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English Language for SIDBI Grade A

SIDBI Grade A sets 33 English Language questions for 105 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

33 questions105 marks3 topics

How to approach English Language in SIDBI Grade A

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 SIDBI Grade A stage, from the official pattern.

Stage	Questions	Marks	Time	Share
Phase I: Online Screening Examination	30	30	—	15%
Phase II: Online Examination (Paper I, English Language, descriptive)	3	75	—	100%

English Language syllabus for SIDBI Grade A

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 error detection
Para jumbles and fillers
Descriptive writing: essay, precis and business correspondence

Sample English Language questions with solutions

Written to the SIDBI Grade A 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.

Synonyms · solved example

Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as: RAPID

slow
heavy
silent
round
swiftCorrect

Solution

"rapid" means happening quickly. The word most nearly similar in meaning is "swift".

Reading comprehension · solved example

Online courses have opened education to anyone with a connection. A student in a remote town can now follow lectures from a distant university at little cost. Yet completion rates tell a sobering story: many who enrol never finish, for a screen makes it easy to drift away. The lesson is not that online learning fails, but that motivation and structure matter as much as access. Courses that build in deadlines, feedback and a sense of community keep far more learners to the end.

The word "remote" as used here is the opposite of:

isolated
rural
far-off
distant
nearbyCorrect

Solution

The opposite of "remote" (far away) is "nearby".

Word swap · solved example

In the sentence, two words must be interchanged to make it correct: "The manager quickly the reviewed report before the meeting." Which two words should be swapped?

reviewed and meeting
quickly and reviewedCorrect
No swap needed
the and before
manager and report

Solution

It should read "the manager reviewed the report quickly", so "quickly" and "reviewed" must be interchanged.

Error spotting · solved example

Identify the part that contains an error: She is one of (1) / those students who (2) / always completes (3) / their assignments on time. (4)

(3)Correct
(4)
No error
(1)
(2)

Solution

In "one of those students who ...", the relative "who" refers to the plural "students", so the verb should be "complete", not "completes". The error is in part (3).

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 SIDBI Grade A mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

SIDBI Grade A: 30-question practice mock
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Frequently asked questions

How many English Language questions are asked in SIDBI Grade A?

SIDBI Grade A 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 33 English Language questions for 105 marks, split across 30 in the Phase I: Online Screening Examination and 3 in the Phase II: Online Examination (Paper I, English Language, descriptive).

Is there negative marking for English Language in SIDBI Grade A?

Yes. SIDBI Grade A deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, English Language included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

Which English Language topics matter most for SIDBI Grade A?

The SIDBI Grade A syllabus lists Reading comprehension, cloze test and error detection, Para jumbles and fillers, Descriptive writing: essay, precis and business correspondence. 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 SIDBI Grade A 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 SIDBI Grade A mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.