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Past Paper English First Year

Year 2013 Group 2

Objective

Choose the correct option in meaning to the underlined word:

1. With whom should she solace?

(a) comfort  (b) join

(c) divert      (d) communicate

2. You whom this age's way so captivate!

(a) confused   (b) fascinate

(c) troublesome (d) lofty

3. Not even one who is well off.

(a) well behaved  (b) polite

(c) wealthy           (d) healthy

4. That's one of your most primitive traits.

(a) basic           (b) prominent

(c) premature   (d) distinctive

5. He is a nondescript sort of person.

(a) nonsense        (b) pessimistic

(c) non-serious    (d) ordinary

6. He was eniovine his promenade in the bitter cold.

(a) loneliness    (b) pleasure walk

(c) leisure         (d) adventure

7. The smoke was rising from myraids of fires.

(a) acrid           (b) heaps

(c) man made   (d) countless number

8. She fought valiantly to keep me from knowing her secret.

(a) comically    (b) bravely

(c) cowardly     (d) furiously

9. Mr. Hubert furiously lifted his hand and said in the most exasperating tone.

(a) exciting    (b) interesting

(c) irritating   (d) indifferent

10. Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse.

(a) spontaneously   (b) loudly

(c) aggressively      (d) willingly

Each question has four option. Choose the correct one:

11. Roger Spelding is a

(a) general        (b) soldier

(c) newscaster  (d) technician

12. Who saved the girl from the killer?

(a) the second man  (b) the driver

(c) a dog                   (d) a policeman

13. The pavement was thronged with

(a) pedestrians     (b) travellars

(c) passengers      (d) musicians

15. The slave began to cry and tremble in fear of being.

(a) attacked    (b) drowned

(c) punished    (d) inflicted  

Each statement has followed the four possible option. only one is correct. Choose the correct one:

16. We will play cricket on Sunday if it----------.

(a) did not rain    (b) do not rain

(c) does not rain  (d) will not rain

17. All is well that----------well.

(a) end     (b) ends

(c) ending (d) will end

18. He------------here just now.

(a) has come    (b) had come

(c) comes         (d) came

19. They----------football since noon.

(a) has been playing   (b) have played

(c) are playing             (d) have been playing

20. We will when you----------ready.

(a) will be       (b) have

(c) have been  (d) are

Subjective

SECTION-II

2. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any SIX of the following questions from Book-I (short stories)(12)

(i) What were the reason Norma gave to her husband to accept the offer?

(ii) Where did the old man take his son?

(iii) What climate did the Bittering family face on the Mars?

(iv) What were the arrangements made for the function of inauguration?

(v) Why did the doctor call the sick girl by her first name?

(vi) What should be the role of Qazi?

(vii) What should be the faith of Negroes?

(viii) Why did Della and Jim want to exchange the gifts?

(ix) How much was distributed among the needy and the poor by Maulvi Abul Barkat?

3. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any FIVE of the following questions from Book-III (One Act Plays)(10)

(i) Why couldn't the Girl describe the killer?

(ii) Why did she ask for help from First Man?

(iii) Does the Girl become suspicious of First Man as the play progresses?

(iv) How does Kreton prove his extraordinary powers?

(v) What is the theme of Kreton's study?

(vi) How does Kreton impress General Powers?

(vii) What is Harry philosophy?

(viii) What has happened to Clay's father?

4. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any Four of the following questions from Book-III (poems)(8)

(i) What is meant by the rich leaves?

(ii) What do the Reader and Rider stand for?

(iii) How is Sindhi woman walking through the bazaar?

(iv) Why does the poet call modem men as hollow men?

(v) What type of delight do we miss in our daily life?

(vi) Without whose love is Bullah in loss?

SECTION-II

5. Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for a gift.(10)

OR

Write an application to the Principle of your college for the remission of fine.

6. Write a story on moral lesson:(10)

'Slow and steady wins the race'

OR

'Try, try again'

7. (a) Explain the following lines with reference to the context:(5)

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile, her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care.

(b) Punctuate the following extract from Book-I:(5)

the two empty no ones going back the said theres no reason to none at all

(c) Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your sentences. (5)

(i) Angelo; angle   (ii) Lovely; loveable

(iii) Envelop; envelope   (iv) Message; massage

(v) Statute; statue    (vi) Rite; right

(vii) Unable; enable

8. Translate the following passage in to Urdu. (short stories from Book-I)(15)

Before his marriage, Maulvi Abul  Barkat, alias Abul, used to live in comfort, even pomp. On his head, he wore light brown turban known as Mashadi in Iran. The gulded tip of his cap used to shine brightly above the turban. He always carried a walking stick, a sort of scepter with decorative bands of brass and guilt. For his hair, he used fragrant oil. Its sweet pungent smell lingered in the village lanes whenever he walked through them.

Candidate whose medium of the Examination of English will write an essay on " Computer." (15)

Past Paper English First Year| Year 2013 Group 1 BISE Gujranwala Board || Eureka Study Aids.

