Topic Wise English Section Preparation for SSC CHSL Tier I 2021

As we all know that SSC CHSL Tier I kickstarted in the month of April and few shifts successfully happened, however due to the sudden surge in the COVID cases the authorities had to stop the exam. The SSC CHSL Tier I 2021 exam got postponed and no fresh dates have been announced for it yet. However, those whose exam is still pending must consider this as an opportunity to crack the SSC CHSL Tier I exam in the very first attempt and this can only happen if you keep practicing continuously and try to focus on giving as many mocks as possible. As mentioned above as well postponing of the SSC CHSL Tier I exam dates can be considered as an opportunity for those who were not well prepared for it earlier or had lack some preparation. However, this time we advise the candidates to not go this chance waste as far as your selection in the SSC CHSL examination is concerned. With 4 sections being asked in the SSC CHSL Tier I exam, we are helping the aspirants with one of the toughest sections which is English. Here we have come up with topic wise English section preparation for SSC CHSL Tier I. First, we would like the aspirants to once again know the exam pattern of the exam.

SSC CHSL Tier I 2019 Exam Pattern

Note: Negative marking of 0.50 mark for each question incorrectly answered will be there.

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Expert SSC CHSL Tier I Preparation Tips

English is one of the crucial subjects in most of the government examinations and if you are among those which find English tough then this article is for you to go through. Mentioning below few expert tips for English subject:

• Know all the important topics well and prepare a strategy accordingly.
• Practice more and more questions to get the hang of the difficulty level of the exam.
• Solve SSC CHSL previous year papers as it will help you know the exact type of questions asked in the actual exam.
• Consider the weightage of each topic well and study the topics accordingly.
• Follow the below mentioned topic wise preparation tips to score good in English.

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English Questions Asked SSC CHSL Tier I – 17th March 2020 All Shifts

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These English section analysis will help you analyze as questions on what topics were asked previously.

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Important Topics in English Section

Let’s now discuss each and every topic in detail. As far as the important topics are concerned here are the ones mentioned below:

• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Spotting Error
• Sentence Correction
• Fill in the Blanks
• Reading Comprehension
• Spelling Errors
• Idioms/Phrases & One Word Substitution
• Cloze Test

How to Solve Fill in the Blanks

In order to deal with such types of questions in English read and implement the below mentioned points:

• Read the statement carefully and select the option which is most relevant.
• Elimination technique can be used to find the answer that fits best.
• The answer chosen should fit in well in terms of reading the sentence smoothly.
• Umpteen new kind of questions are there in English section in our mock tests. Practice these questions on regular basis.

Sentence Correction

There is an erroneous part mentioned in the sentence and candidates have to choose the right alternative for that. These kinds of questions can be solved by:

• Don’t try to create an error as sometimes there is no correction required and thus, the answer needs no improvement.
• Make use of the elimination technique
• Identify and try to figure out the differences among choices and eliminate the ones that are less effective or are grammatically incorrect.

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Synonyms & Antonyms

• Vocabulary plays a major role in these types of questions. Thus, enhance your vocabulary by making consistent efforts. Read the English editorials shared by us on regular basis and try to learn the meanings of difficult words given.
• Practice quizzes on this topic as it will help you to retain new words for longer time.

Idioms/Phrases & One Word Substitution

• Study the one word substitution PDF. Download all English PDFs and try to memorize those. Keep these handy for revision.
• Attempt previous year papers as there are chances of questions getting repeated from previous papers.

Cloze Test

In these type of questions a passage is being given with few blanks and aspirants have to fill those blanks with a suitable option.

• In the passage most all sentences are connected to each other logically, thus applying the logic will help you find the correct answer.
• Try to look for negative and positive words

Reading Comprehension

RC is yet another important topic as far as English section is concerned.

• Identifying the tone of the passage is very important as this will help the candidate to find the answer quickly.
• Its always better to read the questions first before reading the passage.
• Last and first paragraph should be read carefully as you will be able to most likely find the gist of the comprehension.
• Read and practice more of reading comprehension questions. Thorough practice of this will help you do these questions correctly.

Smart Preparation Strategy for SSC CHSL English Section

• Improve upon your Grammar as this will help you in your exam.
• Enhance your vocabulary by various means. Read daily editorials, learn and revise difficult words and their meanings.
• Practice mock tests will help you achieve your goal to a great extent.
• Time management is extremely important. Make sure you complete the mock tests in the given time frame.
• Attempt free English quizzes on PracticeMock app.

This is all we have for smart preparation of the English section for SSC CHSL Tier I exam. Stay tuned for more such exam preparation strategies for different sections.  

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