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Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Question No.1 is compulsory. Attempt FOUR questions more, selecting TWO

questions from Section-A and TWO questions from Section-B.

Ql.(a)Write short answers of the following. Give examples where

necessary 10,10

(i) What does the term tarts of Speech' mean?

(ii) What is a complement?

(iii) Why do we use helping or auxiliary verb?

(iv) What is a Transitive Verb?

(v) Define Collective Noun.

5b) Do as directed!

(i) I had a red pen. (Change into interrogative)

(ii) Let us play outside. (Point out the Mood)

(iii) Doubt. Despise (Write antonyms) .

(iv) Disturb, Pause (Write synonyms)

(y) She clans her room. (Name the underlined Adjective).

Section-A
Q2. (a)Change the voice of the following: 10,5,5

(i) 1 told him my story.

 (ii) Take the table out.

(iii). Was the cake baked by her?

(iv) Let the teacher be listened to.

. (v) He will steal the jewel.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

(i) I am ____ home in English.

(ii) She reminds me _____my elder sister.

(iii) Keep _____bad company.

(iv) Always listen______ your parents.

(v) I have always longed _____ this job.

(c) Give one word for the following:

(i) Bring goods from a foreign country into one's country.

(ii) One who advocates the cause of women?

(iii) A head covering with artificial hair.

(iv) A rule that is applicable to all.

(v) Murder of oneself.

Q3.(a)Change the narration of the following: '10,5,5

(i) He said he had been very poor.

(ii) I asked him if he needed anything else.

 (iii) The teacher ordered the students to be quiet.

(iv) She asked. "Why did you do this”?

(v) He said to us, "Kindly give me some time to think about it".

(b) Name the part of speech to which each word belongs in the

following sentence:

She gave a little laugh.

(c) Fill in the blanks with-suitable article:

(I) ______more we get____more we want.

(ii)_____dog is______faithful animal.

(iii) Of the two pencils; this is______shorter.

Q4.(a)Make sentences using the following idiomatic expressions: 10,10

Time and again

Take to heart

Pass away

Leave in lurch

Tell upon

(b) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word from the

homonyms given against each sentence:

. (1) You have missed a_____here. (comma, coma)

(ii) The college_____is having a meeting. (counsel, council)

(iii) They ordered to_____fire. (seize, cease)

(iv) I will_____my hair brown. (dye, die)

(v) There is a_____outside the museum. (canon, cannon)

Q5,(a)Name the kinds of the underlined pronouns in the following

sentences:

10,10

(i) What is there for us?

(ii) Of the two boys, neither can do this.

(iii) I have many books. Which do you want to choose?

(iv) You should avail yourself this opportunity.

(v) Those are my. CD's.

b) Correct the following sentences:

.(i) This pen is to write.

(ii) India attacked on Pakistan in 1965.

(iii) I have done my F.A. two years ago.

(iv) Sugar is too sweet.

(v) He is my older brother.

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Section-B
Q6. Define the word precise and elaborate its essential features. 5+15

Q7. Read the following passage and answer questions given at the

end:

3,3,3,11

Our country has a very outdated, outmoded and outlandish

feudal system which has brought about 75 percent of our

population and three-fourth of our land to a standstill situation.

Ever since the departure of the English from India. Pakistan

has been under the constant dead weight of the feudal lords or

big landowners. Now is the time to release the rural population

of this weight and provide it educational, medical and working

facilities. In this way, the poor village people will be able to

rise to a new height of progress and prosperity.

Question:

(i) What is holding back our progress and why?

(ii) What is the need of the time?

(iii) How will the poor be benefited by the removal of the feudal

system? -

(iv) Make a precis of the passage and give it a suitable title.

Q8. Write an essay of about 300 words on ONE of the following

topics: , 20

(i) The role of print media.

(ii) Islamic banking.

(iii) Cash crops of Pakistan.

(iv) Pollution.
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Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt any five questions in all, selecting. Three questions form section A
and Two questions form section B. All questions carry equal marks. Over Attempt
will be ignored altogether.

SECTION A

Question No. 1

Do as directed:

(i) From abstract nouns from young, go.

(ii) Give singular number of Volcano, Scarf.

(iii) Give similar number of Media, Criteria

(iv) Write collective nouns used to describe. Judes, bees

(v) Form compound nouns of express:

(a) A paper that gives news.

