ENGLISH (MAIN EXAMINATION)
MARKS – 150
Medium: English
Time- 3 HOURS
| Serial No. | TYPE OF QUESTION | Marks to beallotted |
| 01 | ESSAY (A minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 250 words): Choose any one topic from a list of five. (Descriptive/ analytical/ philosophical/ based on Current Affairs) |
20 |
| 02 | LETTER WRITING (in about 100 words): A formal letter expressing one’s opinion about an issue. The issues can deal with daily office matters/ a problem that has occurred in the office/ an opinion in response to one sought by a ranked officer etc. |
10 |
| 03 | PRESS RELEASE/ APPEAL (in about 100 words): The PR or appeal should be on an issue pertaining to a recent concern/problem/disaster/rumours etc. |
10 |
| 04 | REPORT WRITING (in about 150 words): A report on an official function/event/field trip/survey etc. |
15 |
| 05 | WRITING ON VISUAL INFORMATION (in about 150 words): A report on a graph/image/ flow chart/table of comparison/ simple statistical data etc. |
15 |
| 06 | FORMAL SPEECH (in about 150 words): A speech (in a formal style) that is to be read out in a formal function. This could be an inauguration speech, an educational seminar/conference, a formal ceremony of importance etc. |
15 |
| 07 | PRECIS WRITING: A precis in about 100 words for a 300-word passage. |
15 |
| 08 | READING COMPREHENSION: A reading passage of about 250 words to be given followed by 05 Multiple-choice questions and 10 shortanswer type questions. (MCQs: 05; Short answer types: 10) |
15 |
| 09 | ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Multiple choice questions set from the following list: o. Tenses p. Voice q. Narration (Direct-Indirect) r. Transformation of sentences s. Use of Articles and Determiners t. Use of Prepositions u. Use of Phrasal verbs v. Use of idiomatic expressions w. Administrative Glossary x. Synonyms/Antonyms y. One-word substitution z. Cohesive devices/Connectives/Linkers aa. Affixes bb. Words that cause confusion like homonyms/homophones. |
20 |
| 10 | TRANSLATION: Translation of a short passage (of about 150 words) from Gujarati to English. |
15 |
| Total | 150 |