RESOURCE PACK

ENGLISH
HSSC-I

English HSSC-I
INTRODUCTION

This resource pack has been designed according to the latest paper pattern of
FBISE HSSC-I (English). For the benefit of the students links of the latest paper
pattern have also been attached with it. The content of the resource pack is a
result of thorough and updated knowledge of the subject teachers of MIUC
campuses.
https://www.fbise.edu.pk/notifications/hssc/HSSC-I%20English.pdf

https://www.fbise.edu.pk/notifications/hssc/English%20HSSC-I%20(2nd%20Set).pdf

https://www.fbise.edu.pk/notifications/hssc/English%20HSSC-I%20(3rd%20Set).pdf

SECTION A

MCQs (Punctuation)

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1. Which of the following sentences has the correct punctuation marks

A. My aunt who lives in Lahore is a doctor. C. My aunt, who lives in Lahore is a doctor.

B. My aunt, who lives in Lahore, is a doctor. D. My aunt who lives in Lahore, is a doctor.

2. Choose the correct statement:

A. I met a beautiful, European woman. C.I met a beautiful European, woman.

B. I met a beautiful European woman. D. I met a beautiful, European, woman.

3. Which of the following is correct?

A. My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember. C. My pin number has two 5's. Its easy to
remember.

B. My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember. D. My pin number has two 5s’. It's easy to
remember.

4. The ________ was a period of great achievements. It followed the ________ ________ and lasted
from the 14th ________ until 1600.

A. Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century C. Renaissance, middle ages, century

B. Renaissance, Middle Ages, century D. renaissance, middle ages, century

5. Which of the following is correct?

A. The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and C. The weather this winter has been windy and wet
unpredictable. and unpredictable.

B. The weather this winter has been windy, wet, D. The weather this winter has been windy, wet
unpredictable. and unpredictable.

6. Which of the following is correct?

A. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously C. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously
looking out the window. looking out the window.

B. Waiting for the storm to stop: I was anxiously D. Waiting for the storm to stop; I was anxiously
looking out the window. looking out the window.

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7. Which of the following is correct?
A. The table was set -- knives, forks, candlesticks -- C. The table was set -- knives, forks and candlesticks
all were set up correctly -- all were set up correctly

B. The table was set knives, forks, candlesticks D. The table was set knives forks, candlesticks -- all
were set up correctly.
all were set up correctly
8. All of the people at the school, including the teachers and _______________ were glad when
summer break came
A. Students, C. Students:
B. Students; D. Students

9. Sit up straight _____ Choose the correct option.

A. (.) C. (?)
B. (:) D. (;)

10. To _______________, Anne was on time for her math class.

A. everybodys surprise C. everybodys, surprise
B. every body’s surprise D. everybody’s surprise

11. In Edgar Allen Poe’s _______________________ Edgar Allen Poe describes a man with a guilty
conscience.
A. short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” C. short story, The Tell-Tale Heart
B. short story The Tell-Tale Heart, D. short story. “the Tell-Tale Heart,”

12. Billboards are considered an important part of advertising for big business, ________________ by
their critics.
A. but, an eyesore; C. but an eyesore

B. but, “ an eyesore,” D. but-an eyesore

13. I can never remember how to use those two common words, “sell,” meaning to trade a product for
money, or _____________________ meaning an event where products are traded for less money
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than usual.
A. sale. C. “sale

B. “Sale,” D. “to sale,”

14. Watch out for the broken glass _____

A. (.) C. (?)

B. (,) D. (!)

15. Which of the following is correct?

A. Alas! I have lost my pen! C. Alas, I have lost the pen!

B. Alas! I have lost my pen. D. Alas I have lost the pen.

16. Which of these is not a punctuation mark?

A. Full stop C. Colon

B. Comma D. Hashtag

17. Which of these is used to indicate the omission of a word?

a) Colon
b) Semicolon
c) Comma
d) Apostrophe
18. Which of these is used before co-ordinative conjunctions?
a) Comma
b) Full stop
c) Colon
d) Dash
19. When will you return to our city....
A. ? question mark
B. ! exclamation mark
C. . full stop
D. None

20. They offered the children bananas... apples... pears... and plums.

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A. , a comma
B. ; semi-colon
C. - a hyphen
D. none

21. The rich man was a self...made man.

A. No punctuation mark
B. ' an apostrophe
C. - a hyphen
D. none

22. ...I haven't seen Carol today,... said Tom

A. () brackets
B. " " speech marks
C. , commas
D. none

23. The children were told to bring the following items..a pen, a pencil, a ruler and an exercise
book.
A. , a comma
B. ; a semi-colon
C. : a colon
D. none

24. Jack... the carpenter... made a cupboard.

A. , comma
B. ; semi-colon
C. () brackets
D. none

25. Jim lives in Australia... his brother lives in England.

A. - a hyphen
B. ; semi-colon
C. : colon
D. none

26. I found Claire...s jacket on the chair.

A. - a hyphen
B. , a comma
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C. ' an apostrophe
D. none

27. Sam... Lily... and Paul will decide.

A. ? question mark
B. ! exclamation mark
C. , a comma
D. none

28. Wow.... You really obtained a gold medal in the Olympics.

A. ? question mark
B. ! exclamation mark
C. . full stop
D. none
29. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
A. "What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"
B. What if my father worred, "I can't find the car keys?"
C. "What if," my father worried "I can't find the car keys."
D. All

30. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. "Is it easier," I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
B. "Is it easier" I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
C. Is it easier, I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
D. all

31. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. "Do you want to play baseball during recess," Bob asked.
B. "Do you want to play baseball during recess?" Bob asked.
C. "Do you want to play baseball during recess? Bob asked.
D. all

32. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. "This movie," Robin said "is really exciting."
B. "This movie" Robin said, "is really exciting."
C. "This movie," Robin said, "is really exciting."
D. all

33. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. "Do not," the museum guide warned, "touch the displays."

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B. Do not the museum guide warned, "touch the displays."
C. "Do not" the museum guide warned, "Touch the displays."
D. all

34. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. Captain Lee said, "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
B. Captain Lee said, "my next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
C. Captain Lee said "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
D. all

35. Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

A. Simone asked, "Did you just get home?"
B. Simone asked "Did you just get home?"
C. Simone asked, "did you just get home?"
D. all

36. Where should the quotation marks be in this sentence? Do you want it now? I asked
A. "Do you want it now?" I asked.
B. "Do you want it now? I asked."
C. Do you want it now? "I asked."
D. all

37. Where should the quotation marks be in this sentence? Yes, I will attend the charity event,
she replied
A. ""Yes, I will attend" the charity event, "she replied."
B. "Yes, I will attend the charity event," she replied.
C. "Yes," I will attend the charity event, she replied.
D. all

38. Be patient, he said. It will soon be over. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this
sentence?
A. "Be patient," he said. "It will soon be over."
B. Be patient, he said. "It will soon be over."
C. "Be patient, he said. It will soon be over."
D. all
39. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Surprisingly the concert was over by nine o'clock.
B. Surprisingly the concert was over, by nine o'clock.
C. Surprisingly, the concert was over, by nine o'clock.
D. Surprisingly, the concert was over by nine o'clock.

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40. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. The couples who attended the Valentine's Day dance included Brett and Cheryl Matt and
Robin and Lucas and Emily.
B. The couples who attended the Valentine's Day dance included Brett and Cheryl, Matt
and Robin, and Lucas and Emily.
C. The couples, who attended the Valentine's Day dance, included Brett and Cheryl, Matt and
Robin, and Lucas and Emily.
D. The couples who attended, the Valentine's Day dance included Brett and Cheryl, Matt and
Robin and Lucas and Emily.

41. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. The fire destroyed the garage. The house however was saved.
B. The fire destroyed the garage. The house, however was saved.
C. The fire destroyed the garage. The house however, was saved.
D. The fire destroyed the garage. The house, however, was saved.

42. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Bananas and chocolate make the best breakfast muffins.
B. Bananas and chocolate, make the best breakfast muffins.
C. Bananas, and chocolate make the best breakfast muffins.
D. Bananas, and chocolate, make the best breakfast muffins.

43. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. The anaconda the biggest snake in the world can weigh up to 250 kilograms.
B. The anaconda, the biggest snake in the world can weigh up to 250 kilograms.
C. The anaconda the biggest snake in the world, can weigh up to 250 kilograms.
D. The anaconda, the biggest snake in the world, can weigh up to 250 kilograms.

44. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Our new car is a fast fuel-efficient vehicle.
B. Our new car, is a fast fuel-efficient vehicle.
C. Our new car is a fast, fuel-efficient vehicle.
D. Our new car, is a fast, fuel-efficient vehicle.

45. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. The busy servers took orders and delivered meals to hungry customers.
B. The busy servers took orders, and delivered meals to hungry customers.
C. The busy servers, took orders and delivered meals to hungry customers.
D. The busy servers, took orders and delivered meals, to hungry customers.

46. Which sentence is written correctly?

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A. The mouse crept out from under the bookshelf and the cat pounced on it.
B. The mouse crept out from under the bookshelf, and the cat pounced on it.
C. The mouse crept out from under the bookshelf and, the cat pounced on it.
D. The mouse, crept out from under the bookshelf and the cat, pounced on it.

47. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. The lawyer gave his closing speech and the jury listened intently.
B. The lawyer gave his closing speech, and the jury listened intently.
C. The lawyer gave his closing speech and the jury listened, intently.
D. The lawyer gave his closing speech and, the jury listened intently.

48. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. After the storm ended we went outside to survey the damage.
B. After the storm ended we went outside, to survey the damage.
C. After the storm ended, we went outside to survey the damage.
D. After the storm ended, we went outside, to survey the damage.
49. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
A. Mr. Edgar watched Spider Man with his wife.
B. Mr. edgar watched Spider Man with his wife.
C. Mr. Edgar watched Spider man with his wife.
D. Mr. Edgar watched Spider Man with His Wife.
50. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
A. After school, Dora plays basketball, has dinner, takes a shower and watches TV
B. After school, Dora plays basketball, has dinner, takes a shower, and watches TV.
C. After school Dora plays basketball, has dinner, takes a shower and watches TV
D. After school Dora plays basketball, has dinner takes a shower, and watches TV.

