LAT Tricks

Easy tricks with examples · English + اردو

Last-day tricks, champion!

Read each trick, look at the example, then tap "Try it". Easy words first, Urdu below.

ہر ترکیب پڑھیں، مثال دیکھیں، پھر "Try it" دبا کر خود آزمائیں۔

⏰ Your 5-hour plan

Hour 1: Read this Tricks page (English part).
پہلا گھنٹہ: یہ ترکیبوں والا صفحہ پڑھیں (انگریزی حصہ)۔
Hour 2: English Dangal: 2 rounds of Synonyms and Antonyms + 1 Mock Test.
دوسرا گھنٹہ: انگلش دنگل میں مترادف اور متضاد کے دو راؤنڈ اور ایک موک ٹیسٹ۔
Hour 3: One Past Paper in Exam mode. Read the meanings of every mistake.
تیسرا گھنٹہ: ایک پرانا پیپر امتحان کی طرح حل کریں۔ ہر غلطی کے معنی پڑھیں۔
Hour 4: GK Mock + Islamiat Mock + Pak Studies Mock (10 min each) + Maths Mock.
چوتھا گھنٹہ: جی کے، اسلامیات، مطالعہ پاکستان اور ریاضی کے موک ٹیسٹ۔
Hour 5: Write ONE essay (25 min) and ONE personal statement (15 min) on paper. Then "My Mistakes" in every page.
پانچواں گھنٹہ: کاغذ پر ایک مضمون (۲۵ منٹ) اور ایک پرسنل اسٹیٹمنٹ (۱۵ منٹ) لکھیں۔ پھر ہر صفحے میں "My Mistakes" دہرائیں۔

Sleep at least 7 hours. A tired brain forgets easy words.

کم از کم سات گھنٹے سوئیں۔ تھکا ہوا دماغ آسان الفاظ بھی بھول جاتا ہے۔

🤝 Synonym tricks (same meaning)

Trick 1: Good word or bad word? 😊 / 😠

First feel the word. Is it a good (positive) or bad (negative) word? The answer has the same feeling. Cross out options with the other feeling.

پہلے لفظ کا "احساس" دیکھیں: اچھا ہے یا برا؟ جواب کا احساس بھی ویسا ہی ہوگا۔ الٹے احساس والے آپشن کاٹ دیں۔

CONTEMPT (😠 bad feeling) → Confined / Disregard ✔ / Regard / Praise
Regard and Praise are 😊 good, so they can't be the answer.

"کنٹیمپٹ" برا لفظ ہے (حقارت)، اس لیے "ریگارڈ" اور "پریز" (اچھے الفاظ) جواب نہیں ہو سکتے۔

Trick 2: Break the word into pieces 🧩

Many long words are made of small parts. Learn the parts and you can guess hundreds of words.

لمبے الفاظ چھوٹے ٹکڑوں سے بنتے ہیں۔ ٹکڑے یاد کر لیں تو سینکڑوں الفاظ کا مطلب سمجھ آ جائے گا۔

Part	Meaning	Example
bene-	good (اچھا)	benefit, benevolent = kind
mal- / mis-	bad (برا)	malice = hate, misfortune = bad luck
anti- / contra-	against (خلاف)	contradict = say against
pre-	before (پہلے)	precede = come before, premature = too early
post-	after (بعد)	postpone = do later
re-	again / back (دوبارہ، واپس)	retrieve = get back, recede = go back
ex-	out (باہر)	exclude = keep out, export
trans-	across (پار)	transient = passing quickly
chron	time (وقت)	chronic = for a long time
loqu / dict	speak (بولنا)	loquacious = talkative, predict
-ous / -ful	full of (بھرا ہوا)	courageous = full of courage
-less	without (بغیر)	careless = without care

Trick 3: Put it in a small sentence 🗣️

Make a tiny sentence with the question word. Then put each option in its place. The one that keeps the meaning is the answer.

