APPSC GROUP 1 MAINS EXAMINATION SYLLABUS 2018 Reading Comprehension S ECTION – I Reading Comprehension Passage- (followed by Questions) Descriptive Passage Literary Passage F un c tional Grammar: Recognition of Parts of Speech Verb forms – Usage of Tenses Conditional Sentences S ECTION-II Identifying and Interchange of Sentences (Simple, Complex, and Compound) (Active and Passive voice) Use of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Articles Correction of Sentences SECTION-III Vocabulary Usage Use the given Idioms and Phrases in your own Sentences One Word Substitutes – Recognition and Usage Synonyms – Recognition and Usage Antonyms – Recognition and Usage Words often confused Expansion of Proverb /Sayings SECTION IV Composition Write a Paragraph using the given Words/Phrases Summarizing /Precis Writing Essay writing on Topics of Social releva