How to crack English section in various Bank Exams?

Bank exams are considered as the best opportunity by the candidates who are looking for the government job or job in public sector. There are various types of bank exams conducted every year such as SBI PO, IBPS PO, SBI CLERK, IBPS CLERK, RBI ASSISTANT, etc.  

In the latest syllabus, English has taken the tool of those candidates who were not good in the language right from the school days. From the last year questions are framed in the comprehension format where reading and understanding ability of the student is judged. Simple grammar rules are only asked in Spot the Error question carrying 4-10 marks. In case a candidate prepares only grammar rules while preparing for English Section then he or she will not be able to reach the sectional cut-off limit.

There are many Bank coaching classes institutes in Laxmi Nagar imparting rigorous teaching for various bank exams. They give equal weight age to all the subjects being examined in the Prelims and Mains of all the bank exams.   These institutes will not guide you only for a single subject to master as they have limited course package for a limited duration. Mastering a language is in your hands because you have to understand the ethics first before making the use of it.
Let us discuss some tips to master the English Language to score well to reach the sectional cut-off limit.

Tips to crack English section of bank exams:

Learning a language is a gradual process and takes time to master or improve. There are no short tricks or formulas to solve the questions. All it needs is hard work and patience while learning. There are few tips which will help you to master the language ability. These are:
  • Buy an English Newspaper and start with the news of your interest to develop the habit of reading. Keep an Oxford dictionary with you to know the meaning of difficult words while reading any article.
  • Reading English articles will improve your understanding level; it will further help you to improve your comprehension ability which is a must to solve most of the questions of the new pattern of bank exams in English section.
  • Shortlist any five or six words daily from the newspaper articles and write at least 5-6 sentences per word to understand the usage and meaning of the word effectively. Then relate those words with your routine life, it will help you retain the word for a long time and thus will improve your vocabulary which is an essential feature of competitive exams as almost all the questions include advance vocabulary words. In case you get a sentence with an unknown or difficult word and you do not know the meaning, it will make you feel handicapped to solve that question. Either you will leave the question or you will attempt it wrong.
  • Making sentence exercise will help you improve your grammar and will enhance your accuracy in language use.
  • Simply making sentences will not serve your purpose, you need to get it checked by the subject expert to know your weakness so that you can rectify the same.
  • After acquiring accuracy in sentence making exercises switch over to writing an article of 300 to 400 words daily and use the words you have learned while reading the newspaper. It will enhance your writing ability to a great extent.
  • Learn antonyms and synonyms from a renowned dictionary to get a deeper understanding of each word.
  • Never stop or quit the habit of reading English articles or newspaper as it will mechanize your brain to understand the language and reading speed will also improve. Once you acquire both the traits you are ready for the English section of competitive exams.

All the best and one must try these tips to gain confidence and efficiency while preparing for the bank exams.

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