KVS PRT English Language Syllabus

KVS PRT English Language: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   English

   ~1 marks

   Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Per KVS-PRT Official Notification

   • Reading Comprehension — Factual, Inferential, Literary
   • Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Completion
   • Spotting Errors, Sentence Correction, Sentence Improvement
   • Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Paragraph Completion
   • Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms, One-Word Substitutes, Idioms
   • Active-Passive Voice, Direct-Indirect Speech
   • Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Modals
2. 2

   English Grammar

   ~2 marks

   Tenses, Voice, Narration, Articles, Modals

   • Tenses — Present, Past, Future (12 Tenses Total)
   • Active Voice and Passive Voice (Transformation Rules)
   • Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (Narration Rules)
   • Articles (A, An, The) — Rules, Omission, Insertion
   • Modals (Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Should, Would, May Have, Must Have)
   • Subject-Verb Agreement (Number, Person, Tense)
   • Common Errors in English (Spotting, Correction)
   • Sentence Improvement, Sentence Rearrangement
   • Conditional Sentences (Type 0, 1, 2, 3)
   • Infinitive, Gerund, Participle, Modal Auxiliaries
3. 3

   English Grammar

   ~2 marks

   Prepositions, Conjunctions, Tenses, Voice

   • Prepositions (Time, Place, Direction, Manner, Reason)
   • Conjunctions (Coordinating, Subordinating, Correlative)
   • Tenses — Mixed Tenses, Sequence of Tenses
   • Voice Change (Active-Passive for All Tenses)
   • Narration Change (Direct-Indirect for All Tenses)
   • Question Tags, Short Answers
   • Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex)
   • Degrees of Comparison (Positive, Comparative, Superlative)
   • Common Errors in English Grammar
   • Sentence Improvement with Multiple Corrections
4. 4

   Reading Comprehension

   ~2 marks

   Factual, Inferential, Literary

   • Factual Reading Comprehension (Direct Information)
   • Inferential Reading Comprehension (Logic, Reasoning)
   • Literary Reading Comprehension (Poetry, Fiction)
   • Editorial and Opinion-Based Passages
   • Scientific and Technical Passages
   • Business and Economic Passages (Banking, Economy)
   • Social and Cultural Passages
   • Passage-based Vocabulary Questions
   • Passage-based Tone, Mood, Inference
   • Passage-based Main Idea, Title, Theme
5. 5

   English Vocabulary

   ~2 marks

   Synonyms, Antonyms, One-Word, Idioms

   • Synonyms (Words with Similar Meanings)
   • Antonyms (Words with Opposite Meanings)
   • One-Word Substitutions (Compact Word for Phrase)
   • Idioms and Phrases (Common English Idioms)
   • Phrasal Verbs (Verb + Preposition Combinations)
   • Foreign Words and Phrases (Latin, French Origin)
   • Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes (Etymology)
   • Confusables (Homophones, Homonyms, Homographs)
   • Spelling Correction, Commonly Misspelled Words
   • Word Usage, Word Meaning in Context, Idiomatic Usage
6. 6

   English Comprehension Skills

   ~2 marks

   Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Fill Blanks

   • Cloze Test (Fill in the Blanks — Multiple Choice)
   • Para Jumbles (Sentence Rearrangement — 5-6 Sentences)
   • Sentence Rearrangement (4-5 Sentence Jumble)
   • Paragraph Completion (Last Sentence of Paragraph)
   • Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank, Double Blank, Triple Blank)
   • Sentence Completion (Beginning/End of Sentence)
   • Word-Substitution in Passages
   • Reading Comprehension — Factual Questions
   • Reading Comprehension — Inferential Questions
   • Reading Comprehension — Vocabulary in Context