Some tips for preparation

You have to read 6 to 12 English books according to the portion. Reading the portion is very
important  for poems, prose and supplementary. Very less
poems and prose and stories are included in the syllabus of tnpsc general english from 6
to 8 books.
 I have some idea about Appreciation questions from poem
you have to just read meanings or synonyms given in the back of poem page that's
enough. 
For other literary works or about the author you have to
READ ABOUT THE AUTHOR OR POET given in 9th 10th 11th 12th books and
in the SUPPLEMENTARY AUTHORS too. (Its mostly present in start of the poem or prose or in end)

More questions from Shakespeare plays you have read every thing in
that plays.. 
And for the Julius Cesar play you can just read Brutus dialogues that's enough to distinguish
Brutus or Antony ...
Both merchant of Venice and Julius Cesar you also have to read monologue..

For important lines from poem you can only read the poems
mention in portion... You don't have to mug up the lines given in the
poem  just read  3 or 4 times you can easily distinguish which poem is it
? or who is the author to the lines ?..  (Important lines from poem
mentioned two or three times in the portion).. 

Mostly read all the poems prose supplementary of 9th 10th 11th 12th
for glance... and stress more time for one that given in the
portion.....

."Comprehension Questions from the following description of Places" is
very important you have to read every thing in that prose..
 If you
reading poem prose or supplementary just note down the author,
nationality of story and characters names and also "write quotes given
in that prose and who said it"  Eg: Emerson says, “Envy is ignorance
and imitation is suicide”. its quote THE ROAD TO SUCCESS from 11th
prose....
 For grammar some YouTube link given below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skrMbHdoDi0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shLLaRxIgnw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7so1pDcWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXvlAI8lfP4

for tenses


https://www.youtube.com/user/MinooAngloLink

how to study general english for tnpsc

General english all about patience.. if u just read everything in the portion u will know what is easy what is tough.. matching poem, stories, charcters, authors, poet that covers 75 % of questions.. u can find simile, metaphor, personifiaction.. but its tough like hyperbole or something... and articles very easy... in active voice passive voice they just ask us to find what is active voice sentence or passive voice sentence.. (not like change this sentence to passive or active)... same applies to simple , complex and compound.... and also to the tenses.. if you know the basic of sentence in active voice , simple sentence , and also to tenses grammer is completed... for appreciation -if read a poem just make sure to read meanings of words given in back of the poem page.. like example muskie- flower in the be the best poem... for other literary works of authors just read the about the authors in 10th 11th 12th english book even in supplementary thats enough.. for shakespeare plays julius ceasar - just read only brutus diologues because its less compared to antony and we have option to choose wisely.. they tend to ask some comprehension questions but most of times answer is present in the question itself.. or just read the tavelougues and works of indian authors and biographies given in the portion just read thats enough.. and you have to memorize all the charcters in supplementary from 9th to 12th.. thats very easy because we are studying stories isnt it fun.. and its match the following if the question is easy we have to know all the all four questions but if the question is tough just one question enough to match all its applies to all tnpsc questions whether its gk or english...