Please tell how to score good marks in essay paper and which essay should i prepare. I scored only 46 marks in essay paper 2005. And please also tell that what is the best way of attempting essay paper "should the usage of proper headings leads to high score or not".

Bhai, 'how to score good marks?' is really very difficult question to answer.

If you had asked how to write good essay, then might be you already have got proper response. Please accept my appology that I am also not aware how to get good marks. Lets have a hope that some 'examiner' may read this post and tell us how we can get good marks.

Your second question is about the issue of heading/ no heading.

Well! if you see essays written by world's distinguished essayists like Becon, Devid Hume, John Locke, Bertrand Russell etc., you shall find that all these prominent essayists never have used headings in their essays.

But if you are asking the impact of heading/ non-heading on MARKS, then please again accept my excuse because I am just a candidate and not examiner. But I am also eager to know the answer to your important questions. So lets see may be some examiner really happen to read this post and tell us the right answer.

Thanks!

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Hi Hamayum

kaisay hain aap....

it's good to know that u at least passed in Essay 2005.

n don't worry......

with such strict marking this year, 46 is good.......

i got 43 in Essay this year although i got 61 in English Precis

iss dafa Essay mein marks hi kum aaye hain.....

So u need not PANIC.....

just try to improve ur skills even more.

Dear Humayun,
Please check the following links covering your questions.

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/thread4.html
http://www.cssforum.com.pk/thread2.html

In addition to this... in my humble opinion there shouldn't be any headings in the essay. Provide an outline before starting essay so that the examiner has an idea of what you're going to present. Do check what is required.. because if the essay asks you 2 things (e.g. Pakistan's socio-economical problems and their effects then) you have to cover both of the things in your essay. If you leave out on of them, you won't score good. Try to provide all pros and cons and then explain your opinion and provide a solution. Remember the definition of essay is: a short analytical, descriptive, or interpretive piece of literary or journalistic prose dealing with a particular topic, especially from a personal and unsystematic viewpoint... means you have to analyse or describe the topic and give your personal viewpoint.
I hope you can find more on the threads above.
For more details about common mistakes or examiners' reports, check out some A' Level's Essay book.