each pair of words sentence contains 2 marks, what if one word is solved, so 1 mark would be assigned or not?or candidate has to have both words solved to gain 2 marks?plz respond to my question.

[QUOTE=muhammad faizan hayat;315609]each pair of words sentence contains 2 marks, what if one word is solved, so 1 mark would be assigned or not?or candidate has to have both words solved to gain 2 marks?plz respond to my question.[/QUOTE]

You will surely get one mark if you have got one corrected in a pair.. however, in Punjab Public Service Commission exams, one is given two marks only and only if both words are sentenced correctly

[QUOTE]You will surely get one mark if you have got one corrected in a pair.. however, in Punjab Public Service Commission exams, one is given two marks only and only if both words are sentenced correctly[/QUOTE]
As far as my knowledge is concerned,one mark is not awarded;One word correct from a pair of words is not eligible for a mark. So in this situation zero mark is awarded. I have learnt it from sir Ramchand.

easiest paper ever.

Answer to words
 

the meaning of you first words is:
a rich usually middle aged or old women who bestows expensive gifts or a young person in return for companionship or sexual favour.

The meaning of second word is:

a complicated and intricate problem.



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Zakir Hussain Samo
Knowledge Centre Larkana
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well i dont claim to be the ,nor i am!but i would try to answer the very questions on my own..

CHRONICLE:history of events

EPITAph:tombstone

LACONIC:pithy,epigrammatic,brevity(noun),short,abridged so on and so forth.Basically laconic has been taken from the name of city laconia of province sparta ;whose soldiers were very daring and always game for fighting so they used to have a short speech and then would start fighting ... so it refers to their speech..

CURTAILED,boil down(verb)

SHINGLE:1 refers to the beach that has stony ground, 2 refers to the boards of doctors ,lawyers and tutors hung in front of their building to aadvertise them.

FILIAL:In oxford dictionary this is a bit confusing but we can take a precise guess on refernce to relation towards son and daughters

MESOPEDIA:MESO means hatred so its the gall for kids... similarly mesogynist means hatred for woman and mesogamist m,eans hatred for marriage. (every one should have a knowledge of myths ,legends ,french,italian,greek atleast their basics to be sure on vocabulary)

MENAGE:means household...Do mind looking up the word menage a trois and its pronunciation;no immorality is intended ,just want to give the beginners a sense of philology !
(B)it should not be antonyms ;if so then let me know the antonym of brace.BRACE means to prepare oneself for certain thing,once someone is braced how could it be unbraced?anyways if its an miscellaneous question its not that hard to answer to.

ANNIHILATE:supplement and augment (both are antonyms but not the exact)

BRACE:v can take invigorate as a synonyms

BRUSQUE:curt is synonym of it and smooth is opposite to it and abrupt too.

CONCORD:accord is synonym and variance is oppposite

DIPLOMATIC:bungling,besmirch,spoil(antonym),all others could be synonyms

HYPOCRICY:uprightness is opposite ,all others are synonym

ONEROUS:fluent is the only options because all others are synonym.


this was a little effort to help the brothers and sisters ;i would very much like if anyone comments,redress,gainsay,add to and appreciate it!

precis 2011 pl evaluate if it is passable or not
 

unhappiness can have many etiologies.There are some people who ,due to some unfavourable circumstances in early life,make achievement in life ,as an end in itself without catering to the ground realities.ON the other hand,some people escape the realities of life by dampening their cognitive abilities.The latter category of people is more difficult to treat as they have to be taught the desirability of happiness.Still there are others who believe that they have lived all the possibilities that life has to offer.So these people ,like the one with a escapist attitude towards life ,think that happiness is irrelevant to them Due to this attitude of theirs,they are NOT regarded as unhappy in the normal sense of the term.PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF UNHAPPINESS

confusion regarding preci paper
 

:confused:i am aspirant of 2012.plz guide how i attempt the preci paper

not a great deal
 

[QUOTE=saraakash3;326699]:confused:i am aspirant of 2012.plz guide how i attempt the preci paper[/QUOTE]

Give proper time to each section..
pair of words -10
idioms-5
direct n indirect-5
sectence correction-5
precis-25
comprehension-20
synonym n antonym-5+5
short essay -20= Total-100..

Now see...Pair of words+idioms+synonym+antonym++Direct and indirect=30 marks...All this is cramming material except direct n indirect

Secondly,Precis +comprehension+short essay= Practice.. One thing very important,plz dnt practice the past papers in the beggining that will confuse you...First practice precis and comprehension from 8th or 10th class books...then after some time turn to past papers...

Thirdly=correction of sentences...dnt waste time on this section...

:huh::wacko::kiss: Enough...

