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ATMA Exam Paper Analysis

2020- Paper Analysis (February)

Sections	Score Expected for 90+ Percentile	Difficulty Level
Verbal Ability- I	18-20	Moderate
Verbal Ability- II	18-20	Moderate
Analytical Reasoning- I	21-23	Moderate
Analytical reasoning- II	20-22	Moderate to difficult
Quantitative Ability- I	15-18	Moderate to difficult
Quantitative Ability- II	16-18	Difficult

Detailed analysis of the sections:

Verbal Ability I and II: This section composed of 5 RC passages with 6 questions each that were easy to moderate. Jumbled paragraphs and fill in the blanks also formed an important part of the section with 5 questions each and an easy to moderate level. The overall section was moderate as the level of the antonyms and sentence correction was tough.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Reading Comprehension	30	27	Easy to Moderate
Errors in sentence formation	5	2	Difficult
Fill in the blanks with correct vocabulary word	5	4	Moderate
Summary	6	5	Moderate
One-word substitution	4	3	Moderate
Jumbled Paragraphs	4	2	Moderate
Phrases and Idioms substitution by words	6	3	Moderate to difficult

Analytical section I and II: Section I comprised of questions from critical reasoning, arrangements, statement inference, statement conclusions and data sufficiency while section II was made up majorly of coding-decoding and strengthen and weaken arguments. An attempt of 43-44 questions with an accuracy of 90% was considered to be a good attempt.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Coding Decoding	5	4	Moderate
Deductions	6	5	Moderate
Seating Arrangement -Circular	5	4	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	4	Moderate
Input-Output	5	3	Moderate
Ranking	4	2	Moderate
Course of Action	5	3	Moderate
Strong and Weak Arguments	5	4	Moderate
Inferences	4	3	Moderate
Cause and Effect	5	3	Moderate
Distribution	5	4
Statement & Conclusions	6	4	Moderate

Quantitative Ability I and II: With a 90% accuracy, if a candidate attempted 43-45 questions, it could be termed as a good attempt. Data Interpretation portion formed a major part of the section with 17 questions in total and a moderate difficulty level. Other major topics were modern math, numbers and algebra.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Time & Work, Pipes and Cisterns	2	2	Moderate
Percentages, Profit, Loss, Partnership	5	3	Moderate
Simple Equations, Ratio, Proportion and Variation	5	4	Moderate
Time & Distance, Boats and Streams	4	3	Moderate
Geometry & Mensuration	2	1	Moderate to difficult
Simple Interest, Compound Interest	2	1	Moderate to difficult
Averages, Mixtures and Alligations	2	1	Moderate
Numbers, Indices & Surds	2	–	Moderate
Charts + Cases (Data Interpretation)	14	11	Moderate to difficult
Permutation and Combinations, Probability	12	10	Moderate to difficult
Quantitative Comparison	5	3	Moderate
Number Series	5	3	Moderate

2019- Paper Analysis

Sections	Score Expected for 90+ Percentile	Difficulty Level
Verbal Ability- I	18-20	Moderate
Verbal Ability- II	18-20	Moderate
Analytical Reasoning- I	19-21	Moderate
Analytical reasoning- II	19-21	Moderate
Quantitative Ability- I	18-20	Moderate to difficult
Quantitative Ability- II	18-20	Moderate to difficult

Detailed analysis of the sections:

Verbal Ability I and II: This section was relatively easy to attempt as compared to other sections. 5 RC passages with 6 questions each were easier when compared to the previous years. Sentence correction and antonym-synonym pair questions were considered to be a little difficult. 50 questions with 85% accuracy were considered to be a good attempt in this paper.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (5 passages)	30	27	Easy to Moderate
Part of sentence with error	4	3	Easy
Correct Statement	1	1	Easy
Cloze	4	3	Moderate
Fill in the blanks	6	5	Easy to Moderate
Incorrect word/phrase	3	2	Easy to Moderate
Antonym-Synonym pairs	3	3	Moderate
Sentence starters	3	2	Moderate
Jumbled Paragraph	6	4	Easy to Moderate

