Urdu (Compulsory) Class 9: Paper Pattern and Structure Overview

Pairing Scheme for BISEs Annual Examination 2027 (Punjab), explained in simple words

Introduction

The Urdu (Compulsory) paper for Grade 9 is a 75-mark paper. It is divided into an objective part and an essay-type (subjective) part. The objective part is 15 marks and has to be solved in 20 minutes. The essay-type part is 60 marks and is given 2 hours and 10 minutes, so the whole paper takes 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Important note: No question will be asked from the introductions of the authors and poets in the Board examination.

Objective Part: Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions (15 Marks)

Question 1 contains 15 multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each, and all of them are compulsory. They are divided into two groups: 10 questions from the textbook and 5 questions from the grammar book (Urdu Grammar and Composition).

Textbook portion (10 MCQs)

Seven MCQs come from the prose lessons, and no lesson can have more than one MCQ. Two MCQs come from the poems (nazm) and one MCQ comes from the ghazals.

Grammar portion (5 MCQs)

One MCQ each is taken from five topics: masculine and feminine (pages 13 to 14), singular and plural (pages 15 to 19), synonyms (pages 28 to 29), antonyms (pages 29 to 31) and idioms (pages 52 to 58).

Essay-Type Part: Poetry and Prose (Q.2 to Q.6)

Before moving to these questions, remember that the seven prose lessons are split into two groups. The first group has four lessons: Akhlaq-e-Hasna, Apni Madad Aap, Kaleem aur Mirza Zahir Dar Beg, and Nam Dev Mali. The second group has three lessons: Aram o Sukoon, Kitba, and Lari mein Piroye hue Manzar. The paper setter takes questions from both groups.

Q.2: Explanation of Verses (10 Marks)

This question carries 10 marks (2 × 5). One verse each is given from any four of the five poems, and you have to explain any three of them. One verse each is also given from the three ghazals, and you have to explain any two. In total you explain five verses at 2 marks each.

Q.3: Explanation of a Paragraph (10 Marks)

Two prose paragraphs are given: one from the first group of four lessons and one from the second group of three lessons. You attempt either one. Three words or phrases are underlined in each paragraph. The 10 marks are divided as follows: author’s name 1 mark, name of the lesson 1 mark, meanings of the underlined words or phrases 3 marks, and the explanation 5 marks.

Q.4: Short Questions (10 Marks)

Eight short questions are given and you answer any five (2 × 5 = 10 marks). Four questions come from prose: two from the first group of lessons and two from the second group. Two questions come from the poems: one from the group of Hamd, Naat and Mehnat ki Barkaat, and one from Javed ke Naam and Payam-e-Latif. The last two questions come from the ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, Nasir Kazmi and Parveen Fana Syed, one question each from any two of them.

Q.5: Summary of a Prose Lesson (5 Marks)

Two prose lessons are given, one from the first group and one from the second group. You write the summary of any one of them.

Q.6: Summary or Central Idea of a Poem (5 Marks)

This question is asked from the five poems. If the summary of a poem from Hamd, Naat and Mehnat ki Barkaat is asked, then the central idea of a poem from Javed ke Naam and Payam-e-Latif is asked. In the same way, if the central idea of a poem from the first group is asked, then the summary of a poem from the second group is asked.

Essay-Type Part: Grammar and Composition (Q.7 to Q.9)

Q.7: Application or Letter (10 Marks)

You are asked to write either one application or one letter from the grammar book. For an application (pages 80 to 82), the marks are: form of address 1, subject or title 1, “Janab-e-Aali” 1, main body 5, name and address of the applicant 1, and date 1. For a letter (pages 73 to 79), the marks are: place of writing 1, date 1, salutation 1, main body 6, and name and address of the writer 1.

Q.8: Story or Dialogue (5 Marks)

You write any one story from the syllabus stories (pages 93 to 103) or any one dialogue from the syllabus dialogues (pages 86 to 91).

Q.9: Correction and Completion (5 Marks)

Seven parts are given and you answer any five. Four parts come from correct use of “nay” and “ko” (pages 43 to 44), agreement of verb with subject (page 44), agreement of adjective with noun (page 44), and agreement of pronoun with its antecedent (page 45). The other three parts come from proverbs (pages 58 to 61).

Total Marks at a Glance

The paper adds up as follows: Q.1 carries 15 marks; Q.2, Q.3 and Q.4 carry 10 marks each; Q.5 and Q.6 carry 5 marks each; Q.7 carries 10 marks; Q.8 and Q.9 carry 5 marks each. Together they make 75 marks.

Preparation Advice

Prepare all seven prose lessons and all poems and ghazals, because every lesson can be used for MCQs, short questions or summaries. Learn the grammar topics with their page numbers, practise one application and one letter in the exact mark format, and revise proverbs and idioms regularly. These parts of the paper are fixed in advance and are the easiest places to score full marks.