ENGLISH PRECIS & COMPOSITION- 100
MARKS
The
examination in this subject will be based upon a paper carrying 100 marks to
Test the candidate’s abilities to handle Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension,
Sentence Structuring, Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary, etc.
I. Precis Writing (20
marks)
A careful selected passage with an orientation
of generic understanding and enough flexibility for compression shall be given
for précising and suggesting an appropriate title. Out of the total 20 marks
allocated to this question, 15 shall go to précising the text and 5 to
suggesting the title.
II. Reading
Comprehension (20 marks)
A carefully selected passage that is rich in
substance but not very technical or discipline- specific shall be given,
followed by five questions, each carrying 4 marks.
III. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 marks)
Correct
usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrasal
Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms etc.
IV. Sentence Correction
(10 marks)
The
sentences shall be given each having a clear structural flaw in terms of
grammar or punctuation. The candidates shall be asked to rewrite them with
really needed correction only, without making unnecessary alterations. No two
or more sentence should have exactly the same problem, and 2-3 sentences shall
be based on correction of punctuation marks.
V. Grouping of Words
(10 marks)
A
random list of twenty words of moderate standard (neither very easy nor utterly
unfamiliar) shall be given, to be grouped by the candidates in pairs of those
having similar or opposite meaning, as may be clearly directed in the question.
VI. Pairs of Words (10
marks)
Ten
pairs shall be given of seemingly similar words with different meanings,
generally confused in communication, for bringing out the difference in meaning
of any five of them by first explaining them in parenthesis and then using them
in sentences.
VII. Translation (10
marks)
Ten
short Urdu sentences involving structural composition, significant terms and
figurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately translated
into English.
SUGGESTED
READINGS:
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S.
No
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Title
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Author
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1.
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English
Grammar in Use
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Raymond Murphy
(Cambridge University Press)
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2.
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Practical
English Usage
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M.Swan (Oxford
University Press)
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3.
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The Little,
Brown Handbook
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H. Ramsey
Flower & Jane Aaron (The Little, Brown & Co; Harper Collins.)
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4.
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A University
English Grammar
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R. Quirk &
S. Greenbaum (ELBS; Longmans)
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5.
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Write Better,
Speak Better
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Readers Digest
Association
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6.
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Modern English
in Action
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Henry Christ
(D.C. Heath & Co.)
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