Reading Comprehension and Unseen Passage
The unseen passage (ghair-darisii ibarat) checks independent reading. You get an unfamiliar Urdu paragraph with questions on its central idea, specific details, word meanings in context, and sometimes a suitable title.
Method that works under exam conditions
- Read the passage twice: once for the subject, once for detail.
- Underline the words that answer 'kaun', 'kab', 'kahan', 'kyun' before writing.
- Let the marks decide length: a two-mark question takes one or two complete sentences; a four-mark question needs a point plus its supporting detail.
- Answer in your own words, but keep the passage's key nouns and figures exact.
- For a title, give a short noun phrase drawn from the subject, not a full sentence.
- For 'matlab', supply the contextual sense, not the dictionary entry.
Worked example
Passage: 'Shajar lagana sadqa-e-jaria hai. Ek darakht saaya, phal aur saaf hawa deta hai. Is liye har shakhs ko chahiye ke apne ghar ke aas paas kam az kam ek darakht lagaye.' Question: 'Musannif ne kya mashwara diya hai?' Reasoning: the advice is in the last sentence and has one condition (at least one tree) and one place (around the house). Answer: 'Musannif ne mashwara diya hai ke har shakhs apne ghar ke aas paas kam az kam ek darakht lagaye.' Adding the reason about shade and fruit belongs to a higher-mark question, not this one.
Traps that cost marks
- Copying a long block of the passage instead of answering.
- Answering only half of a two-part question, such as the reason but not the advice.
- Giving a dictionary meaning that the passage does not support.
- Offering outside knowledge not present in the passage.
- Writing a one-word answer where a complete sentence is required.