Mine was "Plights of Unhappiness"

[QUOTE=muhammad imran sethi;326674]unhappiness can have many etiologies.There are some people who ,due to some unfavourable circumstances in early life,make achievement in life ,as an end in itself without catering to the ground realities.ON the other hand,some people escape the realities of life by dampening their cognitive abilities.The latter category of people is more difficult to treat as they have to be taught the desirability of happiness.Still there are others who believe that they have lived all the possibilities that life has to offer.So these people ,like the one with a escapist attitude towards life ,think that happiness is irrelevant to them Due to this attitude of theirs,they are NOT regarded as unhappy in the normal sense of the term.PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF UNHAPPINESS[/QUOTE]

pl evaluate

precis 2011 pl evaluate if it is passable or not
 

i request everybody who appeared in 2011 css exam to comment on my attempt is it true that composition paper cant be passed without passing the precis

[QUOTE]unhappiness can have many etiologies.There are some people who ,due to some unfavourable circumstances in early life,make achievement in life ,as an end in itself without catering to the ground realities.ON the other hand,some people escape the realities of life by dampening their cognitive abilities.The latter category of people is more difficult to treat as they have to be taught the desirability of happiness.Still there are others who believe that they have lived all the possibilities that life has to offer.So these people ,like the one with a escapist attitude towards life ,think that happiness is irrelevant to them Due to this attitude of theirs,they are NOT regarded as unhappy in the normal sense of the term.PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF UNHAPPINESS[/QUOTE]
Your attempt is a good piece of work. The exact title of the precis is [B]PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES OF UNHAPPINESS[/B] but your title also conveys the same meaning.

As far as your precis is concerned, the original text of the question contains four causes but you have mentioned three causes. It does not mean your precis is inaccurate. Rather the examiner may deduct mark(s)for this point.

Nevertheless it is a good piece of work.

Dear Imran. You have approached the Passage sensibly but it seems to me too short and brief. In Precis one can not skip or ignore the major ideas and original take of the author in the passage. Moreover, in my opinion, the titile should be catchy, all conclusive, comprehensive, and simple.

Salam,after reading the above precise passage ,i hav felt that it should be more precise.the precise passage should be only one third of the original passage at max.furthermore, it should include all the facts nd imp points using less words.
Finally ,the topic name should be simple, in appropriate words nd it should also reveal central theme of passage

I also feel that ihave missed some important points.I wonder is this precis passable.I am worried due to the common perception that english paper is not passable without passing the precis.What is ur opinion

Off course English paper of precis and composition hinges upon precis as it is of 25 marks. Additionally, Precis paper in CSS is a delibrate attempt on the part of the Federal Public Service Commission to judge the candidate's grip over English. At the same time, all corespondence in administrative posts rely heavily upon your command over Precis. So, Precis is an important component of Precis & Composition paper.

what are the minimum marks u will give to this precis

i ll give you 8 marks.

[QUOTE=HAMLETMOON;327447]Dear Imran. You have approached the Passage sensibly but it seems to me too short and brief. In Precis one can not skip or ignore the major ideas and original take of the author in the passage. Moreover, in my opinion, the titile should be catchy, all conclusive, comprehensive, and simple.[/QUOTE]

THe original passage is of 360 words and my precis contains 110 words,so 10 words short,besides missing one point regarding causes of unhappiness.

sugar daddy ................

seniors...
 

in the comprehension part the question is "make the precise and a suitable heading" by precise they mean the summary of the passage???

Precis is a short form/summary of the passage. Its length may vary as 1/3rd, 1/4th etc of the original passage. However, for CSS, it is supposed to be of 1/3rd length of the original passage.

i need to use this pair of word in a sentence "wet/whet" can anyone help me out???

we have to use these pair of words in one sentence or have to use one pair in 2 sentences???

You need to make separate sentence for each word.
Wet: Wet drops look beautiful in sunshine.
Whet: Please whet this axe/knife.

narration...correct me plz...
 

1. he said that he couldnt got into the house because he had been lost his key so he had been to broke a window.
2. she asked me that if i would have liked to saw over the house or i am more interested in the garden.
3. secretary of the disastrous fund requested to send watever we could spare.\ and all contributions would be acknowledged immediately.
4. she said to me,"if he will like to go to the concert, i said sure he will."
5. i said to her,"stop making a fuss about nothing, you are lucky to get a seat at all."
6. the teacher told that i must not forgot about her last lesson and she should expect that i might be able to repeat it by heart coming lesson.
7. he said to me,"should i leave it in the car".
8. he asked me that he might open the window because its hot in there.

[B]guys help me out ...plzzz...waiting for reply[/B]

[B]help me in these narrations[/B]

@Noreen Akbar
I think there are some grammatical mistakes in the above senteces. Please make sure that you have correctly written/copied the sentences from the source.

usman...
 

