The English Language section in the RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam can be your scoring section. One of the common and high-weightage topics is Word Swap. Many students find it tricky. But don’t worry! With a few smart tricks, you can master it. This topic tests your grammar skills, your vocabulary power, and how well you understand the sentences. You’ll get a sentence with four-word/phrases in bold or underlined. You must correct the sentence by swapping two or more words/ phrases. You need to correct the sentence by swapping two or more words or phrases. And some sentences do not even require swapping! In this blog, we’ll share simple tips and word swap tricks to help you solve these questions easily and boost your English score.
Word swapping becomes simple after learning the art of it. In the exam, you’ll see a sentence with four highlighted words (A, B, C, and D). One or two of them will be joint or placed incorrectly. Your job will be to swap them, correct the grammatical and logical mistakes in the sentence.
Sometimes, the sentence is already correct and there is no mistake in it. In that case, you will choose “no swap needed” option. So, don’t worry and know what to focus on to make it easier.
These questions only check your basic grammar, vocabulary, and sentence understanding. Hence, after daily practice, you can easily handle word swap.
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There are mainly two types:
This type has words placed in the wrong grammatical positions. You must understand parts of speech like noun, verb, adjective, etc. Swapping the correct pair will fix the sentence structure.
Example:
“India’s inflation is expected to (A) rise the central bank’s (B) concern policy as it (C) fuels aggressive (D).”
This sentence sounds awkward. Swap B (concern) and D (aggressive):
Correct Sentence: India’s inflation is expected to rise the central bank’s aggressive policy as it fuels concern.
Correct Swap: B and D
Sometimes, the words are grammatically fine but don’t make logical sense in their position. You must know the meaning of each word and how they fit into the sentence.
Example:
“The manager (A) declined the offer because he (B) handled it was not in the (C) believed interests of the (D) company.”
Let’s look at the words:
Swap B and C:
Correct Sentence: The manager declined the offer because he believed it was not in the handled interests of the company.
Still wrong.
Now swap C (believed) and D (company):
Still wrong.
Best swap is B and C: The manager declined the offer because he believed it was not in the handled interests of the company.
Still sounds wrong.
Try B and D: The manager declined the offer because he handled it was not in the believed interests of the company.
None are perfect.
Correct Swap: C and D
Final Sentence: The manager declined the offer because he believed it was not in the interests of the company.
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Yes, you read it right! There are some amazing tips that you need to keep in mind while solving questions.
Tip 1: Read the full sentence once: You should not fly over to options immediately. First, read and understand the meaning.
Tip 2: Spot the incorrect usage: Ask yourself: “Does this word fit here grammatically and logically?”
Tip 3: Eliminate clearly wrong options: Sometimes you can rule out swaps that make the sentence worse.
Tip 4: Know your grammar basics: You should replace noun with noun, and verb with verb, and likewise.
Tip 5: Improve your vocabulary: Your answers also depend on how good is your vocabulary power. So, you should be well aware of the meaning of words that are commonly used, like thaa from business, economy, and also those words related to the exam.
Tip 6: Try all swaps if confused: It’s okay to test all 2-word swaps if you’re unsure. Time yourself during mocks.
Tip 7: Learn from past RBI papers: They follow a pattern. Previous years’ papers are your best guide.
Here are some common word swap patterns that you need to remember:
| Error Type | Swap Clue |
| Verb–Noun confusion | Look for action/doing words |
| Adjective–Adverb | Is the word describing a verb? |
| Preposition misuse | Wrong place or direction |
| Logical mismatch | Sentence doesn’t make sense |
Let’s now practice what you’ve read above.
Try this one: “The RBI (A) adopted new (B) measures to (C) tackle inflation and (D) control initiatives.”
Look at the words: adopted, new, tackle, control.
Swap D (initiatives) and B (new):
The RBI adopted initiatives measures to tackle inflation and control new.
Still awkward.
Now swap C (tackle) and D (initiatives):
The RBI adopted new measures to initiatives inflation and control tackle.
Swap B and D:
The RBI adopted control measures to tackle inflation and new initiatives.
Makes sense.
Correct Swap: B and D
Like phrase replacement, word swap needs a lot of practice. Build your own mini notebook of:
Review it daily for 10 mins before mock tests.
It’s important to follow one or two quality resources. That is to say, don’t buy 10 books. PracticeMock mock tests cover these questions well. Their free quizzes also include this topic. Whichever source you pick, revise regularly. Online PDFs also work well, if they have answer keys.
Today’s mini goal:
Repeat this every day till the exam. You’ll be surprised how fast your English score improves.
Word swap is not tough. But it needs practice. Don’t guess. Understand the rules and logic. With daily practice of just 5–10 questions, you can improve a lot. Write your mistakes and learn from them. Use the word swap tricks shared above to sharpen your accuracy.
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Yes, very common. You can expect 3–5 questions easily.
Use mock tests and PDFs. Practice 5–10 daily.
Phrase replacement deals with whole phrases; word swap focuses on swapping incorrect individual words.
Don’t skip. Start slow. This is a scoring topic with good accuracy if you practise.
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