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SNAP Preparation 2023: Strategy & Tips for Verbal Ability
(General English)

Updated on - September 07, 2023 (Thursday)
SIBM Nagpur

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) [SIU] must definitely be on your list if you are aspiring for an MBA from top business schools in India.

To be a part of any of the 26 MBA programmes offered by SIU, you will be required to appear for the SNAP Test 2023.

SNAP 2023 Exam Pattern:

SNAP test 2020 exam pattern

This year, the SNAP 2023 test will include 60 multiple choice questions divided into three segments:

  • General English
  • Analytical and Logical Reasoning
  • Quantitative Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency.

The SNAP 2023 test will consist of only MCQs this year. 

Students will be awarded 1 mark for every correct answer while every incorrect answer will garner 25 percent negative marks. 

Through this article, we will be focusing on the General English section. It is the first section of the examination. Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Ability forms part of this segment.

SNAP Exam Preparation: General English:

SNAP test preparation for general english

The General English section will only have 15 normal questions.

Section

Questions

Marks Per Correct Answer

Total Marks

General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability

15

1

15

Develop these few practices in a part of your daily routine to make a command over English languages:

  • Reading Newspapers
  • Reading books
  • Watching English movies/ news
  • Participating or taking up quizzes online.


Tips for Reading Comprehension:

reading comprehension tips for SNAP test 2020

The best long-term plan to deal with long passages is to maintain your attention and focus. It can be only developed with good practice. 

  1. Concentrate on the opening and closing paragraphs
    Most of the passages will be short, but one or two might be long. In case there is a shortage of time, read the opening and closing paragraphs. This is because the first and the last paragraphs contain the passage's main idea. 
  2. Use context
    If there is a question based on a particular line, read at least two to three sentences before and after the line, to comprehend/understand what it is trying to convey. This will help you write the answer with better accuracy. 
  3. Improve your Vocabulary
    Try increasing your vocabulary. It is extremely vital to build on your core language skills in order to develop into an affluent reader. Keep reading editorials and make a note of new words. Try to use them in your conversations.


Preparation Tips for Verbal Ability:

strategy and tips for verbal ability section in SNAP test 2020

This part will test candidates’ capability in English grammar and language.

Please remember, that grammar is the foundation of a language. Your fluency in grammar will make other parts of the Verbal Ability section like RCs’, prose much easier.

  • Clear your English grammar basics to solve the sentence correction and error detection questions. 
  • Practice questions related to reported speech and tenses.
  • Identify the words you are not familiar with and try to understand their meaning and usage.
  • Watch documentaries with subtitles. This will enhance knowledge of spoken English.
  • Memorize idioms and idiomatic expressions.
  • Time management is imperative to get a good score. Reading and practising is the key to acing the Verbal Ability section.
  • Try talking to people in English. You might feel shy at first and make a lot of mistakes. But soon you’ll discover that with more talking, the confidence, as well as the accuracy, shall increase.

The registrations for the SNAP Test 2023 have begun from 23rd August 2023. The SNAP last registration date is 23rd November 2023. 

Here is the registration link for SNAP 2023 exam: https://www.snaptest.org/

SNAP Important Dates & Information:

Particular

Date

Registration closes on

November 23, 2023 (Thursday)

Payment closes on

November 23, 2023 (Thursday)

Admit Card Live on

(www.snaptest.org)

December 04, 2023 (Monday) for SNAP Test 1

December 09, 2023 (Saturday) for SNAP Test 02 and SNAP Test 03

SNAP Computer Base Test (CBT) 2023

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

December 17, 2023 (Sunday)

December 22, 2023 (Friday)

Announcement of Result

January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)

Timings of the tests will be communicated to the candidates via their Admit Card

**Depending on any unavoidable circumstances, the schedules, as well as the nature/structure of the test, can change, and all tests can be conducted entirely online or entirely offline or in a combination of both modes at the discretion of SIU.

SR. NO.

City

SR. NO.

City

1

Agra - Uttar Pradesh

10

Jamshedpur - Jharkhand

2

Ahmedabad - Gujarat

11

Kolkata - West Bengal

3

Ambala - Haryana

12

Mumbai - Maharashtra

4

Bengaluru - Karnataka

13

Nagpur - Maharashtra

5

Chandigarh - Punjab

14

New Delhi - Gurugram - Delhi NCR

6

Dehradun - Uttarakhand

15

Noida - Delhi NCR

7

Faridabad - Delhi NCR

16

Patiala - Punjab

8

Ghaziabad - Delhi NCR

17

Pune - Maharashtra

9

Indore - Madhya Pradesh