Fazaia Inter Collage Minhas Test Paper (Reduced Syllabus)

FAZAIA INTER COLLAGE MINHAS
TEST PAPER
(REDUCED SYLLABUS)
Time allowed: 25 Minutes Marks: 20

Note: Section-A compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on the
separately provided OMR answer Sheet which should be completed in the first 25
minutes and handed over to the teacher.
Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.
Q1: Choose the correct answer i-e. A/B/C/D by filling the relevant bubble for each
question on the OMR Answer Sheet according to the instructions given there. Each
part carries one mark.
1. Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) sat on his ………. and delivered “ The Farewell
Sermon.”
a) Camel b) Horse c) Member d) None
2. The poem “ I dream a world” is written by………………….
a) Langston b) W. c) R. Kipling’s d) Stephane
Hughes Goldings Crane
3. According to the Quaid-e-Azam, the Constituent Assembly had ……….
Functions to perform. (Jinnah’s Vision of Pakistan)
a) Two b) Three c) No d) Many
4. Luther King received Noble Prize in …………. (I Have a Dream)
a) 1964 b) 1864 c) 1946 d) 1846
5. In lesson Lingkuan Gorge what was the name of the little child whom TuPeng
Cneng came across?
a) Kumfa b) Cheng-yu c) Yu d) None of these
6. Roebling and Horris Washington constructed the bridge called ………….
(Determination)
a) Roebling b) Brooklyn c) New York d) None
Tower Bridge bridge
7. ……………. % of the women in Pakistan are deficient in vitamin D. ( Gender
Inequality is detrimental to society)
a) 30 b) 60 c) 15 d) 5
8. An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.
This sentence contains a:
a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Oxymoron d) Pun
9. Portia and ……. got the wealth and property of her father (The merchant of
Venice).
a) Her brother b) Bassanio c) Anthonio d) None
10.Shylock had made immense ……… (The Merchant of Venice).
a) Through b) By c) Through d) By fraud
business charging inheritance
interest
11.“It was a city that had everything.” The underlined part is a/an ………………
a) Participle b) Noun c) Noun clause d) Adjective
phrase phrase phrase
12.“A great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the
Emancipation proclamation.” The underlined part is a/an………….
a) Noun clause in b) Adverbial c) Adjectival d) Prepositional
apposition phrase phrase clause
13.“It came as a joyous daybreak to end the ling night of captivity.” The
underlined part is a/an……….
a) Adjectival b) Adverbial c) Adjectival d) Adverbial
clause phrase phrase clause
14.“The time for the healing of the wounds has come.” The underlined part is
a/an:
a) Noun phrase b) Noun c) Adverbial d) Adverbial
clause phrase clause
15.Barking dogs, seldom bite. The underlined phrase is a/an:
a) Adverb b) Gerund c) Participle d) Conjunction
16.“It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.” The underlined part
is ………
a) Participle b) Object c) Subject d) Adjective
complemen complement phrase
t
17.“All he could do was move one finger.” What type of sentence is it?
a) Compound b) Complex c) Compound d) Simple
complex
18.“Nobody was there to rescue the child.” What kind of pronoun is the
underlined word?
a) Relative b) Reflexive c) Indefinite d) Demonstrativ
e
19.Which one of the following sentences is correctly structured?
a) She had blamed us for the dispute, esp. you and I
b) She blamed us for the dispute, esp. you and me
c) She has blamed us for the dispute, esp. you and me.
d) She has blamed us for the dispute, esp. you and I.
20.Which one of the following words has correct spelling?
a) Excreament b) Excrements c) Excreement d) Excriments
s
English Compulsory HSSC-II

Time allowed: 2:35 Hours Total Marks Section B and
C:80
Note: Section B and C comprise pages 1-2 and questions therein are to be answered
on the separately provided Answer book. Use supplementary answer sheet i-e., Sheet
B if required. Write your answers neatly and legibly.
SECTION-B (MARKS 40)

Q.2 (A) prose:
Answer any five of the following parts of the question in about 40 to 50 words each in
the light of the textbook.
(5*4=20)
i. What did the Holy Prophet (SAWW) say about Khatme Nabuwwat?
ii. Which legacy does MA Jinnah refer to in his speech?
iii. Dr King speaks repeatedly of his dream. What is his dream?
iv. What change in mood or outlook does the narrator experience in the course of
the story? What causes the change?
v. Unable to speak or write, what method did Washington use to communicate
with his wife?
vi. What is Dr King’s advice to the black people while marching on the road to
freedom?
vii. What did Quaid-e-Azam say about the second function?
(B) Poetry:
Answer any TWO of the following parts of the question in the light of the textbook.
(2*4=8)
i. Why is there no “third time” for the poet to feel at his host’s home?
(Refer to the poem: “Once upon a
time”)
ii. Why is the poet addressing his son throughout? What is its significance?
(Refer to the poem: “ Once upon a
time”)
iii. Why does a man put on different masks on different occasions?
(Refer to the poem: “ Once upon a
time”)
Q.3 Plays:
Answer any TWO of the following parts of the question in 60-70 words in context of
“Tales from Shakespeare”.
(2*6=12)
i. Why did Anthanio and Bassanio go to Shylock, the Jew?
ii. Who was Nerissa and whom did she marry?
iii. How was Anthanio’s life saved?
SECTION-C (MARKS 40)

Note: Attempt all questions.
Q.4 Suppose you work as a staff reporter for a newspaper. Write a survey report
from the staff reporter to the editor about the situation concerning roads and
drainage system in your town or city. Your report should cover the following
aspects:
i. Condition of roads and drainage system.
ii. Reasons for their poor conditions.
iii. Suggestions to improve the condition. (8)
Q.5:
A. There are six errors of verbs, article, adjective, noun and pronoun in the
given paragraph. Rewrite the paragraph after correcting the errors.
Underline the corrected words.
(6)
Books are the best companion of an educated man. They guide us and provide us the best
of our life. Our friends sometimes become unfaithful for us. But a book is always a
trustworthy friend. A friend leaves and adopts us due to our good and bad habits, but
books never leave us. Therefore it is true said that book is a best companion of man.
B. Use any FOUR of the following idioms in sentences. (4)
i. Bury the hatchet
ii. A blue eyed boy
iii. A live wire
iv. Every inch
v. Hue and cry
vi. Feel the puise
Q.6 Read the following passage and answer the given questions: (10)
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves
on our good taste we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising
exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product,
advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little
weaknesses. Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for
nothing. An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong.
These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses and free trips
round the world as well. They devise hundreds of competitions which will enables us to
win huge sums of money. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to
capture the attention millions of people in this way.
Questions:
i. Find words in the passage that mean the same as given below: (2)
a. The ability to have an effect on people.
b. A small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be
like
ii. Why are we no longer free to choose the things we want? (2)
iii. Write a precis of the message in about one third of its length and also suggest a
suitable title to it. (5+1)
Q.7 Write an essay in about 250-300 words on any one of the following topics. (12)
i. Rising Prices/Inflation
Outline:
Constant increase in the supply of money- central bank- more demand for goods than the
supply of goods-process of raising the prices-major problems of the world- government
officials start bribery and misuse of their powers-tax evasion, smuggling- more industry
should be established.
ii. Technical/Professional Education
Outline:
Science and scientific development- organizing the society-ideologies-more and more job
oriented-skilled-important bases of economy-proper training-skilled worker-sources of
development.

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FAZAIA INTER COLLAGE MINHAS

Time allowed: 25 Minutes Marks: 20

English Compulsory HSSC-II

SECTION-B (MARKS 40)

SECTION-C (MARKS 40)

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