سوال والے لفظ سے ایک چھوٹا سا جملہ بنائیں، پھر ہر آپشن اس جگہ رکھ کر دیکھیں۔ جو مطلب نہ بدلے وہی جواب ہے۔

"The drought killed the crops." → "The lack (of rain) killed the crops" ✔ — not "the flood".

"خشک سالی نے فصلیں تباہ کر دیں" — یہاں "بارش کی کمی" فٹ ہوتا ہے۔

Trick 4: Watch out for look-alike words 👀

LAT loves words that look the same but mean different things.

لیٹ میں ایسے الفاظ آتے ہیں جو دیکھنے میں ایک جیسے مگر مطلب میں مختلف ہوتے ہیں۔

Word	Meaning	Look-alike	Meaning
apprise	inform (بتانا)	appraise	judge value (قیمت لگانا)
precede	come before	proceed	go forward
loath	unwilling	loathe	hate
adverse	harmful	averse	disliking
imminent	about to happen	eminent	famous
disinterested	fair, neutral	uninterested	not interested
continual	again and again	continuous	without stopping
affect	to influence (verb)	effect	result (noun)

Trick 5: Two options mean the same? Both are wrong ✂️

Only ONE answer can be right. If two options mean the same thing, usually neither is the answer.

صرف ایک جواب درست ہوتا ہے۔ اگر دو آپشن کا مطلب ایک جیسا ہو تو عام طور پر دونوں غلط ہوتے ہیں۔

🔥 Words that came again and again in past papers

Word	Same as	Urdu
Contempt	disregard	حقارت
Diligent	hardworking	محنتی
Laud	praise	تعریف کرنا
Imminent	about to happen	سر پر
Transient / Fleeting / Momentary	short-lived	عارضی
Candid / Frank	honest	صاف گو
Ambiguous / Vague	unclear	مبہم
Inherent / Innate	natural, from birth	فطری
Diverse / Assorted / Sundry	various	مختلف
Gratitude	thankfulness	شکر گزاری
Confiscate	seize	ضبط کرنا
Relinquish / Renounce	give up	چھوڑ دینا
Meticulous	very careful	باریک بین
Galvanize	stimulate, excite	جوش دلانا

✏️ Try it: Synonym of LAUD? (a) Blame (b) Praise (c) Ignore (d) Hide

(b) Praise. Laud is a 😊 good word; Blame/Ignore/Hide are not good. لاڈ = تعریف کرنا۔

✏️ Try it: Synonym of FLEETING? (a) Permanent (b) Quick-moving fleet (c) Momentary (d) Heavy

(c) Momentary. Fleeting = lasting a very short time. Don't be fooled by "fleet" (ships). فلیٹنگ = لمحاتی، عارضی۔

🔄 Antonym tricks (opposite meaning)

Trick 1: First find the meaning, then flip it 🔃

Step 1: Say the meaning in your own easy word. Step 2: Think of its opposite. Step 3: Find that idea in the options.

پہلا قدم: لفظ کا مطلب اپنے آسان لفظ میں سوچیں۔ دوسرا قدم: اس کا الٹ سوچیں۔ تیسرا قدم: وہی خیال آپشنز میں ڈھونڈیں۔

LOATH = unwilling → opposite = willing → Willing ✔

لوتھ = راضی نہ ہونا ← الٹ = راضی ← "وِلنگ"۔

Trick 2: The TRAP: the synonym is hiding in the options 🪤

In antonym questions, LAT often puts the same-meaning word as an option. Students see a word they know and pick it. Don't!

متضاد والے سوال میں اکثر ہم معنی لفظ بھی آپشن میں رکھا جاتا ہے تاکہ طالب علم دھوکا کھا جائے۔ اسے مت چنیں!

Opposite of SOLICITOUS (caring): Distant / Aloof ✔ / Remote / ~~Attentive~~ ✘ (Attentive is the SAME meaning!)