(b) A man who gets coal out the ground.

(vi) Write two nouns which are uncountable.

(vii) Form sentences to show the difference in meaning of (wood, woods)

(viii) Complete the following sentences using appropriate for of the personal
pronoun.

He is as strong as………. (I, me)

(ix) Name the kind to the underlined adjective His a cowardly person.

(x) Give the past and past participle form of (cast, lend)

Question No. 2

(a) Change the voice of the following.

(i) Who broke this news to you?

(ii) Let this matter be resolved amicably.

(iii) We must help the needy.

(iv) I have borne many hardships in life.

(v) Why was the innocent girl flogged by unknown men?

(b) Re-write the following using the correct forth of verbs given in bracket.

(i) The earth _______ round the sun (move, moves. moved)

(ii) He _______ back from England yesterday. (Come, has come, came)

(iii) It _______ since morning (is raining, has been raining)

(iv) It started raining while we _______ (he played, were playing)

(v) I _______ him for a long time ( know, knew. have known)
Question No. 3

(a) Convert the following into Negative and Interrogative.

(i) He missed the bus.

(ii) Actions speak louder than words.

(iii) The company runs its affairs efficiently.

(iv) You have misunderstood me.

(v) Wood floats on water.

(b) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word from the pair given in bracket:

(i) Why don’t you ______ your horse? (rain, reign)

(ii) He is a ______ by profession (lair. lawyer)

(iii) There is historical ______ outside the Lahore museum (Canon, canon)

(iv) Your answer is not ______ (write, right, rite)

(v) I treat my elders with ______ (difference, deference)

Question No. 4

(a) Change the narration of the following:

(i) Salman said to me, “why have you come late today?
(ii) Newton said, “Action and reaction are equal.

(iii) My grandmother said, Good bless you

(iv) The lady exclaimed sorrowfully what had happened to her son.

(v) My mother advised me to take care of health.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

(i) You should avail yourself ______ this golden chance.

(ii) Men differ ______ brutes in many respects.

(iii) He is conversant ______ the rules of the game.

(iv) This work has been entrusted ______ me.

(v) He always boats ______ his good connections.

Question No. 5

(a) Give one word for each of the following:

(i) Domination, of a single business party in the market.

(ii) One who has knowledge of everything?

(iii) The office held by a minister.

(iv) One who travels on foot?

(v) Communication from one mind to another.

(b) Correct the following:

(i) We sat under the shade of a tree.

(ii) The summer vacations WM commence on 7th June.

(iii) He is ill since three weeks.

(iv) Neither she comes nor she writes.

(v) Send this letter on my address.

SECTION B

Question No. 6

(a) Give synonym of each of the following and make on sentence each with the
new word: More, Suggest High, Eager, Acquire.

(b) Give Antonym of each of the following and make one sentence with the new
word:

Choose Accept, Simple, and Meager, initial.

Question No.7

Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end: Some ants
are social insects. It means that they live in societies, co-operate with, one
another .and do only’ the work assigned to them. They go out in search of food in
an orderly fashion, marching in lines and columns like soldiers. Different groups of
social ants have different jobs to do. They manage their insects that attack them
or said their colony. `They are called soldier ants. Another group gathers food for
the whole community. The social ants have not learnt this division of labor. They
have inherited it.

Questions:

(i) What do we, mean by social ants.

(ii) How do ants co- operate with one another?

(iii) Why are the members of a certain group called soldier ants?

(iv) Make a precis and give it a suitable title.

Question No. 8

Write essay, (250) words on one of the following topics:

(i) Accountancy as a Career.

(ii) The importance of Commerce Education.

(iii) The Cash crops of Pakistan.

(iv) How to make Pakistan strong?

Functional English Past Papers 2010 PU B.Com Part 1

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt Five questions in all, selecting three questions from Section A and
two questions from Section B. All questions carry equal marks. Over will be
ignored altogether

SECTION A

Question No. 1

(a) Give short answer to the following questions.

(i) What do you understand by a Reflexive Pronoun? Give example.

(ii) Define Adjective with example

(iii) What is an Emphatic Pronoun? Exemplify.

(iv) Which type of sentence is used to describe strong emotions?

(v) What is an intransitive verb? Give example.

(b) Do as directed.