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MCQs (ENGLISH GRAMMAR,PARTS OF SPEECH,)

51. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

A. Noun O C. Adjective O

B. pronoun O D. Adverb O

52. I left my shoes under the kitchen table. The underlined word is

A. preposition O C. Adjective O

B. pronoun O D. conjunction O

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53. Our assistants will show you just the right product from among the many offered. The underlined
word is

A. preposition O C. Adjective O

B. pronoun O D. conjunction O

54. I often feel we've forgotten to communicate with our surroundings. The underlined word is

A. Adjective O C. conjunction O

B. Preposition O D. Adverb O

55. Take your first left then go over the bridge. The underlined word is

A. verb O C. preposition O

B. Noun O D. adjective O

56. The after effects of the drug are bad. The underlined word is

A. verb O C. adverb O

B. Adjective O D. preposition O

57. He kept the fast for a week. The underlined word is

A. verb O C. adverb O

B. Adjective O D. Noun O

58. I will watch while you sleep. The underlined word is

A. adverb O C. verb O

B. Adjective O D. conjunction O

59. Wow, you have got a great score. The underlined word is
A. conjunction O C. verb O
B. interjection O D. preposition O

60. The crowd was very big. The underlined word is

A. Proper Noun O C. Abstract Noun O

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B. Material noun O D. Collective Noun O

61. We saw a fleet of ships in the harbor. . The underlined word is

A. Proper Noun O C. Common noun O

B. Abstract Noun O D. None of this O

62. The class is studying grammar. The underlined word is,

A. Proper Noun O C. Material noun O
B. Abstract Noun O D. Collective noun O

63. Solomon was famous for his wisdom. The underlined word is
A. Abstract Noun O C. Collective noun O

B. Common noun O D. Proper Noun O

64. Wisdom is better than strength. The underlined word is

A. Common noun O C. Abstract Noun O
B. Proper Noun O D. Collective noun O

65. Harold brought a soft cheese. The underlined word is

A. Countable noun O C. Collective noun O
B. Uncountable noun O D. Proper Noun O

66. _____________a word used with a noun to add something for its meaning.
A. Noun O C. adverb O

B. verb O D. Adjective O

67. Every dog has his day. The underlined word is

A. Demonstrative Adjective O C. Adjective of Quantity O
B. Numeral Adjective O D. Distributive Adjective O

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68. Which pen do you prefer? The underlined word is

A. Demonstrative Adjective O C. Adjective of Quantity O

B. Interrogative pronoun O D. Interrogative Adjective O

69. That boy is industrious. The underlined word is

A. Demonstrative Adjective O C. Adjective of Quantity O
B. Demonstrative pronoun O D. Distributive Adjective O
70. Several persons were present at the time. The underlined word is
A. Demonstrative Adjective O C. Indefinite numeral Adjective O
B. Definite numeral adjective O D. Distributive Adjective O

MCQS (INFERENCE)

71. Harry Potter is a children’s story for adults. What is the meaning of the sentence?

C. it is long and boring C. It is too difficult

D. it is for both D. Its moral is meant for both

72. Identify the sentence that carries transitional device of contrast.

A. The tropical island was nothing like we expected; nevertheless, we were happy.

B. Why don’t you understand once I have told you everything?

C. He was shocked to see the result because his hardwork went to dust.

D. Einstein was a genius in science world and Charlie in the world of comedy.

73. Pick out the sentence that has satire/sarcasm in it.

A. I asked for pizza, not your opinion.

B. Zombies eat brain, you are safe.

C. Wisdom will die with you.

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D. Lovely hair, you’ve been in a tornado?

74. Pick out the advice from among the sentences.

A. Follow you heart. C. Never tell lies.

B. Kindness always repays. D. Pride hath a fall.

75. “How old are you?” He asked. She replied. “Old enough to know better than tell it.” In the
underlined sentence she is,
A. Hiding her age. C. Trying to be smart.

B. Evading the question D. All

76. For furniture corporation to succeed it needs a good chairman. Find the double meaning
(pun) word in it.
A. Furniture C. Succeed

B. Corporation D. Chairman

77. When reading a story, it is important to _____ or find the intended meaning.

A. look for what the author is trying to teach us

B. ask questions about the characters

C. make predictions about the next chapter

D. look for common themes

78. Clues to an author's intended meaning may be found through historical contexts, cultural contexts,
the author's background, and _____.

A. similar books by other authors

B. other books written in the same time period

C. the reader's knowledge on the subject

D. the author's other works

79. Most of the guests arrived _________ buses.

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(A) with

(B) by

(C) from

(D) in

80. The man _________ you met is an aeronautical engineer.

(A) who

(B) whose

(C) whom

(D) which

81. When they were younger, they _________ ten kilometers a day.

(A) used to walk

(B) had walked

(C) has been walking

(D) had been walking

82. The number of computer engineers _________ increasing every year.

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(A) is

(B) are

(C) has been

(D) have been

83. The newly installed video game sounds very _________.

(A) interest

(B) interesting

(C) interested

(D) interestingly

84. As there were no buses or train, Sarah ________ home last night.

(A) has to walk

(B) has to walked

(C) had to walk

(D) had to walked

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85. If you work really hard, you ________ good score in the upcoming examination.

(A) will get

(B) will got

(C) would get

(D) would got

86. Emma could save money if she bought ________ furniture.

(A) economic

(B) economics

(C) economize

(D) economical

87. Which of these is a reform??

A. paying a student fare on the bus

B. sleeping through your alarm
C. changing a dollar bill for quarters
D. outlawing child labor
88. Q: infamous means:?

A. luminous
B. militant

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C. notorious
D. industrious
89. Q: territory means:?

A. an abstract part of something

B. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
C. an area of knowledge or interest
D. the perceptual experience of seeing
90. Q: gobble means:?

A. the crackling sound heard when patients with respiratory diseases inhale
B. the characteristic sound made by a tomcat
C. the sound of a hound on the scent
D. the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
91. Q: intrigue means:?

A. race
B. confess
C. imitate
D. scheme
92. Q: frantic means:?

A. barely perceptible; lacking clarity or loudness

B. excessively agitated; distraught with violent emotion
C. expressing or manifesting praise or approval
D. filled with or evoking pensive sadness
93. Q: grimaces means:?

A. atones
B. explodes
C. scowls
D. indulges

MCQS (TYPES OF SENTENCES)

94. "Do you know where my iPod is?" is an example of what kind of sentence?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory

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95. "The house is on fire!" is an example of what kind of sentence?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory

96. "Anna, answer the door." is an example of what kind of sentence?

A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory

97. "Pepperoni pizza is my favorite food." is an example of what kind of sentence?

A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory

98. "Turn in your homework." is an example of what kind of sentence?

A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory
99. I have only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

100. I am a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
A. Complex
B. Compound

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C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

101. I am a sentence with two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

102. I am a word that joins words, phrases, and clauses.

A. Conjunction
B. Noun
C. Verb
D. None

103. The bus slowed and pulled up to the curb in front of a T-shirt shop.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

104. Other small stores lined both sides of the street for the next few blocks, and Chris quickly
scanned the names on the storefronts nearby.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

105. Pat put his glasses on, too.

A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

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106. A few people strolled by them while they stood on the sidewalk glancing around, but
nobody seemed especially curious.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

107. I am a sentence with two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction or a

semicolon that separates the clauses.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

108. Identify the sentence structure: After Prince Charming put the glass slipper on her foot,
Cinderella went to the palace and lived happily ever after.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

109. Identify the sentence structure: Hank the Cowdog chased Pete the Barn cat into Sally Mae's
Iris patch, and she was mad!
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

110. Identify the sentence structure: After school on Thursday, I threw snowballs at three funny
boys.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

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111. Identify the sentence structure in the following: Mrs. Johnson writes in her journal as she
listens to a U2 album, and she prefers to do this on cloudy days.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

112. Identify the sentence structure: Birds fly, and they migrate towards the south when it is
wintertime.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

113. Identify the sentence structure: When my students prepare for their quizzes and tests, I am
not surprised by their success and mastery of the concept, even though I know they are more than
capable.
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Compound-complex
D. Simple

MCQS (CLAUSES AND PHRASES)

114. Which one of the following sentence contains an adjective clause?

A. Fruit that is grown organically is expensive.

B. You can sit wherever you want.

C. Harry’s problem was that he couldn’t make a decision.

D. She knows what has happened.

115. The boy who claimed to have a broken arm, caught the ball. The underlined part of the
sentence is a/an:
A. noun clause C. adverb clause

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B. adjective clause D. adverb phrase

116. Mrs. Ayesha, his favourite teacher, assigned him the comprehension of Moby Dick. The
underlined part of the sentence is a/an:
A. appositive phrase C. adverbial phrase

B. adjective phrase D. gerund phrase

117. Although he was too rich, he was miserably unhappy and discontented. The sentence is:

A. Simple C. complex

B. Compound D. compound complex

118. Which one of the following sentence carries a noun phrase?

A. There are some curvaceous mountains that we have to climb.

B. I saw that Sidra is fast asleep.

C. John is doing practice to excel others.

D. She is taller than me.

119. Pick out the Adverbial Clause.

A. Keep hitting the gong until I tell you to stop.

B. Keep hitting the gong.

C. After the game has finished, the king & pawn go in the same box.

D. As soon as you trust yourself, you’ll learn how to live.

120. Which one of the following sentences contains an adjective phrase?

A. He bought a car of a new model. C. He wanted to go home

B. The dog chased him everywhere. D. The kite flies up and up.

121. Which one of the following sentences contains a gerund phrase?

A. Barking dog seldom bites. C. He is playing hockey.

B. Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a D. Reading is easier than writing.
messy experience if you have long,
untamed hair.
122. Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he
enjoyed it very much.

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A. Simple sentence C. Compound-complex sentence

B. Complex sentence D. Compound sentence

123. A complex sentence has _____conjunction at the beginning of a clause.

A. Secondary conjunction C. A comma as conjunction

B. Primary conjunction D. none

124. “O sweet and far, from cliff and scar

The horns of Elfland faintly blowing!”
A. Declarative sentence C. Imperative sentence

B. Exclamatory sentence D. Optative sentence

125. Let there be endless light that would fall upon each and every human being of this world.

A. Positive sentence C. Imperative sentence

B. Optative sentence D. Exclamatory sentence

MCQs (POETIC DEVICE)

126. ______ is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are
expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.”

A. Simile O C. Metaphor O

B. personification O D. Alliteration O

127. _______ is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things
without the express use of “like” or “as.
A. Simile O C. Metaphor O

B. personification O D. Alliteration O

128. _______ is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or
feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

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A. Simile O C. Metaphor O

B. personification O D. Alliteration O

129. _______ is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial
consonant sounds.

A. Simile O C. Metaphor O

B. personification O D. Alliteration O

130. ________ is a literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in
two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose

A. Simile O C. consonance O

B. Assonance O D. Alliteration O

131. _____ is a literary device that refers to the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a
line of text.
A. Simile O C. consonance O

B. Assonance O D. Alliteration O

132. -------- is a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work
with which the reader is presumably familiar
C. Anaphora O C. cataphora O

D. Allusion O D. Hyperbole O

133. _______ is a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
C. Anaphora O C. cataphora O

D. Allusion O D. Hyperbole O

134. --------- is a figure of speech or literary device in which a pronoun or pro-verb used initially in
a sentence refers to an expression or subject which is used afterward.