Trick 3: Opposite-making beginnings ➖

Add or remove these to make an opposite: un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, dis-, non-, mis-.

یہ سابقے لگانے یا ہٹانے سے الٹ لفظ بنتا ہے: un, in, im, il, ir, dis, non, mis۔

able → unable · possible → impossible · legal → illegal · regular → irregular · agree → disagree · biased → unbiased

⚠️ Careful: inflammable = can burn (same as flammable!). Invaluable = very valuable.

احتیاط: "اِن فلیمیبل" کا مطلب بھی "آگ پکڑنے والا" ہے، اور "اِن ویلیو ایبل" کا مطلب "بہت قیمتی" ہے۔

🔥 Opposite pairs to remember

Word	Opposite
Transient (short)	Permanent / Eternal
Imminent (very near)	Distant / Remote
Averse (disliking)	Inclined / Willing
Adverse (harmful)	Favourable
Credible (believable)	Improbable / Doubtful
Flaunt (show off)	Hide / Conceal
Premature (too early)	Overdue / Late
Precision	Vagueness
Fragile (easily broken)	Strong / Sturdy
Barren (no crops)	Fertile
Momentary	Eternal
Abundance	Scarcity / Shortage
Diligent	Lazy
Entitle	Forbid / Disqualify
Explicit (clear)	Implicit / Vague
Optimist	Pessimist

✏️ Try it: Opposite of IMMINENT? (a) Impending (b) Distant (c) Looming (d) Forthcoming

(b) Distant. The other three all mean "about to happen" (the trap!). باقی تینوں ہم معنی ہیں، یہی دھوکا ہے۔

✏️ Try it: Opposite of BARREN? (a) Dry (b) Empty (c) Fertile (d) Waste

(c) Fertile. Barren land = no crops; fertile land = many crops. بنجر ↔ زرخیز۔

📍 Preposition tricks

Trick 1: The TIME triangle 🔺 (IN → ON → AT)

Big time = IN. Middle time = ON. Small, exact time = AT.

بڑا وقت = IN، درمیانہ وقت = ON، چھوٹا اور ٹھیک وقت = AT۔

IN
years, months, seasons
in 2026, in May, in winter

ON
days, dates
on Sunday, on 15 November

AT
clock time
at 9 o'clock, at night

Special: in the morning / evening, but at night.

خاص: صبح اور شام کے لیے IN، مگر رات کے لیے AT۔

Trick 2: The PLACE triangle 🔺

IN = inside a big area or box (in Lahore, in the room). ON = touching a surface (on the table, on the wall). AT = a point / exact spot (at the bus stop, at the door).

IN = کسی بڑے علاقے یا ڈبے کے اندر۔ ON = کسی سطح کے اوپر چھوتا ہوا۔ AT = کسی خاص جگہ یا نقطے پر۔

Trick 3: SINCE vs FOR ⏳

SINCE + starting point (since Monday, since 2015). FOR + length of time (for 3 days, for ten years).

SINCE کے بعد شروع ہونے کا وقت آتا ہے؛ FOR کے بعد کتنا عرصہ آتا ہے۔

I have lived here since 2015. · I have lived here for ten years.

Trick 4: BETWEEN 2, AMONG many 👥

BETWEEN = two people/things. AMONG = more than two.

BETWEEN دو کے لیے، AMONG دو سے زیادہ کے لیے۔

Divide it between Ali and Bilal. · Divide the sweets among the children.

