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SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (40 Questions with Solutions)

English Language section of SBI PO 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1, with reading comprehension, double fillers, error detection, para jumbles, phrasal verbs and a cloze test.

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Duration
20 min
Marks
40

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About this test

SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ: Reading Comprehension, Fillers and Cloze

Use this set to check how well you handle reading comprehension, double fillers, error detection and rearrangement in a real shift paper.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2026 Prelims English

8topics
Para Jumbles8 · 21%
Cloze Test6 · 15%
Error Spotting6 · 15%
Reading Comprehension6 · 15%
Fill in the Blanks4 · 10%
Phrasal Verbs3 · 8%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 8%
Word Usage & Swap3 · 8%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (98% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Start with Para Jumbles, Cloze Test and Error Spotting: together about 51% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms & Antonyms and Word Usage & Swap, a steady 49% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group and 5 for the keep-in-rotation group.

Key English concepts for SBI PO Prelims

  • Tone, main idea and inference in descriptive passages
  • Collocations and context clues for choosing filler words
  • Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and preposition errors
  • Connectors and pronoun references that link sentences in a paragraph

FAQs about SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (40 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 40 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 40.
What type of questions came in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section included reading comprehension, para-jumbles, error spotting and sentence placement questions. For example, one question begins: “The sentence is divided into four segments: (A), (B), (C), and (D).” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement practice lesson.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 16 of its 40 questions. They open with “On a quiet afternoon in Paris, I wandered…” and “In the following passage there are blanks, each…”.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2026 Prelims (1 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 1 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO26 PRE · 1 Aug 2026 · S1 · English4020 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
40 across 40 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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