Analytical section I and II: Section I comprised of questions from critical reasoning, arrangements, statement inference and conclusions and data sufficiency while section II was made up majorly of coding-decoding, syllogism and strengthen and weaken arguments. An attempt of 45-46 questions with an accuracy of 90% was considered to be a good attempt.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Coding Decoding	6	5	Easy to Moderate
Data Sufficiency	8	7	Moderate
Arrangements	10	8	Moderate to Difficult
Course of Action	2	2	Easy
Statement-Inference	5	3	Moderate
Strong/ Weak Arguments	1	–	Moderate to Difficult
Strengthen/Weaken	6	4	Moderate
Statement–Conclusion	1	1	Easy
Statement Cause–Effect	6	5	Moderate
Course of Action	3	3	Easy
Syllogisms	6	4	Moderate to Difficult
Critical Reasoning	6	4	Moderate to Difficult

Quantitative Ability I and II: With a 90% accuracy, if a candidate attempted 43-45 questions, it could be termed as a good attempt. Data Interpretation and modern math portion formed a major part of section II with 17 questions in total and a moderate difficulty level. Other major topics were geometry, numbers and algebra.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Data Interpretation	15	10	Moderate
Geometry	8	6	Easy to Moderate
Modern Math	12	10	Easy to Moderate
Algebra	5	4	Moderate to Difficult
Arithmetic	9	7	Easy to Moderate
Numbers	11	8	Easy

2018- Paper Analysis

Sections	Score Expected for 90+ Percentile	Difficulty Level
Verbal Ability- I	20-21	Moderate to difficult
Verbal Ability- II	20-21	Moderate to difficult
Analytical Reasoning- I	21-22	Moderate
Analytical reasoning- II	21-22	Moderate
Quantitative Ability- I	20-21	Moderate to difficult
Quantitative Ability- II	20-21	Moderate to difficult

Detailed analysis of the sections:

Verbal Ability I and II: Like previous years, the pattern remained almost the same with 5 RC passages and jumbled sentences. Fill in the blanks and correct the sentence were some topics that formed 6 and 4 questions each. A good attempt would be if a candidate attempted 41-42 questions with 90% accuracy.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Reading comprehension	30	22	Easy to Moderate
Sentence not contributing to Main Idea	1	1	Easy
Sentence starters	2	1	Moderate
Antonym-Synonym pairs	3	1	Moderate
Jumbled Paragraph	6	4	Easy to Moderate
Fill in the blanks	6	4	Easy to Moderate
Cloze	4	2	Moderate
Correct Statement	1	1	Easy
Part of sentence with error	4	3	Easy
Incorrect word/phrase	3	2	Easy

Analytical section I and II: Section I comprised of questions from critical reasoning, course of action, statement inference and conclusions, strengthen and weaken arguments and data sufficiency while section II was made up majorly of coding-decoding and syllogism. An attempt of 42-43 questions with an accuracy of 90% was considered to be a good attempt.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Critical Reasoning	6	3	Moderate to difficult
Syllogisms	6	3	Moderate to difficult
Course of Action	3	3	Easy
Cause and Effect	6	5	Moderate
Statement-Conclusion	1	1	Easy
Strengthen/Weaken	6	5	Moderate
Strong/Weak Arguments	1	1	Moderate to difficult
Statement-Inference	5	4	Moderate
Course of action	2	2	Easy
Arrangements	10	5	Moderate to difficult
Data Sufficiency	8	6	Moderate
Coding decoding	6	5	Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Ability I and II: This section was towards the difficult end of the scale. Questions were not lengthy but required good critical thinking and a basic understanding of the topics. Arithmetic and numbers dominated the first section and modern math dominated the second section. An attempt of 41-42 questions with 80-90% accuracy was considered a good attempt.

Topics	Number of Questions	Doable Questions	Difficulty
Data Interpretation	15	9	Moderate
Geometry	8	6	Easy to Moderate
Modern Math	12	9	Easy to Moderate
Algebra	5	4	Moderate to Difficult
Arithmetic	9	7	Easy to Moderate
Numbers	11	8	Easy