Secondary School Certificate-I students are desperately looking for guess papers as the Class IX annual exams start. The Islamiyat Studies paper was scheduled for June 7.

Guess papers are like a SSC exam hack, comprising bits and pieces of syllabus textbooks. Many students choose not to study the entire syllabus, relying solely on guess papers.

Unlike many students believe, the guess paper is not a prediction but more the coverage of broad headings from the important topics already highlighted in the syllabus.

Some teachers believe that relying on guess papers instead of reading the entire syllabus and an overall lack of the willingness to read can diminish the ability to critically think.

Despite these concerns, tuition teachers as well as many websites, including ilmkiduniya.com, taleemcity.com and ilmwap.com not only publish guess papers but also offer blogs talking about the usefulness of guess papers.