SAHIWAL BOARD
English (Compulsory)
(Session. 2015)
(Group- I A-2015)
  Class 2nd  Year
Paper-II
Time: 20 Minutes
(OBJECTIVE)
Marks: 20

Q1
(a) Choose the right option of the underlined words and fillup the bubbles: (Book II, Modern Prose and Heroes, Part I)3

• My voice was sepulchral.

(A) Gloomy 
(B) low
(C) shrilled
(D) high

• It is always to be detriment to their health.

(A) Damage
(B) profit
(C) use
(D) promotion

• He acquitted me, apparently.

(A) Exonerated
(B) watched
(C) followed
(D) witnessed

(b)Choose the right option of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles:(Book II, Modern Prose and Heroes, Part II)3

• There is little vegetation in Sahara.

(A) Trees
(B) fruit
(C) greenery
(D) Leaves

• Pasteur asked for arbitration.

(A) Judgment
(B) action
(C) competition
(D) prize

• This was a gigantic task:

(A) Ordinary
(B) big
(C) small
(D) common

(c)Choose the right option of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles:(Novel "Good Bye Mr. Chips")4

• Mr. Chips' voice had stilla good deal of sprightliness:

(A) Jerkiness
(B) liveliness
(C) Hardness
(D) toughness

• The scowl he assumed to cover his inward nervousness.

(A) Position
(B) obduracy
(C) intimacy
(D) frown

• Ralston's successor was a man named Chatteris:

(A) Forerunner
(B) descendant
(C) oppressor
(D) victor

• Actually Chips nodded and stumbled.

(A) waved
(B) shocked
(C) staggered
(D) flourished

(d)Choose right option of appropriate preposition and the bubbles: 5

• Smoking is injurious_______ health.

(A) Of
(B) for
(C) in
(D) to

• I do not agree _______your proposal.

(A) To
(B) with
(C) from
(D) on

• Can you rely_______me in this matter?

(A) To
(B) with
(C) in
(D) at

• He presided_____ the meeting:

(A) over
(B) on
(C) to
(D) in

• I prefer mangoes_______apples.

(A) to
(B) from
(C) out
(D) in

(e)     Choose the correct sentence from each of the groups and fill up the bubbles: 5

• I have received your letter yesterday:

(A) I received your letter yesterday             
(B) I receive your letter yesterday
(C) I had received your letter yesterday.
(D) I will receive your letter yesterday.

• He works hard lest he may fail:

(A) He works hard lest he should fail   
(B) He works hard lest he should not fail,
(C) He works hard lest he might not fail.
(D) He works hard lest he might fail

• He is suffering from fever for a week:

(A) He has been suffering from fever for a week.
(B) He has been suffer from fever for a week
(C) He is suffering from fever for a week
(D) He has suffer from fever for a week.

• This is a worth seeing sight:

(A) This is a worth seeing sight.              
(B) This is worth seeing sight.
(C) This is a sight worth seeing.
(D) This is the sight worth seeing.

• He gave me much advices:

(A) He gave me much advices  
(B) He gave me many advices
(C) He gave me much pieces of advice.
(D) He gave me many pieces of advice.

 SAHIWAL BOARD
 English, GROUP FIRST
(Session: 2015)
(Group-I A-2015)
 Class-2nd Year
Time: 2:10Hours
(SUBJECTIVE) 
Marks: 80
Note: Section I is compulsory, Attempt any Three questions from Section II and any Two parts from Section III.
 SECTION-I

2.Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any six questions in words of your own. (Book -II, Modern Prose and Heroes, 12

• Why is there no life on the stars?
• How would you define the term "lazy bluffer'?
• Why was the variety of food limited in the past?
• Describe writer's feeling about the books after destroying them.
• Give two reasons of boys failure in the college.
• Describe briefly Stephen Leacock's misadventure in the bank.
• Write a short not on the mosque of Cordova.
• Why did Jerome K. Jerome visit British museum?
• Describe briefly a day in the life of a Chinese student.

3.Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any six questions in words of your own.  (Book-II, Modern Prose and Heroes Part-II) 12

• Why did Churchill call examinations an "inhospitable region"?
• What were the subjects taught to intelligent students at Harrow?
• Why did Christopher and his companion kill a camel?
• Describe how Fleming discovered penicillin?
• What did Pasteur discover about bacteria in milk?
• What were the terms offered to Turkey by the Allies?
• How did Memet try to regain Anatolia for himself?
• Why is Mustafa Kamal called "Saviour of Turkey"?

4.Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any eight questions in your own words from the novel "Good bye Mr. Chips." 16

• How did Mr. Chips handle his first class at Brookfield school?
• What kind of people did Brookfield supply?
• What was the financial condition of Mr. Chips after retirement?
• What were political ideas of Chips?
• What was the effect of Katherine's death on Mr. Chips?
• Why did the boys call Chips old after the death of his wife?
• What sort of person was Ralston?
• Why did Chatteris request Chips to rejoin the school?
• How did Chips perform as the head of Brookfield?
• How did Chips take his class during the shelling?
• What was Chips' will?
• What sort of discussion did Chips have with Linford?

