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SSC CGL English Language - Syllabus and Pattern

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Conquering SSC CGL is all about how you strategize your preparations and in context to English language it is more prominent to learn the concept of exam designing that SSC follows. You can clear this section by scoring more than handful of marks even if you are not that efficient in English. We will be providing you every bit of the syllabus and tips in the days to come. First and for most you need to get a feel of the Section break up and syllabus from the previous year exams.

Breakup from the Previous year exams

Topic
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total
Common Errors
5
5
5
5
5
25
Synonyms
5
5
5
3
3
21
Antonyms
5
5
5
3
3
21
Fill in the blanks
5
5
5
5
5
25
Spelling mistakes
5
5
5
2
2
19
One word substitution
5
5
5
7
7
29
Idioms & phrases
0
5
5
5
5
20
Sentence Transformation
5
0
0
0
0
5
Sentence Arrangement
5
0
5
0
0
10
Sentence Improvement
5
5
5
10
10
30
Cloze Test
0
10
0
0
0
10
Comprehension
5
0
5
10
10
30
Total
50
50
50
50
50


Syllabus

Topics
Fill in the Blanks
Idioms & Phrases
Jumbled sentences (ordering)
One word substitution.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words
Common errors
Sentence improvement
Reaading Comprehensions
Cloze test are asked

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