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English Language Sectional Test 2
IBPS Clerk · Institute of Banking Personnel Selection: Customer Service Associate (Clerk)
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official Prelims syllabus and answer-checked on 22 August 2026.
View official syllabus sourceBefore you begin
- 1This sectional test contains 30 original English Language questions.
- 2Each wrong answer deducts marks using the scoring rule shown above. Unattempted questions score zero.
- 3You can mark a question for review and come back to it later using the question palette.
- 4The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
- 5You can review your answers and explanations for every question immediately after submitting.
About this IBPS Clerk English Language sectional test
This sectional test isolates English Language from the IBPS Clerk Prelims pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 30 original practice questions across 19 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Idioms
4 questions
Antonym
3 questions
One-word substitution
3 questions
Spelling
3 questions
Synonym
3 questions
Active and passive voice
1 question
Articles
1 question
Cloze test
1 question
Connectors
1 question
Direct and indirect speech
1 question
Error spotting
1 question
Para-jumbles
1 question
Preposition
1 question
Question tags
1 question
Reading comprehension
1 question
Sentence improvement
1 question
Subject-verb agreement
1 question
Tense
1 question
Vocabulary in context
1 question
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0.25 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 30 questions are difficulty-tagged: 9 easy, 21 medium. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official IBPS Clerk question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original English Language questions, mapped to the official IBPS Clerk Prelims syllabus and answer-checked on 22 August 2026.
How many questions are in this English Language sectional test, and how long is it?
30 questions in 20 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 19 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Idioms, Antonym, and One-word substitution.
Is there negative marking in this test?
Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks, and each correct answer earns 1 mark. Unattempted questions score zero.