(i) You must tell the truth. (Change into interrogative)

(ii) If you work hard, you will succeed. (Point out the mode)
(iii) The lost child was found. (Pick out Verbal Adjective)

(iv) Always avoid bad company. (Pick out Adverb)

(v) Write collective nouns to describe:

(a) Studies (b) Drawers.

Question No. 2

(a) Change the number of the following.

(i) Data (ii) Louse (iii) Formula (iv) Oases (v) Bacteria

(b) Change the Gender of the following.

(i) Niece (ii) Buck (iii) Traitor (iv) Waiter (v) Dock

(c) Form Nouns from the-following.

(i) Young (ii) Admire (iii) See (iv) Die (v) Serve

(d) Give Synonyms of the following.

(i) Confuse (ii) Whole (iii) press (iv) Polite (v) Bold

Question No. 3

(a) Change the VOICE of the following.

(i) By whom was this message conveyed to her’?

(ii) Do it very slowly.

(iii) Why did she not join the class?

(iv) We should Say prayers

(v) He has decided everything finally.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

(i) Everything is splendid ______ the sun.

(ii) Sugar is accessible ______ general public now.

(iii) Happiness is associated ______ heart.

(vi) She has been waiting for me ______ sundry.

(v) Keep yourselves ______ criminal activities.

(c) Supply the correct from of verb:

(i) He knew that he (fail) in Accounting.

(ii) The sun was rising when I (get) up.

(iii) He became weak because he (has) an ailment.

(iv) I have a gift here that (belong) to you.

(v) They will be (punish) for their misdeeds.

Question No.4
(a) Change the Narration of the following.

(i) She said to me, “Come immediately”.

(ii) They said to him, “Are you going to market?

(iii) He suggested that I should drink milk.

(iv) He said, “Let’s play cricket”.

(v) I said to her, ” Can I borrow your pencil?

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles.

(i) Rest is essential for ______ active life.

(ii) Give me ______ piece of chocolate from ______ lowest drawer.

(iii) She is ______ poor but ______ intelligent student.

(c) Give one word for the following.

(i) Murder of one’s own father.

(ii) To import or export goods without paying custom duty.

(iii) Belief in more gods than one God.

(iv) One who lives on vegetables only?

(v) A science of animals.

Question No. 5
(a) Make sentences using the following Idiomatic expression.

(i) French leave

(ii) In black and white

(iii) End in smoke

(iv) Come of age

(v) Once in a blue moon.

(b) Fill in the blanks using the correct word from the pair:

(i) She bought a pair of high ______ shoes. (Heel, Heal)

(ii) He gives me an ______ to post. (Envelope, Envelop)

(iii) A policemen has no ______ powers. (Judicious, Judicial)

(iv) There is a big ______ tree in our garden. (pear,, Pare)

(v) She is going to ______ a rich man. (Merry, Marry)

(c) Name the part of speech to which each word belongs in the following
sentence:

They sold an old bike

SECTION -B

Question No. 6
Define the word Precis and describe its qualities.

Question No. 7

Read the following passage and answer the questions give at the end:

One third of US teenagers with cell phones send more than one hundred teats a
day. It has become the most means of communication for young people. The
researchers found that taxing has risen dramatically in the previous years. The
research center said that three fourth of young people between the ages of 12
and 17 now own cell phones and girls typically send or receive 80 text messages
per day and boys, 30 per day. Text messaging can be quietly carried out under the
noses of parents and teachers and it can be done almost anywhere.

Questions:

(i) What is the ration of text messaging among the US teenagers?

(ii) What did the researchers find?

(iii) What did the researchers-say about the young people of 12 and 17?

(iv) Make a précis of the passage and give it a suitable title.

Question No. 8

Write essay (250-300) words on one of the following topics:

(i) The need of Political Stability

(ii) The cash crops of Pakistan

(iii) Unemployment

(iv) Information Technology

Functional English Past Papers 2011 Pu B.Com Part 1

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt five questions in all selecting three questions from section A and
two questions from section B. All questions carry equal marks. Over attempt will
be ignored altogether.

SECTION A

Question No. 1

(a) Give short answers to the following questions:

(i) Define subject and give one example

(ii) Define reflexive pronoun with example

(iii) What is a transitive verb? Give example

(iv) Define collective noun with example

(v) Which type of sentence is used to give statement of fact? Give example.

(b) Do as directed:

(i) I told her story. (Change into present continuous tense).

