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SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ – 2 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (39 Questions with Solutions)

Recalled English Language section of SBI PO 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1, covering connectors, idioms, fillers, error spotting, a cloze test and a passage on AI's environmental footprint.

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39
Duration
20 min
Marks
39

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About this test

SBI PO 2026 Prelims English Question Paper: 2 August Shift 1 PYQ Practice

This is the English Language section of SBI PO 2026 Prelims from the 2 August 2026 Shift 1 exam, rebuilt from candidate recall and not an official paper.

Topic-wise questions in SBI PO 2026 Prelims English

8topics
Para Jumbles8 · 22%
Reading Comprehension6 · 17%
Cloze Test5 · 14%
Error Spotting5 · 14%
Sentence Improvement5 · 14%
Fill in the Blanks3 · 8%
Idioms & Phrases2 · 6%
Synonyms & Antonyms2 · 5%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (92% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Start with Para Jumbles, Reading Comprehension and Cloze Test: together about 53% of the questions, so every hour here pays back the most.
  • Keep in rotation: Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, Idioms & Phrases and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 47% 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.

Grammar and vocabulary concepts to revise for SBI PO English

  • Verb patterns after words like aim, such as aim to do versus aim at doing
  • Subject-verb agreement and tense consistency in long sentences
  • Contextual meaning of common English idioms and phrasal verbs
  • Linking words that show contrast, cause and sequence in paragraphs

FAQs about SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ – 2 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (39 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 39 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 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 39.
What type of questions came in SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section included reading comprehension, error spotting, para-jumbles and idioms and phrases questions. To practise these, see Aptitude360's Subject Verb Agreement practice lesson.
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 15 of its 39 questions. They open with “In the following passage there are blanks, each…” and “As artificial intelligence systems multiply across every sector…”.
Is SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section is also part of the full SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI PO 2026 Prelims Question Paper – 2 Aug 2026 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SBI PO 2026 Prelims (2 August 2026, Shift 1) English Language questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) 2026 Prelims, 2 August 2026 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
SBIPO26 PRE · 2 Aug 2026 · S1 · English3920 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
39 across 39 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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