CLAT English Language, Syllabus, Questions, Topics for 2024

CLAT English Language

CLAT English Language: CLAT 2024 or the national-level Common Law Admission Test 2024 will be conducted for admissions to undergraduate and graduate programmes offered by the 22  NLUs and are handled by a consortium of NLUs. In this article, we will discuss Important topics for CLAT English Language 2024.CLAT English Language Section includes vocabulary and Reading comprehension.
The CLAT 2024 exam will take place on December 03, 2023. Therefore, it is essential that the applicants make all effort to prepare.

CLAT English Language- Important Topics

CLAT English Language consists mainly of- Reading, comprehension, vocabulary, and grammatical abilities. There are 28–32 multiple-choice questions in the CLAT English Language part, which has a 20% section weight. The following are Important topics to study for the CLAT English Language section:

• Vocabulary
• Reading comprehension
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Sentence completion
• Error spotting
• Proverbs and adverbs
• Spelling errors
• Idioms and phrases
• Fill in the blanks

CLAT English Language 2024- Marking Scheme

Here is the marking scheme for CLAT English Language :

CLAT English Syllabus 2024

CLAT English Language Section includes vocabulary and comprehension. While the CLAT English Language part is rather simple, candidates may find it to be lengthy. These passages will be taken from recent or influential non-fiction and fiction works, and they will be of a level that a student in the 12th standard might be able to read in about 5-7 minutes.

Following each chapter will be a series of questions that will test your language and comprehension abilities, including your capacity to:

1. Read and fully understand the passage’s primary idea as well as any arguments and points of view presented therein;
2. Make deductions and conclusions from the passage;
3. Summarise the whole text;
4. Compare and contrast the many claims or points of view made in the passage;
5. Recognize the meaning of the different terms and expressions used in the passage.

CLAT English Language 2024- Preparation Strategy

The CLAT English Language Paper is expected to have about 30 questions, which has a weightage of about 20%. The CLAT English Language exam will evaluate the students’ reading, analytical, and grammar skills. Questions about the paragraphs are anticipated. It is advised that candidates read daily newspapers as well as grammar books to improve their reading and grammar abilities. Students can practice and work through some sample papers to better prepare for the exams and feel more confident about showing up.

Reading Newspaper- Reading is one of the most important steps in your CLAT English Language Preparation. Reading Newspapers will help you in different aspects such as Sentence formation, improving your vocabulary, increasing your reading speed, and many more. Sometimes Passages in the Exam are taken from the newspaper. Not only in CLAT English Language but reading Newspapers will help you in Current Affairs and General Knowledge section also. Through this, you will stay updated with current events and news.

Improving Vocabulary – Candidates should improve their overall vocabulary so they may efficiently answer the reading comprehension. It will help them solve Fill in the blanks, Idioms and phrases, and so on. Reading novels, stories, or newspapers that provide students with fresh perspectives on how to use the English language will help them achieve this and increase their stock of Vocabulary.

Practice consistently: English is a language subject. Candidates should make sure they are using the language in their daily lives as practice. Their confidence will increase as a result of this methodical use, and they’ll feel more at ease using it in the exam.

Practice Previous year Questions: Candidates should go through the CLAT previous year’s Questions so that candidates can get an idea about the CLAT English Language Section. Solving the previous year’s Question paper will get the overview of the CLAT English LanguageSection difficult level.

Practice Grammar: Although the main topic of the CLAT English Language portion is Reading comprehension, it is necessary to use correct grammar while answering the questions. Poor grammar use will lower a candidate’s score and have a negative impact on their overall performance. Just give One or two hours for English grammar and practice on daily basis, it will help you a lot.

Important Questions for CLAT English Language 2024

Que. 1 In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

 Chomsky’s research revealed that children can learn to decipher meanings long before the recognition that signifiers and signifieds are arbitrarily connected and have no real relationship.

1. the recognition that
2. they can recognize that
3. they would recognize that
4. they could have the recognition of

Que. 2 In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

 The lion lifted his head listlessly, then eyed at us over his paws.

1. eyes us over his paws.
2. eyes over us above his paws.
3. eyed us over his paws.
4. eyed at us over his paws.

Que. 3 In each of the questions below, four different ways of writing the given sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.

1. Except for the first lot, rest all are same.
2. Except for the first lot, rest all are the same. Rest all are same but for the first.
3. All are same, except for the first lot.
4. With the exception of the first lot, the rest are all the same.

Que. 4 In each of the questions below, four different ways of writing the given sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.

1. A knight’s armour could weigh as much or more than the knight himself.
2. A knight’s armour could weigh more than himself or the same.
3. A knight‘s armour could weigh as much as or more than the knight himself.
4. A knight‘s armour could weigh more or as much as himself.