(ii) They did not know what to do. (Change into affirmative sentence)
(iii) Let us enjoy outside. (Point out the mood)

(iv) I don’t like fast food. (Pick out adjective)

(v) I have not been taking exercise for a long time. (Name the tense)

Question No. 2

(a) Change the Number of the following:

(i) Fly

(ii) Agendum

(iii) Veto

(iv) Curricula

(v) Analysis

(b) Change the Gender of the following:

(i) Duke

(ii) Heir

(iii) Niece

(iv) Witch

(v) Drone

(c) Form Nouns from the following:

(i) Sweet

(ii) Obey

(iii) Relieve

(iv) Admire

(v) Proud

(d) Give Synonyms of the following:

(i) Praise

(ii) Appear

(iii) Obtain

(iv) Success

(v) Shorten

Question No. 3

(a) Change the voice of the following:

(i) She was not informed about the decision.

(ii) I shall not betray her.

(iii) Do not call him now.

(iv) Where did he hide the ball?

(v) By whom am I being called?

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions:

(i) I am struggling ______ English.

(ii) He is devoid ______ sense.

(iii) She rescued the child ______ danger.

(iv) He is married ______ my Cousin.

(v) She often quarrels ______ me.

(c) Supply the correct form of verbs given in brackets:

(i) Some soldiers (catch) as prisoners of war.

(ii) After they had played for one hour, they suddenly (stop)

(iii) She did not care what (be) in the box.

(iv) Charity (began) at home.

(v) I (not write) a letter yesterday.

Question No. 4

(a) Change the narration of the following:

(i) She ordered me to bring some candies for her.

(ii) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had been very foolish.

(iii) The teacher said, “Do not make a noise.”

(iv) They said, “Where did you go yesterday?”

(v) She said, “Let’s go for a walk.”

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

(i) ______ Universe exists in space.

(ii) Take ______ tablets twice ______ day.

(iii) ______ Sindh is ______ large river.

(c) Give one word for the following expressions:

(i) A speech made without any previous preparation.

(ii) A Science of plants.

(iii) A word opposite in meaning to another.

(iv) One who has knowledge of everything?

(v) A person who looks at the dark side of everything.

Question No. 5

(a) Make sentences using the following idiomatic expressions:

(i) By and by

(ii) Crocodile tears

(iii) Carry the day

(iv) In black and white

(v) Spick and span

(b) Fill in the blanks using the correct words from the Pairs:

(i) The loin has a golden ______ (main, mane)

(ii) These bundles of thread are ______ (naughty, knotty)

(iii) Husband and wife ______ each other. (Complement, Compliment)

(iv) He is ______ to my ideas. (Adverse, Averse)

(v) I killed a wild ______ yesterday, (bore, boar)

(c) Name the part of speech to which each word belongs:

They killed a wild elephant.

SECTION B

Question No. 6

Define the word Precis and describe its qualities.

Question No. 7
Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end:

The main reason for the population increase is the difference between birth-rate
and death-rate. Science has helped us to control death-rate. But at the same
time, birth-rate has not been checked. The real per capita income in Pakistan is
very low which shows that the country is overpopulated. In the over populated
countries dependent age group is increasing and rate of development is very
slow. Due to heavy pressure of population, people are unable to obtain balanced
diet Poor diet affects health and working capacity of the people. There is shortage
of various facilities like housing, clothing, education and transport.

Questions:

(i) What is the main reason for the population increase?

(ii) What is the significance of per capita income?

(iii) How does over population affect people?

(iv) Make a Precis of the passage and give it a suitable title.

Question No. 8

Write an essay of (250-300) words on one of the following topics:

(i) The importance of entry test system

(ii) Cash crops of Pakistan

(iii) Importance of commerce education

(iv) Smuggling
Functional English Past Papers 2012 B.Com Part 1

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt any five questions in all, selecting three questions from Section A
and two questions from Section, B. All questions carry equal marks. Over attempt
will be ignored altogether.

SECTION A

Question No. 1

(a) Give short answers to the following questions:

(i) What is relative pronoun? Give example.

(ii) Define Adverb with example.

(iii) What is a participle? Give example:

(iv) Define EMPHATIC sentence, with example.

(v) What is RECIPROCAL pronoun? Give example.

