Paper I · 17 Basic English · 17.3 Usage and comprehension

17.3.2 Sentence arrangement, cloze passages and reading comprehension

Sentence arrangement, cloze and comprehension all test whether you can follow how sentences link to each other, so look for opening sentences, linking words, pronouns that point back, and time order, and answer only from what the passage says.

  • TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Paper I
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • sentence arrangement
  • jumbled sentences
  • PQRS
  • para jumbles
  • cloze test
  • fill in the blanks
  • reading comprehension
  • main idea
  • inference
  • title of passage
  • vocabulary in context

What this note covers

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  4. Common trapsFoundation
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