Staff Selection Commission is conducting the CGL 2018 (Tier - II) exam now. The second paper (English) is already over. As per the feedback shared by the candidates who appeared for CGL 2018 (Tier-II) exam, the questions asked in the exam were of ‘Easy to Moderate’ Level.
The topic-wise distribution of questions asked in the exam is given in the below table & video.
| S.No | Topic | No of questions | Level of questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spot the error | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| 2 | Fill In The Blanks | 15-20 | Easy |
| 3 | Synonyms | 3-4 | Easy |
| 4 | Antonyms | 2-3 | Easy |
| 5 | Spelling/detecting mis-spelt words | 4-5 | Easy |
| 6 | Idioms & Phrases | 10 | Easy |
| 7 | One word substitution | 12 | Easy |
| 8 | Improvement of sentences | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| 9 | Active/Passive voice of verbs | 20 | Easy |
| 10 | Conversion into direct /indirect narration | 22-24 | Easy |
| 11 | Jumbled Paragraph / Sentence Rearrangement | 20 | Easy |
| 12 | 3 Cloze passage : | 15 | Easy |
| 13 | 4 Comprehension Passage : Tiger Reserve, American Study on Exercise & Standup Comedian | 20 | Easy |
| 14 | Misc. | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 200 | Easy |
- Eye to eye
- Nip in the bud
- One in a blue moon
- Put the best foot forward
- Green fingers – good at gardening
- Person who is good at classical music
- What is fear of water called
- Catastrophic
- Stoic,
- Serendipity,
- Philanthropist
- Impoverished
Miss spelt Words:-
- Prophecy
- Illiterate
- Aesthetic
