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Anangsha Patra
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The English Language section of SBI PO is one of the easiest sections. To crack this section, candidates must have a strong hold on English Grammar and Vocabulary. Here are few tips on how to prepare for SBI PO English Language.

The English Language section is one of the most scoring sections in the SBI PO exam. The difficulty level of this section is usually easy. o crack this section, candidates must have a strong command on English Grammar and Vocabulary. Read this article below to know how to prepare for SBI PO English Language.

How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language?

How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language?

How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language?: The English Language section of the SBI PO exam is one of the easiest sections. This section appears in both the prelims and mains exams. To prepare the English Language section, candidates should be thorough with the grammar and vocabulary. In prelims exam, the English Language section will have total 30 questions while there will be 35 objective type questions and 2 descriptive type questions in the mains exam. In this article, we have discussed How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language.
Table of contents
  • Is SBI PO English tough?
  • Is vocabulary important for SBI PO?
  • Important Topics for SBI PO English Language
  • How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language?
  • Topic-wise Preparation Tips for SBI PO English
The overall difficulty level of SBI PO English is easy to moderate. To do well in this section, candidates should improve their grammar and vocabulary. Maximum number of questions are asked from Reading Comprehension.

Is vocabulary important for SBI PO?

Vocabulary plays an essential part of the Bank PO syllabus as the English language section is common for both Prelims and Mains phase of the examination.

Important Topics for SBI PO English Language

The important topics for SBI PO English Language for prelims and mains exams are given below:

Prelims  Mains
Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test Vocabulary
Para jumbles Sentence Improvement
Miscellaneous Cloze Test
Fill in the blanks Verbal Ability
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting Fill in the blanks
Paragraph Completion Error Spotting

How to Prepare for SBI PO English Language?

Here are a few tips and tricks on how to prepare for SBI PO English Language. These tips and tricks will help candidates to strategise their preparation.

Make a Reading Habit

Candidates must read newspapers or magazines. This should be done to get fluent in the English language. Candidates must especially read the editorial section.

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Develop Vocabulary

Most candidates fail to do well in the English Language section due to their lack of grip on Grammar. This can be improved again by reading newspapers or storybooks.

Note Down New Words

Candidates must make a habit of jotting down new words whenever they come across in newspapers or magazines. Later, candidates can search for their meaning in the dictionary.

Practice

Candidate must solve previous years’ question papers. This will help candidates to get an idea about the questions that come in the exam. Candidates can take mock tests also.

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Attempting English Section First

Candidates must attempt the English Language section in the exam at the beginning.

Topic-wise Preparation Tips for SBI PO English

The topic-wise preparation tips for SBI PO English section is given below:

Grammar

Questions, where candidates need to have a good command of Grammar, are sentence re-arrangement, idioms, and phrases, error spotting, sentence correction etc. To build on your grammar by referring to helpful books such as Wren & Martin.

Reading Comprehension

A good reading speed helps candidates to score well in the exam. Stick to what is given in the passage and do not assume anything. The best way to deal with Reading Comprehension questions is practice. Reading Comprehension passages can range from a variety of topics such as Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Politics or even Science. Go through previous papers and practise writing answers.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary questions are asked in the form of Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement. Direct questions on synonyms and antonyms are also asked. Hence, reading from a variety of sources is a must.

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Anangsha Patra is MA in Mass Communication & Journalism with more than 10 years of experience in the field of Journalism, Content Writing and Editing. At Shiksha.Com, she works as Deputy Manager-Content for the Sark
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