RBI GRADE B Officers - English Section Syllabus, Tips and Tricks

If you are weak or average in English Section, then don't play the guessing game during the exam. It hampers your time and gives you bleak chances to be correct. That is not a risk worth venturing into at this point of time. Solve the questions with 100% accuracy, which will maximize your chances of clearing sectional cutoff which is must required. You should always kick start your exam with those topics in which you have good command and which seems easy in the exam. For ex – Fill in the blank, Sentence Improvement, Sentence rearrangement and Reading Comprehension etc.

Here are some tips for each topic:

1. Fill in the blanks– The Double space fill up is quite expected to be asked in the exam i.e. – you are required to find and fill the correct options for more than one space in them.

Tips to solve this type of Question for RBI GRADE B Officer

(i) Read the statement carefully and choose the syllable from the options which is suitable for the answer.

(ii) Use the technique of elimination by simultaneously checking which of the options best satisfies both the entries in them.

(iii) Also, you must ensure that the syllable you have inserted in the blank enables you to read the sentence smoothly and correctly.

 Note - You can attempt quite many questions out of total questions with 100% accuracy. 

1. Para Jumbles Sentences– The objective of these types of sentences are to rearrange the sentences in the original sequence as they are. It consists of a clout of sentences that have been jumbled up. 5 or 6 sentences are given in a abstract order and you have to un-jumble all of them from the course.

 Tips to solve Para Jumble for RBI GRADE B Officer –

(i) Try to gauge the basic idea of the given passage in exam. It will not only help you to arrange sentences quickly but also will help you identify the logical connection between the sentences.

(ii) Mostly, the given information in the jumbled sentences changes from general to specific. If you observe closely, you can see that the first few sentences are generic while those that follow are fact-specific and informative in them.

(iii) Many times, a good knowledge of option analysis helps to rule out the possible answers from the given options as well. This trick will save a lot of time from being wasted.

(iv) The key is to find the first sentence quickly - It gives us a linear direction with respect to the given content in them.

(v) On the Similar note, guessing the concluding sentence will give you both the ends of the linear connecting idea.

(vi)Sentence denoting time, place & name are the most probable opening lines in them.

You can attempt many questions from total questions from this topic.

3. Spotting the Error – In this particular topic you have to find the correct alternatives which may improve the sentence overall. Sometimes there is no correction required then your answer will have no improvement in it.

Tips to solve Spotting Error for RBI GRADE B Officer –

(i) Read the original sentence very carefully and try to spot the grammatical errors by identifying whether something “sounds” wrong.

(ii) Always look at every choice which is given in exam.

(iii) Even when the original sentence seems quite fine, pay attention to the grammar that it tests and looks through the choices systematically to see if any of it provides a better option.

(iv) As you locate each error, try to eliminate all of the choices that contain that error in them.

(v) Try not to read each answer choice back into the sentence individually; that wastes much of your time and invites inaccuracy.

(vi) Instead, you must identify the differences among the choices and eliminate those that offer less effective or grammatically incorrect alternatives in them.

4. Close Test– A passage with 10 blanks is quite expected to come in the Exam. In this test you are provided with a long passage with few blanks and you need to fill these blanks from the given options in them.

Tips to solve Close Test for RBI GRADE B Officer –

(i) In the passage mostly all sentences are logically related to each other. These logic’s will give you an idea about the appropriate word for the blank space in them.

(ii) Sometimes you can easily spot the correct answer in it. If not, then eliminate the improbable options one by one and get the correct answer from it.

(iii) Find a logical relation between all the provided options in them.

Tips & Strategy to score good marks in English Section – 

In order to be successful in this section, all you need to know is to focus on three important aspects during the exam. Here are as they follow :

1. Selection of Question –Do always start the section with those questions in which you are familiar and have confidence that you will be able to do them correctly. This will not only boost your confidence during the exam but also gives an extra edge in your marks. Do not try to attempt the questions in which you have doubts in them. This will not only kill your time but also hamper your score. Your speed and accuracy in the exam depends on a lot of questions you attempt first on them. These things do more harm than any good in your exam.
2. Time Management - Time management is very vital part and can make you do wonders in your exams - overall. Always manage your time wisely. It is always preferable to devote 15 or 20 minutes in English section and try to attempt each question in less than 10 to 15 seconds. This will give you extra time for the later difficult questions that come in the upcoming part of your paper.
3. Accuracy & Speed- Always try to attempt the problems with 100% accuracy. This gives you enormous confidence while tackling problems in exams. As you all know that negative marking system exists in this exam, which is why you must ensure that you answer each question cautiously and correctly. Attempting questions with accuracy will increase chances of scoring high and help you to clear the sectional cutoff seamlessly.