How to improve your English for Law Entrance Exam?

The English section in CLAT and other law entrance exams usually has three major components- Vocabulary, Grammar, and Reading Comprehension. CLAT allots 40 marks out of 200 to the English section whereas AILET dedicates 35 marks out of 150 to English.

Other Law exams such as Symbiosis Entrance Exam (SET) and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) also put considerable weightage on English. Getting a good score in English can help you a lot in increasing your overall score. This can definitely help you to get to your desired college.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve studied English from your childhood or started at a later age. What matters is the effort that you’ve to put in to score well in the English section for the Law Entrance exam.  

Your goal while preparing must not be to be just to pass but to secure a better rank to get into your desired college. Therefore, it is time that you realize that you have a difficult battle before you.

Tips To Improve Your English For Law Entrance Exam

Here are some of the tips that might help you to improve or prepare for Law Entrance Exams.

1. Be sure of the meaning of words you’re familiar with:

There might be various words that you’re already familiar with. Before getting deeper into the learning process make sure that you’re sure that you already know the proper meaning of the word that you’re familiar with. Usually, you’re asked the proper meaning of such words but the options are so close to each other that you can get confused and despite knowing the meaning you might choose the wrong answer.

2. Keep learning new words:

Learn familiar words and after you’re clear with the proper meaning of the words, it’s time to learn new words. Candidates when get to know any new words while reading any passage or text, take note of them. Remember to find out the meaning of the word and then start reading. You can either search for it online or use a dictionary (online or offline). Furthermore, you can also search for important words on Google or YouTube. You can even refer to websites to get guidance on vocabulary.

3. Revise old words:

Once you start learning new things, there is a tendency to forget the old ones. If you face such problems, then, it is advisable to start revising old words. Your brain responds better to repeated reviewing over a prolonged period. So make it a point to make a note of every new word you learn along with revising the old words. Good practice can help you with good vocabulary which in turn can help you score well in the English section.

4. Pay attention to spelling:

One of the important elements of a good vocabulary is a good grasp of spelling. Pay attention to the spelling of all the new words you’re learning. Spelling check types of question often comes in exam and the options also tend to be similar which can confuse you. The tiniest of spelling errors can yield negative markings.

5. Synonym and Antonym:

Check synonyms and antonyms for every word that you learn. At least try to remember 4 opposites and 4 similar meanings of the word as they’re commonly asked in competitive exams. Furthermore, looking for synonyms and antonyms can help you increase your vocabulary. When you come across a new word, check for its similar and opposite words right away and take a note of it. This way you’ll remember more of what you’ve studied.

6. Look at the usage of words:

Just by looking at the meaning of the new word, you won’t understand the usage of the word completely. In that case, you need to look for sentences where you can use that word. This will help you understand the meaning of the word exceptionally. Also, exams tend to seek the meaning of words within the sentence. So going through the usage of words might help you answer those questions correctly.

7. Revise grammar:

Take out your old grammar book and start learning from the basics. We only use basic grammar concepts in our day-to-day life. And over time, we’ve forgotten the technicalities related to various topics of grammar. Learn tenses, articles, voices again from the beginning. Even though you think you know it all there still might be basic concepts that you may not remember.

8. Read regularly:

Reading can help you tackle most of your English problems. Try reading as much as possible. It’ll help you improve your vocabulary, your reading speed will increase, and you’ll gain overall knowledge. Reading comprehension questions are one of the most commonly asked English questions and the most time-consuming as well. The length of the passage provided in the exam is pretty long, so good reading speed might help you here.

9. Do not rely on intuition:

We usually have a perception of “what sounds right” might be grammatically correct. But that’s not true. Going by the problematic grammar that’s being used these days, our perception may have been tweaked. Thus, relying solely on intuition may not be the right way to go about it. To solve this problem, you can go ahead and download grammar apps.

10. Practice as much as you can:

Practice makes a man perfect- we’ve often heard about this. And we all know that it’s true to some extent but still refuse to follow it. English is like any other subject, the more you practice the better you get. To score well in the English section of any Law Entrance Exam, you need to practice. Through practice, you’ll be able to solve questions easily and quickly.

We hope these few of the many tips will help you to improve your English for the Law Entrance exam. If it does, then do let us know in the comment section down below.

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