St. Gabriel Catholic Academy

The St. Gabriel Catholic Academy is a unique academy as it is a great online home schooling site which provides Catholic homeschool students with skilled Academic Counselors who assist in the teaching process.

The St. Gabriel Catholic Academy homeschool is accredited through the National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance. This academy follows the belief of Christ in spreading love and education amongst all the nations and this is done by providing a quality Catholic homeschool education that will teach homeschoolers more than reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Furthermore, it's believed here that Catholic homeschool parents should have ultimate authority over what their students learn.With The St. Gabriel CatholicAcademy online home education program, Catholic homeschool parents act more as facilitators, motivators, and supervisors than as teachers.

The St. Gabriel Catholic Academy homeschool staff believes that the Bible is the perfect and inspired word of God and should be looked to for answers to every moral question.

Loans and Scholarships

Getting in to a top B school is tough but not so arranging the money required for it. Gone are the days when one had to borrow money from family members and relatives to peruse MBA. Different kinds of financial aid are available, but the most common amongst MBA aspirants is loan after scholarship.
You'll probably want to look carefully at all of the options listed below. Though getting a loan is not that time consuming but it is always better to be clear about the resource from where you will be taking your money to pay the high fees of b school.

Grants and Scholarships
This is free money, money you don't have to pay back but its not that easy to get. There are many private organizations and charitable foundations which offers scholarship t for MBA education in India. All the top B schools provide some sort of scholarship or prize money to its students. IIMs never forget to mention in their bulletin “It is the endeavour of the Institute that no student be denied opportunity to pursue the post-graduate programmes in Management at IIM for want of adequate financial resources “. ICFAI also provides a good amount of money as scholarship to its students.. The most notable one is IIFM. All the students get a monthly scholarship of Rs. 1600.

Bank Loan
Banks are coming out with innovative loans products to cater this emerging segment of customers. Almost all nationalized banks offer educational loans to students for perusing MBA. These loans are quite easy to get, as they do not require any guarantee. The best part of taking a loan from a bank is that you don’t have to repay the loan until you start working. And the amount of money you take as loan is also considered for Tax relaxation which might not be so important for you right now but it will make a difference once you start earning.

Always go for Nationalized Bank while considering for an education loan. Check out the following links to know more about the terms and condition for applying loan in different nationalized banks.

1. Allahabad Bank
2. SBI
3. Bank of Baroda
4. PNB
5. Canara Bank

Employer Sponsorship
This is more common for executive, part time and distance learning MBA courses, but some employers will sponsor or part-sponsor full time programs.
In India none of the top notch companies are not so generous in sponsoring full time MBA courses though they don’t hesitate to sponsor for Mtech and Phd This is understandable as they know there is always a good chance of the employee to leave the company after fulfilling the bond tenure. The company you work for might fund your MBA program for a reasonable bond but students who make into top B schools never avail this facility as it might prevent them from finding a better job after completing MBA.

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning is always the toughest part of CAT. In CAT LR questions usually comes with 2/3 bits . A paragraph is given with full of information followed by 2/3 questions. You have to read it and use your logic to answer the questions. In 3 sections CAT paper there is no special section on LR but one can expect LR questions to be present in any section.

The main idea behind LR is to is use the information and preconditions to make a conclusion

Most problems give a variety of conditions and you must use an "if"-"then" approach. It's important that you read the whole problem, and choose the best hint or clue before starting to solve the problem. When practicing logic with reasoning making a chart or drawing a picture are good strategies. Before starting any LR problem it s advised to keep few points in mind.


Important Tips for Logical Reasoning

Before you try to answer a few sample questions, here are some general test-taking tips that should help you with the Logical Reasoning section.

