NMAT 2024 Language Skills Preparation: Syllabus, Best Books, Sample Questions

Out of 120 minutes, candidates must solve Language Skills questions in 28 minutes which is a little more than 1/5th of the total time. Similar to other sections of NMAT 2024 like NMAT Quantitative Skills and NMAT Logical Reasoning, no penalty of negative marking is applicable.

• NMAT Language Skills section usually contains around 3-4 passages from Reading Comprehension that are moderately difficult. 
• Out of the total 36 questions in this section, attempting about 24-28 questions would be an ideal attempt for Language skills.
• As per NMAT 2024 Syllabus, verbal ability comprises topics like antonyms and synonyms, word usage, concepts of grammar, para jumbles, idioms, phrases, etc.
• In order to secure the sectional cut-off, candidates should focus on NMAT Preparation by using the right strategy and NMAT Preparation Books.

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NMAT 2024 Language Skills Exam Pattern

Before appearing for any examination, students must familiarize themselves with the paper pattern. Key details of the pattern of the NMAT Language Skills section have been tabulated below:

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NMAT 2024 Language Skills Syllabus

NMAT Language Skills Syllabus is mainly divided into Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. While both these parts are important in order to score well in NMAT 2024 Language Skills section, verbal ability has a total weightage of around 66% from this section. Out of 36 questions, around 22-24 questions can be expected. The important topics for both parts are tabulated below:

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NMAT 2024 Language Skills Best Books

Some important books along with the name of the authors or the preparation of NMAT Examination are mentioned below:

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NMAT 2024 Language Skills Sample Questions

1. Select the appropriate meaning of the phrase given in the question: Of the first water 

(A) trifle 

(B) genuine 

(C) of the highest quality 

(D) shoddy 

2. Select the option that most suitably fills up the blanks: 

Traffic signals in the country X operate in a reverse fashion : people move when it is ___ and have to stop when it is ___. 

(A) amber, time 

(B) green, red 

(C) red, green 

(D) red, raining 

3. In the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by four lettered pair of words or phrases. Select by lettered pair that best expresses a relationship DISSIMILAR to that expressed in the original pair. 

MIGRANT : SETTLED 

(A) static : dynamic 

(B) mendicant : rich 

(C) jab : praise 

(D) gallant : brave 

4. Pick out the most appropriate word from amongst the words given below each sentence to complete it meaningfully. 

He quickly glanced .............................. the book to find what it said about the Indian economy. 

(1) at 

(2) through 

(3) in 

(4) to 

(5) over

5. In each of the following questions, select from amongst the five alternatives, the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capitals: LETHAL 

(1) light 

(2) dangerous 

(3) deadly 

(4) cruel 

(5) thoughtless

6. Which of the words/phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase underlined in the given sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. 

Bad movies affect people living in today’s society more than they did in previous years. (1) they had done 

(2) they did those 

(3) they had been done 

(4) they would have done 

(5) No correction required

7. In each of these questions, two sentences are given, one is complete and the other has a blank space in it. This pair of sentences is followed by five words/groups of words. You have to read these two sentences together and find out the word/group of words that best fits in the blank to make the pair of sentences meaningfully complete :— Now-a-days there exists a spirit of .............. among the various departments of the University. This has led to a number of interdisciplinary research publications due to interaction of various research groups which might not otherwise have been published.

(1) co-operation

(2) education 

(3) casteism 

(4) favouritism 

(5) patriotism

8. In the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by four lettered pair of words or phrases. Select by lettered pair that best expresses a relationship DISSIMILAR to that expressed in the original pair. 

ASTROLATRY : CELESTIAL BODIES 

(A) zoolatry : zoo 

(B) Mariolatry : Virgin Mary 

(C) demonolatry : demon 

(D) idolatry : idols 

9. In each of the following questions, select from amongst the five alternatives, the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capitals.

TRIUMPH 

(1) conquer 

(2) smash 

(3) earn 

(4) brave 

(5) capture

10. In each of these questions, two sentences are given, one is complete and the other has a blank space in it. This pair of sentences is followed by five words/groups of words. You have to read these two sentences together and find out the word/group of words that best fits in the blank to make the pair of sentences meaningfully complete :—

When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene. It needs a lot of ........ 

(1) patience 

(2) strength 

(3) courage 

(4) goodness 

(5) modesty

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NMAT 2024 Language Skills: Previous Year Paper Analysis

Check NMAT Paper Analysis based on previous years’ papers below:

NMAT 2022 Language Skills Section Analysis

• The difficulty level of NMAT 2022 Language Skills was easy to moderate. 
• The section mainly contained questions from RC.
• The section was a little time-consuming since the topics of RCs were abstract.
• RC passages were from the topics Science and Technology – Black Holes, and Construction of the Identity of Indian Women.

The following table contains the type and difficulty level of the questions asked in this section:

NMAT 2021 Language Skills Section Analysis

• The difficulty level of the Language Skills section was considerably higher than last year.
• The major questions asked were from topics like Reading Comprehension, Para jumbles, Analogy, and Error Detection. 
• The questions were easy but time-consuming and the vocabulary used was difficult to comprehend. 
• There were around 4-5 easy questions on Para Jumble.

Following is a representation of the break-up of this section:

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