Que. 5 In each of the following questions, four different ways of phrasing a sentence are indicated. Choose the most grammatically correct alternative from among the four.

1. Many of the arguments made in favour of participation do not capture the reality of the dynamics of community participation, as they exclude the inherent hierarchies, power differentials and socio-economic disparities in local
2. Many of the arguments made in favour of participation does not capture the reality of the dynamics of community participation, as they exclude the inherent hierarchies, power differentials and socio-economic disparities in local
3. Many of the arguments made in favour of participation do not capture the reality of the dynamics of community participation, as it excludes prohibit the inherent hierarchies, power differentials and socio-economic disparities in local commu nities.
4. Many of the arguments made in favour of participation does not capture the reality of the dynamics of community participation, as it excludes the inherent hierarchies, power differentials and socio-economic disparities in local communities.

Que. 6 In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.

 Unlike a typical house loan, which requires a fifteen to twenty percent down payment, the lease-loan buyer is not required to make an initial deposit on the new property.

1. with lease-loan buying, there is no requirement of
2. lease-loan buyers are not required to make
3. for the lease-loan buyer, there is no requirement of
4. a lease loan does not require the buyer to make

Que. 7 In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.

In two recent papers, delving deep to find the secret of Botswana’s success and Africa’s failure, are Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT.

1. delving deep to find the secrets of Botswana’s success and Africa’s failure, are Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT.
2. that delve deep to find the secret of Botswana’s success and Africa’s failure, there are Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT.
3. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT delve deep to find the secrets of Botswana’s success and failure of Africa.
4. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT delve deep to find the secret of Botswana’s success and Africa’s failure.

Que.  8 In each of the following questions, four different ways of phrasing a sentence are indicated. Choose the most grammatically correct alternative.

1.  My objections are, first, to the moral of this story; second, that it is
2. My objections are, firstly, to the moral of this story; secondly, that it is
3. My objections are, firstly, to the morality of the story; second, to its racism.
4. My objections are, first, to the moral of the story; second, to its racism.

Que. 9 In each of the following questions, four different ways of phrasing a sentence are indicated. Choose the most grammatically correct and concise alternative from among the four.

1. The new mayor is an avid art collector and has quite a few paintings by the famous artist F. Hussain.
2. The new mayor has an avid art collection and has quite a few paintings by the famous artist F. Hussain.
3. The new mayor who is an avid art collector and has quite a few paintings by the famous artist a F. Hussain.
4. The new mayor is an avid art collector and having quite a few paintings by the famous artist F. Hussain.

Que. 10 Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions as follow:

There is a general impression among the public that our schools and colleges educate students. That some kind of uncritical knowledge is imparted to the students is beyond any doubt. Students are made to copy notes, learn them by heart, and reproduce it during examination. Those who learn by heart and ‘reproduce it to the exact letter are considered as the best. Others who do not succeed in the exercise are termed ‘failures’. The examination results are all a grading in memory work which has nothing to do with education. An educated person is one who has developed qualities of mind and heart, and who can critically evaluate things and objectively decide the course of his action based on factual information.

The impressions that the students gather in the years of their academic life are important for their future. In fact, attitudes to life are built on what is happening in the academic institutions. The type of things that are taught, the ways and methods of communication and the mental attitudes of those who teach are primary in education. What are some of the things taught in our institutions? The first thing that the student learns is that the teacher is always right. Students do not know.

1. What is the impression of the author about our schools and colleges?

1. That they educate students.
2. That they help students to develop qualities of mind and heart.
3. That at best they impart some kind of uncritical knowledge.
4. That they help students to develop right attitudes to life.

2. What is the first thing that a student is made to learn in our schools?

1. That the teacher is always right and students are ignorant.
2. The ways and methods of communication and right mental attitudes.
3. That the impressions he gathers in the years of their academic life are important for their future.
4. That he should critically evaluate things and objectively decide the course of his action based on factual information.

3. Who, according to the author, is an educated person?

1. One who learns by heart and reproduces it to the exact letter.
2. One who is humble enough to realize that the teacher is always right.
3. One who has developed qualities of mind and heart and can critically evaluate factual information.
4. One who can critically evaluate things and objectively decide the course of action.

4. What is the prevailing impression about schools and colleges?

1. That they impart some kind of uncritical knowledge
2. That they teach the students to develop qualities of mind and heart
3. That they educate
4. That they make the students humble enough to realize that they know nothing and that the teacher is always right

5. Who, in our educational system, are termed ‘failures’?

1. Those who are educated in our schools and colleges.
2. Those who are not good at the art of learning things by memory and reproducing them exactly.
3. Those who learn by heart and reproduce it to the exact letter during the examinations.
4. Those who are uncritical and subjective in their approach.

