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English Language for LIC AAO

LIC AAO sets 32 English Language questions for 55 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

32 questions55 marks6 topics

How to approach English Language in LIC AAO

Reading comprehension and the cloze test decide this section, and both reward reading widely more than memorising rules. Build a daily reading habit, learn to spot the grammatical error patterns that recur, and treat vocabulary as something absorbed in context rather than crammed from a list.

Weightage in the paper

How much English Language is worth in each LIC AAO stage, from the official pattern.

Stage	Questions	Marks	Time	Share
Preliminary Examination	30	30	20 min	30%
Main Examination (descriptive)	2	25	—	100%

English Language syllabus for LIC AAO

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

Reading comprehension
Cloze test and fillers
Error detection and sentence correction
Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement
Word usage, word swap and vocabulary
Descriptive writing: letter, email, essay and precis

Sample English Language questions with solutions

Written to the LIC AAO pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Error spotting · solved example

Find the segment that contains a grammatical error: (A) She was awarded (B) a hour early (C) shortly before (D) she left the city.

A
BCorrect
C
D
No error

Solution

The article is wrong; it should read "an hour early" because the article follows the sound, not the spelling.

Fill in the blanks · solved example

Choose the pair of words that best fills the blanks: The scientist’s findings were so _____ that they _____ the existing theory.

minor, changed
compelling, overturnedCorrect
vague, supported
dull, proved

Solution

Findings strong enough to replace a theory are "compelling" and they "overturned" it. The other pairs are contradictory.

Cloze test · solved example

Cities are, on average, several degrees warmer than the countryside that (1)____ them, a difference that widens on still summer nights. Much of this extra heat is (2)____ by concrete and asphalt during the day and released slowly after dark. Trees offer a cheap (3)____: their canopies block sunlight before it reaches the pavement, and the water they give off cools the surrounding air. Yet tree cover in many fast-growing cities is (4)____, cleared for roads and buildings faster than it can be replanted. Planners who once treated greenery as mere decoration are now coming to (5)____ it as basic infrastructure.

Choose the word that best fits blank (3) in the passage.

remedyCorrect
threat
luxury
mistake
delay

Solution

Trees counter the stored heat, so they offer a cheap 'remedy'. The sentence goes on to explain how they cool the air, which is a solution, not a threat, luxury, mistake or delay.

Reading comprehension · solved example

For decades, growth in national income was treated as an unquestioned good, a single number by which the health of a society could be judged. That faith has begun to erode. Gross domestic product counts the cost of cleaning up a disaster but not the value of a forest left standing; it rises when traffic jams burn more fuel, and stays silent on whether the fruits of growth reach the many or the few. Alternatives have been proposed, from measures of well-being to indices that dock points for inequality and environmental damage. None has yet dethroned GDP, partly because its very crudeness makes it simple to compare across countries. The deeper difficulty is that any measure encodes a judgement about what matters, and on that, societies do not agree.

What is the "deeper difficulty" the passage identifies?

Growth has stopped
GDP is too accurate
Any measure encodes a judgement about what matters, on which societies disagreeCorrect
Forests are worthless
Numbers are impossible

Solution

Any measure encodes a value judgement, and societies disagree on it.

Practise English Language

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit English Language under a real clock

English Language shows up in every LIC AAO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

LIC AAO: 27-question practice mock
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Frequently asked questions

How many English Language questions are asked in LIC AAO?

LIC AAO 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 32 English Language questions for 55 marks, split across 30 in the Preliminary Examination and 2 in the Main Examination (descriptive).

Is there negative marking for English Language in LIC AAO?

No. The LIC AAO written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every English Language question you can.

Which English Language topics matter most for LIC AAO?

The LIC AAO syllabus lists Reading comprehension, Cloze test and fillers, Error detection and sentence correction, Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement, Word usage, word swap and vocabulary, Descriptive writing: letter, email, essay and precis. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise English Language for LIC AAO free?

Every English Language question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the LIC AAO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.