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C. Anaphora O C. cataphora
O
D. Allusion O D. Hyperbole
O

135. -------- is a poetic phrase or speech made by a character that is addressed to a subject that is
not literally present in the literary work. The subject may be dead, absent, an inanimate object, or
even an abstract idea.
C. Apostrophe O C. Alliteration O

D. Allusion O D. None of this O

136. _______ is a figure of speech and literary device that creates heightened effect through
deliberate exaggeration
C. Anaphora O C. cataphora O

D. Allusion O D. Hyperbole O

137. _______is a literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory
experience or create a picture with words for a reader
C. Hyperbole O C. Alliteration O

D. Imagery O D. Sonnet O

138. ______is a literary device in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality
that is different from what appears to be true
C. Imagery O C. Irony O

D. Hyperbole O D. simile O

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139. _____is a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or
contradictory.
C. Oxymoron O C. irony O

D. Hyperbole O D. simile O

140. _____________is a literary device that implies comparison or contrast.

C. Allusion O C. hyperbola O

D. imagery O D. juxtaposition O

141. _______is a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then
makes sense.
C. Sonnet O C. Oxymoron O

D. Paradox O D. personification O

142. ________is a poem generally structured in the form of 14 lines.

C. sonnet O C. ode O

D. elegy O D. ballad O

143. _______is a stanza with two lines.

C. couplet O C. tercet O

D. Quatrain O D. Quintain O

144. _______is a stanza with three lines.

A. couplet O C. tercet O

B. Quatrain O D. Quintain O

145. What is the device called by which non-human and non-living nature is credited with human
emotions?
A-Pathetic Fallacy

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B-Parody
C-Objective Correlation
D-Unification of Sensibility

146. Authority forgets a dying king is an example of

A-personification
B-Apostrophe
C-Hyperbole
D-Metaphor

147. The terms, Onomatopoeia, and oxymoron came from

A-Greek
B-Latin
C-Roman
D-French

148. Almost the whole of modern English poetry is dominated by

A-Iambic pentameter
B-Iambic hexameter
C-Iambic Heptameter
D-Iambic tetrameter

149. ”A lovelier flower on Earth was never snown” has the figure of speech called
A-Hyperbole
B-Metaphor
C-Oxymoron
D-Implied simile

150. Which of the following is a direct address either to an absent person or to an abstract or
inanimate entity?
A-Apostrophe
B-Epode
C-Ode
D-Hyperbole

151. Pun is a play on words that are similar

A-In sound but diverse in meaning
B-In meaning but diverse in sound
C-Both
D-None

152. Which of the following words show Oxymoron?

A-Sweet pain
B-Rivers of Blood
C-Chatter Chatter
D-O Death
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153. Which figure of speech is employed in this line ”O wild west wind, thou breath of Autumn’s
being”
A-Personification
B-Metaphor
C-Oxymoron
D-Apostrophe

154. In the following statement which figure of speech is used ”His honor rooted in dishonor stood”
A-Oxymoron
B-Onomatopoeia
C-Personification
D-Apostrophe

155. WHich of the following sentences has a figure of speech called ”Apostrophe”?
A-O Death! Where is thy sting
B-Childhood is a swift passing dream
C-The more haste the less speed
D-None

156. The use of the words with humorous satirical intention so that the meaning is directly the
opposite of what is said
A-Irony
B-Personification
C-Hyperbole
D-None

157. What is a literary man or a writer of literary works termed as?

A-Literateur
B-Lampoon
C-Limerick
D-Literature

158. ”Life is but a talking shadow” is an example of

A-Metaphor
B-Apostrophe
C-Simile
D-None

159. -”The snakes are hissing and the bees are buzzing” s an example of
A-Onomatopoeia
B-Apostrophe
C-Alliteration
D-None

160. -A lie has no legs

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A-Personification
B-Metaphor
C-Apostrophe
D-Alliteration

161. -Onomatopoeia means

A-Echoing of the sense by the sound, shape, size, or movement
B-showing of the same sense
C-Sounds of machine
D-None

162. -Socratic irony is retention to

A-Ignorance in place of knowledge
B-Admiration in place of contempt
C-Affection in place of disgust
D-None

163. Love is blind.

A-Personification
B-Simile
C-Metaphor
D-Alliteration

164. How happy is he here!

A-Alliteration
B-Simile
C-Anthesis
D-None

165. The wise is father to the thought

A-Personification
B-Metaphor
C-Alliteration
D-Simile

166. ”Break, Break, Break”

A-Apostrophe
B-Alliteration
C-Personification
D-None

167. I loved Ophelia, forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love make up the
sum.
A-Hyperbole
B-Alliteration
C-Metaphor
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D-Simile

168. What is meant by Synecdoche?

A-A part of something used to signify the whole
B-The whole of something used to signify a part
C-An human object endowed with human feelings
D-The terms ith a pronunciation

169. What is the term used to denote the use of one term to mean another with which it has
become closely associated as ‘the crown’
A-Metonymy
B-Hyperbole
C-Personification
D-Simile

170. My cheeks grow cold with the warm air.

A-Antithesis
B-Simile
C-Hyperbole
D-Personification

171. “Frailty thy name is woman.”

A-Apostrophe
B-Metaphor
C-Personification
D-None

172. The night is dark as a black stone.

A-Simile
B-Onomatopoeia
C-Metaphor
D-Alliteration

173. “Break, Break, break big boulders beside the river”

A-Alliteration
B-Antithesis
C-Personification
D-Apostrophe

174. The city’s voice itself is soft like solitude’s

A-Simile
B-Metaphor
C-Personification
D-Onomatopoeia

175. In trochaic
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A-a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable
B-Two unstressed syllables follow one stressed syllable
C-Both
D-None

176. “She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.”

A-Simile
B-Personification
C-Metaphor
D-Oxymoron

177. “Life! I know not what thou art.”

A- Apostrophe
B-Oxymoron
C-Simile
D-Personification

178. The naughty boy is cunningly simple.

A-Oxymoron
B-Metaphor
C-Hyperbole
D-Alliteration

179. I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.
A-Onomatopoeia
B-Personification
C-Oxymoron
D-Simile

180. “Life is but a walking shadow”

A-Metaphor
B-Apostrophe
C-Hyperbole
D-None

181. The feet of the two syllables in which the unstressed syllable precedes the stressed one is
called
A-Iambic
B-Trochu
C-Both
D-None

182. An extended narrative which carries a second meaning along with its surface story would be
called
A-Allegory
B-litotes

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C-Symbol
D-Irony

183. A special form of understatement which asserts on affirmative by negating the contrary is
A-Litotes
B-Various
C-Irony
D-None

184. Three years she grew in sun and shower.

A-Antithesis
B-Alliteration
C-Metaphor
D-Hyperbole

185. Can you hear the buzzing of bees?

A-Onomatopoeia
B-Simile
C-Hyperbole
D-Anthesis

186. The secretary was conspicuous by his absence

A-Apostrophe
B-Alliteration
C-Metaphor
D-Oxymoron

187. O Earth! What changes have thou seen?

A-Apostrophe
B-Personification
C-Simile
D-Metaphor

188. Which of the following figure of speech is the opposite of hyperbole?

A-Litotes
B-Epigram
C-Anthesis
D-Climax

189. When the poet says that A is B he employs

A-Metaphor
B-Simile
C-Irony
D-None

190. Necessity is the mother of invention.

English HSSC-I
A-Personification
B-Paradox
C-Litotes
D-Oxymoron

191. The poor people of Irland should rid themselves of poverty by selling their children to the rick
to eat.
A-Irony
B-Simile
C-Metaphor
D-None

192. The phrases ‘the humming bee the cackling hen are an example of
A-Onomatopoeia
B-Metaphor
C-Simile
D-None

193. How many times have I told you to clean your room?
A-Rhetorical Questions
B-Oxymoron
C-Ephonymy
D-None

194. Rivers of blood flowed on the battlefield.

A-Hyperbole
B-Simile
C-Alliteration
D-Metaphor
PLAY (MCQs)
195. Which is a lighter drama in which the leading characters overcome the difficulties which
temporarily beset them?
A. Farce
B. Comedy of Manners
C. Comedy
D. Melodrama

196. Which is a drama of social criticism that discusses social, economic, or political problems by
means of a play?
A. Problem Play
B. Tragedy
C. Melodrama
D. Farce

197. Which is a comedy that involves ridiculous or hilarious complications without regard for human
values?
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A. Comedy of Manners
B. Problem Play
C. Farce
D. Fantasy

198. Which is a comedy that wittily portrays fashionable life?

A. Melodrama
B. Farce
C. Fantasy
D. Comedy of Manners

199. Which is a play sometimes, but not always, in the comic spirit in which the author gives free
rein to his imagination, allowing things to happen without regard to reality?
A. Fantasy
B. Melodrama
C. Comedy
D. Farce

200. Which pays almost no attention to human values, but its object is to give a thrill instead of a
laugh? It is often good entertainment with no literary value.
A. Farce
B. Tragedy
C. Melodrama
D. Fantasy

201. Stage directions:

A. Are the stage crew that move props and scenery
B. Are instructions for the director, actors, and stage crew
C. Are usually printed in italic type and are enclosed in parentheses
D. Describe scenery and tell actors how to speak & move

202. In general, tragedy involves what?

A. Hilarious but ridiculous comedy
B. The ruin of the leading characters
C. Criticism of social, economic, or political problems
D. A happy ending where justice is served

203. _____: sets the scene and comments on what happens.

A. Narrator
B. Villain
C. Hero
D. Anti-hero

204. ____: A bit of humor injected into a serious play to relieve the heavy tension of tragic events

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A. Tragedy
B. Prophecy
C. Catastrophe
D. Comic relief

205. _____: the turning point in the plot (This occurs when events develop either for or against the
main character and a crucial decision must be made.)
A. Catastrophe
B. Climax
C. Prologue
D. None of these

206. A(n)____________ is an indirect reference by casually mentioning something that is generally

familiar.
A. Metaphor
B. Symbolism
C. Allusion
D. Analogy

207. ______: A serious play having an unhappy ending

A. Comedy
B. Tragedy
C. Death
D. Prophecy

208. ___: a light play with a happy ending

A. Comedy
B. Tragedy
C. Prophecy
D. Narration

209. _____: the final event in a drama (death in a tragedy or a marriage in a comedy)
A. Prologue
B. Catastrophe
C. Climax
D. None of these

SECTION B
COMPREHENSION PASSAGES
CHAPTER 1
Responsibilities of the youth

Passage 1

English HSSC-I
First of all, let me thank the vice-chancellor…. Better equipped than ever.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Did his speech has any concerns regarding education, if yes, then explain thoroughly.
3. Write down the most interesting fact and advice in his speech?
4. Explain why that’s the most interesting one for you?
5. What is the theme of the whole passage?
6. It is easier to go to jail or fight for freedom than to run a Government. Critically analyse the given statement.
7. what is the prime responsibility of youth? According to Quaid.
8. Was his tone commendable while giving speech?
9. What is the important step towards developing youth with passage reference?
10. Write down the meanings of the following words: exploit, butchered, dingy, convocation.