1. Study the question carefully. A brief explanation of why each choice is correct or incorrect follows each practice question. If you understand this reasoning for the practice items, you will do well on the actual assessment.
2. NEVER assume or use any information that the question fails to give you. This is NOT an assessment of how much you know about economics in general! Consider ONLY the information given in each reading passage when choosing among the alternative responses.
3. Read both the factual passage and the sentence completion instruction carefully. Both must be considered in making your choice.
4. Be sure to read all the response choices carefully before choosing one.
5. In questions that ask you to select a valid conclusion, always choose the one conclusion that must definitely follow from the information you are given. In questions that ask you to find the invalid alternative, choose the one conclusion that does not definitely follow from the information.
6. Pay special attention to words like "all," "some," or "none" when you read the factual information each question gives you. Other qualifying words such as "other than," "only" or "unless" are important, too. These words can play a critical part in precisely specifying the facts to be used in your reasoning.
7. Pay attention to negative prefixes also, such as non-, un-, or dis-. These can be crucial to specifying the basic facts in the paragraph.
8. "Test-taking" courses or your college instructors may have advised you to avoid any response choices that contain the quantifiers "all" or "none." In both the practice questions here and in the actual economist assessment, these words are NOT signs of incorrect response choices. They will appear in both correct and incorrect response choices.
9. Pay close attention to the word "ONLY" and to the phrase "IF AND ONLY IF." Saying "The door will open IF AND ONLY IF both keys are used" sets up a highly specific condition that must be met. There is exactly one way to open the door-you must use both keys. By contrast, if the sentence says, "The door will open if the key is used," there may be several ways to open the door besides by using the key.
10. The questions in the assessment will vary in difficulty level, and difficult questions will be mixed in with easier ones throughout the assessment. When you encounter a question that is difficult for you, try drawing diagrams or other schematic notes on the "scratch" paper provided to support and confirm your thought processes. Also, bear in mind that you can stop working on a difficult question temporarily and return to it later.

Example1

Q. 1 to 4 are based on the following information:
- Ghosh Babu’s new interest is psychology. He has identified various personality
patterns and given them names. These personality patterns are inter-related as
follows:
- All Alessandras, Belissimas, Cassandras, Desdemonas, Elissimas and Firdauses
are Queens.
- All Alessandras are Belissimas.
- No Belissima that is not an Alessandra is a Firdaus.
- Some Cassandras are Alessandras.
- All Desdemonas are Cassandras.
- Some Cassandras are not Belissimas.
- No Desdemona is an Alessandra.
- All Queens and only Queens that are neither Belissimas nor Cassandras are
Elissimas.

1. Which of the following is true?
(1) All Firdauses are Alessandras.
(2) Some Firdauses are Alessandras.
(3) All Firdauses are either Alessandras, Cassandras or Elissimas.
(4) Some Firdauses are Cassandras.

2. Which of the following is not true?
(1) No Desdemonas are Belissimas.
(2) Some Belissimas are Desdemonas.
(3) Some Firdauses are both Belissimas and Cassandras.
(4) Some Queens are neither Belissimas nor Elissimas.

3. Which of the following cannot be said to be true or false?
I. No Belissima or Cassandra is an Elissima.
II. Some Cassandras are Belissimas but not Alessandras.
III. No Belissima is both an Alessandra and a Desdemona.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) III only (4) I & II

4. Peter is not a Belissima, therefore,
(1) Peter is an Elissima
(2) If Peter is a Queen, he is an Elissima or Cassandra.
(3) If Peter is not an Elissima, he is a Cassandra.
(4) None of the above

ANSWERS: 1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (2)
Example2

DIRECTIONS for questions 5 to 7: Answer the following questions based on the passage below.

A group of three or four has to be selected from seven persons. Among the seven are two women, Fiza and Kavita, and five men: Ram, Shyam, David, Peter and Rahim. Ram would not like to be in the group if Shyam is also selected. Shyam and Rahim want to be selected together in the group. Kavita would like to be in the group only if David is also there. David, if selected, would not like Peter in the group. Ram would like to be in the group only if Peter is also there. David insists that Fiza be selected in case he is there in the group.

5. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Kavita and Ram can be part of a group of four.
b. A group of four can have two women.
c. A group of four can have all four men.
d. None of the above

6. Which of the following is a feasible group of four?
a. Ram, Peter, Fiza, Rahim
b. Shyam, Rahim, Kavita, David
c. Shyam, Rahim, Fiza, David
d. Fiza, David, Ram, Peter

7. Which of the following is a feasible group of three?
a. David, Ram, Rahim
b. Peter, Shyam, Rahim
c. Kavita, David, Shyam
d. Fiza, David, Ram

Answers:
5. d The group of 4 cannot be made, except S + R + F + D.
6. c From the above
7. b In all the other choices we have D, who insist that F be with him.
Example3

Directions for 8 – 10: Mr. Doubt fire has an unique way of attempting the question paper having 50 Qs. He starts from question 1 and attempts all questions which are terms of the A. P with a common difference of 3 in the forward direction and 3 in the reverse direction. If he reaches a stage when he cannot attempt any more question he starts in the reverse direction with the first unanswered question. He repeats the same process and when he reaches a stage when he can’t process any further, he reverses his direction again
starting with the first unanswered question

8. Which is the 20th question he answers?
(A) 50
(b) 48
(c) 47
(d) 44

9. Which is the last question that he answers if he attempts all the 50 questions?
(a) 50
(b) 49
(c) 48
(d) 3

10. How many times does he reverse his direction?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

ANSWERS
8. (d)
9. (b)
10. (a)

Correct Word Usage-VIII

Most / Almost

The adjective most is the superlative form of many or much meaning the largest number or amount.
Ex: Most coffee comes from Brazil.

Almost is an adverb meaning not quite, or very nearly or nearly all.
Ex: Almost all the students are here.
He is almost ready to leave.
He almost won the race.

Plane / Plain

The noun plane usually means airplane.
Ex: His plane arrives in New York at 9:00am.

The adjective plain means simple,not fancy.
Ex: Her dress was very plain.

Principal / Principle

The adjective principal means chief or very important.
The noun principal means chief official.

The principal reason for his failure was lack of support.
I am the principal of this school.
The noun principle means fundamental truth.
He is studying the principles of accounting.

Quiet / Quite

Quiet is an adjective meaning not noisy.
Ex: It was a very quite party.

Quite is an adverb meaning completely or to a degree.
Ex: He is quite upset today.
He is quite short.

Respectfully / Respectively

Respectfully means with respect.
Ex: The audience rose respectfully when the President entered.

Respectively means in the order given.
Ex: The Suttons lived in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York respectively.

So / So that

So is a conjunction joining a clause of result to a main clause.
Ex: It rained a lot last year, so there were lots of wildflowers to enjoy.

So that joins a clause of purpose to a main clause.
We wore raincoats so that we would not get our clothes wet.

Stationary / Stationery

Stationary means in a fixed position.
Ex: The car was stationary parked in the driveway.

Stationery refers to writing supplies.
Ex: That stationery store sells writing paper, envelopes and office supplies.

Their / There / They're

Their is the third-person plural possessive pronoun.
Ex: They sold their car last week.

There is (1) an adverb of place or (2) an expletive that tells of existence.
Ex: Your package is there on the counter.
There are fifty states in United States.

There're is the contraction of they are.
Ex: They're ready to see you now.

To / Too / Two

To is (1) part of the infinitive form or (2) a preposition.
Ex: I like to walk in the snow.
I walked to the park on Saturday.

Too is an adverb indicating an excess.
Ex: It is too cold to go swimming.

Two is a number (2).
Ex: I have two cats kitty and whiskers.

Weather / Whether

Weather is a noun meaning atmospheric conditions.
Ex: The weather was not nice enough to go out.

Whether is a conjunction meaning if.
Ex: I don't know whether he will stay at home or not.

Who's / Whose

Who's is the contraction for who is.
Ex: I don't know who's coming tonight.

Whose is (1) a question word or (2) a possessive relative pronoun.
Whose pen is this
I met the man whose child scored the winning goal.

Correct Word Usage-VII

Emigrate / Immigrate

To emigrate means, 'to leave one country to live in another.'
Ex: My grandfather emigrated from Europe to the USA in 1864.

To immigrate means, 'to move to a new country'
Many countries are facing difficulties due to the increased number of immigrants living in them.
*It's probably easiest to remember that to emigrate means to leave a country while immigrate means to enter to live.

Farther / Further

Farther means 'towards a more distant point in space' (actual distance)
The beach is a few miles farther away.

