Important Questions For 12th Class English Objective Exam 2019

In the days leading up to their final BISE board exams, many students become interested to learn about important questions, topics, and resources that can help their exam preparation.

While it is always a good practice to thoroughly study the entire syllabus for the 12th class English exam, there are a few key areas that should be focused on, according to the paper pattern of the Federal Board exam.

Paper Pattern

The 12th class English exam for Federal Board consists of two papers. The first one is the objective portion which consists of MCQs, while the second paper is the subjective portion which involves short answers based on the syllabus-related literature, essay writing, idioms, and reading comprehension.

Tips For Objective Section

MCQs, also known as multiple choice questions, are a form of assessment in which students are asked a question and provided with four possible answers for that particular question. Only one answer is correct, and students must identify and mark the correct answer only.

Here are some examples of MCQs which have previously appeared on the 12th class English exam from Federal Board:

There were still quite a few boys, waiting for their turn. The underlined word is a/an: 
(a).  Participle (b) Gerund (c) Infinitive (d) Finite Verb *Federal Board 12th class past paper, Paper 1, Group 1, question 14

Choose the correct spelling:

(a)   Bourgeos (b) Borgeois (c) Bourgeois (d) Bourgious
*Federal Board 12th class past paper, Paper 1, Group 1, question 20

Since the Enligsh objective paper for 12th class students consists solely of MCQs, you will need to practice solving these as much as possible. MCQs can be tricky for many students, since all the possible options seem like they can be correct. This will confuse the students with shaky concepts.

Here are some tips for practicing MCQs for the 12th class English exam:

1.   MCQs will be asked from grammar, spelling, and reading comprehension, so:

For practicing grammar MCQs:

·        Learn all the grammar rules from the textbook

·        Identify different grammar rules used in different sentences

·        Practice solving grammar MCQs from the previous 5 years past papers

·        Compare your answers with the solved past papers

·        For every incorrect answer, go back to the textbook and revise the grammar rule

For practicing spelling MCQs:

·        Make a list of words that you tend to spell incorrectly

·        Practice your spellings by rewriting to correct spelling repeatedly

·        Practice solving spelling MCQs from the previous 5 years past papers

·        Compare your answers with the solved past papers

·        For every incorrect answer, rewrite the correct spelling at least 10 times

For practicing reading comprehension MCQs:

·       Find the list of included reading materials in your syllabus

·       Thoroughly read each of the reading materials and understand the themes

·       Summarize the main points of each reading passage

·       Practice solving MCQs related to the reading materials from the past papers

·       Compare your answers with the solved past papers

·       For every incorrect answer, go back to the reading passage and revise it

Follow these tips to master the skill of attempting MCQs. The more you practice solving past papers of the objective English exam, the better you will become at attempting this paper on the final board exam. This way, you will surely score maximum marks on the objective portion of your 12th class English exam. Good luck!