SSC CPO Pre.

2023
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 56 -
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 90 -

Synonyms/
3. 48 -
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 48 -

5. Spelling Errors 44 -

Total Questions 286

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 37 -
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 32 -
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks 5 -
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 74 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 45 -
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 45 -
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 90

Grand Total 450

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 1. SSC CPO PRE 2023
Exam Date: 03.10.2023, Shift - 1
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 7 1-7
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 8-17

Synonyms/
3. 6 18-23
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 4 24-27

5. Spelling Errors 4 28-31

Total Questions 31

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 5 32-36
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 3 37-39
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks 1 40
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 9
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10

Grand Total 50

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 2. SSC CPO PRE 2023
Exam Date: 03.10.2023, Shift - 2
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 7 1-7
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 8-17

Synonyms/
3. 3 18-20
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 7 21-27

5. Spelling Errors 5 28-32

Total Questions 32

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 4 33-36
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 4 37-40
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks - -
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. - -
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. - -
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 8 -
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences - -
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10

Grand Total 50

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 3. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 03.10.2023, Shift - 3
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 8 1-8
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 9-18

Synonyms/
3. 7 19-25
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 4 26-29

5. Spelling Errors 5 30-34

Total Questions 34 _

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 3 35-37
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 2 38-39
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks 1 40
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 6 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 4. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 04.10.2023, Shift - 1
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 8 1-8
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 9-18

Synonyms/
3. 5 19-23
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 6 24-29

5. Spelling Errors 5 30-34

Total Questions 34 _

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 5 35-39
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 1 40
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks _ _
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 6 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 5. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 04.10.2023, Shift - 2
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 7 1-7
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 8-17

Synonyms/
3. 5 18-22
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 5 23-27

5. Spelling Errors 5 28-32

Total Questions 32 _

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 5 33-37
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 3 38-40
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks _ _
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 8 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 6. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 04.10.2023, Shift - 3
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 5 1-5
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 11 6-16

Synonyms/
3. 7 17-23
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 3 24-26

5. Spelling Errors 5 27-31

Total Questions 31 _

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 4 32-35
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 5 36-40
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks _ _
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ -
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 9 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 7. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 05.10.2023, Shift - 1
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 6 1-6
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 9 7-15

Synonyms/
3. 8 16-23
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 4 24-27

5. Spelling Errors 5 28-32

Total Questions 32

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 4 33-36
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 4 37-40
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks _ _
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 8 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 8. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 05.10.2023, Shift - 2
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 5 1-5
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 6-15

Synonyms/
3. 4 16-19
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 7 20-26

5. Spelling Errors 5 27-31

Total Questions 31 _

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 3 32-34
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 5 35-39
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks 1 40
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 9 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10 _

Grand Total 50

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 9. SSC CPO Pre. 2023
Exam Date: 05.10.2023, Shift - 3
13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension
and writing ability, etc. would be tested. Indicative Syllabus of Tier -I
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
13.10.3 Indicative Syllabus Tier-II
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary : Synonyms/ Homonyms and their correct S.
Topic
No. of
Range
usage, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & No. Question
Phrases, One word substitution, One word
1. 3 1-3
substitution

2. Idioms & Phrases 10 4-13

Synonyms/
3. 3 14-16
Homonyms

4. Antonyms 8 17-24

5. Spelling Errors 5 25-29

Total Questions 29

13.10.3.1 Grammar : Sentence structure, Spot the Error, Fill in the

6. Spotting Errors 4 30-33
Blanks, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of
Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Sentence
S. Part-1 S. Part-2 S. Part-3 7. 5 34-38
No. No. No. Improvement
1. Sentence 1. Sentence 1. Sentence Organisation:
& Text Structure Basic word order 8. Fill in the Blanks 2 39-40
2. Noun 2. Tense 2. Subject verb Agreement
Active/Passive
9. _ _
3. Pronoun 3. Conditional 3. Article Voice
Sentences
Direct/Indirect
4. Adjective 4. Que. Tag 4. Conjunction 10. _ _
Narration
5. Adverb 5. Voice 5. Preposition
6. Narration 6. Modals
7. Verb & Phrasal verbs
8. Non finite verb : Total Questions 11 _
Infinitive, Gerund,
participle
9. Inversion
13.10.3.1 Comprehension : Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of
11. Jumbled Sentences _ _
Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one 12. Cloze Tests 5 41-45
paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on 13. Passages 5 46-50
a report or an editorial.
Total Questions 10

Grand Total 50