Smart Way to Score 25+ Marks in English Language Section of SBI Clerk Prelims

Are you going to appear in SBI Clerk Prelims Exam. Hope, you have started preparation for your prelims exam. As you know very well there are three sections i.e. English, Reasoning, Numerical Ability in SBI Clerk Prelims Exam. All the three sections are very important in your prelims exam, you would have to clear sectional along with overall cutoff of all the three sections. So, you would have to prepare all the three sections very well.

In this blog, we will discuss some smart tricks to Score 25+ Marks in English Language Section of SBI Clerk Prelims. Before discussing some smart tricks, Let’s have a look at the exam pattern and syllabus of English Language section of SBI Clerk Prelims Exam:

SBI Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr. No.	Name of Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test (Separate timed)
1.	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	60 minutes

NOTE:

Prelims Exam is just qualifying in nature and every candidate has to be qualified in each of the three sections by securing minimum sectional cut-off marks, that has to be decided by IBPS. After that candidates are eligible to sit in the mains examination.

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English Language Syllabus

Topic to be covered for English Language

• Grammar
• Correct Usage of word
• Cloze Test
• Error Spotting
• Fillers – Single, Double
• Idioms and Phrases
• Odd One Out
• One Word Substitution
• Misspelled Words
• Sentence Improvement
• Synonyms/ Antonyms
• Vocabulary based questions
• Word/Phrase Replacement
• Spelling Error
• Reading Comprehension
• Parajumbles/Sentences Rearrangement
• Paragraph Completion

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How to Score 25+ Marks in English Language Section of SBI Clerk Prelims

Before discussing about it, first we will discuss some general tips “how you can improve your English language section”. After that we will discuss some important topics that will help you to score 25+ Marks in English Language Section.

Some General Tips to Improve English Section:

Reading Habit

1. Develop a reading habit and read a good newspaper to improve your reading skill.
2. Try to read as much as possible you can, but read online whether it is newspaper or magazine.
3. As you know that you are going to appear in online exam, so start reading online.

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• Learn at least ten vocabs in the morning on daily basis from the Hindu newspaper.
• Try to write more and more in your own words whatever you read and try to use good vocab which you learnt from the Hindu newspaper.

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Topics help you to score 25+ marks in SBI Clerk Prelims exam:

Reading Comprehension

1. Do at least three reading comprehension on daily basis.
2. From this topic sure shot seven to eight marks question is being asked.
3. You can do practice of reading comprehension from these two books:- Aristotle RC-99 or Reading Comprehension by Sujit Kumar.
4. Do practice regularly and see the changes within one week.

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Cloze Test

1. Practice at least three sets of cloze test on daily basis.
2. From this topic sure shot four to five marks question is being asked.
3. During practice session if you see any new vocab. Jot it down in your vocab notebook.
4. Revise these new words at least once before sleeping.

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Parajumble/Sentence Rearrangement

1. For this topic good reading skill plays important role. As we have already shared above the tips “how to improve your reading habit”.
2. Do practice different variety of three to four rearrangements on daily basis.
3. From this topic sure shot five marks question is being asked.
4. Attempt quizzes as much as you can.

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Error Detection

1. Do practice ten questions on daily basis.
2. From this topic sure shot four to five marks question is being asked.
3. Learn grammar rules. For grammar rules you can follow – “SP Bakshi” book.
4. For practicing questions you can follow – “Mirror of Common Errors” book.

Fillers – Single/Double

1. Do practice ten to fifteen questions on daily basis.
2. For this topic stock of good vocabularies is more important.
3. When you are practicing this topic, if you see any new word, write it down in your vocab notebook and revise it regularly.
4. You can practice fillers questions by giving sectional quizzes and mock tests.

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Sentence Improvement

1. To attempt questions from this topic your reading skill and understandability matter a lot. So, try to improve your reading skill.
2. Focus on these articles while reading:- Economy, Finance, Social, Environment, Science and technology.
3. Do practice at least ten questions on daily basis.

Phrase Replacement

1. Practice as much as possible you can and learn new idiom and Phrases day by day because it can’t be possible to learn all Idiom and Phrases in one go.
2. Practice questions by giving quizzes and sectional test.
3. Try to do practice at least 10 questions on daily basis.
4. From this topic you can easily find four to five marks questions in the exam.

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As we have shared some general tips along with important topics to Score 25+ marks in English Language Section of SBI Clerk Prelims Exam. So, try to follow all tips and practice these above shared important topics. And try to give mock test and attempt quizzes as much as possible.

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