Passage 2

My young friends, I would like to refer to…. I do impress upon you now to think in these terms.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Compare and contrast the youth of today with ideal youth of Quaid-e-Azam?
3. You can learn banking, commerce, trade, law etc which provide so many opportunities now. This is his
statement at that time right. Is this applicable in today’s modern world if yes. How?
4. What were the objectives of old system of education?
5. Who was the young man who was working in government service and what was his story?
6. Q6. What would be your suggestions to young youth by keeping in mind now adays unemployment situation?
7. Q7. What advice does Quaid give to the youth about the choice of career?
8. Q8. What is the most relatable thing in the whole passage? And Why? (reason)

CHAPTER 2

His first flight

Passage 1

The young seagull was alone in his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before.
………………………………….His mother cackled too, and looked over at him.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage and suggest a suitable title?
2. What was the attitude of the family towards the seagull? Was it agreeable to you or not?
3. Why he felt the heat? What was the reason behind it?
4. What was the reason behind his utterance?
5. Why did seagull fail to fly? Describe his feelings after his fall?
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6. Can you relate to this whole situation, if yes then explain how?
7. What is the most surprising fact in the passage for you and why?
8. Seagull didn’t get food from his brother and sister. Why?

Passage 2

Ga, ga, ga, he cried, begging her to bring him over some food. Gawl-ool-ah, she screamed back
mockingly………….. He was floating on it. And around him his family was screaming, praising him, and their beaks were
offering him scraps of dog-fish. He had made his first flight.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Why do seagulls feel dizzy?
3. Compare and contrast the attitude of seagull before and after his first flight?
4. How did the seagull try to reach his parents without having to fly?
5. What is the moral of the whole passage?
6. What kind of text did you just read? Was it expository, historical, or narrative?
7. Write any real-life incident in which you face decline/fall and got anxious and couldn’t handle the whole
situation?
8. Write down the meanings of the following words: dive, soar, to curvet, swooped, whet.

From mother … with love

Passage 1

Minta started folding the things with almost frantic haste, stuffing them in to boxes … and looked across her
father and smiled.
Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage in your words with a title.
2. Why was the blue chair significant? Explain.
3. Does she saw any sort of lights in Kelly’s window?
4. What will be your attitude in such situation and what would be your impulsive reaction regarding this?
5. How a mother's love understands, comforts, supports and guides her children through the challenges and
hurdles that are found in the difficult journey of life. Explain your point of you regarding this statement.
6. What was the tag line of the package she received? Was it nostalgic for her?
7. Did she cry if yes then write down the reason behind her crying?
8. Write down any memorable memory with your own mother? And how you can relate it with the theme of this
passage?

Passage 2

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Last year was different …. Left everything until the week before Christmas.
Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the whole passage in your words with a title?
2. Write down the saying of doctor about Minta’s mother and is her mother situation was critical?
3. Write down the meaning of the following words: dreadful, scatter-brained, jagged, smouldered.
4. The starting line of the passage: Last year was different is portraying what and how the year was different for
her?
5. Where does Minta's father take her to discuss her mother's Illness?
6. What is the conflict in the story? How Is It resolved.
7. Dr Morton gave advise to Minta by keeping her mother’s condition in mind, what was the advice?
8. What was her father reaction when (Minta) she announced her intention of going to marry hill?
It’s Country for Me

Passage 1

Joel is a good student, though reluctant to discuss it. “Yeah, I guess I pull mostly A’s and B’s.”
-------------------------------------------------------------------- ,managing (like Joel’s father) a farm What’s nearly one million
dollars. As Joel works on the farm, he is all these workers.

Questions

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Compare your daily routine with that if Joel’s. How would you rate the Motivational level of your doing work
with that of Joel’s?
3. In what ways Joel plays the role of an adult?
4. Why does Joel wear boots every day regardless of the weather?
5. How do Hollands make money?
6. Who is Joel? What kind of student he is?
7. What skills must a farmer have to run a farm like Holland?
8. Write down the meaning of given words.
 Surplus
 Replenish
 Tending
 Immense

Passage 2

One night he sat at the kitchen table listening to his dad and brother talk about the rewards of Farming.
-------------------------------------------------------------- but you don't work as a family the way you do but you don't work as a
family the way you do on a farm. It'd just have to be country for me.”

Questions

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Does Joel agree with that his brother about the rewards of farming life?
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3. Was Joel available to everyone for help?
4. What did Joel hate most about the early spring?
5. How much energetic was Joel?
6. Joel says that all of the places on earth, he would choose to live “right here” -on the farm. Do you think his
choice is a good one?
7. What were the activities of Joel other than farming?
8. Write down the meaning of given words.
 Grinning
 Stride
 Swap
 Tedious

Unit 7

Choice of Career

Passage 1

The first step in your choice of career is self-assessment in retrospection. What do I know about myself?
------------------------------------------------Similarly if you take initiative in helping others and assist people in their critical
state, you can opt for medical profession and so on.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. What is the importance of change in real life?
3. What is self-assessment? How far is it helpful in the choice of career?
4. Why is it necessary to know your interests before choosing a profession?
5. Why do you need to identify your needs and wants before choosing a career?
6. How can you search for an occupation?
7. What will happen if someone chooses wrong profession?
8. Write down the meaning of given words.
 Retrospection
 Pursuits
 Insight
 Motives

Passage 2

Now that you have focused on a specific career, based on your interests,, identify the education, knowledge and skills
it requires.
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check them off as you complete them, but feel free to amend your career action plan as needed. Your goals and
priorities may change, and that’s perfectly okay.

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Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. Why is it necessary to consider the scope of a field?
3. How can your friends, colleagues and family members who are already in the field, help you in the choice of
career?
4. What should be kept in mind while creating your career action plan?
5. What are the requirements for joining a specific career?
6. What should you do after focusing on a specific career?
7. Write underlying message conveyed through the paragraph?
8. Write down the meaning of given words.
 Potential
 Barriers
 Detract
 Amend

Passage 3
It should, however, be kept in mind that nothing is constant except change. Everybody changes, as do our likes and
dislikes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Consider potential outcomes and
barriers for each of your final options.
Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. What is the significance of change in real life?

3. Why is it necessary to know about your needs and wants before deciding on a profession?

4. Explain why it is important to identify your interests before choosing an occupation?

5. How can it be beneficial to gather advice from friends, colleagues and family members?
6. Write the underlying message conveyed through the paragraph.

7. Deduce meaning of the underlined words from the context.

Unit 8

Wasteland

Passage 1

Cans, carafe, polybags. Glinting on the verge of ,a million miles of roadways, lying in
scrub--------------------------------------------------------------------------------What society is this that can afford to castaway a
million tons of metal and to make of a wild and fruitful land of garbage heap?

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
English HSSC-I
2. How are we polluting our land?
3. Are we polluting our land today the same way as depicted by the writer?
4. What do you do to save the land from pollution?
5. Are our activities harmful towards the creatures living in water? If yes, how?
6. How can we preserve our land from waste?
7. Write down main theme of the paragraph.
8. Write down meaning of given words.
 Verge
 Defile
 Glinting
 Testament

Passage 2

Who is as rich as that? slowly the wasters and despoilers are impoverishing our land, our
nature-------------------------------------------------------------------------Who conserved, their convenience at the expense of
their heritage, and whose imperial prosperity was built on waste.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.
2. What will happen if we continue polluting our land?
3. Why are we sacrificing the beauty of our nature?
4. How will nature take its revenge?
5. What will we leave behind for our next generation?
6. How are we preserving our ease at the expense of our heritage?
7. Write down the underlying message conveyed through the paragraph?
8. Write down meaning of given words.
 Impoverishing
 Squander
 Ephemeral
 Improvidence

THE WHITE LAMB

Passage 1

The sun began to shine ten times as brightly as before. Navasard felt he was walking on air. His heart pounded with
excitement.………………………………………………..Navasard carried him the many miles to the doctor in the distant
settlement.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of given passage and give a suitable title.
2. How significant is the character of ‘white lamb’ in the story?
3. Why is Navasard remembering his son’s childhood?
4. What is the technique called where a character goes back into his past?
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5. What were the initial food arrangements that Navasard made for his son’s welcome?
6. Describe the feelings of Navasard on his son’s arrival in your own words.
7. What kind of a father is Navasard? Describe by reading his memories in the passage.
8. What type of text the passage is?

Passage 2
Navasard opened the door. A cot forlornly stood against the bare wall……………………….his eyes that stared at the
ground seemed to have sunken, his back stooped more than ever. The white lamb gamboled after him.
Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage with a suitable title.

2. Why is Navasard feeling ashamed of his house when he opened the door?
3. Is there any foreshadowing of what would happen at the end? Mention those statements or words.
4. What is the meaning of “slumber gradually lulled him to sleep at the table,” ?
5. How do you perceive the character of the son, although absent yet, from the passage?
6. Is Navasard justified in making excused for his son?
7. What sacrifices did he give for his son’s upbringing and education?
8. Describe the ending of the passage in your own words.

THE BLANKET

Passage 1

It was a fine September night. A thin white moon rose over the valley. Peter, eleven years old, did not see the moon.
He did not feel the cool September breeze blow into the kitchen, for his thoughts were fixed on a red and black
blanket on the kitchen table………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..The music
ended, and the two sat for a few minutes in silence Then Granddad spoke "Here is something happier.”

Questions:

1. Write down a summary of the passage and suggest a suitable title.

2. What is the symbolic significance of the blanket in the passage?
3. “Going away gift” contain some connotative importance. What is that?
4. The passage starts with description of the weather and night. Does it match the mood of the characters?
5. Why are the grand dad and Peter unable to communicate directly about the issue at hand?
6. Why does the grandfather start playing harmonica?
7. Does the music have any pleasant effect on Peter?
8. What is the purpose of the writer in the passage?

Passage 2

English HSSC-I
Dad cleared his throat . . . "I . . . I wanted him to have the best. . . ." The girl stood there, still looking at the blanket.
"Mmmm . . . it's a double one, too."………………………………………………………………………………And then Peter cried. But it
didn't matter because all three were crying together.

Questions:

1. Write the summary and suggest a suitable title.

2. Why is the dad being defensive in the passage when the girl talks about the blanket?

3. What are the girl’s objections regarding the blanket?

4. Do you think that the girl’s objections were necessary in to reveal her true character?

5. The solution given by Peter is cruel yet justified. How?

6. Discuss the thematic value of the lines “There was a big silence, and then Dad went over to Granddad and stood
before him, not saying a word.”

7. Evaluate the character of Peter.

8. Justify the resolution part in the end of the story.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY

Passage 1

History of the world "economics" contain a parable that illuminates our present dilemma and offer a challenge to the
men and women............................................. The children of alcoholics and abusive parents fear marriage and family
and find their solace in becoming solitary.

