How to score good marks in SSC CGL Tier 2 English

Score good marks in SSC CGL Tier 2 English : SSC CGL is a highly competitive exam. In order to clear the cut off, you need to score atleast 170+ in English in SSC CGL Tier 2. We have come up with this blog, to help you with some important tips to score good marks in SSC CGL Tier -2.

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How to score good marks SSC CGL Tier – 2 English?

Scoring 170 + in SSC CGL Tier – 2 English is essential to clear SSC CGL Tier – 2 cut off. Go through the tips mentioned below to improve your score in English.

1. Go through Previous year papers and know the topic wise weightage

Go through the previous year papers of SSC CGL Tier 2 English. The exam pattern remains more or less the same. Try to attempt SSC CGL tier 2 Previous year papers to get used to the exam pattern and know if you don’t perform well in any of the high scoring topics. If that’s the case, practice these topics more.

Go through the weightage of all the topics in SSC CGL Tier – 2 English Syllabus. Check which topics carry more marks and focus more on such topics. Spellings, Synonyms and antonyms do not hold much weightage. Hence, don’t spend a lot of time memorizing difficult words. Instead focus on improving your reading skills for comprehension and work on your grammar for direct and indirect speech, cloze test and spotting errors.

English language – Weightage of topics

English language contains 200 questions with a time limit of 2 hours.

TopicsNumber of questions
Direct to Indirect Speech25 – 27
Reading Comprehension25 – 30
Active and Passive Voice20
Error Spotting20
Cloze test25
Fillers5 – 11
Parajumble20
One – Word Substitution12 – 14
Idioms10 – 12
Synonyms and Antonyms6 – 8
Spelling3 – 5

3. Try to score full marks in your stronger topics and improve upon your weak areas.

Your stronger topics too must not lose its importance. These areas will help you get maximum marks. Don’t get over-confident and not focus on your strong points. Topics such as Active/Passive, Direct/ Indirect narration, Jumbled Paragraph / Sentence Rearrangement are comparatively easier. Try to score full marks in these topics.

If you are not scoring well in any of the topics, don’t get disheartened and leave it. Try to go through some tips and strategies to improve your scores.

4. Practice more and more Mock Tests

Give more and more mock tests. Take mocks as seriously as the main exam. Just giving mock tests is not enough. Analyse them carefully and know what mistakes you made and work on correcting these mistakes.

6. Work on your Speed and Accuracy

Although you have 2 hours to complete the paper, make sure you try to complete the exam well in advance. If the paper turns out to be lengthy you will not find it difficult on the day of the exam. Try to work out a strategy to know which topics you will answer first.

Accuracy is very important in SSC CGL Tier-2. A wrong answer will cost you 1/4th of the marks. While practicing mock tests, ensure your accuracy is greater than 80%.

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Tips for some important topics in SSC CGL Tier-2 English

Now that you are aware of the overall strategy to score more in English, let’s discuss some strategies and tips to increase the score for some important topics.

Reading Comprehension :

Don’t spend time reading the entire passage in one go. Read the first 2-3 paragraphs and see if you can answer any of the questions. Now that you gone through the questions, try to pick and choose the parts to read. Generally answering questions after reading 2-3 paragraphs will help you to attempt the questions in less time and more accurately.

While answering RCs, it is very important that you use the information provided in the passage only. Don’t rely on your prior knowledge to arrive at an answer.

When you pick up a passage, it is not mandatory for you to answer all the questions. If you are not sure about an answer, you can skip it and focus on the next question. Remember each question carries the same marks.

Cloze test and FiIl in the blanks

Practice atleast 4-5 cloze tests and Fill in the blanks daily and analyze them properly. Use elimination technique to answer questions if you are not 100% sure.

Active and Passive Voice and Direct and Indirect Speech

Active and passive Voice and Direct and Indirect Speech take a lot of time to prepare but takes very little time to answer. Try to revise as many examples as possible. Revise the rules and ensure you make less and less mistakes as you attempt mocks. Check previous year papers and practice those questions as well.

We hope these tips help you score more in SSC C GL Tier – 2 English. Wishing you all the best for your exam. For regular updates, check here and download Oliveboard App!

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