(b) Do as directed:

(i) To err is human. (Point out mood)

(ii) I would help if I am well. (Correct the sentence)

(iii) He will come tomorrow. (Point out adverb)

(iv) Write the Third degrees:

(a) Heavy (b) Expensive

(v) A sleeping dog does not bark. (Sleeping is gerund or participle?)

Question No. 2

(a) Change the numbers:

(i) Wife

(ii) Louse

(iii) Erratum

(iv) Criterion

(v) Solo

(b) Change the genders:

(i) Buck

(ii) Cock

(iii) Monk

(iv) Nephew

(v) Tiger
(c) Give antonyms:

(i) Ambiguous

(ii) Bravery

(iii) Bogus

(iv) Defend

(v) Dim

(d) Give nouns:

(i) Tell

(ii) Humble

(iii) Destroy

(iv) Sit

(v) Poor

Question No. 3

(a) Fill in the blanks with Prepositions:

(i) Trust _______ me.

(ii) I assure you _______ my help.

(iii) Slow _______ your speed.

(iv) I have no prejudice _______ you.

(v) The snake crawled _______ its hole.

(b) Supply correct form of verb:

(i) Slow and steady (win) the race.

(ii) Two and two (make) four.

(iii) Bread and butter (be) his need.

(iv) I did nothing but (play).

(v) Charity (begin) at home.

(c) Change the Narration:

(i) He said to me, “Who are you?”

(ii) She said to me, “Do you know me?”

(iii) He said, “Let us play”.

(iv) “Do not beat me,” said she.

(v) He said, “What a bad guy!”

Question No. 4

(a) Change the Voice:

(i) Give me a. pen

(ii) Who told it to you?

(iii) He tells me

(iv) She is singing a song

(v) He has abused me

(b) Give one word for the following:

(i) Murder of self

(ii) Words written on grave/tomb

(iii) Study of ancient things/buildings

(iv) Study of animals

(v) Through which light cannot pass

(c) Fill in with Articles:

(i) It is _______ envelope.

(ii) Will you take _______ cup.

(iii) He is _______ L.L.B

(iv) He is in _______ army.

(v) She saw _______ accident today.

Question No. 5

(a) Use in your own sentences:

(i) To take to task

(ii) Make up one’s mind

(iii) At one’s finger’s end

(iv) Give one airs

(v) Hope against hope

(b) Name the parts of speech in the following sentence:

Give him what you can.

(c) Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

(i) Chemicals have _______ effect on skin. (adverse, averse)

(ii) Please _______ this child. (adopt, adapt)

(iii) Life is an _______ (allusion, illusion)

(iv) Hold the _______ of the horse. (bridal, bridle)

(v) The _______ fired (Canon, Cannon)

SECTION B
Question No. 6

What is precis? How can we write a good precis?

Question No. 7

Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end:

Education brings a number of benefits to society. Educated people can easily

understand their rights and duties in society, and can act for the good of others
and also of themselves. For example, an educated person will not like to break a
rule of traffic, when he reads it the road-crossing while driving his vehicle. He will
realize, if he breaks the rules others will also do so. Causing accidents. Educated
people can follow programmes of political parties in elections. They can’t easily
be deceived by clever politicians. They vote as they think in the best interest of
the country and the nation, and thus they elect the most suitable candidates for
their assemblies. They are better workers ‘than uneducated or illiterate persons
in factories and on farms. We should try to educate our people as easily as
possible. Adult education should be given much importance. We should start
adult education in our cities, towns and villages. Compulsory universal education
up to Matric should also be introduced:

Questions:

(i) How can .education benefit a person in the political sphere?

(ii) Why are educated persons -better than uneducated one in factories and-on
farms?

(iii) What should we do to educate our people?

(iv) Suggest a title and make a precis of the above passage.

Question No. 8

Write an essay (250-300 words) on any one of the following topics:

(i) Cash crops in Pakistan

(ii) Inflation

(iii) Smuggling

(iv) The Importance of commerce education

Functional English Past Papers 2013 PU B.Com Part 1

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempts any five questions in all, section three questions form section A
and two questions from section B. All questions carry equal marks. Over attempt
will be ignored altogether.

SECTION A

Question No. 1

(a) Give short answers to the following questions:

(i) Define INTERJECTION. Give examples.

(ii) What are COLLECTIVE nouns. Give examples.

(iii) Define NOMINATIVE case with an example.

(iv) Define CLAUSE with an example.

