RAWALPINDI BOARD 2012
Paper English
(Session: 2012)
(Group- I/ A- 2012)
Class – 2^ND  Year
Paper – II
Time: 30 Minutes
(OBJECTIVE)
Marks: 20
Note:    Four answer are given against each question in columns A,B,Cor D with pen or marker in front of that question number.

1. a) Choose the right option. 3

• The Sun and the other stars we see in the sky are extremely hot.
  
  (A) exceedingly
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Sometimes there were unexpected respites.
  
  (A) time of rest
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• "Certainly", said the accountant, and fetched him.
  
  (A) carried
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. b) Choose the right option. 3

• The conditions in Sahara were agonizing.
  
  (A) unpleasant
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Pasteur father brought a small tannery.
  
  (A) a place where tanning is carried on
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• They issued orders that the ship of Mustafa Kamal should be intercepted.
  
  (A) stopped
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. c) Choose the right option. 4

• Mr: Chips was a little bald.
  
  (A) hairless
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Ralston was a live wire.
  
  (A) energetic
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Mr. Chatter is accepted the situation wisely and courteously.
  
  (A) politely
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• 4) It was cold and foggy.
  
  (A) misty
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

    1. d) Choose the appropriate prepositions.

• Who is responsible …….  this accident?
  
  (A) for
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• We pray …….. God.
  
  (A) to
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• The writer wanted to get rid ……..  his books.
  
  (A) of
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• He availed himself  ..... this opportunity.
  
  (A) of
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• You must abide……the laws of the country.
  
  (A) by
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. e) Choose the correct option. 5

• Fourteen pound are not a heavy weight.
  
  (A) Fourteen pounds is not a heavy weight.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Ali or Zia are wrong.
  
  (A) All or Zia is wrong.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• The jury were of one mind.
  
  (A) The jury was of one mind.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• He loves with his children.
  
  (A) He loves his children.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• The pencil is to write.
  
  (A) The pencil is to write with.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

2. Write short answering 3-5 lines. (Any six) 12

• Why, according to Sir James jeans, the stars do not come closer to one another?
• What was the average age of man in the past and what is the recent average human age?
• What was the rose colour day for Daiches and why?
• Why did Squire want to destroy his books?
• Write two blunders committed by Leacock in the bank.
• In which diseases Jerome was suffering from?
• What is duty of a college Dean according to Hawkes?
• How has Anna McKenzi defined hunger?
• Why was Spain called the jewel of the world?

3. Write short answers in 3-5 lines. (Any six) 12

• In which subject did Churchill want to be examined?
• In which thing Christopher traveled from Elgolea to Salah?
• Why did Christopher and his companions kill a camel?
• How did Fleming produce penicillin free of mould?
• What were the terms offered to Turkey by Allies?
• How did Mustafa Kamal prepare people for the abolition of veil?
• How did Pasteur embarrass the Professor of Chemistry at Besancon?
• Which was the first human disease to which Pasteur applied inoculation?

4. Write short answers in 3-5 lines. (Any eight) 16

• How did Chips serve his guests?
• What is Chip's socio-academic status?
• How was Ralston running Brookfield according to Chips?
• Write a brief note on Katherine Bridges?
• How did Chips take attendance and what was special about it?
• What is Chip's routine after retirement?
• What did Mr. Chips say to Cartwright in the end?
• Why did Chips decide to retire in 1913?
• What is the significance of the title Good bye Mr. Chips?
• Write the will by Mr. Chips-in 1930?
• Why did Chips chose Mrs. Wilcket's house after retirement?
• Describe Mr. Chips before and after marriage?

5. Write an essay. (300-400 words) 15

• Technical Education
• Patriotism
• Unemployment
• My Pakistan

6. Use the idioms/phrasal verbs. (Any five) 10
   
   Few and Far Between,
   Burn the Midnight Oil,
   In Black and white,
   Lion's share,
   Fed up with,
   Carryout, Fall Back on,
   Play with fire.

7. Translate the passage into English. 15
   
   مو سم سر ما کی ایک اُجلی صبح کا ذکر ہے میں اپنی واحد درسی کتا ب بغل میں دہا ئے سکول جا رہا تھا – گا ؤ ں سے نکلتے ہی کیا دیکھا ہو ں کہ ایک بار یش بز ر گ اپنی عمر سے بے نیا ز کنو ا ری صبح کے جو بن سے لطف اند و ز ہو رہا ہے- میں نے اس پر زیا دہ تو جہ نہ دی – البتہ اسکا سفید اور اُجلا لبا س مجھے عجیب سا لگا کیو نکہ ہما رے گا ؤ ں میں ایسے کپڑ ے کسی کو شا دی بیا ہ یا مر نے کے بعد نصیب ہو تے ہیں – میں اُ چٹتی سی نگا ہ ڈ ال کر آ گے نکلنے ہی و ا لا تھا کہ اس نے پڑ ی ہو ئی چھڑ ی کا گو ل سر ا میر ے ٹخنے میں ڈال کر اس طر ح کھینچا کہ میں گر ا ،اُٹھا ، پھر سنبھلا اور ڈگمگا تا ہو ا آ گے نکل گیا – ذرا دور جا کر پیچھے دیکھا تو بزرگا رنہ چہر ے پر پیشا نی مسکر ا ہٹ نا چ رہی تھی – با با خیر ا سےمیر  ا یہ پہلا تعا ر ف تھا –
   
   Alternative  question for English medium.
   
