English Syllabus : Preparation of SSC CGL

English Syllabus : Preparation of SSC CGL

English and Mathematics are the two most important sections of SSC CGL examination, covering a total of 250 marks each (Tier I + Tier II = 50 + 200).
In Tier I of examination, English section has 50 questions with each question carrying 1 mark i.e. a total of 50 marks . In Tier II of examination English section has 200 questions with each question carrying 1 mark i.e. a total of 200 marks .

For proper preparation of this section one has to have the knowledge of the syllabus .

Syllabus of English section in SSC CGL (& other SSC recruitment examinations) can be divided into 3 major parts :

1) Grammar
2) Vocabulary
3) Reading Comprehension

These parts may be further divided into sub parts :

1) Grammar :

a) Noun
b) Pronoun
c) Adjective
d) Verb
e) Adverb
f) Preposition
g) Conjunction
h) Article
i) Tense
j) Subject-Verb Agreement
k) Conditional
l) Question Tags
m) Superfluous Expression
n) Voice
o) Narration

2) Vocabulary :

a) Synonyms
b) Antonyms
c) Homophones
d) One-Word Substitutions
e) Idioms
f) Phrasal Verbs
g) Spellings

3) Reading Comprehension :

a) Rearrangement
b) Cloze Test
c) Unseen Passage

The expected distribution of marks among these 3 parts are (out of 50) :

1) Grammar - 20 marks
2) Vocabulary - 15 marks
3) Comprehension - 15 marks

So, work hard and score well in English Section to secure a respectable total . We have already posted : "How to prepare the Vocabulary Section of SSC CGL examination" , we shall keep posting the tips to score well in all the sections of SSC CGL examination .

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