Questions:

1. Write down the summary of given passage and give a suitable title.
2. What role does the University of Iowa plays in changing the structure of society?
3. Why it is important for a man that he should take equal responsibility with woman for the creation, nurturing
and protection of children? Explain
4. What will heal the society?
5. What are the after effects of dysfunctional families?
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6. What change does the industrial revolution bring to economics?
7. Deduce the meanings of underlined words from the context?
8. What is the central idea of given passage and how is it related to your title?

Passage 2

Fortunately the profusion of dysfunctional families does not necessarily predict a grim future for the family.............it
is a sign of spiritual disintegration.

Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage with a suitable title.

2. What is the most surprising point the writer is raising in the first paragraph of the passage?
3. Is there any solution or motivation given regarding children of dysfunctional families?
4. Write the meaning of the words: Profusion, grim, mythology, stumble, void.
5. “Our best map is outlined like a photographic blueprint in the shadow of our psyches.” What does this
statement mean?
6. The last paragraph is against our cultural and religious values. How?
7. However, the last paragraph is a solution as well. How?
8. After reading the passage, what kind of text do you think it is?

A LONG WALK HOME

Passage 1

I grew up in the south of Spain in a little community called Estepona……………………………………. . I have failed because I
have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father, I’m going to walk home now and
contemplate where I have gone wrong all these years”.

Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage with a suitable title.

2. What do you call a story when it uses first person pronouns?
3. What excuse did Jason make?
4. How did his father catch his lie?
5. What was the initial reaction of his father when he caught him lying?
6. Write the meanings of the words: tardiness, guilt, contemplate, remote.
7. Do you feel that Jason was ashamed of himself when he lied?
8. The passage is from “A Long Walk Home”. Justify the title of the story.

My protests, my apologies and the rest of my utterances……….I have never lied to him since.

Questions:
1. Write the summary of the passage and write a suitable title?
2. Was Jason justified in being afraid of his father?
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3. Was Jason's father angry with him because he came late?
4. What is in your opinion the way Jason's father responded to his son's lying to him?
5. Why was the author afraid of telling the truth?
6. Why were his apologies and protests useless?
7. How Jason’s father was distressed emotionally and physically?

UNIVERSITY DAYS

Passage 1
I passed all the other courses that I took at my university, but I could never pass botany……I would say, I cant see
anything.
Questions:
1. Write the summary of the passage and write a suitable title?
2. What is nature of this passage, stated or implied? Explain?
3. Explain how Thurber mocks at university education?
4. How apathy and ignorance of young students is explained in this lesson?
5. How a teacher can probe into the matter of students’ weaknesses and inabilities?
6. Is it important to follow your teacher’s instructions?
7. Should we opt a subject we have no interest in?
8. How personal ideas are shared in indirect way in this passage?

Passage 2
I was promoted on condition that I should pass in Botany the next term. But there was no improvement in the
situation………… 'That's your eye', he shouted. 'You've fixed the lens so that it reflects! You've drawn your eye!'.

Questions:
1. Write the summary and suggest a suitable title.
2. What was the condition on which Thurber was promoted?
3. Describe the relationship of Thurber and his professor.
4. What was the cause of the professor’s rage?
5. Do you think that Thurber was intentionally annoying his professor?
6. Deduce the meanings of ,”Quiver, Specks, Squinted”.
7. What is the stance of Thurber in sharing his personal experience of university times?
8. What is the underlying message of the passage?

WHAT YOU DO IS WHAT YOU ARE

Passage 1

We unlike people almost everywhere else in the world…………………………..who’s Tony? A retired teacher?

Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage and write a suitable title?

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2. How do we judge people?
3. To be “just” anything is worst. Justify this statement?
4. What makes a career esteemed in the eyes of society?
5. Is it fine to judge others on the basis of job they do?
6. No one is ever “just” a vice-president. Why?
7. Why do we give respect to a judge and discount the personal worth of the garbage collector?
8. What should we teach our children regarding this concern?

Passage 2

The just category present non-earners, people who have no job history…………………………………………………..or next
time we catch ourselves the personal worth of a garbage collector.

Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage and suggest a suitable title.

2. We are supposed to be a classless society. What does the statement mean?
3. How is this class division affecting our children?
4. Give evidence from the passage where the writer is giving examples of various professions to satirize our
mentality.
5. Write the meanings of the words: anthropologists, uncatalogued, deferenece, diddlydot, and entrepreneur.
6. What type of text did you read? Expository, satirical, analytical?
7. What does the writer want from the society?
8. Do you agree with the writer’s opinion? If yes why?

SCHOOL VS EDUCATION
Passage 1

The teacher may illustrate the economic importance of belonging to a strong union by closing down………this point is
to equip the child to enter college.

Questions:

1. Write the summary of the passage and write a suitable title.

2. How in schools children are usually taught about defeating and destroying opponents?

3. Why Baker is not satisfied with the children watching T.V?

4. How children stay safe from learning and adopting negative ways in their lives?

5. How is Baker criticizing parents and the education system?

6. Getting education and being educated differs from one another. Elaborate?

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7. What are stages of education according to Baker?

8. When does a child learn that life is for testing?

Passage 2

At this stage of education, a fresh question arises for everyone. If the point of lower education was to get into college,
what is the point of college? The answer is soon learned………. he may one day find himself with the leisure and the
inclination to open a book with a curious mind, and start to become educated.

Questions:
1. Write the summary of the passage and suggest a title.
2. What is the basic aim of college education according to the author?
3. Justify the narrative style of the author in the passage.
4. “the race is to the cunning and often, alas, to the unprincipled.” What does he mean the statement?
5. Why does he call the American life style a melodrama?
6. Do you see any irony in the last lines of the passage? If yes, how would you explain the lines?
7. Simplify the words in your own terms. “Simmering, leisure, inclination.”
8. Why would a student want to open a book and start learning, after he has achieved everything in life?

Drug Abuse in the Youth of Pakistan

Passage 1

The graduating youth usually purchase drugs through dealers or agents who are just a phone call away and their cell
numbers are easily exchanged among peers……………………… neglect of personal hygiene and marks and traces of
abuse on the body; they should immediately medical help for their child.
Questions:
1. Write the summary of the passage with a suitable title.
2. Discuss the narrative style of the writer in the passage.
3. What is the biggest reason of the quick spread of drugs among youth?
4. How can a drug dealer easily contact youngsters?
5. Drug use can easily be detected. How?
6. Explain the meanings of the words: Colluding, Nexus, Emaciated, and Illicit.
7. What is the advice for the parents if their child uses drugs?

Passage 2

It is a grim reality that the abuse of drug is on the rise in the youth of Pakistan. Every year forty thousand new users of
drug are added to the list of drug addicts ………….and can lead to high risk environment for mental illness and
addiction in students.
Questions:
1. What is the fact discussed in the first paragraph?
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3. How can stress lead towards drug use?
4. Are there any ways to get stress relief? What are those?
5. Why do students choose drugs as coping mechanism for pressure?
6. Write the meanings of the words: detrimental, decompress, intramural, sabotage.
7. What is the role of parents in this situation?
8. What is the stance of the writer in the passage?
Passage 3
Regrettably, our educational institutions do not train students how to manage academic stress……………........but
eradicate the evil of drug abuse from our youth in particular and society in general.
Questions:
1. Discuss the role of educational institutions into dealing drug abuse among youth?
2. Define academic pressure.
3. Why do you think counseling plays a big role in creating awareness and guidance about drug use and
prevention?
4. Do cigarettes lead toward addiction of any sort later?
5. Parents need to prioritize their life’s responsibilities. How can you link this argument with the passage?
6. What other solutions can be adopted to deal with this evil?
7. Write the meaning of the terms: juggling financial commitments, pitfalls of illicit substance, inappropriate
discipline practices, healthy and well-adjusted children.
8. The whole passage is a critique on our society with factual and realistic information. Discuss.

HOW TO TAKE A JOB INTERVIEW

Passage 1
Interview is a vital component of the hiring process………………………….and choosing clothing that reflects your
personality.
Questions:
1. Define job interview in your own words.
2. Employers conduct different types of job interviews. Name them.
3. Behavioral interviews are used to know about the personality traits, behaviour and attitudes of the candidates.
What do these traits tell?

4. For managements and consultancy what type of interviews are conducted?

5. Describe competency based interviews in your words.
6. Why is the ability of problem-solving a must requirement for interviewees?
7. Dose getting prior information about the organization help you? If yes, why?
8. Dose the passage concur with the saying that first impressions are the last impressions? Discuss this with the
perspective of dressing up for interview.
Passage 2
Job interviews are nerve-wracking no matter how smart you are………………………………..and prepare to address it head
on.
Questions:
1. How can you justify the statement that interviewers have the power to control your financial future?
2. How can you keep calm during an interview?
3. What does it mean by acing the first question?
4. Discuss the importance of body language in an interview.
5. It’s a good idea to think ahead to some likely topics that might come up. Why?
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7. What type of text did you read?
Passage 3
At the forefront of any interviewer’s mind………………………..you can be high flier.
Questions:
1. How much is it vital to have technical knowledge of the subject/field?
2. What does it mean by saying to have the right mind set for the job?
3. Do you think memorization will help you in getting through an interview?
4. Being nervous is natural in interview. Justify the statement.
5. Why rehearsing is necessary before appearing for the final interview?
6. Define mock interview in your own terms.
7. Weighing your strengths and weaknesses is necessary. Which one you should dwell on more?
8. Discuss the writing style of the author in the passage.

POETRY

GOOD TIMBER

Poetic extract no 1

Where thickest lies the forest growth

We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife
This is the common law of life.

1. This poem is about human resilience and strength. Give example of any other poem that is also about human
resilience and strength?
2. What is the common law of life?
3. What is the dominant theme of given lines?
4. What is the tone of the poet?
POETIC EXTRACT 2

The man who never had to toil

To gain and farm his patch of soil,
Who never had to win his share
Of sun and sky and light and air,
Never became a manly man
But lived and died as he began
1. What is alliteration, pick two examples from given poetic extract?
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2. The tree was given all the elements of life it needed, so too was the man given his “share” without effort. Is this
the Douglas Malloch main perspective?
3. What is the fate of those who do not work hard in life? What is your personal point of view regarding this thing?
4. The last two lines solidify the comparison between the man and the tree. What is the poetic technique that has
been used by poet?
Mother to Son

POETIC EXTRACT 1
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor-
Bare.
1. Which poetic device has been used in the given stanza?
2. What type of imagery is used in the given stanza? Write down the rhyme scheme.
3. What is the tone of the poem?
4. Narrate the theme of the poem in your words.
POETIC EXTRACT 2

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
9. What is the meaning of the line, “and sometimes goin’ in the dark”? What does the word “dark denote here?
10. Discuss the tone of the mother for the motivating her son.
11. Discuss the following poetic devices used in the poem.
a. Alliteration b. assonance

The World is Too Much With Us

POETIC EXTRACT 1

The world is too much with us; late and soon,

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bears her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
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And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;

1. What can we not see in nature,that is ours?

2. What is personification, pick two examples from given stanza?
3. What is the dominant theme of given lines?
POETIC EXTRACT 2

It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be

A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.
1. Why does Wordsworth use the reference of a Pagan here?
2. Why is the poet so dejected and depressed in the given lines?
3. Discuss the use of Apostrophe in the stanza? What does it serve?

