How to Prepare English for SBI PO

A lot of students are asking this question How to prepare English for SBI PO. So, our team is here with probable strategies which might help you all in boosting your skills and marks in English language.

First of you need to understand the structure on English Section in SBI PO.

The English section can be classified into 4 parts. These are as follows:

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

Verbal Ability

The Syllabus for English in SBI PO pre and mains are similar. You don’t need to prepare extra for mains. If you prepare carefully for prelims, mains are done with it. However; you have to check out the level of difficulties which is rise above in mains.

How to Prepare GRAMMAR in English for SBI PO

1.There are two main topics in Grammar on which questions are asked in both Prelims and Main exams.

Error Spotting

Phrase Replacement

2. Around 5-10 questions in the paper will be based on Grammar. The areas of Grammar you will need to learn are basic Grammar concepts like Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Degrees of Comparison, Subject-Verb Agreement, Conjunctions, Parts of Speech, Standard Construction, Adverbs, Number in Nouns, Pronouns etc.

3. Even a short but solid preparation of basic grammar rules will go a long way in helping you.

4. Be sure to solve the grammar section from the previous year’s papers as this will give you a fair idea about the difficulty level of questions and you can also evaluate your performance.

5. Give mock tests. These are the small exams before the real one. This will help you to tackle down any ups and downs happen during the real time exams.

How to Prepare VOCABULARY in English for SBI PO 2016

1. You will find direct questions on the following topics in both Prelims and Mains exams.

Cloze Test (5 or 10 blanks passage)

Fill in the Blanks (double blanks)

Error Spotting

Phrase Replacement

Word Association Pair

Phrase or Idiom Meaning

Spellings

2. Building vocabulary is a passive skill. Every new thing that you read, whether it be a newspaper or an article or a book, is likely to throw up new words. So, you should cultivate a reading habit and whenever you get a new word write it down paper with its meanings, synonyms and antonyms. You can write the possible use in the sentences. Keep your eyes, ears and mind clear for the words.

3. Prepare Vocabulary from previous year’s papers as it will give extensive idea about the level and frequency of the words.

4. Solve the Vocabulary sections from previous years’ papers and time yourself to understand where you would stand at your current level of preparation. Also it will help you understand what level of words is being tested.

5. Try out Mnemonic Techniques to remember vocabulary. This is an incredibly powerful way to quickly remember the meanings of often asked words in the exam.

How to Prepare READING COMPREHENSION in English for SBI PO

1. The passage will likely be based on topics like Banking and Economy, Geo-Politics, Social Issues, and Business etc. The good thing is that the questions will be directly based on the content of the passage. But you must be alert while choosing the correct option as the options are, sometimes, very similar.

2. The questions will be mainly Fact-Based, Inference Based and Vocabulary based. Some questions can also be asked on the Main Idea & Theme of Passage. You may also be asked to draw Inferences based on your understanding of the passage.

3. Numbers of questions will be either 10 or 7/8.

4. Additionally, the questions based on author’s opinion can also be asked.

5. You will have to draw inference of the overall meaning of the passage or a few lines. This will be an implicit inference so you need to read the passage carefully.

6. The passages are of medium length, thus the habit of reading fast and understanding the intent of the passage needs to be developed to minimize the time and maximize the output.

7. Practice comprehensions from various topics because you never know what kind of topic you are going to face in the paper.

8. Last but not the least is read and read more.

How to Prepare VERBAL ABILITY in English for SBI PO

1. This section consists of a 6 sentence para jumble with 5 questions based on it.

2. Questions on sentence completion or paragraph completion may be asked, where you need to complete a sentence understanding the context of the sentence/paragraph.

3. This is a relatively easy section and so you can score good marks in it.

4. Follow the logic of the passage while answering these questions. Always keep in mind the overall idea, as the passage will always give you an idea with a definite beginning, middle and end.

5. Look for connecting words like conjunctions that will help you link the idea well.

6. Since SBI Po keeps a surprise element in English section then you can also expect questions on Odd Sentence out or finding out the interference from the given sentences.

Quick tips to harness the English language

1.Always start answering with small questions like spotting errors, fillers, sentence rearrangement etc.  And keep the comprehension for last as it consumes time a bit more than shorter ones.

2.Attempt only those questions which you are sure and avoid self suicidal wild guesses.

3.Vocabulary part contains 2 to 4 questions; you can skip it if you don’t feel comfortable with it.

4.While attempting fillers with two blank, there will be one blank which will be easy to identify and you can relate the second one accordingly. 

5.Sometimes we face problem with sentence rearrangement also, so it's better to identify the first and last sentence first and then arrange the remaining if you can. Also, try to make a link between two or three sentence then rest will become easy. Here are the tips and tricks for the rearrangement.

6.For comprehension, go through the passage and questions simultaneously.  This will help you in answering the question quickly without wasting time.

7. Prepare and practice extensively for the exam and be ready for surprise elements as well.

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