Must-Do English Topics-RRB Clerk/PO Mains Exam 2021

IBPS RRB had recently released the official notification for the post of RRB Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II & III. As the Exam dates can anytime greet you in the coming two months, you should gear up to make a good section-wise strategy for the coming RRB Clerk/PO Mains Exam 2021.

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When we talk about the English section particularly, we get the idea that it is challenging yet scoring, if you just have command over basic grammar rules and have a sufficient vocabulary in your head. This section even increases the chances of fetching the maximum score if you go to the Exam with a perfect strategy beforehand.

In this article, we’ll throw light on the most important topics of English that you should master in order to accumulate maximum marks!

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Should you choose English or Hindi language in IBPS RRB Exam 2021?

In both RRB PO and Clerk Exams, you will have the option to choose between the English language and the Hindi language in the second phase or the Mains Exam. Many students get confused about whether to choose Hindi or English in the Exam and this question might also puzzle you.

The answer is very simple.  You must always choose the language you have command in, whether it be Hindi or English. Both the Exams have equal weightage in Exam.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern:

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks
1	Reasoning Paper	40	50
2	General Awareness Paper	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
4	English Language / Hindi Language (Attempt RRB PO Mains 2021 Mock Test and accelerate your Exam preparation! Get one Mock FREE!)	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge Paper	40	20
Total	200	200

Note: There is no interview phase in the IBPS RRB Clerk or Office Assistant Exam 2021. The final selection will be based on marks you will obtain in the Mains Exam. 1/4th marks will be deducted for every wrong answer attempted by you.

Now that we have discussed the detailed exam pattern of the IBPS RRB 2021 Exam, let’s have a look at the detailed English syllabus of the IBPS RRB PO/Clerk for the 2021 Exam.

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Read: Read: RRB Clerk Syllabus 2021: Detailed Exam Pattern & Syllabus

English Language or Hindi Language Syllabus         2021

• Reading Comprehensions
• Grammar/Vyakaran
• Spotting Errors
• Fill in the Blanks
• Misspelled Words
• Jumbled Words
• Rearrangement of Sentence
• Jumbled up sentences
• Idioms and Phrases
• Cloze Tests
• One word Substitution
• Antonyms and Synonyms

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Must-Do Topics for English Language Section

English language section consists of 40 questions worth 40 marks. Those who have command of the basics of the English Language and possess good reading skills score maximum from the reading comprehension questions. RC (Reading Comprehension questions carry the highest weightage of marks as 50% (approx.) of the questions are based on this topic. Therefore, you need to work on your reading skills to ace this section.

Some of the most essential topics on which the questions from the English language section can be framed are:

1. Reading comprehension
2. Order one out
3. Cloze test
4. Para jumbles
5. Fillers
6. Error detection
7. Synonyms/antonyms
8. Idioms and phrases
9. One word substitution
10. Word/freeze replacement
11. Para completion

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Given below are 4 ways you can follow to score good marks in the English Section of RRB PO/Clerk Exam 2021:

1.    Analyse previous years’ questions papers

Analyze the syllabus of the given Bank Exam. Make notes, and note down the weightage of various subjects. It will help you in deciding the topics to give more attention to while studying. By it, you will get an idea about the exam pattern and your mind will be ready to understand what it needs to do in less time.

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2.    Stick to the time table

Understand which topics need more of your attention while preparing. This will help you to easily plan how to prepare them. This can be done properly via a good timetable. Make a timetable with realistic long-term and short-term goals to timely complete the entire syllabus assigned for the Bank Exam. It makes you more disciplined and helps you in being organized. You may find following the timetable more challenging, but don’t forget that it is more fruitful than challenging. Avoid procrastination, and avoid pushing the tasks assigned for today to tomorrow.

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3.    Polish the rules of grammar via Mock Test

You might be knowing many grammar rules. You just have to update your information or add up to it. Practice examples to learn the application of all the important grammatical rules related to the topics of your syllabus. This can also be done by reading the newspaper and magazines daily. Practice as many questions as you can on each topic mentioned below and polish up the rules of grammar such as:

• Subject-verb agreement
• Active and passive voice
• Reported Speech (Direct and indirect speech)
• Spellings
• Tenses
• Articles
• Singulars and plural
• Phrases and idioms
• Noun and pronoun
• Preposition
• Conjunction
• Conditionals
• Question tags
• Adjectives and determiners

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4.    Improve your Comprehension skills

Improve your reading skills by reading the newspaper and magazines every day without fail. And it will automatically improve your comprehension abilities. Reading Comprehension is the most important topic in the English Language section. You need to read newspaper articles and editorials regularly to increase your reading speed. After reading, try to write the best and shortest summary you can and check the number of words you have used in it. Try to write it in as minimum words as possible. This will help you in finding the answers easily from the given passage.

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Keep Practicing via Mock Tests

Prepare all the important topics mentioned above and attempt Mock Tests to test your skills and get a better overview of the type of questions that are asked in the IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam, especially from these topics. Try to Give 2 Mock Tests a day, whichcomes to around 40 Mock Tests, in the remaining 20 days before the actual Exam falls. Analyze your Mock Test properly, and dedicatedly work on your weaknesses and practice more for better results in the actual Exam.