Trick 5: Word families (learn them in groups!) 👨‍👩‍👧

Some words always go with one preposition. Learn them as families:

کچھ الفاظ کے ساتھ ہمیشہ ایک ہی حرفِ جار آتا ہے۔ انہیں گروپ بنا کر یاد کریں:

OF — afraid of, fond of, proud of, tired of, aware of, capable of, jealous of, ashamed of, full of, accused of, beware of, died of (a disease)

TO — married to, addicted to, kind to, listen to, indebted to, accustomed to, according to, harmful/injurious to · superior, inferior, senior, junior, prefer → TO (never "than")

WITH — angry with (a person), busy with, filled with, charged with, comply with, agree with (a person), fed up with

FOR — famous for, wait for, responsible for, fit for, sorry for, thirst for, look for (search)

IN — interested in, believe in, succeed in, weak in (a subject), rich in, died in (an accident)

ON — depend on, rely on, insist on, congratulate on, on foot, on purpose

FROM — suffer from, prevent from, different from, absent from, refrain from, fell from

AT — good at, angry at (a thing), laugh at, look at, arrive at (a building)

BY — by bus/car/train (but on foot), by chance, written by (passive)

Trick 6: Pairs that change meaning 🔀

Pair	Meaning
angry with a person / at a thing	غصہ کسی شخص پر / کسی بات پر
agree with a person / to a proposal	کسی شخص سے متفق / کسی تجویز پر راضی
accused of / charged with	الزام لگانا (دونوں ایک مطلب)
full of / filled with	بھرا ہوا
died of cancer / in an accident	بیماری سے / حادثے میں
look at / for / after / into	دیکھنا / ڈھونڈنا / خیال رکھنا / تحقیق کرنا

✏️ Try it: She is afraid ___ dogs. (a) for (b) from (c) with (d) of

(d) of: OF family. (A past paper key wrongly says "for"!) افریڈ کے ساتھ ہمیشہ OF۔

✏️ Try it: This cloth is superior ___ that. (a) than (b) to (c) from (d) over

(b) to: superior/inferior/senior/junior/prefer always take TO. ان الفاظ کے ساتھ "THAN" کبھی نہیں۔

✏️ Try it: The test is ___ 15 November. (a) in (b) at (c) on (d) by

(c) on: dates take ON (middle of the triangle). تاریخ کے ساتھ ON۔

🔁 Verb form tricks (1st, 2nd, 3rd form)

Trick 1: The easy rule: add -ed ✅

Most verbs just add -ed for 2nd and 3rd form: walk → walked → walked; play → played → played.

زیادہ تر فعل کے ساتھ صرف ED لگتا ہے: واک ← واکڈ ← واکڈ۔

Trick 2: Learn the irregular verbs in GANGS 👦👦👦

Irregular verbs are not random. They walk in gangs with the same pattern.

بے قاعدہ فعل بے ترتیب نہیں ہوتے، یہ ایک جیسے نمونے والے گروہوں میں چلتے ہیں۔

Gang 1: No change (A-A-A) — cut-cut-cut, put, hit, let, set, shut, cost, hurt, spread, burst, read (sound changes: reed-red-red)

Gang 2: "-ought / -aught" (A-B-B) — bring-brought-brought, buy-bought, think-thought, fight-fought, seek-sought, teach-taught, catch-caught

Gang 3: Short "e" + t (A-B-B) — sleep-slept-slept, keep-kept, feel-felt, leave-left, meet-met, lend-lent, send-sent, spend-spent, build-built

Gang 4: i → a → u (A-B-C) — begin-began-begun, drink-drank-drunk, ring-rang-rung, sing-sang-sung, swim-swam-swum, sink-sank-sunk, shrink-shrank-shrunk

Gang 5: -ew → -own — grow-grew-grown, know-knew-known, throw-threw-thrown, blow-blew-blown, fly-flew-flown, draw-drew-drawn

Gang 6: -o- → -en — speak-spoke-spoken, break-broke-broken, choose-chose-chosen, freeze-froze-frozen, steal-stole-stolen, wake-woke-woken, write-wrote-written, drive-drove-driven, ride-rode-ridden, rise-rose-risen

Gang 7: 3rd form = 1st form (A-B-A) — come-came-come, become-became-become, run-ran-run

Special ones: go-went-gone, do-did-done, see-saw-seen, eat-ate-eaten, take-took-taken, give-gave-given, be-was/were-been

