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BankersAdda:IBPSPOPrelims:HowtoTackleEnglish

IBPSPOPrelims:HowtoTackleEnglish
DearReaders,
With IBPS Prelims around the corner, with the clock ticking away,
nervousness and exam pressure at its peak, we bring to you the intelligent
examstrategythatwillhelpyounotonlyinclearingthesectionalcutoffbut
alsohelpyouscorewell
As you all know that the pre exam consists of 3 sections amounting to 100
marks,whichneedtobesolvedin1hour.Itisthetimeconstraintthatmakes
theexaminationquitechallengingaseverypersongetsalittlemorethan1/2
minute to solve one question. It is required that you analyze the questions
beforehandandattemptforthesectionwhichisyourstrengthattheearliest.
SoletsstartwiththesubjectENGLISHanalyzingeachpartaswego.
Thissectionwillcomprisethefollowingtypesofquestions:
Spendnotmorethan15minsonthissection,ifpossibledowithin12mins
ReadingComprehension(1passage)10marks
ClozeTest5marks
ErrorDetection5marks
ParaJumbles5marks
FillInTheBlanks/SentenceImprovement5marks
TheaboveformathasbeenseenintheSBIPOPrelimsexamandtheIBPS
POPrelimswillbenodifferentthantheaboveone.
Inthissectionweoftenfindtwotypesofstudents:
1) Those who fear this paper the most and find it very difficult to clear the
individualcutoff.
2) The 2nd type of students are those who find English paper both scoring
andlesstimeconsuming.
Therearedifferentstrategiesforthetwotypesofstudents
1)FirstlyforthestudentswhoareweakinEnglish,werecommendthatyou
startwithRCandtryscoringmaximummarksfromthere.
Asthereisalmostaweekleftbeforethefinalbattle,soyoustillhavetime
toprepareforthissection.Allyouneedtodoistoreadalot,anddoitloudly
if possible, especially the editorial section. Along with this write down one
articlefromthenewspaperdailytilltheexam.Thisexercisemightseemfutile
asofnowbutitactuallygoalongwayinhelpingyouincreaseyourreading
speedandhelpinanalyzingthedataquickly.
Learn vocabulary, as many words as you can in these 8 days. Do at least
10 words a day. Make shortcuts, tricks to make learning easy. try to use
theminyourdailylife
Nexttryattemptingtheparajumblesastheydonotrequireyoutoknowthe
grammarwell.Eveniftheparajumblequestionistough,eventhenyoucan
attempt12questions.Soforexamplethe1ststatement,thelaststatement,
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the2ndstatement.
So basically these exams require you to be really smart . And smartness
comesfrompractice.
You can even attempt cloze tests. If at all you do get confused by the
options, start by eliminating the the options. This strategy also helps
sometimes in reaching the correct answer. But remember no rule applies to
all.Soagainyouneedtobesmart.
Next comes fillers where you can easily attempt 23 questions but
sometimesthewordsgivenaretoodifficultandtheoptionsaretooclose.So
itisbettertoavoidthoseandrestyoucandecideonyourown.
Rest of the sections go through, but only attempt those in which you are
100%sure.
Don't forget that there is negative marking, so no point losing marks by
guessworkespeciallyinasubjectwhichisnotyourstrength.
STRATEGYFORSTUDENTSWHOSCOREWELLINENGLISH:
1)DoRCattheend,soastoavoidwastageoftime.Thisstrategyincreases
theefficiency.
StepsForDoingRC:
Thereisnosetrulebutneedtobereallysmartinsavingyourtime.
IfyoufindtheRctobelonganddifficulttocomprehend,thenstartbyreading
the question and then look for the answer rather than reading the whole
passage.
Dothevocabularyquestionsfirst.
Avoidattemptingquestionslike"viewoftheauthor","Titleofthepassage",
etc.
2) Again the exam is not a test of your knowledge, but a test of how
efficiently you score and manage your time. So do not get attached to any
question. Attempt only those questions about which you are 100 percent
sure.
Lastly for all students give online mock exams if possible as this helps in
making strategies, increases speed, and gives you experience for the real
battle.

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