Reading comprehension and unseen passage (Unseen Ghair Mudawwan)
What the unseen passage tests
The Ghair Mudawwan section gives you a passage you have not studied and asks for the central idea, specific details, word meanings and sometimes inference. It tests reading speed and accurate paraphrase, not memorised lesson content.
Core rules
- Read the passage twice: first for the general topic, second for details such as names, numbers and contrasts.
- Read the questions before your second reading so you know what to underline.
- Answer in your own words unless the question asks for a quotation.
- For word meanings, use the surrounding sentence; a dictionary meaning that does not fit the context is wrong.
- Distinguish literal questions ('kya') from inference questions ('kyun' or 'is se kya sabit hota hai').
- Keep your answer to the point; a short accurate sentence earns more than a copied paragraph.
Worked example
Passage: 'Darakhthon se hamein saaya, phal aur saaf hawa milti hai. Lekin be-dardi se kat-ai ki wajah se shehr mein darakhth kam ho rahe hain.' Question: Markazi khayal likhiye. Reasoning: the first sentence gives benefits; the second gives a problem introduced by lekin. The contrast makes the problem central. Answer: 'Darakhth insaan ke liye faidemand hain, lekin la-parwahi se kataai ki wajah se shehr mein kam ho rahe hain.' For be-dardi, context shows careless cruelty, so 'sang-dili' or 'la-parwahi' fits.
Traps
- Copying a whole sentence when a short paraphrase is required.
- Answering from general knowledge instead of the passage.
- Missing a negative word such as nahi or mat in the question.
- Giving a dictionary meaning that clashes with the context.
- Changing the tense or number of the original while paraphrasing.