Maharashtra SSC Sindhi (First Language) study plan
Maharashtra SSC Sindhi (First Language) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Prose (Gadya) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi prose lessons & Vocabulary and Word Formation (Shabd Sanchay) – synonyms, antonyms, idioms, proverbs, prefixes/suffixes
Read each prescribed Gadya lesson twice: once aloud for fluency, once with a pencil marking unfamiliar words and key sentences.
Build a vocabulary register of 60 words drawn only from the prose lessons, recording each word with its Sindhi meaning, one synonym, and one antonym.
Write a 120-word summary of any two prose lessons in your own words without looking at the text.
Answer the end-of-lesson comprehension questions for two lessons in writing, then check against the textbook and note every miss.
Identify and list the central theme and the main character of every prescribed prose lesson in a single table.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten prose notebook containing two lesson summaries, a 60-word synonym/antonym register, and a one-page theme-and-character table covering all prose lessons.
Prose (Gadya) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi prose lessons & Grammar (Vyakaran) – sandhi, samas, tenses, voice, parts of speech, sentence types
Re-read all prose lessons and underline every sentence that shows a figure of speech, then label each as simile, metaphor, or personification.
Solve 40 sandhi exercises covering vowel and consonant sandhi, writing the rule beside each answer.
Break 30 compound words from the prose text into their component parts and name the samas type where identifiable.
Draft answers to two long-answer prose questions of 100 words each, using quoted phrases from the lesson as support.
Self-test on prose character and incident recall for 20 minutes and log the score.
Your checkpoint
A grammar sheet with 40 solved sandhi items and 30 split compounds, plus two polished 100-word prose answers.
Poetry (Kavita) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi poems & Vocabulary and Word Formation (Shabd Sanchay) – synonyms, antonyms, idioms, proverbs, prefixes/suffixes
Recite each prescribed Kavita aloud daily, marking rhyme, rhythm, and pause points in the margin.
Write a line-by-line prose paraphrase of every poem in your own words.
Extract 40 poetic expressions and classify them by figure of speech, explaining the effect of each in one sentence.
Collect 25 idioms and 15 proverbs, write each with its meaning, and compose one original sentence per idiom.
Memorise the opening and closing lines of each poem and reproduce them from memory in a closed-book test.
Your checkpoint
A poetry portfolio with paraphrases of all poems, a 40-item figure-of-speech table, and a closed-book recall test showing at least 80% accuracy on quoted lines.
Grammar (Vyakaran) – sandhi, samas, tenses, voice, parts of speech, sentence types & Poetry (Kavita) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi poems
Complete 60 tense-transformation exercises, converting sentences across past, present, and future forms.
Convert 30 active-voice sentences to passive and 30 passive to active, noting the change in verb form each time.
Parse 50 words from the poems into parts of speech and justify each classification in a short note.
Write 80-word appreciations of two poems covering theme, tone, and one striking image.
Identify and correct 20 deliberately faulty sentences taken from your own earlier written work.
Your checkpoint
A grammar workbook section with 120 solved tense and voice items and two written poem appreciations of 80 words each.
Supplementary Reading (Purti Vachan) – non-detailed text & Unseen Passage Comprehension (Apathit Gadyansh)
Read the entire Purti Vachan text and write a chapter-wise plot outline of 30 words per chapter.
Profile the main and secondary characters of the supplementary text, listing three traits each with textual evidence.
Answer five unseen-passage sets under a strict 12-minute timer per passage, covering both multiple-choice and short-answer items.
Practise the technique of answering vocabulary-in-context questions from unseen passages without using a dictionary.
Review every wrong unseen-passage answer and write the correct reasoning beside it.
Your checkpoint
A supplementary-text outline with character profiles, plus five timed unseen-passage attempts scored and corrected, targeting 70% or above.
Composition and Writing Skills (Rachna) – essay, letter, report, dialogue writing & Vocabulary and Word Formation (Shabd Sanchay) – synonyms, antonyms, idioms, proverbs, prefixes/suffixes
Write four full essays of 250-300 words each on prescribed-style topics, using a clear introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Draft two formal letters and one informal letter following correct Sindhi letter layout and salutation conventions.
Write one report and one dialogue piece, each meeting the expected format and length.
Apply 20 prefixes and 20 suffixes to base words and record how each changes the meaning or part of speech.
Edit your four essays for repetition, spelling, and idiom misuse, and rewrite the weakest one.
Your checkpoint
A composition folder containing four edited essays, three letters, one report, and one dialogue, plus a 40-item prefix/suffix chart.
Translation and Applied Language Skills & Composition and Writing Skills (Rachna) – essay, letter, report, dialogue writing
Translate 40 sentences each way between Sindhi and the second language, focusing on tense and idiom accuracy.
Translate one unseen prose paragraph of about 100 words into Sindhi and one Sindhi paragraph into the second language.
Rewrite two of your earlier essays in a different register, such as a formal report versus a personal account.
Practise five applied language tasks such as error correction, sentence reordering, and register matching.
Compile a personal error log of the 20 mistakes you repeat most across translation and writing.
Your checkpoint
A translation notebook with 80 translated sentences, two full paragraph translations, and a ranked top-20 personal error log.
Prose (Gadya) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi prose lessons & Poetry (Kavita) – comprehension and appreciation of prescribed Sindhi poems & Supplementary Reading (Purti Vachan) – non-detailed text & Grammar (Vyakaran) – sandhi, samas, tenses, voice, parts of speech, sentence types & Vocabulary and Word Formation (Shabd Sanchay) – synonyms, antonyms, idioms, proverbs, prefixes/suffixes & Unseen Passage Comprehension (Apathit Gadyansh) & Composition and Writing Skills (Rachna) – essay, letter, report, dialogue writing & Translation and Applied Language Skills
Sit two full-length mock papers under exam timing and mark them strictly against the textbook.
Re-revise every lesson summary, poem paraphrase, and supplementary outline in a single rapid pass.
Re-drill the grammar and vocabulary items you got wrong in mocks until each is correct twice in a row.
Write one timed essay and one timed letter cold, without notes, to confirm writing speed.
Finalise a one-page revision sheet of formulas, rules, and high-frequency idioms for the last day.
Your checkpoint
Two completed and scored mock papers with a corrected error list, plus a one-page final revision sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: Can summarise any prose lesson from memory in under five minutes and score at least 75% on a self-made prose recall quiz.
Week 4: Solves 20 mixed sandhi, samas, tense, and voice items in 20 minutes with at least 80% accuracy, and can paraphrase any poem without notes.
Week 6: Writes a 250-word essay and a formal letter within 45 minutes total, scoring at least 70% on a self-marked rubric for content, structure, and language.
Week 8: Scores at least 75% on both full-length mock papers and completes each within the official time limit.