ØWhy

you couldn’t score 50/50 in English?

ØWhy couldn’t you score 50/50 in English?
 Topics No. of Questions

Fill in the blanks (1-2)

Error detection (3)
Grammar
Sentence Improvement (3)
Voice (2)
Narration (2)
 Topics No. of Questions

Synonyms and Antonyms (4)

One word Substitution (3)
Vocabulary
Spelling Errors (2)
Fill in the Blanks (1)
Idioms and Phrases (2)
(Eg: A dog in the manger.)
 Topics No. of Questions

Reading Comprehension (5)

Reading skills Para jumbles (2)

Cloze Test (5)
DISCUSSION ON CHANGE IN
PATTERN!!!!
ØError detection
ØSentence Improvement
ØNarration/Voice
ØGive one word
ØIdioms and phrases
ØSynonyms
ØAntonyms
ØSpellings
ØPara jumble
ØCloze test/ Reading Comprehension
•How to start the
preparation??????
Schedule to follow..
• 2.5 hrs. – 3 hrs. on a daily basis
Grammar (1.5 hour)
ØMy session
Vocabulary (30 min-1 hour)
• Day 1

• Day 2

• Day 3

•
Reading Skills (45 min-1 hour)
• Day 1 Do 4 Paragraphs of reading
Comprehension
Do 4 Cloze Test
• Day 2 Do 4 Para jumbles
Do 4 Reading Comprehension
• Day 3 Do 4 Reading Comprehension
4 Cloze Test
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Questions Asked in SSC Pre
• Exorbitant - excessively high
• Procrastinate - Delay
• Coercion -force
• Scarce synonym - insufficient (sparse can come)
• Enmity – spelling
• Truant-one word
Some Important
Concepts:
Fill in the blanks (of/off/from)
1) Alex fell ………….. the terrace and died on his way to the
hospital.
2) The patient fell ………….. the bed, when the nurse was not
around.
3) Soap is made ………….glycerine.
4) Candle is made…………. wax.
Answers:
1) Alex fell from the terrace and died on his way to the hospital.
2) The patient fell off the bed, when the nurse was not
around.Soap is made from glycerine.
3) Candle is made of wax
• From/Of
• From-
• A-B (irreversible)
• Eg: Cheese is made from milk.

• Of-
• A-B (reversible)
• Eg: Ice is made of water.
• From/Off
• From – permanent action
• Eg: Leaves are falling from the tree.

• Off – temporary action

• Eg: She fell off the cycle.
Fill in the blanks:
1) Alex fell ………….. the terrace and died on his way to the
hospital.
2) The patient fell ………….. the bed, when the nurse was not
around.
3) Soap is made ………….glycerine.
4) Candle is made…………. wax.
Answers:
1) Alex fell from the terrace and died on his way to the
hospital.(permanent)
2) The patient fell off the bed, when the nurse was not
around.(temporary)
3) Soap is made from glycerine. (irreversible)
4) Candle is made of wax (reversible)
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Spot the errors:
1) Prabal is the Daud Ibrahim of lucknow.
2) Prabal is the Ram of modern India
3) Jaipur is a Rome of India.
Ans
1) Prabal is a Daud Ibrahim of lucknow.
2) Prabal is the Ram of modern India
3) Jaipur is the Rome of India.
 Rule -
(+) ve character sentences– The (-
ve) character sentences - A
What is new pattern??
Questions on next slide…
Q) The ability to survive for the odds,(A)/ often in a hostility
environment, is a proof of (B)/ the innating aptitudes, the
“street smarts” (C)/ that this self-willed nature must possess.
• Ans:
• The ability to survive against the odds,(A)/ often in a hostile
environment, is a proof of (B)/ the innate aptitudes, the
“street smarts” (C)/ that this self-willed nature must possess.