Trick 3: The TRAP pairs 🪤

Verb	2nd	3rd	Meaning
lie	lay	lain	لیٹنا (rest)
lay	laid	laid	رکھنا (put down)
lie	lied	lied	جھوٹ بولنا
hang	hung	hung	لٹکانا (a thing)
hang	hanged	hanged	پھانسی دینا (a person)
find	found	found	ڈھونڈنا
found	founded	founded	بنیاد رکھنا
fall	fell	fallen	گرنا
fell	felled	felled	درخت کاٹنا
fly	flew	flown	اڑنا
flow	flowed	flowed	بہنا

Trick 4: Which form goes where? 🧭

did / does / do / will / can / must / to + 1st form. has / have / had / is / was (passive) + 3rd form.

did, will, can, to کے بعد پہلی فارم۔ has, have, had اور مجہول کے بعد تیسری فارم۔

He did not go ✔ (not "went") · She has gone ✔ (not "went") · The letter was written ✔

✏️ Try it: 3rd form of BEGIN? (a) began (b) begun (c) begined (d) beginned

(b) begun: Gang 4 (i → a → u). بیگن، بیگین، بیگن (i-a-u)۔

✏️ Try it: He has ___ to Lahore. (a) went (b) go (c) gone (d) goes

(c) gone: has + 3rd form. has کے بعد ہمیشہ تیسری فارم۔

✍️ Fill-in-the-blank tricks

Trick 1: Find the clue word 🔍

but, although, though, however = the second part is the OPPOSITE. and, because, so, as = the second part is the SAME direction.

but اور although کے بعد الٹ بات آتی ہے؛ and اور because کے بعد اسی طرح کی بات آتی ہے۔

"He is poor, but he is ___." → an opposite-feeling good word: honest ✔

Trick 2: Guess your own word first 🧠

Cover the options. Read the sentence and think of your own word. Then pick the option closest to YOUR word. This stops tricky options from confusing you.

پہلے آپشن چھپائیں، جملہ پڑھ کر اپنا لفظ سوچیں، پھر وہ آپشن چنیں جو آپ کے لفظ کے سب سے قریب ہو۔

Trick 3: Word pairs that always go together 🤝

Start	Partner	Example
Though / Although	yet (not "but")	Though he is poor, yet he is honest.
No sooner	than	No sooner had he left than it rained.
Hardly / Scarcely	when	Hardly had I sat when the bell rang.
Not only	but also	Not only clever but also kind.
Either	or	Either tea or coffee.
Neither	nor	Neither Ali nor Bilal came.
Lest	should	Work hard lest you should fail.
Suggest / insist that	base verb	He suggested that the meeting be postponed.

Trick 4: Small grammar checks ✔

Each / every / one of the + singular verb: One of the boys is absent.
"ون آف دی" کے ساتھ واحد فعل: is۔
a before a consonant SOUND, an before a vowel SOUND: an hour, a university.
آواز دیکھیں، حرف نہیں: این آور، اے یونیورسٹی۔
Pakistani mistake: "I have to go" ✔ not "I have to went"; "Mujhe jana hai" = "I have to go".
"میں نے جانا ہے" غلط اردو ہے، انگریزی میں بھی "I have to go"۔

✏️ Try it: Though Imran is poor, ___ he is honest. (a) but (b) and (c) yet (d) so

(c) yet: Though…yet is a fixed pair. (A past-paper key wrongly says "but"!) تھو کے ساتھ یٹ۔

➗ Maths tricks (5 marks, no calculator)

Question type	Trick
x% of N	10% = move the decimal one place. 15% of 400 = 40 + 20 = 60
Average	Total ÷ how many. Missing number = (average × count) − sum of others
Speed both ways	Average speed = 2ab ÷ (a + b), NOT (a + b) ÷ 2
Distance	D = S × T (cover the one you want in the triangle)
Profit %	Always divide by COST price
Clock angle	Angle = \|30 × hours − 5.5 × minutes\|. 6:00 → 180°, 3:00 → 90°
Hens and goats	Suppose all are hens → extra legs ÷ 2 = goats
a² − b²	(a − b)(a + b): 106² − 94² = 12 × 200 = 2400
Powers	10³ × 10² = 10⁵ but 10³ + 10² = 1100 (add only when multiplying!)
Walking N/S/E/W	Cancel North with South and East with West; what is left is the answer

