Federal Board HSSC-II 2015
ENGLISH COMPULSORY
SECTION-A (Marks 201
Time allowed: 25 Minutes

NOTE: Section -A is compulsory and comprises pages 1.2 All parts of this section are lo be answered on the question apse itself. It should be completed in the first 25 minutes and handed over to the Centre suspended Deleting/overwriting not allowed DO not use lead pencil.

Q1 Circle the correct option i.e. A /B / C /D. Each part carries one mark.

• Saturday night was in a different way. (End of Tern)

(A) Unpleasant
(B) Pleasant
(C) Unattractive
(D) Distasteful

• On hearing sound of the steps, the writer sprang back and assumed the air of

(A) Rumination
(B) Restlessness
(C) Illumination
(D) Duplication

• The writer counted his pulse ______ to the minute.

(A) One hundred
(B) Two hundred
(C) One hundred forty seven
(D) Three hundred

• The flexible Chinese bamboo curtain was __________by a western curtain of disregard.

(A) Placed
(B) Flavoured
(C) Countered
(D) Determined

• The Headmaster, Mr. Welldon, however, took a broad-minded view of Churchill's _____prose.

(A) Britain
(B) Latin
(C) French
(D) Greek

• After having settled on the culture plate, the mould spore began to :

(A) Minimize
(B) Shorten
(C) Grow
(D) Contract

• In 1848, when Europe was politically upheaved, Pasteur________ himself in the National Guard.

(A) Admitted
(B) Enrolled
(C) Rolled
(D) Remould

• The names of the new boys were printed in the school list in________ order.

(A) Alphabetical
(B) Analytical
(C) Digital
(D) Critical

• Chips used to________ with sticks along a footpath leading to the tiny church.

(A) Race
(B) Run
(C) Resort
(D) Hobble

• Katherine Bridges had blue ________ eyes and freckled cheeks.

(A) Bright
(B) Blind
(C) Flashing
(D) Dim

• Choose the CORRECT spelling:

(A) Embellishment
(B) Embelishment
(C) Embellishment
(D) Embalishment

• The products of Muslim Spain were more than sufficient for domestic consumption. Which of the following can replace the underlined word?

(A) Satisfaction
(B) Utilization
(C) Realization
(D) Starvation

• Choose the CORRECT sentence:

(A) He is blind in one eye.
(B) He is blind from one eye
(C) He is blind of one eye
(D) He is blind with one eye

• I consulted the doctor who gave me a useful advice. The underlined word is a / an :

(A) Interrogative pronoun
(B) Relative pronoun
(C) Emphatic pronoun
(D) Personal pronoun

• Jealousy is a harmful feeling. The underlined word is a / an :

(A) Helping verb
(B) Transitive verb
(C) Linking veto
(D) Intransitive verb

• No sooner did he see the police than he ran away. The underlined word is a an :

(A) Preposition
(B) Conjunction
(C) Adverb
(D) Adjective

• How din he fail in the examination? The underlined word is a / an :

(A) Interrogative pronoun
(B) Adjective
(C) Conjunction
(D) Adverb

• I went to Murree in summer vacation. The underlined part is:

(A) Collective noun
(B) Adverb of time
(C) Adverb of place
(D) Proper noun

• No sooner did he arrive at home than he was asked to start another journey. What kind of sentence is it?

(A) Simple
(B) Complex
(C) Compound
(D) Compound complex

•  The talking parrot flew away. The underlined word is a / an :

(A) Gerund
(B) Participle adjective
(C) Present participle
(D) Adverb

SECTION — B (Marks 40)

Q.2 Attempt ALL the questions in about 40-50 words each. (7 x 4=28)

• How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?
• Wishes don't come true in this life, writes Daiches. What are the things he longed for but could not haven
• Why is it difficult to destroy books?

(OR)

•  What was the prescription given to him by the doctor?
• Leacock was feeling completely lost in the bank all the time he was there. Give only two examples to prove it.

(OR).

• Write a note on the Chinese women?
• Describe some great famines of the past?
• Describe how Fleming cliscovercd penicillin.
• Give two instances of Pasteur's patriotism.

(OR)

• Why was Mustafa Kemal sent to Anatolia?

Q.3. Answer the following questions on "Good Bye Mr. Chips" in about 60 to 75 words each:

(i) Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Mr. Chips. (06)

(OR)

Write a note on Mr. Chip's humour

(ii) What contribution did Brookfield make to England? (06)

 SECTION - C (Marks 40)

 Note: Attempt ALL the questions.

Q.4. Suppose you work as a Research Officer with the police department. In view of the growing incidents of street crimes, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) has asked you to investigate and write a report on it Your report should cover the following aspects:

• Number of street crimes during the period under review
• Causes of rise in such incidents.
• Some measures to control such incidents.

Q.5. A. Correct the following paragraph for the kinds of errors listed in the bracket. There are SIX errors in all. Rewrite the paragraph as you have revised it. (errors in the use of verb, pronoun, noun, preposition adverb) (6)

In 1848, at the age!' of twenty-six Louis Pasteur become Deputy Professor of Chemistry ni the University of Strasburg, and here he met hi, future wife, which was the daughter of the rector of the Strasburg academy. They married in 1850 and it seems that Pasteur was so buried in his work on the wedding day that he entire forgot the ceremony and had to be fetched by a friend.

B. Use any FOUR of the following Phrase Verbs/idioms in sentences: (4)

• To hold up
• A bottleneck
• Black and blue
• At home in
• To be taken aback
• To put out.
• To carry weight

Q.6 Read the following passage an answer the questions appended to it:

The individual. is as 'much a product society as society is a product of the individuals; Vail network of customs, manners, convention language, and traditional ideals lies ready pounce upon every new-born child, mould it into image of the people among whom it has appear. In general the role of the instinct has be exaggerated, and that of early training underrate the most powerful instincts, such as sex and pugnacity have been considerably modified are controlled by social training. We must unlearn our ideas about an unchangeable human nature and all- important environment. There is no knowable imit to change our growth.

 Questions:

• Find words from the passage that meant! same as given below: 02
  a. Attack b. Contention
• (ii) What are the factors which mould the child into the image of the people?
• (iii) Write a précis of the given passage in about one third of its length and also suggest a suitable title to it 06

Q.7 Write an essay in about 250 to 30 words on one of the following topics: 12

(i) Threats to Mankind Today
Outline:
State of human safety in the beginning me on earth - man's conquest of forces nature - development of science an technology - man endangered his own safely - nuclear war, global warming terrorism etc are serious threats to mankind suggestions - summing up.

(ii) Corruption
Outline:
What is corruption-causes of widespread corruption in the country corruption can't be justified -how eradicate it.