Further means towards a more distant point in time, degree, or quantity. (figurative distance)
Ex: Let us consider this problem a bit further. (time)
We should do further research on this matter. (quantity)
Be careful not to excite the children any further. (degree)

Formally / Formerly

Formally means in a formal way.
Ex: He was formally charged with the crime.

Formerly means previously, or at an earlier time.
She was formerly a dancer in a club.

Healthful / Healthy

Healthful means good for ones health.
Ex: Vegetables and fruits are healthful foods.

Healthy means in a good condition of health.
Ex: Due to their outdoor lifestyle, all of his children are healthy.

Illusion / Allusion

An illusion is a false idea or unreal image.
Ex: The magician's illusion convinced the crowd that he was flying.

An allusion is an indirect reference.
Ex: The professor made an allusion to modern art.

Imply / Infer

To imply is to suggest without saying directly.
A speaker or writer can imply.
Susan implied that she was not happy with her studies.

To infer is to to make a conclusion based on evidence not stated.
Only a listener or reader can infer.
I inferred from the report that our taxes would be raised again.

Its / It's

Its is the singular possessive pronoun for things.
The car had its tires stolen last night.

It's is the contraction for it is.
It's a nice day today. (It is a nice day today.)

Leave / Let

To leave means, to go away from.
Ex: He leaves work at five o'clock every day.

To let means, to permit.
Ex: Jane let me borrow her bike.

Loose / Lose

The adjective loose means not tight.
Ex: This shirt is too loose. I need a smaller size.

To lose is a verb meaning to leave (forget) behind by accident.
Ex: I often lose my house keys.

Correct Word Usage-VI

Altogether / All Together

Altogether is an adverb meaning completely.
Ex: I am altogether upset with you.

All together is an adjective phrase meaning in a group.
Ex: The children sang a song all together.

Besides / Beside

The preposition besides means except.
Ex: Everyone besides Jane went to the party.

The preposition beside means next to.
EX: Jane was standing beside me. (NOT: besides me)

Cloth / Clothes

Cloth is a noun (usually as a non-count noun) that means material or fabric.
Ex: She bought some cloth to make a new dress.

Clothes is a plural count noun meaning 'garments used to cover the body.'
Ex: She bought a lot of clothes in Paris.
I feel nice when I wear new clothes.

Desert / Dessert

A desert is 'a dry area with little vegetation and rainfall.'
Ex: The Sahara desert in Africa is the largest in the world.

A dessert is 'sweet food usually eaten after a meal.'
We had chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert.

Differ from / Differ with

To differ from is 'to be dissimilar.'
Ex: Men differ from women physically.

To differ with is 'to disagree with.'
Ex: I differ with you on this issue. (I disagree with you)

Correct Word Usage-V

Watch / See

Watch is a transitive verb meaning 'to look at or observe carefully'
Ex: He watched his grand children playing in the yard

See is a transitive verb meaning 'to perceive with the eye'
Ex: He saw the children go into the house.

Accept / Except / Expect

Accept is a verb that means to receive or take or to give a positive answer to a proposition or offer.
Ex: Do you accept travelers checks (receive, take)
Susan accepted his offer of a job. (gave a positive answer)
The club accepted three new members. (received)

Except as a preposition, meaning with the exception of. (Commonly used)
Everybody except John went to the party. (John didn't go)
Except as a verb means, to exclude, to keep out. (Rarely used)
The boys excepted Frank from their club.(They did not accept him)

Expect is a verb that means, waiting for something to happen or 'believed to be the state of something'
Ex: She expected her husband home from work at any minute.
I expect you are hungry after such a long trip

Advice / Advise

(note spelling differences between British English and American English)
Advise is a verb.
Ex: The doctor advised her to quit smoking.

Advice is a noun.
Ex: She gave me some good advice.

All ready / Already

All ready is an adjective phrase meaning completely ready.
Ex: We were all ready to leave at eight o'clock.

Already is an adverb of time meaning by or before a specific time.
Ex: They had already left by three o'clock.
He had already eaten when I arrived. (before I arrived)