ریاضی میں پہلے مشکل سوال چھوڑ دیں، آسان سوال پہلے حل کریں۔ ہر جواب کو آپشنز سے ملا کر دیکھیں۔

Don't spend more than 2 minutes on one maths question. Mark a guess and move on.

ایک سوال پر دو منٹ سے زیادہ نہ لگائیں۔

📝 Essay (15) + Personal Statement (10) tricks

Essay: the 5-paragraph sandwich 🥪

Introduction (3–4 lines): hook (a fact or question) + your main idea in one line.
تعارف: ایک دلچسپ بات یا سوال سے شروع کریں، پھر اپنا اصل خیال ایک جملے میں لکھیں۔
Body 1, 2, 3: one point per paragraph + one example from Pakistan.
تین پیراگراف: ہر ایک میں ایک نکتہ اور پاکستان سے ایک مثال۔
Conclusion: repeat the main idea in new words + one solution or hope.
اختتام: اپنا خیال نئے الفاظ میں دہرائیں اور ایک حل یا امید لکھیں۔

Past papers repeat: technology, law and rights, environment, youth, education. Prepare one example for each.

پرانے پیپرز میں بار بار آنے والے موضوعات: ٹیکنالوجی، قانون اور حقوق، ماحول، نوجوان، تعلیم۔

Personal statement: 3 parts 🙋

Who I am (Layyah, my studies) → A real story (one event that taught me something) → Why law / what I will do.

میں کون ہوں ← ایک سچا واقعہ جس سے میں نے سیکھا ← میں قانون کیوں پڑھنا چاہتا ہوں اور کیا کروں گا۔

Use "I", be honest, short sentences, no spelling risks. Neat handwriting gets marks.

"میں" استعمال کریں، سچ لکھیں، چھوٹے جملے، صاف لکھائی۔

🎯 Exam-day tricks

Time: 75 MCQs in 100 minutes ≈ 80 seconds each. Do easy ones first.
۷۵ سوال ۱۰۰ منٹ میں، یعنی ہر سوال کے لیے تقریباً ۸۰ سیکنڈ۔ آسان سوال پہلے۔
Elimination: cross out 2 wrong options, then choose between 2. Your chance jumps to 50%.
دو غلط آپشن کاٹ دیں، پھر دو میں سے چنیں۔
Negative marking: read the instructions on the paper. If there is no negative marking, never leave a bubble empty.
پیپر کی ہدایات پڑھیں۔ اگر منفی مارکنگ نہیں تو کوئی سوال خالی نہ چھوڑیں۔
First answer: don't change an answer unless you are sure; the first feeling is often right.
جب تک یقین نہ ہو، جواب نہ بدلیں۔
Bring: printed roll number slip, original CNIC, clipboard, blue/black pen. Reach 45 minutes early. No phone, no calculator.
رول نمبر سلپ، اصل شناختی کارڈ، کلپ بورڈ، نیلا یا کالا قلم ساتھ لائیں۔ ۴۵ منٹ پہلے پہنچیں۔
Calm: 3 deep breaths before you start. You have practised a lot!
شروع کرنے سے پہلے تین لمبے سانس لیں۔ آپ نے بہت محنت کی ہے!

These tricks help you score higher, but no trick can guarantee a mark. Do your best. 🌟

یہ ترکیبیں نمبر بڑھانے میں مدد دیتی ہیں، مگر کوئی ترکیب نمبر کی ضمانت نہیں دیتی۔ اپنی پوری کوشش کریں۔