(v) Define CONJUNCTIONS with examples.

(b) Do as directed:

(i) Thief, poor (Make abstract nouns)

(ii) The news are untrue (Correct the sentence)

(iii) Any, each and either are which pronoun (Distributive or reflective)
(iv) Begin (Give past .Participle)

(v) They worked very hard. (Pick out adverb)

Question No. 2

(a) Give antonyms:

(i) Human

(ii) Bloom

(iii) Truth

(iv) Give

(v) Optimism

(b) Change the numbers:

(i) Live

(ii) Foot

(iii) Data

(iv) Child

(v) Knife

(c) Give abstract nouns of the following.

(i) Good
(ii) Ignore

(iii) Child

(iv) Know

(v) Slave

(d) Change the Genders:

(i) Ox

(ii) Duke

(iii) Tiger

(iv) Emperors

(v) Lion

Question No. 3

(a) Fill in the blanks with correct Prepositions:

(i) I am fond _______ music.

(ii) I am blind _______ my future.

(iii) Do not laugh _______ me.

(v) He agreed _______ my proposal.

(b) Change the voice of the following:

(i) Did she sing a song?

(ii) Do not insult the weak.

(iii) I can beat in the race.

(iv) How can I help you?

(v) I hey say that honesty in the best policy.

(c) Use a pronoun instead of the words in brackets.

(i) I lost my watch, but (watch) was very cheap.

(ii) I have to make tea for (all the people).

(iii) Tessa took a photo of (Tessa).

(iv) Here is you book, take (your book) away.

(v) One of the policeman has injured (policemen) arm.

Question No. 4

(a) Give one word for each of the following statements

(i) A place where clothes are kept.

(ii) A fictitious name adopted by a poet.

(iii) Study of plants.

(iv) Fit for eating

(v) A cluster of stars:

(b) Write synonyms:

(i) Tough

(ii) Recollect

(iii) Expensive

(iv) Allow

(v) Tidy

(c) Change the voice:

(i) Give me a cup of tea.

(ii) She is writing a letter.

(iii) How can I help you?

(iv) We took a decision.

(v) Who told the story to you?

Question No. 5

(a) Give one word substitution for the following:

(i) Government of elected people

(ii) A match in which neither party wins.

(iii) A work for which no salary is paid.

(iv) Science of animals.

(b) Pick out the correct words from the homonyms given against each sentence:

(i) The author has made some _______ to the new _______ of book. (edition.
Addition)

(ii) She is a _______ lady. (Social, sociable)

(iii) Meet my elders with _______ (difference, deference)

(iv) Very few women put on _______ these days. (vale, veil)

(v) The _______ has truck one (lock, cloak)

(c) Decide which word is correct.

(i) I can’t go to a party. I haven’t got _______ to wear.

(anything, everything, something, nothing)

(ii) Take care, won’t you, Anna? Look after _______

(you, your, yours, yourself)

(iii) Yes, _______ would be lovely to see you again.

(it, that, there, you)

(iv) We’ve brought some food with

(me, ourselves, us, we)

(v) If you want some apples, I’ll get you _______ at the shop.

(any, it, one, some)

SECTION B

Question No. 6

Define precis writing. What are the rules for precis writing?

Question No. 7

Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end.

With the spread of literacy and universal education libraries have become as
necessary as food supply or transport. Public instruction is making rapid progress
everywhere in Pakistan. It is no more the privilege of the will-to-do only to
acquire knowledge as it was in the past. Now there are schools, colleges and
universities in every nook and corner of the county. Naturally, when there is thirst
of knowledge there is also an ever increasing demand for books and magazines:
Everybody does not have the means to buy all sorts of books. Mass education
programme is bound to suffer adversely if there is no free library for students.
Libraries obviously play an important in creating a general love of books and
interest in current affairs. (Their reading rooms promote a spirit of discipline,
research and fellowship. Libraries with a variety of attractive titles have a healthy
and beneficial effect on the eager, minds of students.
Questions:

(i) What was the privilege of rich in the past?

(ii) What effect libraries can have on the student?

(iii) Give this paragraph a suitable title.

(iv) Make a precis of the above passage.

Question No. 8

Write an essay (250-300 words) on any of the following topics:

(i) Inflation and economy of Pakistan

(ii) Importance of commerce education in 21st century

(iii) My favorite personality

(iv) The agriculture of Pakistan

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