OZYMANDIAS

POETIC EXTRACT 1

I met a traveler from an antique land,

Who said—“Two vast and trunk less legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed;
1. Describe the physiognomy of the statue in your words.
2. How are his expressions immortalized on the statue? Discuss this in terms of the theme of the universal value of
art.
3. Discuss any TWO of the following poetics terms used here.
a. Alliteration b. Synecdoche c. Imagery

POETIC EXTRACT 2

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
1. Infer the meaning of “Nothing besides remains”.
2. Detect any poetic technique used in the stanza and explain its use in few words.
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3. Discuss the ephemeral nature of power as the main theme of the stanza.

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM

POETIC EXTRACT 1

Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow —
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
1. The poet is divided between illusion and reality. Justify the statement in the light of the stanza.
2. Who is the poet addressing the poem to?
3. Discuss the use of consonance in the stanza.

POETIC EXTRACT 2

I stand amid the roar

Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand —
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep — while I weep!
O God! Can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
1. Why does the poet seem so helpless in the above stanza?
2. What does the poet mean by “yet how they creep……Through my fingers to the deep”?
3. Find out the use of the following poetic devices in the poetic extract.
a.Apostrophe b. Personification c. Rhetorical question

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

POETIC EXTRACT 1

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

1. The roads are representing choices in life. How?

2. Why does the poet feel sorry in the second line?
3. Discuss the overall meaning of the stanza.
POETIC EXTRACT 2
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
1. Describe the condition of the second road.
2. What are the potential attractions of the second road which made him choose it?
3. The stanza is replete with rich imagery. Explain what kind of imagery is used here?
POETIC EXTRACT 3
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

1. “Oh, I kept the first for another day!” Is it possible that he may come back to travel on the first road?
2. Why are there no leaves on the second road? What unique quality of the road is shown here?
3. Discuss the use of extended metaphor here and define it in your words.
POETIC EXTRACT 4
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
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I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
1. Why does the poet sigh? Is that a sigh of relief or sadness? Explain.
2. “And that has made all the difference.” What difference the poet is talking about?
3. Discuss the use of any TWO of the following poetic devices in the stanza.
b. Assonance b. Repetition c. Symbol

PLAY
PROGRESS (ST. JOHN GREER IRVINE)

1. “Playwrights often create conflicting characters whose struggle provides for the crisis or tension in the play.”
Elaborate with reference to a play you have read.

2. What is the difference between flexible and inflexible characters? Explain with reference to any piece of
literature you have come across.

3. Explain the elements of the plot represented by the blob in the context of the play you have recently read.

4. Recall the theme of a play you have read and explain whether it is of individual or universal significance.

5. What are the main elements of a play? Elaborate any one of them.

6. Critically analyze conflict in any play you have recently read. Explain how it resolves.

7. With a single bomb, we can wipe out a population of a city as big as Manchester.” In the light of the
statement discuss the character of Prof. Corrie.

8. Why does Mrs. Meldon define war as an “organized butchery of boys”?

9. The basic conflict in the play is between two ideas- the point of view of the war mongering arm dealers and
that of the peace loving universal mothers of our house. Elaborate.

10. True progress means, “The destroying of the means of destruction”. Elaborate this statement in the light of
the play.

11. What is meant by foreshadowing? Discuss this dramatic technique in the light of any drama you have read.

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12. Are the characters in a play generally "true" to life? Discuss this in the light of any play you have read.

13. Work out the dramatic structure of the play, including the overall diagram of exposition, rising action,
climax, and falling action. Is the play composed of a number of small actions leading up to one big one?

14. Does the dialogue strike you as realistic? Like something you have heard or might hear, even if the language
is "old" because the play comes from a much earlier period? Give example from the play you have read.

15. Most dramas involve a central "problem" that is revealed as some sort of conflict. How does the author
represent this conflict in the play? How does the author resolve the conflict?

16. Should plays deal with "universal" issues and problems? Or should they concern themselves primarily with
issues and problems that are unique to the times in which they are written?

17. Are there any words, phrases, or images that appear repeatedly? Discuss it from the reader’s perspective of
any play you have read.

18. What is one act play? Illustrate it with examples from the play “Progress”?

19. A good title of a play depicts the theme of the play. It must also be such that it attracts attention. Why?

20. Is the stage setting realistic or symbolic in the play “Progress”?

21. "Peace hath her victories

No less renowned than war."-John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Discuss the poetic lines in the light of the theme of the play.
22. We human beings are “pugnacious” by nature and will never stop fighting for our interests. Prof Corrie sums
up human nature. Do you agree?
23. . “Someone like me, not clever, creates a beautiful thing like my son, and you, with your cleverness
destroy it. That’s why I think you are a fool.” Discuss this statement from Mrs. Meldon.
24. What could have been the consequences if Prof. Corrie was successful in realizing his formula into a
bomb?
25. “I sometimes wonder why I was not granted the mercy of death. Why I should be compelled to live
alone”. Why does Mrs. Meldon say that?
26. How does the exposition help us into understanding the play Progress?
27. There is a certain tragic severity in the ending of the play. What is that?
28. Define drama in general.
29. Drama enhances verbal and nonverbal expression of ideas. Discuss the statement in the light of any drama
you have read.
30. What are FOUR types of drama? Discuss any one of them in the light of any drama you have read.

SECTION C

CV WRITING

1. Write a CV for the post of lecturer in English in a college.

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2. For the post of academic counselor in an institution.

3. For the post of computer operator in an organization.

4. For the post of computer engineer in an organization.

5. For the post of an internee in a company.

6. For the post of a Managing Director in a company.

7. For the post of a Manager in a company.

8. For the post of a Data Entry operator in a company.

9. For the post of a Hotel Manager.

10. For the post of a Journalist in a newspaper.

11. For the post of an Auditor in a company.

12. For the post of a Financial Advisor in a company.

13. For the post in the following advertisement.

14. For the post in the following advertisement.

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15. Write a CV for the post of a Coordinator in an educational institution.

16. For the post of a Psychologist in a company.

17. For the post of a Programmer in Cyber security company.

18. For the post of Sales assistant in a company.

19. For the post of Communication officer in a company.

20. For the post of a Marketing Manager in a company.

21. For the post of an Editor in a newspaper.

22. For the post of IT Consultant in a company.

23. For the post of Paramedics in a hospital.

24. For the post of a Translator in an embassy.

25. For the post of a Graphic designer in a company.

SECTION C

CORRECT USE OF PHRASAL VERBS/TENSES

1. Here's a chair. Please ___________. (sit up/ sit down)

2. If you don't pass the exam this time don't ___________. Try again! (give in/ give up)

3. ___________ the TV. My favorite program will start in a minute. (switch away/ switch on)

4. The babysitter ___________ the girl while her parents were at the restaurant.(look after/look into)

5. I didn't know the answer so I ___________ on the internet.(look away/ look it up)

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6. My car ___________ again yesterday. I should buy a new one.(break away/ break down)

7. I ___________ really well with my work colleagues. We often meet up for drinks or a meal. (get on/ get away)
8. I don't know enough about it, so I need to ___________ more. (find in/find out)

9. I set my alarm clock because I have to ___________ early tomorrow.(get down/ get up)

10. Your room is so untidy! Please ___________ the clothes and put them in the washing machine. (pick out/pick
up)

11. Nobody should _______ on the poor. (look away/ look down)

12. Students should _________ the text carefully.(go about/go through)

13. I came __________ my friend yesterday afternoon. (come up/come across)

14. Many people were ____________ by Covid-19.( carry off/ carry away)

15. The old man could not call _______ the last year’s accident.(call on/call up)

16. “Do away with” means: (abolish/ start)

17. Isha will _______ new dresses during the Festival.(put out/ put on)

18. You should not _______the insult. (put up/ put up with)

19. Smoking and tobacco _______ our health. (tell upon/tell off)

20. The child has been _____ by her stepmother.(bring in/ bring up)

21. Nobody should __________the insult. (bear away/ bear with)

22. Today’s class has been__________. (call in/call off)

23. Students should __________the order of their parents. (carry on/ carry put)

24. He ________the bucket from the well (fish in/fish out).

25. He has _______after suffering from covid-19.(come off/ come around)

26. The boy _______his father. (take out/ take after)

27. Covid-19 has __ in the villages too.( break away/ break out)

28. Swimming __ his muscles.(tone up/ tone down)

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29. You should __the journey early in the morning.(set off/ set out)

30. The teacher is __ the answer script. (look into/look out)

31. I cannot __ what is written in the book. (make in/make out)

32. The boys are __ her dress. (laugh away/ laugh at)

33. The teacher____________ an explanation of his conduct. (called out/called for)

34. His arrogance _________ his ruin. (brought in/brought about)

35. How did these things ________? (come in/come about)

36. They __________ against the gross injustice meted out to them. (cried out/ cried away)

37. He ______ smoking. (gave up/ gave away)

38. Don’t smoke in the forest. Fire _________ easily at this time of the year. (breaks up/breaks into)

39. She was very sad because her father__________ last week. (passed out/passed away)

40. I got __________ by his enthusiasm. (carried away/ carried in)

41. We _______the trash for pick up. (left out/ left over)

42. Dawood and Babar _________each other at the mall. (ran into/run over)

43. He ______ his hat immediately in order to show me his new hairstyle. (took off/took up)

44. After the death of her husband, she was left with no one to ________.(fall on/ fall back upon)

45. After more than fifty years of marriage, nothing could_____ them. (come between/ come down to)

46. The jungle caught fire, and it could not be ______ by the local fire brigade. (put in/put out)

47. The professor spoke for hours but students couldn’t _______anything. (make out/make up)

48. Shirley thought she ________ cheating until the teacher asked her to stay after the class. (got away with/ got
away)

49. The judges __________ the evidence produced by Mr. X, the chief accused in the securities

scam. (take down/ take away)

50. The affection of his wife _________ in the midst of all his problems.(bear him up/bear away)
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CORRECT FORM OF VERB

