connected to questions which follow. CAT VARC has 16 RC questions, from which 4 Reading Comprehension have 4 questions each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The layout of a passage is crucial to understand, it includes the tone of the passage, how multiple paragraphs are interconnected, main idea and lastly the primary objective of the passage. All of these components help identify the pattern of RCs which helps answer the questions that follow. To identify patterns in CAT RC, it is important to first learn how to identify the main idea of a passage. Typically, the main idea or primary objective is found in the first paragraph of the passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, step is to identify the passages which support, criticize, compare, provide examples or connect the main idea to a global platform through examples or suggest recommendations. When you try to identify patterns in CAT RC, you have to have a bird’s-eye view. This is the best technique which helps you get clarity and precision when answering the related questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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