English-I: Centralized Preliminary Examination 2011
English-I: Centralized Preliminary Examination 2011
English-I: Centralized Preliminary Examination 2011
c. Ahmed is taking the S.S.C Examination. d. Has Ahmed took the S.S.C Examination? 6. A rainy day (Choose the correct meaning) a. A day of the rainy season b. A good time c. A difficult time d. High time 7. Ali is the _______ student in the class. (Select the proper degree of the adjective) a. Good a. an b. very good b. the c. better c. a d. best d. none of them 8. An honest man speaks _______ truth. (Choose the suitable article) 9. The poet/poetess of the poem daffodils is ____________ a. Anonym c. William Words worth b. Mrs. Elsa Kazi d. Henry Long Fellow
English-I
Time: 1 1/2 hr Max. Marks 60 Note: Section A, consists of 18 MCQs, all are to be answered, Section
B consists of 21 short answer questions of which 14 are to be answered.
SECTION A(MCQs) 1. Has she finished her work? (Choose the negative form) a. She has finished her work. b. She is not finishing her work. c. She has not finished her work d. She does finish her work. 2. Fahad had not passed the examination. (Chosoe the correct passive voice) a. The examination was not passed by Fahad. b. The examination has not been passed by him. c. The examination had not been passed by Fahad. d. Had the examination passed by Fahad. 3. She said to her mother, When I reached home I did not find you there. (Choose the correct Indirect form) a. She said to her mother that when I reached home I did not find her there. b. She said to her mother that when she reached home she had not found her there. c. She said to her mother that when she reached home she had not find her there. d. She said to her mother that when she reached home I did not find him there. 4. The dog did not bark at the stranger. (Choose the correct affirmative) a. The dog did not bark at the stranger. b. The dog barks at the stranger. c. The dog does bark at the stranger. d. The dog baked at the stranger. 5. Ahmed took the S.S.C Examination. (Choose the correct Present Indefinite tense) a. Ahmed has took the S.S.C Examination b. Ahmed takes the S.S.C Examination.
10. Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him) the Prophet of Islam was born in ___ A.D. a. 570 a. 1965 a. the a. poet a. from a. 1940 a. Jungle b. 571 b. 1956 b. an b. saint b. over b. 1941 b. Old age c. 572 c. 1958 c. a c. writer c. an c. 1916 c. Youth d. is d. 1906 d. Darkness c. flies d. air pollution d. 671 d. 1967 d. none of these d. king 11. Helen Keller visited Pakistan in _______ A.D. 12. Nadia is ________ most obedient child. (Choose the correct article) 13. Abou Bin Adhem was a _______________ 14. She has no control ________ her children. (Choose the correct preposition) 15. The Pakistan resolution was passed in ________ A.D. 16. In the poem The children the poet is afraid of the________. 17. Malaria is caused by _____________ a. stagnant water b. mosquito bite
18. Otaq is the meeting place for ________. a. Women b. girls c. men d. boys
The poet says that the children are living poems and all the rest are dead. Why does he says so? How are the children different from the poet? What happens to the poet of the poem The Daffodils, when he lies on his couch? Why can't the poet wait to enjoy the beauty of the woods? What did Abu Bin Adhem ask the angel when he saw its writing on the book of gold? Who is the happier of the two "The Miller" or the "King" and why?
SECTION B (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) Answer any 9 of the following questions in three to four sentences each. Each question carries 03 marks. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. On what principles did the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) established an Islamic society? What is the meaning of "Bhit? What are the qualities of poetry of Shah Abdul Latif? What objects were found in the ruins of Moen-jo-Daro? And which is the best find of Moen-jo-Daro? Who was Miss Sullivan? How did she teach Helen Keller? What lesson did Allama Iqbal learn from the history of Muslims? How did the Muslim Women work for the independence? What did Quaid-e-Azam say about education? What did the Quaid-e-Azam say at the first annual celebration of Pakistan? How can we get rid of malaria? Why will the name of Raja Aziz Bhatti be written in the letters of gold? What does "Nursing" mean? What did Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) give Hazrat Ghifaria and why? What are the responsibilities of a good citizen? What are the three main problems faced by the Pakistan?
Answer any 5 of the following questions in three to four sentences each. Each question carries 03 marks. 15. What according to the poetess is the highest aim of life?