Que. 11 Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions as follow:

Never before have so many worthy options for decorating and entertaining presented themselves to conscientious householders. Long ago, our grandmothers unhurriedly flipped through Ladies’ Home Journal and McCall’s to update their eggnogs and hunt patterns for tree skirts.

Ebenezer Scrooge contended with the Ghost of Christmas Present, who forced him to witness only a handful of other people’s fetes.

But modern-day hosts are subjected to thousands of images of strangers’ holiday rituals, through television and magazines but especially on social media, where every fireside post competes to be merrier than the last.

All of which serves as a constant reproof that perhaps, we’re not nearly as festive as we mean to be.

1. Which of the following will the author most likely agree with?

1.      Festivity has lost its importance in the competition for likes on social media
2. People are unaware about their traditional culture
3. Holidays are a time to relax

1. I and III
2. I and II
3. I only
4. All of the above

2. For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided. From the alternatives given pick the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning in the given context.

Disintegrate: The policies caused the government to disintegrate.

1. Rise
2. Trickle
3. Clamber
4. Crumble

Que. 12 Each of the following questions has a paragraph with an underlined word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for that word from the options given below the paragraph.

Deepak Chopra wrote the best-selling books Ageless Body, Timeless Mind and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. He became a successful excatic speaker, with a series of multi-media programs for healing mind, body and spirit.

1. oratorical
2. motivational
3. public
4. professional

The coolant Freon used in refrigerators was found to damage the ozone layer of the earth. Hence an urgent need was felt to substitute Freon with some other coolant which will not damage the ozone layer.

Which of the following can be a direct inference from the above statements?

1. A coolant cheaper than Freon is available for use in the refrigerators.
2. Coolants which do not have any damaging effects are available for use in the refrigerators.
3. The ozone layer is on the verge of extinction.
4. Preserving the ozone layer intact is essential for the inhabitants of the earth.

The publishers of a certain book decided to discontinue its publication as fewer than 3000 copies of the priced editions of the book had only been sold. The author of the book posted it on his website where anyone could download it without paying for it. The publishers were pleasantly surprised to find the sales of the priced physical book soaring to as high on 1,00,000 copies within a year.

Which of the following can be drawn as an inference from the above?

1. The more a book is read the more likely it is to be sold.
2. The price of a book is a deterrent factor to its sales.
3. Reader’s preferences are highly unpredictable.
4. In modern times, behind every successful publication, there must have been an attempt at publishing through the digital media.

Patents refer to the protection the idea behind an innovation gets whereas copyright refers to the protection the expression of the idea gets. Computer programmes are unique in the sense that they get both these protections. In order to get both the protections it is necessary that the idea behind an innovation and its expression are distinguishable.

Which of the following can be inferred from the statements above?

1. A patent is only as difficult to obtain as a copuright.
2. A computer programme writer is the inventor of the idea of the programme.
3. The idea behind a computer programme and its expression are distinguishable.
4. In products other than computer programmes, the idea behind them and the expression of the idea are indistinguishable.

When the leader of a major party announced the appointment of his eldest son to party leadership few political observers were surprised. As a reporter said, ‘it was only a question of which son it would be!’.

The statements above invite which of the following conclusion?

1. The eldest son has worked hard to make the party popular.
2. The other sons of the leader are as capable as his eldest son.
3. The party leader was impartial in selecting a successor.
4. The party enjoys the support of the media.

Solutions for CLAT English Language 2024

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CLAT English Language Reading Comprehension Tips

If you see the previous year of CLAT, you will find CLAT English Language Section includes vocabulary, comprehension, and associate questions on the basis of Passages.

• You should go through the questions before reading the passage. You’ll be prepared to start answering the questions because you’ll be aware of what to look for. You will save time by reading the questions in advance because you will know what to look for in the passage.
• Understanding the passage’s premise, structure, and theme will help you find the majority of the answers to the questions. Start with the simpler solution, then move on to the trickier one.
• Answer the factual questions first, which ask you to offer details taken directly from the passages. These questions include those involving dates, phrases, and others of the same nature.
• Answer the questions that require interpretation or those that are subjective last because they demand more consideration and take relatively more time.

CLAT English Language Expected Number of Questions Expected

CLAT English Language- Preparation Books:

Since CLAT 2024 is a very tough and competitive exam, picking the best study material for preparation is crucial to clear it. Here we provide a list of the best books for CLAT English Language preparation, recommended by our expert faculty.

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