Ultimate guidelines to prepare English Section for SSC CGL 2019?

In our fast growing world, English language is the most received and accepted language. Therefore, the section of English language has played significant role in our Government job oriented competitive exam. In SSC CGL 2019 exam, the English section (both Tier-I and Tier-II) contributes to around 40% share (250 out of total 600 marks) of the total marks. It means that if you master this section then your probability of getting selected increases. The questions in this section are designed to test the candidate’s aptitude, understanding and knowledge of English language. So, if you practice to master English Grammar rules, Vocabulary usage and Comprehension skills then this section can be your biggest strength to compete for SSC CGL 2019 exam.  

In this article, we will discuss the preparation strategy for English language for SSC CGL 2019 exam, but, before it, we will list out its important topics. The important topics are:-  

1. Reading comprehension
2. Vocabulary
3. Tenses
4. Idiom and phrases
5. Antonym and synonyms
6. One word substitution
7. Phrase replacement and sentence correction
8. Grammar-based: 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.

SSC CGL English Preparation Tips 2019

1. The proficiency of Vocabulary usage is important and you should refer to Norman Lewis’s “Word Power Made Easy”, one of the most trusted textbook for years by students.
2. The proper understanding of Vocabulary usage will help you in preparing topics like Synonyms and Antonyms.
3. Subsequently, you should start studying Reading Comprehension section where your vocabulary skills will be tried and tested.
4. The proficiency in English Grammar is very important and so you should start with tenses and then proceed to noun, pronouns, subject-verb agreement. In the end, you should prepare easy looking topics like Articles and Determiners.
5. It is important to develop a habit of reading English newspapers on daily basis. It will enhance your reading skills, vocabulary usage, and grammar skills and make you perfect in topics like Reading Comprehensions, Cloze Test etc.
6. During these daily reading sessions, the students should try to observe tenses used in sentences, new words with their meaning. The students should take active interest in articles related to banking, financial and current affairs.
7. Similarly, the students are advised to take interested in watching educational documentary in English, English News Channels, English entertainment channels, to enhance their reading, speaking and writing skills. It will also be a joyride for the students.
8. For better outcomes, the students should join online coaching classes to learn new methods of learning and understanding concepts of English language section. It is because they are professionally designed modules which also offer online mock tests to check your performances and aptitude.
9. You should refer to previous year papers to get an overview of exam pattern and divisibility of marks topic-wise.
10. There is negative marking in SSC CGL 2019 exam and so you should focus more on accuracy than on guess-work. The wrong answers will be penalized with negative marks and this negative marking will jeopardize your chances of selection.
11. The revision process should be taken seriously as it’s a stage where you recollect all your studied concepts. In the final stages of preparation, you should try to attempt full length mock tests. It will raise your confidence and will ease out your examination pressure.

To qualify SSC CGL 2019 exam, the English Language is very significant section in both the exams (Tier-I and Tier-II). The students should follow the above mentioned tips properly and try to give their best efforts in preparing this section for better results. 

All the Best!!!

Author : This content is written and published by IBT Pune - Best coaching institute for SSC & Bank coaching.