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Paper 2 - English
- ESSAY (A minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 300 words): Choose any one topic from a list of five. (Descriptive/ analytical/ philosophical/ based on Current Affairs)
- LETTER WRITING (in about 150 words): A formal letter expressing one’s opinion about an issue. The issues can deal with daily office matters/ a problem that has occurred in the office/ an opinion in response to one sought by a ranked officer etc.
- PRESS RELEASE/ APPEAL (in about 150 words): The PR or appeal should be on an issue pertaining to a recent concern/problem/disaster/rumours etc.
- REPORT WRITING (in about 150 words): A report on an official function/event/field trip/survey etc.
- WRITING ON VISUAL INFORMATION (in about 150 words): A report on a graph/image/ flow chart/table of comparison/ simple statistical data etc.
- FORMAL SPEECH (in about 150 words): A speech (in a formal style) that is to be read out in a formal function. This could be an inauguration speech, an educational seminar/conference, a formal ceremony of importance etc.
- PRECIS WRITING: A precis in about 100 words for a 300-word passage.
- READING COMPREHENSION: A reading passage of about 250 words to be given followed by 05 Multiple-choice questions and 10 shortanswer type questions.
- ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Multiple choice questions set from the following list: a. Tenses b. Voice c. Narration (Direct-Indirect) d. Transformation of sentences e. Use of Articles and Determiners f. Use of Prepositions g. Use of Phrasal verbs h. Use of idiomatic expressions i. Administrative Glossary j. Synonyms/Antonyms k. One-word substitution l. Cohesive devices/Connectives/Linkers m. Affixes n. Words that cause confusion like homonyms/homophones.
- TRANSLATION: Translation of a short passage (of about 150 words) from Gujarati to English.
- Total : 150 Marks
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