SYLLABUS FOR BANK EXAMS ENGLISH LANGUAGES PAPER:
Bank Clerical Exams are conducted by different BSRBs. So a standard syllabus for all boards can be hardly expected. But if we consult the question papers of exams conducted by the different boards in the past two years we find a striking symmetry in the questions asked. But this does not mean that there are not deviations or difference, or all these question papers had exactly similar composition and pattern. But, at the same time it is not true that a generalisation is not possible. In generalisation, we find the syllabus as follows :
1. Comprehension Test
2. Common Errors
3. Fill Up the Blanks
4. Cloze Test
5. Jumbled Sentences
6. Jumbled Words
7. Spelling Errors
8. Phrase Meaning
9. Phrase Replacement
To be prepared for Bank Clerical Exam. a candidate must concentrate on the above mentioned topics. One cannot spare any of these topics. As mentioned earlier, the composition may vary, pattern may be changed from one Board to another,but a can-didate should not overlook any of these topics.
Among these, some topics are sure to be included in the question paper. Such topics are-Comprehen-sion Test, Common Error, Cloze Test, FiU up the Blanks. Our experience confirms that irrespective of the Board, every question paper containsall these topics. But remaining topics are not sure to appear in the exam. For example, if there are questions on Jumbled Sentences, questions on Jumbled Words are not likely to find their place in the same question pa-per. This shows that between these two topics, one is alternative to the other. Number of questions asked in English Language is fifty (50). Gener¬ally a question paper takes one of the following compositions :
Probable Composition-A
No. of as.
1. Comprehension Test 15
2. Common Errors 10
3. Cloze Test 10
4. Fill up the Blanks 5
5. Jumbled Sentences 5
6. Spelling Errors 5
Total 50
Probable Composition-B
1. Comprehension Test 1~
2. Common Errors 5
3. Phrase Meaning 5
4. Cloze Test 10
5. Fill up the Blanks 5
6. Jumbled Sentences 5
7. Spelling Errors 5
Total 50
Rare Composition
1. Comprehension Test 1 5
2. Fill up the Blanks 5
3. Cloze Test 10
4. Phrase Replacement 10
5. Phrase Meaning 5
6. Jumbled Sentences 5
Total 50
The above-cited schedules are only imaginary. Reality may differ; specially in future. One thing should be remembered in the context of the type of questions or topics covered is that the question pattern and composition of the question paper are changing rapidly and questions be¬coming tougher day by day.
Now you have an indepth idea about the syllabus of the Bank Clerical English language paper. After discussing the syllabus we switch over to topic-wise discussion. In this discussion, obviously, Comprehension Test comes first.