Past Paper English First Year

Year 2013 Group 1 

Objective

Choose the correct option in meaning to the underlined words:

1. Nor it is a spaceship as certain lunatic elements have suggested.

(a) large    (b) low

(c) mad      (d) sad

2. A time to rend and a time to sew.

(a) buy    (b) sell

(c) wear   (d) tear

3. The pavements were thronged with pedestrians.

(a) dirty     (b) void

(c) empty    (d) packed

4. The girl shreiked hysterically.

(a) ran      (b) screamed

(c) looked  (d) sang

5. Jess's curiosity was aroused.

(a) temperature  (b) hatred

(c) interest          (d) anger

6. He alighted from the high heaven.

(a) ascended   (b) descended

(c) looked        (d) delighted

7. Clark has scarcely noticed her.

(a) happily    (b) sadly

(c) hardly       (d) sharply

8. The girl lets out a muffled cry.

(a) loud           (b) sharp

(c) suppressed  (d) wilful

9. Mr. Hubert furiously lifted his hand.

(a) angrily    (b) pleasantly

(c) tactfully   (d) foolishly

10. The sunlight was perverted.

(a) diverted    (b) fierce

(c) lovely       (d) burning

Each questions has four options. Choose the correct one:

11. What did Hubert pick from the ground?

(a) pocket book    (b) piece of string

(c) stick                 (d) stone

12. From where the girl was coming.

(a) school  (b) party

(c) church    (d) hotel

13. Which city was attacked?

(a) Washington  (b) New York

(c) Texas             (d) Hollywood

14. How did the angel look?

(a) happy   (b) weary

(c) stranger  (d) angry

15. Who is John?

(a) player  (b) farm owner

(c) soldier  (d) artist

Each question has four followed by four possible options. Only one option is correct. Choose the correct one:

16. I-----------this book last night.

(a) will not read  (b) do not read

(c) did not read    (d) am not read

17. It started to rain while we----------tennis.

(a) are playing  (b) played

(c) were playing  (d) had played

18. The poen----------the bell in the morning.

(a) ring   (b) ringing

(c) rings   (d) rung

19. She-----------ill for a week.

(a) is    (b) has

(c) had  (d) has been

20. A coward------------many times before his death.

(a) died       (b) will die

(c) has died  (d) dies

Subjective

SECTION-II

2. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any SIX of the following questions from Book-I(short stories)(12)

(i) What was the advice Harry gave to his people?

(ii) What was the condition of the boy when the woman gave him a few jerks?

(iii) What made Hubert shameful?

(iv) What was the view point of the parents of Gorgios?

(v) What was the behaviour of the child with the doctor?

(vi) What was the quack pretend to curc?

(vii) What was the cause of negroes discontentment?

(viii) What was the wisdom in selling the most valuable things?

(ix) Describe Maulvi's appearance.

3. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any FIVE of the following questions from Book-III (One Act Plays)(10)

(i) What couldn't the Girl describe the killer?

(ii) What is the Girl's impression ?

(iii) Who enters the room when the curtain rises?

(vi) What is the purpose of Kreton's visit?

(v) Describe Kreton's appearance, the visitor.

(vi) Was Kreton the first from his planet to visit the earth?

(vii) Who is Miss McCutcheon and how does she feel about the job?

(viii) Why is Harry sitting in barber's chair?

4. Answer in (3-5 lines / sentences) any FOUR of the following questions from Book-III (poems) (8)

(i) When does cherry bloom and how does it look?

(ii) What picture of the Karachi slums do we get after reading the poem ' A Sindhi Woman'?

(iii) What has the poet described in the poem 'The Feed'?

(vi) What has made the efforts of Muslims fruitless?

(v) What are the effects of the attributes of God?

(vi) How does the life of man pass through different phases?

SECTION-II

5. Write a letter to your father telling him the causes of your failure in the examination. (10)

OR

Write an application to the principle requesting him/her to issue you a character certificate.

6. Write a story on moral lesson:(10)

'God helps those who help themselves'

OR

'Look before you leap'

7. (a) Explain the following lines with reference to the context:(5) 

Our dried voices, when

We whisper together

Are quiet and meaningless

As wind in dry grass.

(b) Punctuate the following extract from Book-I:(5)

then it will get washed this evening said the large woman starting up the street dragging the frightened boy behind her

(c) Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your sentences.(5)

(i) Flea; flee   (ii) Plain; plane

(iii) Rout; route  (iv) Sew; sow

(v) Team; teem   (vi) Urban; urbane

(vii) Waist; waste

8. Translate the following passage in to Urdu. (short stories from Book-I) (15)

Everywhere, fifty miles over the countryside, the smoke was rising from myriads of fires. Margaret answered the telephone calls between the calls she stood, watching the locusts. The air was darkening. A strange darkness, for the sun was blazing-it was like the darkness of a beldt fire, when the air gets thick with smoke. The sunlight comes down distorted, a thick , hot orange. Oppressive it was, too, with the heaviness of a storm. The locusts were coming fast. Now half the sky was darkened. Behind the reddish veils in front, which were the advance guards of the swarm, the main swarm showed in dense black cloud, reaching almost to the sun itself.

Candidate whose medium of the Examination of English will write an essay on "Ideal College". (15)