SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 – Reading Comprehension Tips

SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 tentative exam dates are out. The SBI Clerk 2021 notification is out featuring 5000 vacancies. Sign up at PracticeMock.com for latest exam updates and notifications. For those who have plans to clear the SBI Clerk 2021 exam we would suggest them to start preparing for the exam. Candidates can start practicing mock tests. A free mock test of SBI Clerk shall help aspirants to gain actual insights as how they are performing and on what areas they need to work upon. Generally, aspirants find English especially Reading Comprehension difficult, however with rigorous practice this problem can be solved. If we talk about the English language section as per the SBI Clerk 2020 exam pattern 30 questions are asked worth 30 marks and are to be answered in 20 minutes. Out of these 30 questions we can say that around 8 to 10 questions are from the RC section. This article shall help the aspirants preparing for the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 with some RC tips.

Reading Comprehension Tips SBI Clerk Prelims 2021

For those who are struggling with the RC section here are few tips which may help you to perform better.

Summarize the Passage in Your Own Words

When it comes to reading an RC passage, aspirants tend to read the same in a flow without making out that what actually it is all about. We would suggest you to make this as a habit:

• Read the passage slowly and then try to summarize the same in your own words whatever you have learned in the passage.
• Read the next sentence and try to connect with what all you have already read.
• Keep reading and repeat this process of summarizing in your own words wherever you stuck.

Though, it’s a time-consuming process, but will have benefits in the long run. The more you will summarize the passage the better understanding you will develop.

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Read it Loud

• To get the gist of the passage try and read it aloud
• Reading aloud shall help you to stay focused on the text
• Most likely by following this practice aspirants will be able to comprehend and understand the passage better.

Read the Previous Text Again

• While reading the passage if you have lost its context then try skimming through the previous text so as to get the context back.
• Reading the previous passage will help you in recalling what you have forgotten. It can be either characteristics of an entity or a complicated phrase etc.

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Strengthen your Vocabulary

Vocabulary plays an important role as far as reading comprehension is concerned. A strong vocabulary shall make you win this section to a great extent.

• Make a habit of reading newspapers or magazines daily and mark difficult words and try to look for their meanings.
• Take help from our Daily Hindu Vocabulary articles in which we scan through the editorials from The Hindu and mark difficult words from them along with their meanings.
• Also, vast vocabulary would also be needed if the RC section contains questions on synonyms and antonyms in it.

As far as time management is concerned it plays an important role as far as complete exam is concerned.

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Read the Questions First

Before reading the RC passage, it is advised to take a quick glance of the questions first. This shall help you in a better understanding of the Reading Comprehension passage later when you will read it.

• Get the needed lines of the answer in the RC and then move ahead for finding the options given in the question.
• Don’t get stuck to a question if you are not able to find the answer. As time is limited so you have to move onto the next one.
• Picking out few keywords and then read the passage to look for the answers will even be helpful. It is a reverse approach will save you time.

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Focus on Opening & Closing of the Passage

In majority of the passages generally the idea is conveyed in the opening and closing of the passage. Majority of the times you will be able to find the answers quickly if you get the gist of these paragraphs. Try to derive as much as information as possible from the opening and closing paragraphs of the passage.

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Lastly, we can say that mastering RC is an art and that can be possible only by practicing a lot. The more you will practice the better will be the outcome.