Quota

"There are five dangerous faults,which may effect a general

• Recklessness, which leads to destruction.
• Cowardice, which leads to capture.
• a hasty tamper, which can be provoked by insults.
• a delicacy of honor, which is sensitive to shame.
• Over-solicitude of his men, which expose him to worry and trouble."

                                                                     - Sun Tzu

How to write a good story-Answer

There can be many possible stories regarding this picture.Let's try to write one.

No. of characters   3(1 man and 2 women )

Background         Dinning table , Restaurant or House

Age of Characters   All 3 are young fellows or 1 young man,1young woman and 1 old lady.

Reaction and posture of characters    Characters seems to discuss some topic

STORY

There are many stories i can create out of it but let's go for the first thing comes into my mind.

Usha, a young and happily married woman lives in Delhi.Her husband runs a small Restaurant there.(INTRODUCTION OF MAIN CHARACTER).

She was fond of helping poorer sections of society.So she used to run a school for poor children on a very low monthly charges.Once her husband business fall badly and the life became difficult for them.Her mother-in- law pressurized her to sell the school building to a firm for big profit.But the pressure was not enough against her will and nobility.She refused to do so and discussed the issue with her husband. Her husband told her to carry her good works as ups and downs are a part of business.(BODY,in past tense).

She continued her school and with the time her husband business settles down.The story shows her hard determination and full intentions to carry on the task of uplift-meant of society.(CONCLUSION)

Now this is a short,simple,practical and quickly made 3 min. story, shows many qualities of your central character. who is representing yourself in the story.

How to write a good story

How to Write a Good Story

To write a good story in Picture perception test,you need to follow different steps.These steps are:-

1.Visualization

        It is the initial and most important step.You should analyze the picture to the best of your abilities.There are many parameters such as

• No. of characters
• Background
• Ages of the characters
• Reactions of characters
• Posture of characters 

2.Theme

      Your next task is to choose a hero/heroine or lead character of your story and the theme.You can take calculated risks while doing so but be practical and real.

3.Interpretation

       Start your story with a small introduction of your main character.Then relate the given seen with your character and finally comes up with appropriate conclusion. 

Example

Watch the picture below and write a appropriate story within 3 min.

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Picture Perception Test

Picture Perception Test

This test is yet another part of Psychological test.In this test,the candidates are shown pictures related to different themes one after other on a giant screen with the help of projector.Each picture is shown to the candidates for half minutes. Candidates are asked to write a story about each picture within 3 minutes.

There is a total of 10 pictures shown to the candidates.The pictures shown are always hazy and lack details.Candidates are supposed to use their creativity to complete the picture.The last picture shown to the candidates is always a blank picture and candidates have to write, whatever comes into their mind at the moment  of time.

Some Hints and Advices about Story Writing:-

• Candidates should prefer to write stories in past tense.
• You are supposed to be the talented young graduates,so don't write stereotyped and a mature stories.  
• The candidates can take reasonable risks.
• To learn the act of writing a good story, CLICK HERE.

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Imagination test or Picture story test

This test is yet another part of Psychological test.In this test,the candidates are shown pictures related to different themes one after other on a giant screen with the help of projector.Each picture is shown to the candidates for half minutes. Candidates are asked to write a story about each picture within 3 minutes.

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There is a total of 10 pictures shown to the candidates.The pictures shown are always hazy and lack details.Candidates are supposed to use their creativity to complete the picture.The last picture shown to the candidates is always a blank picture and candidates have to write, whatever comes into their mind at the moment  of time.

Some Hints and Advices about Story Writing:-

• Candidates should prefer to write stories in past tense.
• You are supposed to be the talented young graduates,so don't write stereotyped and a mature stories.  
• The candidates can take reasonable risks.
• To learn the act of writing a good story, CLICK HERE.

WORD ASSOCIATION TEST

WORD ASSOCIATION TEST (WAT)

In this Test , candidates are shown some words on projector screen or board, one after other.Each word is shown for a very brief amount of time and candidates are supposed to pen down the first though comes into their mind regarding that particular word.The time given to the candidates is 15 sec. for each word.Total of 50-55 words are shown in this manner.It's not necessary to write a whole complete line for that word,candidates can show their response in phrase and broken sentences.

This test is actually a part of Psychological test.The main aim of this test is to check the personality of the candidates by checking their response to the different words or matters.

The different qualities checked by psychologist are:-

• Initiative
• Originality
•  Drive 
• Quick gasp
• Cheerfulness
• Will power
• Courage
• Patience 
• Quality
• Sense of Service
• Sense of Sacrifice 
• Sense of Discipline etc.

It is advised to the candidates to come with their natural behavior and response because later they will be accessed completely at many levels and if they told lies and hypothetical responses then they will consider as CONFUSED PERSONALITIES.

EXAMPLES OF WAT:-

SOCIETY   shapes a man

HELP   self help is the best type of help

LIFE   full of struggle

WINE   moderate drinking is not bad

CHILD   is the father of man