How to Prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language? Check Complete Strategy Here

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Examination Regional Rural Banks 2025 ( IBPS RRB )

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The English Language section assesses a candidate's understanding about the grammar and vocabulary. Questions in this section are asked from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, etc. Candidates can prepare this section by reading newspapers, novels and good books. Check here how to prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language.

Wondering how to ace the English Language section of IBPS RRB? Here are a few tips and tricks on how to prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language.

How to Prepare for IBPS RRB English Language?

How to Prepare for IBPS RRB English Language?

How to Prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language?: The English Language section in IBPS RRB exam is believed to be scoring and easy. This section appears in the mains exam of IBPS RRB. The section carries a total 40 questions. The total marks allotted to this section are 40. Over the years, the difficulty level of this section has increased. Some questions in this section might be tricky and confusing. Therefore, candidates need to have a proper study plan for this section. Though this section is easy compared to other sections such as Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Without preparation, candidates will not be able to score well. In this article, we have discussed how to prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language.
Table of contents
  • IBPS RRB Preparation Tips 2023 for English
  • How to Prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language?
  • IBPS RRB English Syllabus
  • IBPS RRB 2023 Books English Language?

IBPS RRB Preparation Tips 2023 for English

For the English Language of IBPS RRB, candidates should read novels for at least one hour every day. They should build a reading habit. Candidates must practice a lot of mocks.  Build up vocabulary and instead of learning from a list of difficult words, try to read a newspaper every day. 

How to Prepare for IBPS RRB 2023 English Language?

To ace English Language section, candidates must have strong command of grammar and vocabulary. This section comprises questions from Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Fill in the blanks, Rearrangement of Sentences, Cloze Test, Jumbled Words, Antonyms and Synonyms. Given below are a few tips and tricks to score good marks in this section:

Grammar

Brush up the rules of grammar such as parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech, tenses, articles, singular and plural, phrases and idioms, etc. Practice a sufficient number of examples to understand how the grammatical rules are applied.  Read English books and newspapers. Practice a sufficient number of questions on each topic.

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension is the most important topic in English Language section. Good reading skills is key to solve questions from this topic. Good reading speed comes by reading articles regularly. Make reading your daily habit.  To solve Reading Comprehension questions, first, read the whole passage and understand the summary. In this way, you will be able to find out the answers easily. In Reading Comprehension, questions will be directly based on the passage. Do not spend much time on a single question. Practice one Reading Comprehension daily.

Spotting Errors

Questions from Spotting Errors can be scoring but it is time taking. To score good marks, you will have to sound knowledge of grammar. Learn all the spotting error rules. The best way to solve Spotting Error questions is to read the complete sentence carefully. To solve questions smartly, eliminate those questions one by one which are completely wrong according to you. In recent bank exams, a new type of spotting error question was asked.

Fill in the Blanks

To solve Fill in the blanks questions, candidates must have a rich vocabulary. Candidates must read the whole sentence to get the flow.
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Cloze Test

Cloze test questions might be a bit confusing but once candidates are familiar with the ideas of the passage, they will be able to eliminate the odd one out. Cloze test is all about understanding the passage. Practice Cloze test questions regularly.

Para Jumbles

In Para Jumbles, try to find out the connecting sentences.

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Sentence Correction

In Sentence Correction, identify the grammatical errors. Go through each choice provided in the options.

Sentence Completion

Sentence completion is easy if candidates have good reading skills. To solve questions from this section, go through the options one by one and try to identify which option is matching with the theme of the passage.

IBPS RRB English Syllabus

IBPS RRB English syllabus are given below:

Reading Comprehension Error Detection Fill in the blanks
Rearrangement of Sentences Cloze Test Jumbled Words
Antonyms Synonyms -

IBPS RRB 2023 Books English Language?

The books that candidates can refer to for this section are given below:

  • English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • SP Bakshi English Book by Arihant Publication

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