Karnataka II PUC Urdu (KSEAB) study plan
Karnataka II PUC Urdu (KSEAB) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Prose (Nasr) – textbook lessons and comprehension & Grammar (Qawaid) – morphology, syntax, and usage
Read each prescribed Nasr lesson once aloud and write a five-line summary of its central idea in your own Urdu words
List every difficult word from the first half of the Prose lessons with its Urdu meaning and one original sentence of usage
Revise the three noun types (ism-e-zameer, ism-e-naqis, ism-e-mausool) and classify twenty words drawn from the lessons
Draft a one-page table linking each Nasr lesson to its author and its main theme for later revision
Your checkpoint
A handwritten vocabulary-and-theme register covering the first half of the Nasr syllabus, with at least 40 entries
Prose (Nasr) – textbook lessons and comprehension & Grammar (Qawaid) – morphology, syntax, and usage
Complete the remaining Nasr lessons and write a short comprehension answer of 60 to 80 words for each lesson's probable question
Identify and label the moral or reformist message in every prose lesson
Practise the ism-e-khas and ism-e-aam distinction by sorting thirty nouns taken from the lessons
Solve twenty fill-in-the-blank grammar items modelled on textbook prose sentences
Your checkpoint
A set of eight self-written comprehension answers, each checked against the textbook text for factual accuracy
Poetry (Nazm) – textbook poems and appreciation & Ghazal – textbook ghazals and poetic devices
Recite each prescribed Nazm aloud twice and mark its rhyme scheme and refrain where present
Write a paraphrase of every Nazm in plain Urdu prose without borrowing the poet's phrasing
Identify the central emotion of each poem and quote one line as evidence for your reading
Revise the basic ghazal terms (radeef, qaafiya, matla, maqta, beher) and locate each element in two textbook ghazals
Compose a short appreciation paragraph of 80 words for one Nazm using the terms you revised
Your checkpoint
A poetry notebook containing paraphrases of all prescribed Nazms plus a labelled analysis of two ghazals
Poetry (Nazm) – textbook poems and appreciation & Ghazal – textbook ghazals and poetic devices & Urdu literary history and authors (Adabi Tareekh)
Match each prescribed poet to his or her period, language register, and one representative work beyond the textbook
Explain five common poetic devices (tashbeeh, istiara, majaz, kinaya, mubaligha) and find one example of each in the syllabus
Write a 100-word note on the ghazal tradition and its principal practitioners in Urdu
Answer two unseen appreciation questions on a ghazal using correct terminology
Your checkpoint
A one-page poet-and-device chart plus a timed 20-minute written appreciation of a prescribed ghazal
Supplementary Reader / Non-detailed Text & Translation (Tarjuma) – Urdu to English/Kannada and vice versa
Read the whole non-detailed text and write a chapter-by-chapter summary of three to four lines each
List the main and secondary characters with two defining traits and one supporting incident for each
Translate fifteen short prose sentences from Urdu into English and back, checking meaning against the original
Translate ten sentences from Kannada into Urdu, focusing on everyday register and correct verb endings
Compile a glossary of twenty recurring translation pitfalls such as idioms that resist literal rendering
Your checkpoint
A non-detailed text study sheet with chapter summaries, character notes, and a 25-item bilingual glossary
Composition (Insha) – essay, letter, and précis writing & Comprehension (Fahm) – unseen passage
Write two full essays of 250 to 300 words each, one reflective and one argumentative, within 35 minutes per essay
Draft four formal letters (application, complaint, request, and congratulation) using correct Urdu epistolary conventions
Produce two precis passages reduced to roughly one-third of the original length with an original title for each
Practise three unseen comprehension passages under timed conditions and answer in complete sentences
Self-mark each composition against a checklist of structure, spelling, and punctuation
Your checkpoint
A composition portfolio containing two essays, four letters, two precis, and three solved comprehension passages
Urdu literary history and authors (Adabi Tareekh) & Grammar (Qawaid) – morphology, syntax, and usage & Translation (Tarjuma) – Urdu to English/Kannada and vice versa
Build a timeline of major Urdu literary movements and place each prescribed author on it
Revise morphology systematically: verb forms, plurals, and case markers, with ten practice items per category
Correct twenty faulty sentences involving agreement, word order, and preposition use
Translate a mixed set of fifteen sentences alternating between Urdu-to-English and English-to-Urdu
Memorise ten idioms (muhavare) with meanings and use each in an original sentence
Your checkpoint
A grammar error log of at least 20 corrected sentences plus a dated literary timeline covering all prescribed authors
Prose (Nasr) – textbook lessons and comprehension & Poetry (Nazm) – textbook poems and appreciation & Ghazal – textbook ghazals and poetic devices & Supplementary Reader / Non-detailed Text & Grammar (Qawaid) – morphology, syntax, and usage & Composition (Insha) – essay, letter, and précis writing & Comprehension (Fahm) – unseen passage & Urdu literary history and authors (Adabi Tareekh) & Translation (Tarjuma) – Urdu to English/Kannada and vice versa
Sit two full-length mock papers under exam timing and mark them strictly against the syllabus weightings
Re-read only the flagged weak areas from your error log and rewrite the missed answers correctly
Recite all prescribed Nazms and ghazal couplets from memory in a single sitting
Redo one essay and one precis to confirm speed and accuracy under pressure
Consolidate all registers, charts, and glossaries into one revision folder indexed by domain
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock papers with a written error analysis and a consolidated one-folder revision kit
Milestones
Week 2: Can summarise any Nasr lesson in 60 to 80 words from memory and correctly classify 30 nouns by type with at least 90 percent accuracy
Week 4: Can paraphrase any prescribed Nazm, label radeef, qaafiya, matla, and maqta in a given ghazal, and name the period and one extra work for every prescribed poet
Week 6: Can write a 250-word essay in 35 minutes, draft a formal letter without a model, cut a passage to one-third length, and score at least 70 percent on a timed unseen comprehension
Week 8: Scores at least 60 percent on both full mock papers, with no domain below 50 percent and a written error log showing corrected mistakes