Kerala Plus Two Urdu (DHSE) study plan
Kerala Plus Two Urdu (DHSE) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Prose (Nasr) - prescribed textbook lessons & Literary history, authors and periods
Read every prescribed Nasr lesson once aloud, marking unfamiliar words and noting the author and period of each lesson in a two-column log.
Summarise the central theme of each prose lesson in three Urdu sentences without looking at the text.
Build an author card for each prose writer listing name, period, region and one representative work.
Memorise 25 new Urdu vocabulary items drawn from the prose lessons and use each in a written sentence.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten prose log covering all prescribed lessons: theme summary, author card and 25 vocabulary sentences.
Prose (Nasr) - prescribed textbook lessons & Comprehension and translation (Fahm / Tarjuma)
Answer two comprehension passages per session in Urdu, restricting each answer to the length the question demands.
Write detailed answers to six probable prose questions, each citing one textual detail as evidence.
Translate two short prose passages into Malayalam or English and back into Urdu, then compare with the original to spot errors.
Identify and list the moral or social message of each prose lesson in one line.
Your checkpoint
Six full-length prose answers plus four completed translation exercises with self-corrections marked.
Poetry (Nazm) - prescribed textbook poems & Literary history, authors and periods
Recite each prescribed Nazm aloud twice, noting its metre (bahr) and rhyme scheme.
Explain the central idea of each poem in a short Urdu paragraph, distinguishing the poet's voice from the speaker's.
Prepare a poet card for every prescribed poet with period, literary movement and two major works.
Mark and learn ten figures of speech (tashbeeh, istiara, mubaligha and similar) with one example located in the prescribed poems.
Your checkpoint
A poetry folder with one annotated page per Nazm: theme paragraph, metre note and at least one identified figure of speech.
Poetry (Nazm) - prescribed textbook poems & Ghazal - prescribed ghazals and poetic appreciation
Write appreciation notes (tafheem) for two prescribed Nazms using a fixed four-part structure: theme, imagery, technique, effect.
Read each prescribed ghazal and separate the sher into its two misras, then paraphrase each sher in plain Urdu.
Explain the technical terms ghazal, sher, misra, matla, maqta, radif and qafiya with one example from the prescribed ghazals.
Answer four appreciation questions on prescribed poems under timed conditions of ten minutes each.
Your checkpoint
Two complete tafheem write-ups and a glossary sheet of ghazal terminology with textbook examples.
Ghazal - prescribed ghazals and poetic appreciation & Grammar and language usage (Qawaid)
Compose appreciation notes for two more prescribed ghazals, commenting on the poet's use of radif and qafiya.
Work through grammar exercises on ism, fail, harf and their sub-types, writing two original examples of each.
Drill verb conjugation and sentence transformation: convert ten assertive sentences into negative and interrogative forms.
Correct ten deliberately faulty Urdu sentences and state the rule violated in each case.
Your checkpoint
A grammar workbook section with 40 solved items and 20 original example sentences, plus two ghazal appreciation notes.
Grammar and language usage (Qawaid) & Composition and writing skills (Insha / Tahrir)
Practise muhavara and zarb-ul-masal by using fifteen idioms in original sentences that fit an exam context.
Write one formal letter (darkhwast) and one application in Urdu following correct salutation and closing conventions.
Draft a 200-word essay (mazmoon) on a prescribed-style topic, then revise it for coherence and vocabulary variety.
Complete a timed 30-minute grammar paper covering all Qawaid sub-topics and mark it against the textbook.
Your checkpoint
A writing portfolio containing one letter, one application, one 200-word essay and one marked timed grammar paper.
Composition and writing skills (Insha / Tahrir) & Comprehension and translation (Fahm / Tarjuma)
Write two full essays in Urdu under 40-minute timed conditions, each with a clear introduction, body and conclusion.
Practise precis or summary writing by condensing three passages to roughly one-third of their length.
Translate five unseen Urdu sentences into Malayalam or English and five in the reverse direction, focusing on idiom rather than word-for-word rendering.
Self-assess each essay against a checklist of structure, relevance, spelling and idiom.
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays, three precis pieces and ten translations, all annotated with self-assessment notes.
Prose (Nasr) - prescribed textbook lessons & Poetry (Nazm) - prescribed textbook poems & Ghazal - prescribed ghazals and poetic appreciation & Grammar and language usage (Qawaid) & Composition and writing skills (Insha / Tahrir) & Comprehension and translation (Fahm / Tarjuma) & Literary history, authors and periods
Sit two full-length mock papers under exam timing and score them strictly against the textbook.
Rework every question missed in the mocks into a corrected one-page revision sheet.
Recite all prescribed poems and summarise all prose lessons in a single rapid revision pass.
Review the author and poet cards, ghazal terminology and grammar rules in a final consolidated sweep.
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock papers with an error-correction sheet and a one-page final revision summary.
Milestones
Week 4: Complete the prose log and poetry folder, and score at least 60% on a self-set mixed prose-and-poetry test of ten questions.
Week 6: Finish the grammar workbook section and writing portfolio, scoring at least 70% on the timed 30-minute Qawaid paper.
Week 8: Score at least 65% on both full-length mocks and submit the error-correction sheet covering every missed question.