Passages
Passages are arranged level-wise – start with Easy, then Medium, Hard and finally the RBE Advanced passages. The level is worked out from word length, capitals, numbers and symbols in each passage.
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Printed passages – download, print and typeIn BSF / CAPF HCM and DSSSB tests the passage is on paper. Every passage below has a PDF – print it (or open it on a second screen) and type from it. 30 passages, Easy to RBE Advanced.
⬇ All 30 passages (PDF)Level 1 – Easy · 8 passages
Short, common words and few capitals or numbers. Start here.
Passage 1 Easy
394 wordsThere once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 2 Easy
392 wordsA Sage was passing through the capital city of the famous king. While he…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 3 Easy
380 wordsBanwarilal is a simple soul who believes whatever he is told. The village boys…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 4 Easy
386 wordsI am a tree, tall and imposing, standing all alone near the campus of…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 5 Easy
379 wordsOnce upon a time, there lived a herd of eighty thousand elephants at the…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 6 Easy
373 wordsThe forester was very excited and immediately went up to the King and told…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 9 Easy
373 wordsA story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 7 Easy
374 wordsMy Favorite Teacher: A teacher is called builder of the nation. The profession of…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Level 2 – Medium · 8 passages
Longer words, more names and punctuation.
Passage 8 Medium
361 wordsOnce upon a time, there were two neighbors living next to each other. One…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 17 Medium
364 wordsIn June 1965, I was a seventh standard student of King George's School, Belgaum…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 10 Medium
354 wordsHoli is one of the important festivals of the Hindus. It is a colorful…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 11 Medium
343 wordsValue of Science: The present era is the era of science. Science has undoubtedly…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 12 Medium
346 wordsMoney stashed abroad is not always the money, which has been evaded from payment…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 13 Medium
346 wordsThe Bill, as passed by the Lok Sabha, is already with the hon. Members…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 14 Medium
335 wordsIt is said that around 3.7 billion years ago, the earth cooled down and…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 15 Medium
325 wordsIs positive thinking an inherent characteristic of a person or can it be developed…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Level 3 – Hard · 7 passages
Long words, many capitals, numbers and symbols – the toughest previous-year passages.
Passage 16 Hard
342 wordsAs the House knows, the Prime Minister sent out a circular to all the…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 18 Hard
331 wordsAssam, known as the land of blue hills and red river, is also a…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 19 Hard
320 wordsWe live in a world where Alexa plays the music in the living room,…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 20 Hard
346 wordsGeorge W. Bush: Sworn in as the President of USA in January, 2001 and…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 21 Hard
325 wordsToday, the craze of advertisement of manufactured goods is on the increase. The art…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 22 Hard
327 wordsAlmost 69 people were killed by the police in the fire to oppose the…
SSC CHSL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Passage 23 Hard
311 wordsReservation policy fails to achieve its purpose of giving equal opportunity to everyone because…
SSC CGL previous year passage · ⬇ PDF
Level 4 – Advanced (RBE) · 7 passages
Written by RBE about 20% harder than SSC: more capitals, numbers, symbols ( % / - & : ; " ) and abbreviations.
Passage 24 Advanced
345 wordsFixed Deposits (FDs) remain one of the most popular savings options for Indian households…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 25 Advanced
328 wordsOffice Memorandum No. A-11019/42/2024-Estt.(A-III), issued by a Ministry of the Government of India, explains…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 26 Advanced
321 wordsThe human heart is a muscular organ about the size of a closed fist,…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 27 Advanced
302 wordsThe human immune system is a remarkable network of cells, tissues and organs that…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 28 Advanced
325 wordsElectric Vehicles (EVs) are rapidly entering Indian roads, from two-wheelers and three-wheelers to cars,…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 29 Advanced
333 wordsThe Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced on 1 July 2017 through the 101st…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Passage 30 Advanced
291 wordsArtificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of computer systems to perform tasks that normally…
RBE Advanced passage – capitals, numbers & symbols · ⬇ PDF
Skill test explained
Video · Shubham Sir
Learn Typing Free | Zero से SSC Speed तक | CGL DEST, CHSL LDC & DEO Typing Test Practice | RBE
How to use this free typing course and test, step by step: lessons from the home row, the coloured keyboard and finger guide, speed tests, the SSC exam screen, how your result is checked, and practising on a phone with an OTG keyboard.
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| Exam / post | Net speed (English) | Backspace | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSF Head Constable (Ministerial) – Backspace allowed | 35 WPM | Allowed | 10 min |
| CRPF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, Assam Rifles HCM – Backspace off | 35 WPM | Not allowed | 10 min |
| DSSSB Junior Assistant / LDC and other clerk tests – Backspace allowed | 35 WPM | Allowed | 10 min |
How the net speed is worked out
- Words typed = key depressions ÷ 5 (spaces included).
- Mistakes = full mistakes + half mistakes ÷ 2 – only in the part you typed (words not reached are not mistakes).
- Ignorable = 5% of the words typed. Final mistakes = mistakes − ignorable (not below 0).
- Net speed (WPM) = (words typed − final mistakes × 10) ÷ 10 minutes.
Example: 2000 key depressions = 400 words typed; 20 full + 10 half = 25 mistakes; 5% of 400 = 20 ignored → 5 final mistakes → (400 − 50) ÷ 10 = 35 WPM. Qualifies for RRB NTPC (30 WPM) and BSF HCM / DSSSB (35 WPM).
- The passage is given on paper; you type it on the computer (10 minutes, English 35 WPM / Hindi 30 WPM – 10,500 / 9,000 key depressions per hour).
- BSF allows Backspace; CRPF and some other CAPF tests turn it off – choose your exam on the test page.
- Passage length: the official minimum is 1,750 key depressions (English) / 1,500 (Hindi); our passages are 2,000. A fast typist can finish early – then start the passage again from the beginning until the time is over (DSSSB's typing test instructions allow restarting the same passage until "Stop typing"). Speed is always worked out on the full 10 minutes, so stopping early lowers your speed.
- No official previous-year passages are published by BSF, CAPF or DSSSB, so these are SSC previous-year passages and RBE Advanced passages of the same length and style. Check the exact rules in your own notification.