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Monday 23 November 2020

NMDCAT revised ENGLISH syllabus online topic wise BY PMC-fusionstories

 Here is nmdcat revised ENGLISH syllabus online topic wise is prepared following PMC guidelines. All included topics and subtopics are mentioned here.  We’ve also mentioned a few of removed topics from revised nmdcat syllabus. Here are also topics which are new addition and also UHS syllabus topics included.

 One thing to remind that there is not any official ndmcat syllabus but all topics and questions will be from Fsc. text books. The topics that are common in Sindh, Punjab, KPK, Baluchistan and Gilgit Baltistan textbooks are added. We recommend you to prepare your syllabus for MCQS, short questions thoroughly. This nmdcat ENGLISH ONLINE syllabus will help you to define your preparation guidelines.

Aim

The aim of the English section of MDCAT is to measure the applicants’ skills in English language

 

and to evaluate how prepared they are for undertaking graduate studies in medicine in English.

The test applies a common standard to everyone to be able to evaluate the preparation of the

applicants from different sectors, regions and socio-economic backgrounds.

The benchmarks for the test have been developed in the light of the Syllabus used in HSSC and

CIE. Since the students who take the MDCAT come from a wide range of educational contexts,

the test comprises items that may be applied to a broadband of language competencies that are

not exclusive to one particular type of Syllabus.

 

Objectives

 

i. To ensure complete alignment between the English Syllabus used in various sectors at the HSSC

and CIE level and the test items

ii. To create a balance of items from different benchmarks of the English Syllabus outlined for

MDCAT

iii. To make sure that difficult and ambiguous items beyond the scope of high school education

are not included

iv. To design the test specifications

v. To design, select, and arrange test task items

3 Objective Benchmark Contents

1. Comprehend key

vocabulary

Use one or more of the

following strategies to

determine meaning of key

vocabulary:

1.1 contextual clues and

illustrations

1.2 background or prior

knowledge

1.3 morphology, syntax,

phonics, knowledge of word

relationships

1.4 knowledge of synonyms,

antonyms, homophones

High and low frequency

words from the course book

or to be selected from similar

contexts or the contexts the

HSSC and CIE students may

be familiar with32

2. Demonstrate control of

tenses and sentence

structure

2.1 Use correct tenses and

sentence structure in writing

2.2 Identify mistakes in the

use of tenses and sentence

structure in written texts

3. Demonstrate correct use

of subject-verb agreement

3.1 use correct subject-verb

agreement in written texts

3.2 Identify mistakes in the

use of subject verbagreement in written texts

Use the texts prescribed/

used in HSSC or CIE for

selecting test items

as well as determining the

degree of their complexity

4. Demonstrate correct use

of articles and prepositions

4.1 Use appropriate articles

and prepositions in different

written contexts

4.2 Identify mistakes in the

use of articles and

prepositions in sentences or

short texts

4.3 Select the appropriate

article or preposition for a

particular

Context

The test items to be selected

from the contexts common

to the texts at HSSC and CIE

level

5. Demonstrate correct use

of writing conventions of

spelling, capitalization and

punctuation to clarify

meaning

5.1 Use capitalization and

punctuation such as semi

colons, commas in a series,

apostrophes in possessives,

proper nouns, and

abbreviations

5.2 Avoid and identify the

following punctuation

 

 

Vocabulary

A

appalling astounded

apparently attached to

appraised alas abruptly

accentuated anxieties

B

boon bewilderment

briskly

bead brimming baffling

bashful beckoned

C

coveted credentials

capacious collided with

crudely confront

compelled crudely

coaxed

comprehension curious

casually

confining crammed

confirm

cautioned captivated

condescended compelled

criteria

D

daintily

dispensing

dispute

distract

drummed dilapidated

disconsolately delicately

dank

dilapidated disguise

definite

E

enchanted encouraged

fringed

exude

eccentric excursion

elaborate exasperation

expansive exaggeration

evaluates

F

fatality flicked flawlessly

friction fluttered

G

gingerly glistening glared

groggy

H

heap

hideous

habitat

haggard haphazardly

harmony haughty

havoc

hearsay

I

intended

in vain

illumination invariably

irritable insinuated

intently industry

intolerable

imperceptibly

J

judgment judicial

junction juvenile jeopardy jealousy

jubilant

K

Kindred

Knack

knickers

knick

knack

L

likelihood labyrinth

ludicrous limp

M

menaced mustered

mean

mass

mounting

minimum

mayhem

miniature

mumbled meditated

moulded

menacing

N

nuisance naïve

native nauseous

negate negligence

nemesis neutral niggle

O

opted for

on the wrong foot

occasionally operation

P

plopped presume precautions

panting purchase persisted

pensively

prime

placidly

peered propelling passion

promptly practically prone to

paraphernalia prerogative path

precision pizzazz potential

Q

qualitative qualm

quantitative quarrel

quench query

queue

quirk

quiver quizzical

quotation

R

rituals

reinforce reprimanded

riot

refuge

regret

rarely

reproachful

ragged

revolving

resonant

S

swarmed up

scenario swathe

subsequently struck

up

string

sternly

solemnly succulent

shuffled sailed stunt

sauntered

splendour sagged

off

speckled with stable

T

tentatively

tackle

tumultuous

tomfoolery

tangle

troughs

tangled

U

urge

unburdened

unprovoked

V

ventured vulnerable

W

whipp

ed

weighi

ng up

writhi

ng

waft

Y

Yearning Yelp yield

Z

zealous zenith zest

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