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A few tips on how to tackle précis and composition paper.....

It is the easiest paper in css exam if handled carefully and strategically. The paper is divided into
many sections which make it easier to pass. Aspirants must focus on each portion separately and give
due time to each portion. The paper is divided into following sections:
1. Precis Writing: (20 Marks) (Practice once a week)
Read basic rules of précis writing from Exploring the world of English by Saadat Ali Shah.
Afterwards, aspirants must practice précis extensively as command over précis writing requires too
much practice. Start with the easier passages and then solve at least ten passages of précis from past
papers.
2. Reading and Comprehension: (20 Marks) (Practice two or three times during whole preparation)
Once you get command over précis writing, reading and comprehension portion can be handled
easily. But you must be cognisant of the basic rules of comprehension, and for that refer Saadat Ali
Shah’s book and practice two to three passages from past papers.
3. Grammar and Vocabulary: (20 Marks) (Read on Daily Basis)
For Grammar, read Wren and Martin’s Book or Thomson and Martinet’s book solve exercises and
check them.
Read rules of punctuation from Saadat Ali Shah’s book
For vocabulary, remember 10-20 words daily from GRE vocab list. Repeat these words on weekly
and monthly basis.
4. Sentence Correction: (10 Marks) (Read on Daily Basis)
Read “Correct Usage” part from Wren and Martin Book. Also read “some common errors in
grammar” from Saadat Ali Shah’s book
5. Grouping of words: (10 Marks) (Read on Daily Basis)
This portion covers analogies, for that practice analogies tests from internet.
6. Pair of Words: (10 Marks) (Read on Daily Basis)
Solve pair of words of past papers from 1971 to 2018 for this portion.
7. Translation: (10 Marks) (Practice twice a week)
Practice translation from Urdu to English and English to Urdu from Afzal Anwar Mufti’s Book

First of all thanks to Almighty Allah for all the blessings showered upon me. I am allocated to
prestigious Foreign Service of Pakistan by qualifying CSS 2017 at a very young age. I owe my
success to my parents, relatives, teachers and all friends who have extended their support whenever I
needed them. Many friends have been asking regarding what strategy I followed during my CSS
preparation. I have tried to reply everyone but it is not possible for me to reply everyone in a detailed
way. Therefore, I am herby sharing my strategy, optional subjects and books that I followed so that it
may help young and energetic CSS aspirants.
I belong to Shahdadkot and got my education till intermediate from my hometown. I am graduate of
13 Mechanical Batch from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro. I have also
served as inspector in ASF for almost one year.
Optional Subjects:
1. International Relations
2. Physics
3. International Law
4. Sindhi
Books that I followed for my preparation:
First of all develop a habit of reading dawn and JWT’s monthly magazine. These will help you in
many subjects such as Essay, Pakistan Affairs, Current Affairs and some optional subjects.
English Essay + English Precis and Composition
1. Wren and Martin’s Grammar book
2. Practical English Grammar by Thomson and Martinet
3. Exploring the world of English by Syed Saadat Ali Shah
4. Reflective Essays by Manzoor Mirza
5. Practical English Usage by Michael Swan (for reference purpose)
6. GRE’s Vocab list (synonyms + antonyms)
Pakistan Affairs
1. The Making of Pakistan by K.K Aziz ( A must read for aspirant as its expression is very good)
2. Struggle for Pakistan by I.H Qureshi
3. Any book for post partition (I don’t know any. I relied on internet + dawn + JWT magazine)
Current Affairs
1. International Affairs by Safdar Mehmood
2. Daily Dawn
3. Jahangir world Times Monthly Magazine
Islamiat
1. Islam; its meaning and message by Khursheed ahmed (The best book of Islamiat)
2. Introduction to Islam by Dr Hamidullah
3. Internet for all left over topics of syllabus
General Science and Abilities
1. GSA book by Mian Shafiq
Inernational Relations
1. Globalization of World Politics by John Bayliss
2. International Relations by Joshua Goldstein
3. www. Internationalrelations.org
4. Internet for all left over topics of syllabus
Physics
1. Halliday and Resnick’s book
2. Modern Physics by Serway
3. Made my own notes (available in hard form not soft form)
International Law
1. International Law by S.K Kapoor
2. International Law by Aggarwal (any one book is enough)
Sindhi
1. Sindhi Adab Jee Tarikh Jo Jadeed Mutalio by Mukhtiar Mallah
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