CSS SYLLABUS ENGLISH (PRECIS & ‎COMPOSITION)-Complete Outline and recommended Books‎

CSS SYLLABUS ENGLISH (PRECIS & ‎COMPOSITION)-Complete Outline and recommended Books‎ 

The css ENGLISH (PRECIS & ‎COMPOSITION) paper is comprised of a total of 100 marks. It is a compulsory paper related to English Skills including Precis, Reading Comprehension, Translation, grammar, and sentence correction. To pass the css ENGLISH (PRECIS & ‎COMPOSITION) paper a candidate is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent marks.

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Below is the detailed course outline for css ENGLISH (PRECIS & ‎COMPOSITION) paper 2021

CSS SYLLABUS ENGLISH (PRECIS & COMPOSITION)  – Total 100 MARKS	The examination in this subject will be based upon a paper carrying 100 marks to Test the candidate’s abilities to solve Precis Writing Reading Comprehension  Sentence Structuring  Translation Grammar  Pair of words  Vocabulary
I. Precis Writing  (20 marks)	A carefully 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 the 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, be accurately translated into English.

 

 Recommended Books for css English paper

Title of book	Author Name
English Grammar in Use	Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press).
Practical English Usage	M.Swan (Oxford University Press).
The Little, Brown Handbook	H. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron (The Little, Brown & Co; Harper Collins.)
A University English Grammar	R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum (ELBS; Longmans)
Write Better, Speak Better	Readers Digest Association.
Modern English in Action	Henry Christ (D.C. Heath & Co.)