English Basic Study Plan
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With lots of banking exams coming your way including SBI Clerk, SBI PO and IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk etc. we are trying different ways to make your exam preparation easy. All these exams notifications will surely create a buzz among aspirants and they will start filling up the application forms once these notifications will come. However, those who wish to clear the IBPS Clerk exam this year may have already started with the preparation as IBPS Clerk 2023 notification is already out and soon SBI PO will also release their recruitment notification for this year. Those who have already kick started their preparation must take IBPS Clerk Prelims free mock test for an insightful guidance. In order to make your exam preparation easy, we have come up with a basic English Section Study Plan for Major Banking Exams. This will be valid for all major banking exams.

Generally, if we see the exam pattern of major banking and insurance exams, English language section is one common section other than Numerical Ability and Reasoning. So, we have come up with a basic study plan or you can say a preparation strategy to this common section for all major banking, government and insurance exams. This English section study plan will guide on what should be the approach to handle this particular section in the exam.

This article is a one stop solution for all your English section related concerns and queries. It shall help you prepare better for all other major upcoming banking and insurance exams.

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English Section Study Plan for Major Banking Exams

Let’s talk about the basic common topics first. Mentioned below a 20-day Study plan specifically for the English section.

DayTask 1Task 2Task 3
Day 1Take IBPS Clerk Prelims free mock testBrush up Basic Grammar RulesAdd few words in your Vocabulary list
Day 2Correct usage of wordsPractice Sentence ImprovementLearn tips & tricks of Sentence Improvement
Day 3Sentence CorrectionVocabularyRearrangement of Sentence
Day 4Practice English topic wise quizzesReading ComprehensionVocabulary
Day 5Cloze TestVocabularyReading Comprehension
Day 6Grammar BasicsSentence ConnectorsVocabulary
Day 7Practice Reading ComprehensionError SpottingCloze Test + Vocabulary
Day 8Sentence Correction + VocabularyPractice English topic wise quizzesCloze Test
Day 9Fillers + VocabularyPara JumblesReading Comprehension + Cloze Test
Day 10Reading Comprehension + VocabularySentence CorrectionsFillers Practice + Cloze Test
Day 11Practice English topic wise quizzesPractice Cloze TestVocabulary +Reading Comprehension
Day 12Take RC Topic TestVocabularyRevise Sentence Correction
Day 13RC + Cloze Test PracticePara JumblesTake English sectional test
Day 14Revise Vocabulary words done till nowPractice Cloze TestSentence Corrections
Day 15Practice Reading ComprehensionPractice English topic wise quizzesRevise basic grammar rules
Day 16Fillers + VocabularyLearn more Vocab wordsPractice RC + Cloze Test
Day 17Take Full Mock Test & AnalyzeReading ComprehensionFillers
Day 18VocabularyPara JumblesReading Comprehension
Day 19Revise all vocab words done till nowRevise basic grammar rulesPractice English topic wise quizzes
Day 20Relax & revise all the concepts learned till now  

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This study plan is specifically crafted for the English language section and it is being created keeping in mind that the candidates will have to start from the basics. If preparing for IBPS Clerk Prelims and other banking exams then this basic English section study plan will be very helpful to you. The above-mentioned English study plan can be tweaked according to a candidate’s weak and strong areas and can be adjusted along with other sections too.  

This is just an overview as how a proper study plan specifically for English section can be drafted, however each and every section is to be prepared well in detail in order to master the topics.

Basic English Section Preparation Tips

Though, as mentioned above that each and every topic is to be covered well in detail, here are few basic preparation tips for the English language section for major banking and insurance exams.

  • A regular check is to be kept on the grammar rules and try to apply the rules as much as possible.
  • Error spotting and Phrase replacement are usually asked when it comes to grammar rules.
  • For reading comprehension, try and understand the main components of the passage. Try to understand its tone and pattern.
  • Vocabulary is not built overnight thus; you have to make constant efforts to keep learning new words. Take help from our regularly updated vocabulary articles.
  • Learn new words daily along with their meanings, synonyms and antonyms.
  • For para jumbles practice more and more such questions of this sort.
  • Learn and practice how to structure a sentence to make a flawless meaning. Grammar rules will help you while solving a Cloze Test.
  • Last but not the least, practice as many mock tests as possible.

This is all from us in this blog. We hope this article will help aspirants in order to score better as far as English section is concerned in all major banking and insurance exams.  

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