[QUOTE=usman khalid;331775]@Noreen Akbar
I think there are some grammatical mistakes in the above senteces. Please make sure that you have correctly written/copied the sentences from the source.[/QUOTE]

i did them myself...correct the mistakes plz...

[QUOTE=Noreen Akbar;331964]i did them myself...correct the mistakes plz...[/QUOTE]

You have used 2nd or 3rd form instead of 1st form in following cases: Sentence # 1 (got instead of get, broke instead of break)
Sentence # 2 (saw instead of see)
Sentence # 3 (forgot instead of forget)

Refer to Sentence # 1. The correct expression would be: ‘He had lost his key so he had to break…..’ (Don’t use ‘been’ when the sentence is in active voice.)

Refer to Sentence # 2. The correct expression would be: ‘or I was more interested in the garden.’ (When reporting verb (asked) is in past tense, reporting verb (which should be 'was' in this case instead of 'is') will also be in past tense.)

thnx usman...
 

[QUOTE=usman khalid;331978]You have used 2nd or 3rd form instead of 1st form in following cases: Sentence # 1 (got instead of get, broke instead of break)
Sentence # 2 (saw instead of see)
Sentence # 3 (forgot instead of forget)

Refer to Sentence # 1. The correct expression would be: ‘He had lost his key so he had to break…..’ (Don’t use ‘been’ when the sentence is in active voice.)

Refer to Sentence # 2. The correct expression would be: ‘or I was more interested in the garden.’ (When reporting verb (asked) is in past tense, reporting verb (which should be 'was' in this case instead of 'is') will also be in past tense.)[/QUOTE]

rest of the sentences re ok??

[QUOTE=Noreen Akbar;331982]rest of the sentences re ok??[/QUOTE]

The rest of the sentences seem ok to me grammatically.

Mali asghar bhai is kindly requested to evaluate this precis

unhappiness can have many etiologies.There are some people who ,due to some unfavourable circumstances in early life,make achievement in life ,as an end in itself without catering to the ground realities.ON the other hand,some people escape the realities of life by dampening their cognitive abilities.The latter category of people is more difficult to treat as they have to be taught the desirability of happiness.Still there are others who believe that they have lived all the possibilities that life has to offer.So these people ,like the one with a escapist attitude towards life ,think that happiness is irrelevant to them Due to this attitude of theirs,they are NOT regarded as unhappy in the normal sense of the term.PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF UNHAPPINESS

the correct answer for Q.1 (a) similar meanings,option (vi) is (b) of sons and daughters

whts i sthe diffrnce btween precis n composition?? n plz tell me the best prep institute in karachi..

[QUOTE=gulaqsa;401045]whts i sthe diffrnce btween precis n composition?? n plz tell me the best prep institute in karachi..[/QUOTE]

Precis is to reduce the length of a given paragraph in one's own words, While Composition is related to grammar and writing ability...

No There isn't any good academy in karachi for CSS preparation; BUT if u want to join, UQAIPS at Defence is somehow better than others in karachi..... However, I will suggest u not to join any academy coz it is wastage of money and time... Just study ur self under guidance of some experienced candidates or qualifiers.
Regards,,
Adeel Ahmed

kindly check my precise writting for the year 2011.ths is my first attempt
 

unhappiness;reality or perception

an unhappy man focus more on little satisfaction from which he was deprived even he can get more satisfied from other ways.he then take the way of spending life as a dead by intoxicating himself.
in this way motivational factors can be used to realise him of desirability of happiness because his pride of being become unhappy will not let him live or think for happiness even if he can.

Shingle: A gravelly beach

[QUOTE=usman khalid;286596]I think there is no difference in the above two sentences. 'Clerk concerned' or 'Concerned clerk' are absolutely fine. The mistake may be somewhere else. The correct sentence may be: Please talk to the concerned clerk.



3. Not only he was a thief, but he was also a murderer.
Correct: Not only was he a thief, but also a murderer.
Reason: Not only... but also... are used in combination. Not only is always followed by verb/helping verb. Therefore, 'was' is placed after 'Not only' in this case.

6. My uncle [U]has[/U] told me something about it yesterday.
Correct is: My uncle told me something about it yesterday.
Reason: When the words like yesterday, last year (Past time) are used in the sentence, past indefinite tense is used.[/QUOTE]

No dear you are wrong..
the right sentence is:
please speak to the clerk concerned.
because
concerned clerk = pareshein clerk
clerk concerned = mutalka clerk

hope you understand

@drzain

You are right.

Here is a link showing the difference between the use of two phrases:

[url]http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Officer-Concerned.html[/url]