In every SSC conducted competitive exam, English Language Section is mandatory. It is one of the most significant sections of every recruitment drive (from high school (10th) to graduate level) carried out by SSC. The questions asked from this section test your grammar and general vocabulary knowledge. It does not mean that you are required to have conceptual knowledge of English Literature. English Language is an international language and works as effective communicative mode of information and knowledge worldwide. But, still, many of the aspirants find it very difficult and complicated. The rural candidates find this language even more complicated. For every aspirant, they are required to have adequate practice in this section to crack any SSC competitive exam.
We have shortlisted few important tips for rural candidates which will help them prepare this section methodically. It will help them in excelling in this section and will be of great help in cracking SSC CGL exam 2020. You will also go through SSC CGL Notification 2021 for your better results.
SSC English Section: Covered Topics
If we meticulously analyze all the SSC conducted recruitment oriented competitive exams, we can list out various important topics which are of great significance. You might not face same question in every exam but you will face questions from similar topic in almost every SSC exam. These important topics are:-
- Error spotting
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Finding the right or wrong spelling
- Direct and indirect speech
- Active and passive voice
- Phrases
- Idioms
- One word substitutions
- Sentence improvement
- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test questions
- Para jumbles
You should prepare these topics well to score handsomely in the exam. It is better to develop a good understanding of the basics of these topics. It will surely boost your confidence in the exam.
SSC Tips & study plan
First and foremost, you have to divide the overall syllabus into two parts:
- Grammar part: - If we analyze previous year papers, we will find questions are asked from topics like- error detection, sentence improvement, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech questions, para-jumbles, cloze test etc.
- Vocabulary part:- As far as Vocabulary part is concerned, questions are asked from topics like- one word substitution, spelling mistakes, antonyms and synonyms, phrases, idioms etc.
Now, let us discuss tips to prepare these topics for English section of SSC exam.
Refer a basic grammar book & revise it repeatedly
You should do a proper market survey in selecting and buying good grammar books. We can shortlist few important books which have prove beneficial to many students in the past and they are:-
Word Power Made Easy: Norman Lewis
Competitive General English: Kiran Prakashan
A mirror of Common Errors: Dr. Ashok Kumar /Academic and test publication
Objective General English: S. P. Bakshi
These books should be read repeatedly to gain proficiency in English Grammar and Vocabulary.
Read English newspaper or novels
To enhance your aptitude in English reading and writing, we would suggest you to be a daily reader of English Newspaper. You can subscribe to any of the leading English Newspaper and should become its daily reader. It will increase your speed of reading which will be of great help in attempting questions from Reading Comprehension section. Likewise, you can make a list of typical or complex English words and can find their synonyms and antonyms by referring to any English Dictionary. It will enhance your word power. You should also try using these words in making sentences. We can also suggest you few books and novels which will of great benefit to you and they are:-
Two Lives by Vikram Seth
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
The Discovery of India by Jawahar Lal Nehru
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Revise general topics properly
In SSC exams, questions are not only asked from English Grammar but are also asked from general topics like- one-word substitutions, idioms/phrases, synonyms and antonyms, spelling mistakes etc. You are required to practice these topics also.
Attempt various test series for complex topics
For learning and understanding various complex topics, you should attempt various test series. In market, there are several test series available which offers questions of difficulty level from very simple to extremely tricky. If online coaching classes are available in rural areas, then it will be a boon to students. You can attempt various online mock tests to check your knowledge and performance.
Consult and Refer to previous year papers
To all rural students, we want to bring it to your notice that SSC ask similar questions in almost every of their competitive exam. So, it is always advisable to consult and refer to previous year paper to have a general outlook of the exam pattern. You should learn the method of answering quickly, shortcuts and tricks of solving question etc to master the concepts of each subject.
In the end, we can advise you to be optimistic and have confidence to perform well in the exam. You should work hard and practice each and every topic well.
All the Best!!!
Author Bio: Content is written and published from IBT-Chandigarh Top SSC Coaching Institute.
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