English (Precis & Composition)

Topics (7)

• 1
  Precis Writing

  20 marks — compress a passage into ~⅓ length with suitable title.

• 2
  Reading Comprehension

  20 marks — five questions on a substantive passage.

• 3
  Grammar and Vocabulary

  Tenses, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, punctuation, phrasal verbs, synonyms/antonyms.

• 4
  Sentence Correction

  10 marks — fix grammar/punctuation flaws.

• 5
  Grouping of Words

  10 marks — pair 20 words by similar/opposite meaning.

• 6
  Pairs of Words

  10 marks — distinguish confusable word pairs.

• 7
  Translation (Urdu → English)

  10 marks — ten short Urdu sentences.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised English (Precis & Composition) syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   English Grammar in Use

   Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press)

2. 2

   Practical English Usage

   M. Swan (Oxford University Press)

3. 3

   The Little, Brown Handbook

   H. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron

4. 4

   A University English Grammar

   R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum

5. 5

   Write Better, Speak Better

   Readers Digest Association

6. 6

   Modern English in Action

   Henry Christ