1. What are you (do) nowadays?

2. She (watch) tv now.

3. He (play) cricket at the movement.

4. Look! Tariq (takes) tea.

5. Listen! I (go) to market.

6. I still (wait) for the justice for Zainab

7. You still (learn) English?

8. People (forget) Zainab case now.

9. Ahmed (write)a letter now.

10. She daily (make) me tea for me.

11. He is (doing) nothing these days.

12. Are you still (wait) for him?

13. He (read) peer e kamil these weeks.

14. We (drive) a car at the movement.

15. I(see) him yesterday in the market.

16. I (buy) some fruits yesterday.
17. She goes to the hospital yesterday
18. we (go) to London twice last year
19. He (write) me last week about his studies.
20. I (not talk) to John yesterday.
21. I (be) in Japan 3 days ago.
22. She (have) a headache yesterday.
23. We (do) our homework last night.
24. If you (work) hard. you (succeed)
25. If knew him, (tell) you.
26. If l had gone there, l (inform) her.
27. If l had been there, l (slap) him.
28. I (write) him a note of thanks for the gifts.
29. He (work) slowly but skillfully.
30. It (begin) to rain just as we (leave) the house.
31. He (get) a raise in his salary soon.
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32. I (wait) here for an hour, but my friend (not come) yet.
33. By the end of the month l (finish) my job.
34. The tide (go) out half a kilometer since we (arrive).
35. I (not see) you for a long time.
36. Look! That man (wave) a red flag.
37. I had (go) to Lahore by train but (not get) a ticket.
38. Does anyone know who (take) my pen?
39. They (live) in this house since 1970.
40. I (not see) her for year.
41. The sun (shine) in Egypt in summer; it (shine) now.
42. Neither you nor I (be) good enough to pass this examination.
43. I (sit) down for so long that l have cramp is my legs.
44. I (read) half a dozen books since Sunday.
45. He (hide) in London when the police finally (find) him.
46. I (wait) here for an hour but he (not come) yet.
47. The guests (depart) before l (arrive).
48. While I (clean) the blackboard, the principal (enter) the class.
49. He (drive) very fast.
50. She (write) these letters yesterday.
51. I (surprise) at his sudden visit.
52. She (fall) down while she (play).
53. When you (see) him yesterday.
54. He told me that he (finish) the letter already.
55. I (be) a famous saying that charity (begin) at home.
56. We (play) in this ground since morning.
57. I expect he (go) a to Australia as soon as he (get) a visa.
58. He (lean) against the door and (listen) to the wireless when l (try) to speak to him.
59. He (smoke) five cigarettes a day.
60. I (buy) this car last year.
61. I (not see) him since Friday.
62. If he (ask) me, l will help him.
63. He (sleep) since 5p.m.
64. She (sleep) when l reached there.
65. I (go) to Lahore two years ago, but l(not be) there since.
66. If he works hard next year, he (pass) the examination.
67. It (begin) to rain just as l (leave) the house.
68. If he (work) hard, he (get) through the examination.
69. What you (do) for a living.
70. After he (drive) half the way, he (run) out of fuel.
71. If he had informed me, l (go) there.
72. He (look) for the letter for the hours, but (not find) it yet.
73. She (drink) two cups of tea every day.
74. Yesterday l (see) him in cinema.
75. If he (ask) me, l (answer) him.
76. I (sell) my motor-bike yesterday.
77. The bus (turn) a corner when a private car (crash) into it.
78. I usually (take) the bus to the office but today l (go) by train.
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79. Where you (go) for your holiday last year?
80. I (read) this book since five o’clock.
81. If he works hard next year, he (pass) the examination.
82. After we (finish) the work, we went home.
83. Can’t you see that l (work)?
84. They (meet) me yesterday.
85. She rarely (do) her work on time.
86. I (hear) such stories many times before.
87. I (read) a book when he (come) in.
88. It (rain) in winter.lt (rain) now.
89. I (buy) a car next year.
90. He (keep) looking at her, wondering where he (see) her before.
91. I (play) three sets of tennis yesterday and (win) all of them.
92. Bees (get) honey from the flowers.
93. The present king like his predecessors (love) good food.
94. He (hide) in London when the police finally (find) him.
95. While l (write) a latte , the telephone bell (ring).
96. It (rain) since morning.
97. I shall go to the party if my brother (allow) me.
98. If you had come to me, we (go) to see the match.
99. It (begin) to rain just as we (leave) the house.
100. When you (leave)? - Tomorrow. My flight is in the morning.
101. You must bring the money tomorrow. - Don't worry. I (not forget)

102. Do you have any plans for tonight? - Yes, I (meet) some friends.

103. The interviews for the new manager were yesterday. - I think Bob (get) a job.

104. This suitcase is too heavy for me. I (carry) it for you.

105. What would you like to drink? I (have) a cappuccino.

106. Here's my email address. - Thanks. I (send) you the pictures tomorrow.

107. (Be) you (go) this weekend? - No, I have to work on Saturday.

108. My train arrives at 2:15. OK, I (meet) by the information desk.

109. What time does the film start? - I don't know. (Be) I (call) the movie theater and check?

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110. Do I need to bring an umbrella? No, I don't think it (rain).

111. We (come) to this hollow spot.

112. Continue (work) with the faith.

113. Former slave owners (sit) down together.

114. They (seize) him to carry him before the king.

115. The man (labour) away with all his might.

116. When I (arrive) I (meet) my mother.

117. All men (guarantee) the unalienable rights of life.

118. He often (visit) me on Friday

119. The radio (play) since morning

120. I (not play) the electricity bill yet

121. I (remember) this day all my life

122. If you learn another language, you (get) a better job

123. Last year he (study) very hard.

124. Ayesha (watch) television every night

125. Before the doctor could do anything, the patient (expire)

126. I (write) the reply by tomorrow morning.

127. He told me that he (want) to help me

128. He (live) abroad since 2010.

129. If I had free time I (travel) around the world.

PUNCTUATION PARAGRAPH (GENERAL)

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Everything is ready but what shall we eat Mike raised his hands to heaven and said Dont worry he is watching all of
this from above he will help us

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The pakistani education system is one of the oldest in the world they boast of having one of the most extensive and
effective curricula in all of asia However there are several flaws within the student system that need to be fixed

Paragraph 3

corruption in pakistan is widespread, and extends to every sector from government to judiciary police health services
and education the problems are longstanding and despite ongoing calls for reform and many attempts to improve the
situation there is little evidence of progress

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a struggle is when you experience difficulty and then make a great effort to overcome it it can also be forcefully trying to
get free from restraint suffering is a physical state in which a person feels physical mental or emotional pain due to
distress hardship or injury

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He said, Why do you come and disturb me? what a nuisance you are! why can’t you play somewhere else cant you see
that I want to work? Go away at once and do not come here again.

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he invited me to the football game but i wasnt able to go james said and i heard later that it was a great game

Paragraph 7

as soon as they were brought he tied up the womans throat and struck the swollen part with so much force that the
poor old creature instantly expired ah cried the people this fellow is a villain

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it began like any other Saturday with Minta lying in bed an extra hour.
breakfast was always lazy and unhurried on Saturday mornings. The three of them in the breakfast room Mintas father
engrossed in his paper; her mother flying around in a gaily colored housecoat mixing waffles and frying bacon Minta
setting the table

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it wasnt like him to be so stubborn usually he was jolly and easy going and inclined to leave such matters entirely up to
Minta's mother
she followed him down to the beach her boots squishing in the wet sand the tide was far out and farther up the beach
she could see bent figures busily digging along the water's edge

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i am angry not with you but with myself. You see i realize that I have failed as a father if after all these years you feel that
you have to lie to me I have failed because I have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father Im
going to walk home now and contemplate where I have gone wrong all these years

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seeing my father in so much physical and emotional pain was the most distressing and painful experience that i have
ever faced however it was also the most successful lesson I have never lied to him since

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it was 11 15 at night when Joel reading in bed heard his mother call up Joel, come and feed Lamby will you She usually
fed the orphaned lamb, but tonight she had come home late from a meeting and did not want to go to the barn wearing
good clothes

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the land he helps his father and brothers is the land that his great great grandfather james holland bought in 186o James
was an Irish immigrant he drove a team of horses to plough the land and make it ready for corn

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ogether the old man and the young boy washed the supper dishes. Dad had gone out with that woman he was to marry
he would not be back for some time when the dishes were finished the old man and the boy went outside and sat under
the moon I ll get my harmonica and play for you the old man said I ll play some of the old tunes

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isnt this a fine blanket my son has given me to go away with Yes she said it's a fine blanket She felt the wool again and
said, "A fine blanket indeed." She turned to Dad and said to him coldly Must have cost a pretty penny.

dad cleared his throat I I wanted him to have the best

the girl stood there still looking at the blanket Mmmm its a double one too

Yes the old man said its a double one a fine blanket for an old fellow to be going away with

LETTER/APPLICATION WRITING

1. Letter to the editor about mistakes in the magazine.

2. Letter to the transport supervisor complaining about the bus conductor”.
3. You return to your house one day to find it has been broken into and many of your possessions have been
stolen. You decide to write a letter to the police to report the robbery.

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4. You eat at your college cafeteria every lunchtime. However, you think it needs some improvements. Write a
letter to the college magazine. In your letter:
 explain what you like bout the cafeteria
 say what is wrong
 suggest how it could be improved
5. You are looking for a part-time job. Write a letter to an employment agency. In your letter:

 introduce yourself
 explain what sort of job you would like
 say what experience and skills you have

6. You have received a letter from your bank, asking you to acknowledge receipt of a new bank card. However, the
card was missing from the envelope. Write a letter to the bank's head office. In your letter:
 explain why you are writing
 express concern about the missing card
 ask them what they intend to do

7. You normally go shopping in the area where you live. However, you think some of the facilities for shoppers
could be improved. Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter:
 say in general what you like about shopping in your area
 say what is wrong with the facilities
 suggest how they can be improved

8. Write a letter to the controller of District Transport Authority complaining against the auto rickshaw drivers for
charging excess fare.
9. Write a letter to the Chairman of your Municipality, complaining about the unsanitary condition of the locality in
which you live and request him to take necessary steps in this matter.
10. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining against the frequent breakdown of electricity in your
locality.
11. Write a letter to the Principal for bringing about some improvement in the working of school library.
12. Application to the principal regarding leaving the school and asking for Transfer Certificate.
13. Write a letter to the mayor of your city on behalf of the Principal of your school, requesting him to preside over
a seminar on ‘School Education’ in your city.
14. Write a letter applying for the post of Computer Teacher.
15. Write a letter to the manager applauding the services provided by his company.
16. You are the President of block Panchayat. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner requesting him to open
a dispensary in your village.
17. Write a letter of complaint against a bus conductor to the City Transport Corporation.
18. Write a letter to the Mayor of your city requesting him for a children’s park in your locality.
19. Application to your class teacher requesting her to grant you a week’s leave.
20. Application to the Principal of your school for remission of fine.

