PSEB Class 12 General English study plan
PSEB Class 12 General English · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading Comprehension (unseen prose passages) & Grammar and Vocabulary (tenses, voice, narration, sentence structure, word usage)
Skim an unseen 400-word prose passage in 4 minutes and mark the main idea in one sentence
Build a personal list of 40 exam-frequency vocabulary items drawn from two practice passages and record meaning plus one original sentence for each
Revise tense forms (present, past, future, perfect) by rewriting 15 incorrect sentences into correct ones
Answer 10 factual and 5 inference questions on two unseen passages and label each answer with the line that supports it
Your checkpoint
A reading log of two unseen passages with question-by-question evidence lines, plus a 40-item vocabulary notebook
Reading Comprehension (unseen prose passages) & Grammar and Vocabulary (tenses, voice, narration, sentence structure, word usage)
Practise three question types: vocabulary-in-context, inference, and tone/purpose, on three unseen passages
Complete 20 active-to-passive and passive-to-active transformations including modal and perfect forms
Identify pronoun referents and discourse connectors across two passages to strengthen cohesion questions
Time yourself: finish one full reading comprehension set of 5 questions in 12 minutes
Your checkpoint
A timed reading set scored out of 25 with a written error analysis of every wrong answer
Grammar and Vocabulary (tenses, voice, narration, sentence structure, word usage) & Writing Skills (letters, reports, notices, paragraphs, essays)
Convert 20 direct-speech sentences to reported speech and 15 back again, covering questions, commands, and exclamations
Combine and split 15 sentences using participles, relative clauses, and connectors
Draft one formal letter (complaint or enquiry) in correct format: sender address, date, salutation, body, closing
Edit your own letter for tense consistency and subject-verb agreement
Your checkpoint
One polished formal letter plus a grammar transformation worksheet with 35 corrected items
Writing Skills (letters, reports, notices, paragraphs, essays) & Grammar and Vocabulary (tenses, voice, narration, sentence structure, word usage)
Write a notice of 50 words and a report of 120 words in prescribed formats
Produce one 150-word paragraph using a clear topic sentence, three supporting points, and a closing sentence
Correct 20 sentence-structure errors: fragments, run-ons, misplaced modifiers, faulty parallelism
Use 10 phrasal verbs and 10 collocations correctly in your own sentences
Your checkpoint
A writing portfolio of one notice, one report, and one paragraph, each self-edited against a checklist
Literature (prescribed textbook prose, poetry and supplementary reader) & Writing Skills (letters, reports, notices, paragraphs, essays)
Summarise the plot, characters, and themes of two prescribed prose chapters in your own words
Analyse two prescribed poems for central idea, imagery, and poetic devices, with one quoted line as evidence per device
Write one 200-word essay on a theme drawn from the literature you have studied
Memorise and correctly spell 15 key names and terms from the prescribed texts
Your checkpoint
Two chapter summaries, two poem analyses, and one 200-word literature essay
Literature (prescribed textbook prose, poetry and supplementary reader) & Reading Comprehension (unseen prose passages)
Answer short-answer and long-answer questions on two supplementary reader chapters using evidence from the text
Write character sketches of two figures from the prescribed prose, each supported by two textual incidents
Read two unseen passages and answer vocabulary-in-context items without a dictionary
Compare two poems on a shared theme in a 100-word response
Your checkpoint
A literature answer booklet of six answers, each with a quoted or paraphrased evidence line
Writing Skills (letters, reports, notices, paragraphs, essays) & Literature (prescribed textbook prose, poetry and supplementary reader)
Write one full-length essay of 250 words under a 35-minute time limit
Produce one informal letter and one application letter in correct format
Revise all literature notes into one-page summary sheets per chapter or poem
Answer five previous-style long-answer literature questions from memory, then check against your notes
Your checkpoint
A timed essay, two letters, and a set of one-page literature revision sheets
Reading Comprehension (unseen prose passages) & Grammar and Vocabulary (tenses, voice, narration, sentence structure, word usage)
Take two full-length mock papers under exam conditions and score them honestly
Review every error from the mocks and classify it as reading, grammar, writing, or literature
Re-drill your weakest grammar area with 25 targeted transformation sentences
Re-read the literature summary sheets and recite key devices and themes aloud
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock papers with an error-classification table and a final one-page weak-area action list
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 18 out of 25 on a timed unseen reading set and explain every wrong answer in writing
Week 4: Produce a formal letter, notice, report, and paragraph that each pass a self-check for format, tense consistency, and sentence completeness
Week 6: Answer six literature questions with correct textual evidence and finish two unseen passages at exam pace
Week 8: Score at least 60 percent on both full-length mock papers and show a written error analysis for each