Schemes and Syllabi for Written Examination (Descriptive, NOT MCQs) for All Posts in BS-18 and BS-19 (Including Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Principal and Headmaster/Headmistress Tests).

PAPER-I: ENGLISH

Max Marks: 100
Time Allowed: 3 Hours

(i) English Essay – 50 Marks:
Candidates will be required to write an Essay in English comprising 1500 words from a set of six given topics. Candidates are expected to reflect comprehensive and research based knowledge on a selected topic. Candidate’s articulation, expression and technical approach to the style of English Essay writing will be examined.

(ii) English (Composition and Precis) – 50 Marks:
The examination will test the candidate’s abilities to handle Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Structuring, Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary, etc.

Precis Writing (10 marks)
A selected passage with an orientation of generic understanding and enough flexibility for compression shall be given for precising and suggesting an appropriate title.

Reading Comprehension (10 marks)
A selected passage that is rich in substance but not very technical or discipline specific shall be given, followed by five questions, each carrying 2 marks.

Grammar and Vocabulary (10 marks)
Correct usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms etc.

Sentence Correction (5 marks)
Ten 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 marking unnecessary alterations. No two or more sentences should have exactly the same problem, and 2-3 sentences shall be based on correction of punctuation marks.

Grouping of Words (5 marks)
A random list of ten 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.

Pairs of Words (5 marks)
Five 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.

Translation (5 marks)
Ten short Urdu sentences involving structural composition, significant terms and figurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately translated in English.