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21. Application to school administration requesting issuance of new identity card.
22. Application to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you free studentship.
23. Application to head of the administrative department of the school requesting for transfer certificate.
24. Application to the administrative department of school requesting for caution money.
25. Application to a commercial firm in reply to an advertisement for a clerk.
26. To the Principal of your College, saying your father is sending you to England for technical education, and asking
his advice.
27. To a newspaper complaining of the bad quality and inadequate supply of Municipal water in your town.
28. Letter to your landlord asking him to get certain repairs done in the house where you are staying as a tenant.
29. Application to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you fee concession.
30. Write a letter to the Mayor of your city requesting him for a children’s park in your locality.
31. Write a letter to the Sales Manager complaining about a Washing Machine which is not functioning properly and
asking for the replacement of the same.
32. Write a letter of resignation.
33. Write a letter to the mayor of your city requesting him/her for a playground in your locality.
34. Write a letter to the superintendent of police of your town reporting a theft of a wallet.
35. Write a letter to the chairman NCOC, inviting his attention towards the wide spread of COVID -19 in your
area, stressing upon the need of immediate implementation of SOPs.
36. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the fuel price raise and its effects on the public.

37. Write a letter to the manager of a factory, asking permission for a party to visit the factory.

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PASSAGE 1

The profession of teaching has a great and honourable tradition, extending from the dawn of history until recent times,
but any teacher in the modern world who allows himself to be inspired by the ideals of his predecessors is likely to be
made sharply aware that it is not his function to teach what he thinks, but to instil such beliefs and prejudices as are
thought useful by his employers. In former days a teacher was expected a man of exceptional knowledge and wisdom,
to whose words men would do well to attend.

PASSAGE 2

I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive
company or not. Otherwise, they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m.
of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget
all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we
whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were.

PASSAGE 3

Knowledge is a great power. Knowledge not only gives us material benefits but spiritual satisfaction also. In our religion,
getting knowledge is obligatory for everyone. This is the wealth that cannot be stolen. Without knowledge, no man can
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recognize himself and remains unaware of his life. Having got knowledge, a man can effectively work for the betterment
of himself, his society, and his nation.

PASSAGE 4

No matter what kind of house it is, the basement is a scary place in horror films. That's usually where something is
hiding or where the evil psychopath has hidden their tools. Basements are always dark and often damp. You can only
reach them by a narrow staircase. And basements are always creepy, even when there isn't anything down there.

PASSAGE 5

Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These people, from the dim mists of
prehistory have been wall-conscious; from the Neolithic period – when ramparts of pounded earth were used - to the
Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village. Not only towns and villages; the houses and the
temples within them were somehow walled, and the houses also had no windows overlooking the street, thus giving the
feeling of wandering around a huge maze. The name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled
cities, villages, houses and temples presides the god of walls and mounts, whose duties were, and still are, to protect
and be responsible for the welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as constructing a
wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity.

PASSAGE 6

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a
time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent
imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven
cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

PASSAGE 7

We know that human language is far more complex than that of even our nearest and most intelligent relatives like
chimpanzees. We can express complex thoughts, convey subtle emotions and communicate about abstract concepts
such as past and future. And we do this following a set of structural rules, known as grammar. Do only humans use an
innate system of rules to govern the order of words? Perhaps not, as some research may suggest dolphins share this
capability because they are able to recognise when these rules are broken.

PASSAGE 8

In the 1950s, Central American commercial banana growers were facing the death of their most lucrative product, the
Gros Michel banana, known as Big Mike. And now it’s happening again to Big Mike’s successor – the Cavendish.

With its easily transported, thick-skinned and sweet-tasting fruit, the Gros Michel banana plant dominated the
plantations of Central America. United Fruit, the main grower and exporter in South America at the time, mass-produced
its bananas in the most efficient way possible: it cloned shoots from the stems of plants instead of growing plants from
seeds, and cultivated them in densely packed fields.

PASSAGE 9

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The United States currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy. Fossil fuels are non-renewable, that
is, they draw on finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging
to retrieve. In contrast, the many types of renewable energy resources - such as wind and solar energy - are constantly
replenished and will never run out. Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight, or
solar energy, can be used directly for heating and lighting homes and other buildings, for generating electricity and for
hot water heating, solar cooling and a variety of commercial and industrial uses.

PASSAGE 10

The threatened extinction of the tiger in India, the perilous existence of the orangutan in Indonesia, the plight of the
panda: these are wildlife emergencies with which we have become familiar. They are well-loved animals that no one
wants to see disappear. But now scientists fear the real impact of declining wildlife could be closer to home, with the
threat to creatures such as ladybirds posing the harshest danger to biodiversity.

PASSAGE 11

I moved into my new house 3 years ago and within a day of receiving the keys, realised the huge extent of the work that
was needed both inside and outside the property. It was quite overwhelming. I was so certain when viewing the house
online prior to the sale that there wasn’t much tinkering needed - a simple mistake to make! Nevertheless, I couldn’t
wait to begin doing what was needed to make the rooms feel like they really belonged to me. I had chosen an old
property instead of a new build for that exact reason. I wanted a home with character and history and individuality…a
building that has a story. This was my chance to write the next chapter.

PASSAGE 12

Many people have an allergic reaction to the fish and may start to sweat, develop a rapid pulse and feel nauseous as the
poison gets further into the body. Some people collapse as a result. Others can develop chest pain, although the sting is
not fatal. People who have been stung should take painkillers and if they develop an allergic reaction to the sting, a
course of antihistamines is recommended. Other common poisonous fish on Britain's beaches include jelly fish and the
stingray, which, if disturbed, can use its tail to venomous effect.

PASSAGE 13

Sometime in the last century, the last of the trees on high ground were cut down and the land began to dry out. This
meant that across much of the north of the island, agriculture went into decline. Now David Riebold, a forestry scientist-
turned school teacher who owns a home on the island, has a plan to reverse the trend. He wants to use artificial fog
harvesting to bring back the cloud forest, in what promises to be the largest reforestation project ever attempted using
the technology.

PASSAGE 14

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Over the past one and a half centuries, photography has been used to record all aspects of human life and activity.
During this relatively short history, the medium has expanded its capabilities in the recording of time and space, thus
allowing human vision to be able to view the fleeting moment or to visualise both the vast and the minuscule. It has
brought us images from remote areas of the world, distant parts of the solar system, as well as the social complexities
and crises of modern life.

PASSAGE 15

A couple of weeks ago I was asked what I thought the future of technology in education was. It is a really interesting
question and one that I am required to think about all the time. By its very nature, technology changes a fast pace and
making it accessible to pupils, teachers and other stakeholders is an ongoing challenge. So what is the future? Is it the
iPad? No I don’t think it is. For me, the future is not about one specific device. Don’t get m e wrong, I love the iPad. In
fact, I have just finished a trial to see if using them really does support teaching and learning – and they have proved
effective.

PASSAGE 16

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail
around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire
of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he
offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.

Passage 17

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered
radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and
Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw,
Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe
personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school.

Passage 18

Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief. The invention of the airplane was no exception.
Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 were excited and impressed,
others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea of flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people. Such people called
Wilbur and Orville Wright, the inventors of the first flying machine, impulsive fools. Negative reactions, however, did not
stop the Wrights. Impelled by their desire to succeed, they continued their experiments in aviation.

Passage 19

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex
than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and
protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is
much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words.
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Passage 20

Philosophy of Education is a label applied to the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. It can be
considered a branch of both philosophy and education. Education can be defined as the teaching and learning of specific
skills, and the imparting of knowledge, judgment and wisdom, and is something broader than the societal institution of
education we often speak of.

Passage 21

In the town of Agra there lived a rich businessman. But he was also quite a miser. Various people used to flock outside
his house everyday hoping for some kind of generosity, but they always had to return home disappointed. He used to
ward them off with false promises and then never lived up to his word. Then one day, a poet named Raidas arrived at his
house and said that he wanted to read out his poems to the rich man. As the rich man was very fond of poetry, he
welcomed him in with open arms.

Passage 22

A Sobbing little girl stood near a small school from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “I can’t
go to school”, she sobbed to a priest as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the priest guessed the
reason and, talking by hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the school class. The child was so touched that
she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to study.

Passage 23

Some of the biggest and most expensive transportation projects in the world have involved building bridges. Bridges are
crucial links that carry cars, trucks and trains across bodies of water, mountain gorges or other roads. As a result, they
are one of the most important aspects of civil engineering and are subject to intense scrutiny, especially when they
collapse.

Passage 24

While eating at a restaurant is an enjoyable and convenient occasional treat, most individuals and families prepare their
meals at home. To make breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, these persons must have the required foods and ingredients
on hand and ready to go; foods and ingredients are typically purchased from a grocery store, or an establishment that
distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer.

Passage 25

Whales are mammals, so in many ways, they are just like human beings. The most important difference is that humans
and whales live in different environments and whales have a special respiratory system that enables them to stay
underwater for several minutes without breathing oxygen. For this reason, they are said to be voluntary breathers. That
is, because of whales’ underwater environment, they must be conscious breathers. They think about every breath they
take and come up to the surface of the water to breathe through blowholes on top of their heads.

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DIALOGUE WRITING

1. Write a dialogue between two friends sharing their preparation plans for the upcoming exam. (Dialogue must
have at least eight sets of conversation relevant to the topic other than opening and closing)
2. Write a dialogue between a teacher and a student on discipline. (Dialogue must have at least Eight sets of
conversation relevant to the topic other than opening and closing)
3. Write a dialogue between two friends about inflation in Pakistan. (Dialogue must have at least Eight sets of
conversation relevant to the topic other than opening and closing)
4. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing if poverty is evil.
5. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing who is more useful to the society-a doctor or a teacher/a
policeman or a nurse?
6. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing the relative advantages of wealth and health.
7. Write a dialogue between two friends talking about the advantages and disadvantages of city life/village life.
8. Write a dialogue between two friends talking about a fire.
9. Write a dialogue between the principal of a college and a boy seeking admission to his college.
10. Write a dialogue between two friends about the uses and the abuses of the cinema.
11. Write a dialogue between two students about the inconvenience caused by the late running of trains.
12. Write a dialogue between two boys about the choice of a career.
13. Write a dialogue between two persons about frequent strikes.
14. Write a dialogue between two old friends meeting each other on a railway station after some years.
15. Write a dialogue between a student and a teacher about how to learn English well.
16. Write a dialogue between two friends about the rising prices of essential commodities.
17. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing if science is a blessing or a curse.
18. Write a dialogue between two students about the advantages and disadvantages of the hostel life.
19. Write a dialogue between two friends on life in flats.
20. Write a dialogue between two friends about their neighbors-good and bad.
21. Write a dialogue between two friends on the merits and demerits of advertisements.
22. Write a dialogue between two friends as they come out of the examination hall after the final bell.
23. Write a dialogue between a policeman and bus driver about traffic-jam.
24. Write a dialogue between two young men on the cruelty to animals.
25. Write a dialogue between two friends on the uses and abuses of advertisement.
26. Write a dialogue between two brothers on life in a school hostel.
27. Write a dialogue between two friends on unhygienic food preparation process in restaurants.
28. Write a dialogue between two students regarding rising level of intolerance among youth.
29. Write a dialogue between a teacher and a student on higher education prospects in Pakistan.
30. Write a dialogue between an academic counselor and a student on choice of profession.

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