   Write an essay on "Drug Addiction".

RAWALPINDI BOARD 2012
Paper English(Session: 2012)
(Group- II/ A- 2012)
Class – 2^ND  Year
Paper – II

1. a) Choose the right option. 3

• The manager thought that I was a detective.
  
  (A) spy
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Ifancied he looked suspicious.
  
  (A) thought
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• These millions of stars are wandering in space.
  
  (A) Roaming
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. b) Choose the right option. 3

• The Turks were steadily growing bolder.
  
  (A) gradually
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Churchill owes a debt  to his teacher.
  
  (A) obligation
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• The germs could be destroyed by antisepticsg.
  
  (A) Chemicals
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. c) Choose the .right option.                 4

• Linford said that he had just come from the sanatorium.
  
  (A) ospital
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Some snobbish people said that they thoughtthey had heard of Brookfield.
  
  (A) arrogant
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Chips wore a tattered gown.
  
  (A) torn
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Chips in sheer bewilderment said, "slovenly".
  
  (A) confusion
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. d) Choose the appropriate prepositions.

• Rabia is grieved ……. her husband’s death.
  
  (A) at
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• He is addicted ……  heroin.
  
  (A) to
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• He called ……  my house.
  
  (A) at
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• I am obliged ……  him.
  
  (A) To
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• He was deprived …….  his wealth.
  
  (A) of
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

1. e) Choose the correct option.

• I bought a pen who is pretty.
  
  (A) I bought a pen which is pretty.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• She is not as pretty as Rabia.
  
  (A) She is not so pretty as Rabia.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Neither he reads nor teaches.
  
  (A) Neither does he read nor does he teach.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• Saleem knew to teach English.
  
  (A) Saleem knew how to teach English.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)
  
  
• The poors are treated-harshly.
  
  (A) The poor are treated harshly.
  (B)
  (C)
  (D)

2. Write short answers in 3-5 lines. (Any six) 12

• What happened when the wandering star came near the Sun?
• How is Los Ageles supplied with water?
• How can a mistaken ambition be a cause of failure for the students?
• Why did Jerome K. Jerome go to the British Museum?
• What was a dismal experience for Daiches earlyin the morning?
• How did J. C. Squire decide to get rid of unwanted books?
• Why did Stephen Leacock think necessary to do before opening an account in the bank?
• How has the population of the cities been controlled in China?
• What did Arthur Hop craft say about the hungry children in Kenya?

3. Write short answers in 3-5 lines. (Any six) 12

• How did Churchill learn English at Harrow?
• Why was Penicillin hailed as a "wonder drug"?
• Describe Mustafa Kamal's attitude towards women?
• What do you understand by "Vaccines"?
• Describe economic development under Mustafa Kama?
• How did Pasteur safeguard sheep and cattle from Anthrax?
• How did the three English adventurers meet death, as described by the driver Hantout?
• Why did Churchill favour the learning of English as compared to Latin and Greek?

4. Write short answers in 3-5 lines. (Any eight) 16

• Why was Chipping called Mr. Chips?
• How young was Katherine when she was married?
• How would you rate Mr. Chip's marriage?
• How did Chips criticize the rationing system?
• What Grayson had Chips to condole with? A
• Who was the prewar man?
• When did Meldrumsdie? Who succeeded Meldrum?
• How old was Mr. Chips when he died?
• Assess Mr. Chips as a teacher.
• How did Chatter's die?
• Compare the mental approach of Chips with that of Katherine.
• When was Mr. Ralston appointed the Headmaster of Brookfield School?

5. Write an essay. (300-400 words). 15

• My first day at College
• A visit to a Museum
• My Hero in History
• Horrors of war

6. Use the idioms/phrasal verbs. (Any five) 10
   
   A blue stocking,
   Few and far between,
   Bury the hatchet Turn over a new leaf,
   Ways and means,
   A dark horse,
   Bring up,
   Give away

7. Translate the passage into English. 15
   
   علم بڑ ی دولت ہے- ہم اسے صرف محنت ہی سے حا صل کر سکتے یں – لیکن افسوس کی با ت ہے ککہ بعض طا لب علم سا ر ا سا ل وقت ضا ئع کر تے ہیں – وہ اپنی تعلیم میں دلچسپی نہیں لیتے – امتحا ن میں پا س ہو نے کے لئے نا جا ئز ذ ر ا ئع استعما ل کر تے ہیں – یہ بہت بر ی با ت ہے – ہمیں محنت کر نی چا ہیئے – ہر گز اپنا وقت ضا ئع نہیں کر نا چا ہیئے – جو کا م سے جی چر اتے ہیں وہ کا میا ب نہیں ہو تے – محنت کا میا بی کی کنجی ہے- ہما را دین بھی ہمیں علم حا صل کر نے کی تلقین کر تا ہے- علم حاصل کر نا ہر مسلما ن پر فر ض ہے-
   
   Alternative question for English medium.
   
   Write an essay on "Benefits of Internet.