English Syllabus O-Levels / 8th Cadet College Okara
Syllabus of English
AIMS & OBJECTIVES: A candidate is supposed to express himself clearly and correctly in essay writing. He
should be able to build up his essay coherently, using appropriate vocabulary along with correct use of
grammar and spellings. Likewise, in comprehension passage, he is expected to handle a variety of
comprehension questions from the given passage.
Syllabus:
a. Essay Writing: Candidates will write on any ONE of the TWO given topics in English. One of the topics
will be a Narrative essay and the other one Descriptive. Assessment objectives of essay writing are as under:
- Relevant content of the essay
- Writing a well-connected essay having coherence and cohesion
- Introducing characters and dialogue especially in Narrative Essay
- Using types and variety of sentences
- Developing paragraphs
- Employing correct use of grammar/ spellings/ punctuation
- In DESCRIPTIVE Essays, the candidates will focus on the description of the scene, sounds, feelings of
character and the environment; it is encouraged to avoid narration (telling stories) if they choose to
write descriptive essays.
b) Reading Comprehension: Candidates will also read a passage of about 300-400 words and
answer the questions. Assessment objectives of this task are as under: - Showing understanding of explicit and implicit information
- Effect and understanding of a specific word/phrase/sentence
- Questions on synonyms and one word substitution
- Handling analytical questions
- Inferring meaning from the given text
c) Grammar (DO as directed): Candidates will also be judged on their ability to use tenses, grammar,
punctuation, articles, active and passive voice, narration, pairs of words, and the use of prepositions, etc
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