Every year Staff
Selection Commission conducts SSC CGL Exam to offer jobs to the graduates of
our country. It comprises of four phases i.e. Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and
Tier IV. SSC CGL TIER I EXAM is very
crucial as it is the first stage and the most competitive one. Once you qualify
this then the road is easy to reach your targeted DREAM JOB!!
Candidates who are
preparing for SSC CGL TIER I should follow certain tips to score high to get
the department of their choice in government sector. SSC CGL TIER I 2019-20
notification is expected anytime as the administrative and other hurdles have
been lifted by the recent developments and updates. Before we start the exam
preparation let us know the latest exam pattern SSC will follow for the SSC CGL EXAM TIER I.
EXAM
PATTERN OF SSC CGL TIER I 2019-20
|
Name
of the Section
|
No.
of Questions
|
Section
wise Marks
|
Allotted
Time
|
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
25
|
50
|
60 minutes (Total)
|
|
English Language and Comprehension
|
25
|
50
|
|
|
General Intelligence & Reasoning
|
25
|
50
|
|
|
General Awareness
|
25
|
50
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
100
|
200
|
According to the survey
conducted it is observed that most of the candidates find ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
COMPREHENSION SECTION difficult. It should not be taken as a surprise because
being an INDIAN it is normal for ENGLISH is not our mother tongue.
Before we start
improving upon our English language for the SSC CGL EXAM 2019-20, let us have a
look at the topics covered in the syllabus of ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
COMPREHENSION SECTION.
1. Reading Comprehension with 20 percent
weight age
2. Vocabulary with 48 percent weight age
3. Grammar with 32 per cent weight age
From
the given data, it becomes clear that Vocabulary Usage (48%) and Grammar
Usage (32%) categories has a major role to play while Reading
Comprehension (20%) forms a minor role in English Language and
Comprehension Section in SSC CGL Tier-I Exam.
Generally
speaking, the questions are directly asked in this section and are reasonably
simpler. Thus, the students can score brilliantly in this section.
Important
Tips to crack English Language and Comprehension Section
We will now discuss important tricks to crack
English Language and Comprehension section in detail. These tips will prove to
be guiding light for you to ace this section.
1. Develop your Vocabulary skills: The vocabulary usage is of great importance and so it
should be taken very seriously. We will look into some ways through which you
can improve your vocabulary.
- Thesaurus: It is considered to be easiest way to study and
memorize words. You can found a lot of online thesauruses which are
available in which a word and its opposite words are found in one place.
- Word
List: The students should develop
of adding and learning at least 20 to 25 words every day. It is important
to maintain a notebook for it. It is important to study these words
regularly and try to learn at least 2000 words before the examination
day.
- Online
Flashcards: The Android mobile phones can
be of great help as students can download free flash cards. It will help
you in learning and remembering new words.
2. Work hard on English Grammar: The comprehensive and proper understanding of Grammar
rules is very essential. In every written competitive exam, it plays a
significant role and will help students in solving questions from topics like
Reading Comprehension, Spot the Error, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze test etc.
The students should understand the concepts of every topic as it will be
instrumental in solving questions. For attaining perfection, the students are
supposed to practice problems and try to learn from their mistakes. The proper
usage of grammar rules will help in solving questions in most appropriate way.
3. Work hard on Reading
Comprehension Skills: The students should understand
that Reading Comprehension Skills cannot be developed overnight but requires
hard work and practice of weeks and years. So, it is highly advisable that
students should develop habit of reading superior quality of English literature
in the form of daily newspapers, books, novels etc. The reading of daily
newspapers is referred to be most useful as it provides a variety of subjects
and topics to be read on daily basis. After reading any important article, the
students should try to re-write his version and try to figure out typical
words. These typical words should be learnt and understand with its Synonyms
and Antonyms. It will add to his word-power and will make his vocabulary skills
strong.
In this article, we have given you a
proper understanding of important tips that are required to ace English
Language and Comprehension section of SSC CGL Tier-I exam.
All the Best!!!
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