AP SSC Urdu (First Language) case studies
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Urdu (First Language) is one of the language subjects offered under the SSC Public Examinations of Andhra Pradesh, the school-leaving examination conducted by the Directorate of Government Examinations, A.P., a Head of Department under the School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. About 6.25 lakh candidates appear for the SSC Public Examinations every year, and Urdu First Language candidates answer a descriptive, pen-and-paper paper written in Urdu rather than a tick-box sheet. The AP SSC Urdu (First Language) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,931 words.
1Summary, Theme, Purpose: Moderating a 4-Mark Prose Answer
At a pre-final in a Vijayawada high school, 40 SSC Urdu First Language scripts are being moderated. Question 4 (4 marks) asks students to explain the central idea of a prescribed prose lesson and the author's purpose.
650 words, about 3 min2Simile, Metaphor, Personification: Marking Two Defensible Readings of a Couplet
During revision of a prescribed ghazal, a teacher writes this couplet on the board: 'تیری آواز ہے جیسے کوئی نرم ہوا / دل کے ویران چمن میں کوئی پھول کھلا' (Your voice is like a soft breeze; in the ruined garden of the heart, a flower has opened.) The class must identify one simile and one metaphor and explain the overall effect. Student H says 'جیسے' makes the whole couplet a simile, and 'دل کے ویران چمن' is a metaphor.
569 words, about 3 min3Compound Verbs and the Fa'il: When the Key Is Less Accurate Than the Script
Grammar section, 20 marks. The sentence is: 'استاد نے طلبہ کو سخت محنت کی تلقین کی اور کلاس میں ایک نیا سبق پڑھا دیا۔' Students must identify fa'il, mafool, fail, and the type of fail.
542 words, about 3 min4Retrieval, Inference, Overreach: Marking an Unseen Passage
An unseen passage of 180 words describes a village pond that has shrunk by half in five years. The panchayat fixes a rule: no one may draw water for irrigation on Tuesdays and Fridays; a widow who grows vegetables is exempt.
584 words, about 3 min5Register and Relevance: Marking a Letter and an Over-Length Essay
Composition section: 10 marks. Students choose either (a) a letter to the Municipal Commissioner about a streetlight that has been out for three weeks near a girls' school, or (b) an essay of 200-250 words on 'مشینوں کے دور میں انسان'.
586 words, about 3 min