RBI Grade B Phase II- English (Writing Skills)- Strategy to Score More

The exam of RBI Grade B 2021 Phase II is just 10 days away. Have you started your preparation for English (Writing Skills) which is one of the sections of Phase II and will have 3 questions? The marks allotted to this section are 100 and the time allowed is 90 minutes. If you haven’t, better get started on practising these 3 questions which are Essay Writing, Précis Writing and Comprehension. In this exam, each & every mark is important which is why you can’t take any chance in your preparation. We have already published the below articles in this section to help you with your preparation:

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1. RBI Grade B 2021- Phase II- Essay Writing- Important Tips
2. RBI Grade B 2021 Phase II- Précis Writing- All Details with a Sample
3. RBI Grade B 2021- Phase II-English (Writing Skills)- Essay Topics
4. Descriptive Writing Tips & Strategy For RBI Grade B Phase 2

In this article we will build up a strategy to score more in the English (Writing Skills) section. But first, let’s have a look at the exam pattern of RBI Grade B 2021 Phase II.

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RBI Grade B 2021 Phase II Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper I: Economic and Social Issues– 50% Objective & 50% Descriptive	30 Objective Questions & 6 Descriptive Questions of which 4 have to be answered	100	120 minutes
Paper II: English (Writing Skills)	3	100	90 minutes
Paper III: Finance and Management– 50% Objective & 50% Descriptive	30 Objective Questions & 6 Descriptive Questions of which 4 have to be answered	100	120 minutes

English Language (Writing Skills) carries a weightage of 100 marks and you get only 90 minutes to answer the questions. These questions are descriptive type and questions will be based on the below topics:

1. Essay Writing
2. Précis Writing
3. Comprehension

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As you would have already noticed, the syllabus of ESI and FM is extremely vast thereby making their revision a comparatively difficult task. And therefore you need to put all your efforts towards scoring as many marks in this section. Let’s have a look at what the official Information Handout says about this section:

The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic. The Paper may include Questions on essay writing, précis writing and comprehension etc. Candidates will have to type answers with the help of the keyboard of the computer.

You can check the sample questions provided in the information handout here.

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Essay Writing Tips

• As soon as you read the topics, pick the one about which you know the most.
• Start jotting down your facts, quotes, points, arguments etc.
• Divide the above points into introduction, body and conclusion.
• Introduction will have the starting point. You may start the essay with a quote or a fact to make a good first impression. You can also write on the history, definition or any other information on the topic.
• Body will have the most essential information about the topic. You can put your strongest arguments here backed with examples.
• Finally in the conclusion part, you can summarize your main points.
• Ensure that you strictly stick to the word limit.
• There shouldn’t be any grammatical error in the essay.

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Précis Writing Tips

• To score well in this topic, you need to be good at your writing skills.
• You don’t necessarily need to include examples, illustrations etc. in the précis.
• Don’t go by summarizing the sentences one by one. It’s supposed to be the summary of the complete passage.
• You may break the passage into 2 parts for your convenience and then try summarizing it.
• You can also make a note of all the important keywords & points and try to make a rough structure of the passage.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit.
• Finally, ensure that the summary reflects the idea of the original passage.
• There shouldn’t be any grammatical error in the summary.

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Comprehension Tips

• This is something that you have already dealt with in the English section of the Phase I exam; just this time it is going to be descriptive in nature.
• You will be provided with a passage and you will be asked questions based on it which you have to type.
• Use your own words while answering the question. Don’t simply copy from the passage.
• Try not to make any grammatical error while writing the answers.
• Don’t write the answers based on your personal opinion. Use only the information provided in the passage.
• After reading the question, if you don’t get the answer immediately, try reading the passage again with the question in your mind.

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This is all from us in this article. Remember, the key to English (Writing Skills) is good writing skills. Try writing an essay/précis on a daily basis now that only 10 days are left in the exam.

Wishing you all the best for your exam!