NTS GAT Analytical Ability Section

During Analytical Ability section you’ll answer 20 to 30 questions (in 30 minutes). Analytical Ability questions come in two flavors, Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning; they test the same underlying skills but do so in different ways, so you’ll want to learn the strategies for dealing with each type.

Analytical Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning is like a puzzle that tests your ability to make logical inferences. Each GAT analytical reasoning question type is made up of four logical situations. Some questions are harder than others, and there are numerous different types of Analytical reasoning questions that you could encounter on the GAT. However, all GAT questions have the same three main components: the scenario, the rules, and the questions.

Each question is different, but your general approach to each one should be the same.

Logical Reasoning

GAT Logical Reasoning is a question type found in the GAT Analytical Reasoning section. In LR questions, the prompt presents some sort of argument. Then you need to analyze the argument—for example, by strengthening it, weakening it, finding its underlying assumption, etc. Although you do have to read a prompt in GAT Logical Reasoning, LR tests your thinking skills more than your reading skills. The argument prompt is typically less than 100 words, much shorter than a Reading Comprehension passage, and there’s always only a single question on the Critical Reasoning argument.