Karnataka II PUC Urdu (KSEAB) study materials
Karnataka II PUC Urdu (KSEAB) study resources

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

Week 1

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

Week 2

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

Week 3

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

Week 4

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

Week 5

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

Week 6

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

Week 7

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

Week 8

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