How to Prepare for SSC CGL English Section?





While preparing for SSC CGL exam, English language has become a big challenge for most of the candidates. Although, it has acquired an international language status yet most of us need to go a long way. English Section is an integral part of all the competitive job exams and so it becomes a significant section which needs to be excelled to qualify in all competitive exams. SSC is examination conducting body for various posts for government departments and one of the most seek exams it offers is SSC CGL exam that offers officer level job to the graduates.

SSC CGL Exam is designed to examine and analyze the potential and knowledge of candidates for officer level posts.

English section needs proper guidance and understanding to make oneself proficient in the language. Before you start the exam preparation for SSC CGL EXAM, it is mandatory to know the important topics to be covered to attempt the question paper effectively.

The important topics of English Section are: -

1.   Reading comprehension
2.   Cloze Test
3.   Para jumbles
4.   Vocabulary
5.   Parts of Speech
6.   Idiom and phrases
7.   Antonym and synonyms
8.   One word substitution
9.   Phrase replacement and sentence correction 

Ultimate guidelines to prepare for English section

1.      Start with parts of speech, as these are the basics of the language structure. It will help you understand the language ethics. Topics like Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement, Article-Noun Agreement, Correct Part of Speech, Correct use of Prepositions, Parallelism, Phrasal Verbs, Sentence Construction, Degree of Comparison, Correct use of different parts of speech are the integral part to attain language proficiency. Prepare them one by one and practice them thoroughly.
2.      Read newspaper and make a list of difficult words. Note them in a separate note book and write the synonyms and antonyms of the same to learn and understand them well. Develop the habit of to learn vocabulary from other sources such as Norman Lewis’s Word Power Made Easy.



3.      Develop the habit of learning the antonyms along with the synonyms to be acquainted with the correct use words.

4.      Attempt one reading comprehension to augment your vocabulary skills as well as reading skills.

5.      It is highly recommended to revise grammar rules. You can start with tenses and then switch over to the parts of speech.


6.      Reading English newspaper is only fruitful if you ponder on the use of tenses and vocabulary to comprehend the language ethics.

7.      One can improve the spoken skills while watching English movies/ serials, news channels. Take time out to watch movies with Hindi subtitles or English subtitles to recognize the accent and narrative. Sometimes the accent has momentum and you are not able to seize, it will come by practice, learn with patience.

8.      The best source to practice exam specific is to join SSC CGL MOCK TEST SERIES and practice topic tests based on the topics covered each day to analyze your abilities.


9.      Examine the previous year question papers and make a list of the topics which are frequently asked and practice them thoroughly.

10.    While attempting the mock tests, scrutinize carefully the given options before making the right choice. Read the question cautiously and recognize the theme.

11.    Avoid guess work while solving questions as it can give a wrong answer and you tend to lose marks by negative marking.

12.    Build up speed by solving practice test with the timer on. Time management is the key to qualify the exam as we have limited time to attempt the question paper.

13.    One can leave the questions whose answers are unsure or are time consuming as it will lower your confidence.

14.    In case you have any doubts then you must take the assistance of a subject expert or join SSC CGL COACHING CLASSES to prepare efficiently for the English section or else you will not be able to comprehend the concepts well. It is very important to obtain language ability to score high in this section.
Let us hope that these tips prove to be helpful to prepare well for the English Section of SSC CGL EXAM. In case you follow them thoughtfully you are sure to achieve the best outcomes.

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All the best!!!



Above Content Is Written By Team Of IBT INDIA

Branch- IBT India Hyderabad

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