(SECTION II)

5.Write an essay (300.400 words) on any one of the following topics. 15

• Television
• A train accident   
• A visit to a park
• My Hero in History

6.Use any five of the following Idioms / Phrasal verbs in sentences of your own. 10

• bring out 
• fall in
• look up
• birds eye view
• bread and butter
• a stone's throw away
• hard and fast
• by hook or by crook

7. Translate the following passage into English:15

حضرت محمد ﷺ مکہ میں پیدا ہوئے۔ آپ ﷺ کے والد محترم کا نام عبداللہ تھا۔ آپ ﷺ کے دادا نے آپ کی پرورش کی۔ جب آپﷺ پچیس برس کے ہوئے تو آپ ﷺ نے حضرت خدیجہ سے شادی کی۔ جب آپﷺ چالیس سال کے ہوئے تو آپ ﷺ نے اعلان نبوت فرمایا۔

                                 
OR

Alternative question for candidates whose medium of examination is English/foreign candidates only.
8.Write a paragraph on "Misuses of Mobile Phone"

SAHIWAL BOARD
English (Compulsory) 
(Session. 2015)
(Group- II A-2015)
 Class 2nd Year
Paper-II
Time: 20 Minutes 
(OBJECTIVE)
Marks: 20

Q1
(a) Choose the right option of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles: (Book II, Modern Prose and Heroes, Part I)  3

• I was not seriously disturbed as I knew that I could bear investigation.

(A) Theft
(B) change
(C) blame
(D) inquiry

• The manager looked relieved but still serious:

(A) Relaxed
(B) suspicious
(C) slow
(D) quick

• I sat for a while frozen with horror: ,

(A) Motionless
(B) thinking
(C) lay
(D) moving

(b)      Choose the right option of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles: (Book II, Modern Prose and Heroes, Part II):3

• Back along the wire went the most momentous teleg6m in the history of Ottoman Empire:

(A) Trial
(B) useful
(C) petty
(D) significant

• Pasteur used to embarrass his professor of Chemistry with unanswerable questions.

(A) Thank
(B) perplex
(C) Follow
(D) serve

• We were considered such dunces that we could learn only English:

(A) Fellows
(B) brilliant
(C) hardworking
(D) idiot

(c)      Choose the right option of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles:(Novel "Good Bye Mr. Chips") 4

• Chips took up isolated words out of that extra ordinary indictment.

(A) Freedom
(B) trust
(C) criticism
(D) praise

• At fifty he was the doyen of the staff:

(A) Principal
(B) senior member
(C) Chief 
(D) head

• Lust as marriage had added something, so did bereavement.

(A) Joy
(B) grief
(C) Death
(D) judgment

• Actually he nodded and stumbled:

(A) Shocked
(B) stagger
(C) waved 
(D) flourished

 (d)Choose right option of appropriate preposition and fill up bubbles: 5

• You should remind him_______his promise.

(A) On
(B) over
(C) of 
(D) For

• You should abstain_______smoking.

(A) For
(B) fit in
(C) over
(D) with

• Can you rely ________me in this matter?

(A) To
(B) on
(C) in
(D) at

• This house belongs _______ Mr. Kareem.

(A) To
(B) with
(C) from
(D) from

• Trust ________God and do the right.

(A) On
(B) in
(C) for
(D) over

 (e)      Choose the correct sentence from each of the groups and fill up the bubbles: 5

• This is a worth seeing sight:

(A) This is a worth seeing sight.
(B) This is worth seeing sight.
(C) This is a sight worth seeing.
(D) This H the sight worth seeing.

• He is taller than any boy in the class.

(A) He is taller than any other boy in the class
(B) He is tallest than any other boy in the class
(C) He is taller than any boy in the class.
(D)He is tallest than any other boy in the class.

• The man is mortal

(A) The men is mortal
(B) The man are mortal
(C) Man is mortal
(D) The men is mortal

• He said that I am going home:

(A) He said that I will be going home.
(B) He said that he were going home.
(C) He said that he shall go home.
(D) He said that he was going home.

• He availed the chance.

(A) He availed at the chance.
(B) He availed of the chance.
(C) He availed himself of the chance.
(D) He availed himself the chance.

 SAHIWAL BOARD
 English .GROUP SECOND
(Session: 2015)
(Group-II A-2015)
 Class-2nd  Year 
  Time: 2:10 Hours
(SUBJECTIVE)
Marks: 80
 Note: Section I is compulsory. Attempt any Three questions from Section II and  any Two parts from Section III.
  SECTION-I

2.Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any six questions in words of your own. (Book -II, Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-I)  12

• Why is the universe so frightening to us?
• What is the effect of superstitions on our life?
• How can the teachers and the college doctor avert failure of students?
• What did David Daiches do with his pocket money?
• What happened when Squire threw the books into the river?
• Why did the write call himself a hospital?
• How much money was Leacock holding in his hand?
• What is the system of communes in China?
• Write a brief note on the great mosque of Cordova.

3.Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any six questions in words of your own. (Book-II, Modern Prose and Heroes Part-II)12

• Why did Churchill dislike examinations?
• Why did Churchill prefer English to Latin and Greek?
• How did Christopher manage to get a seat in the weapons carrier?
• Describe the smalltown EI-Golea in the Sahara desert.
• What was Fleming's great contribution to the field of medical science?
• How did Pasteur prove that spontaneous generation was not a fact?
• How did Pasteur solve the problem of silkworms' disease?
• How did Mustafa Kamal simplify the language?

    4. Write short answers in 3-5 lines of any eight questions in your own words from the novel "Good bye Mr. Chips."16

• Describe briefly Mr. Chips' routine activities at Mrs. Wickett's house.
• Why did Ralston quarrel with Chips?
• Describe Chips feeling on the death of Katherine Bridges.
• What were Mr. Chips' ideas about modern women?
• Write a brief note on Katherine Bridges.
• Who was Colley? Why was the punished by Mr. Chips?
• Describe briefly the most interesting incident of he novel.
• Why did Mr. Chips dislike Ibsen and Shaw?
• Why did Linford come to visit Mr. Chips?
• Write a brief note on Mr. Chips as a teacher.
• How did Mr. Chips earned the reputation of being a great jester? Give two examples
• What did Mr. Chips say to the third Colley?

(SECTION II)

5.Write an essay (300-400 words) on any one of the following topics. 15

• Life in a Big City  
• My Hero in History
• Why I love Pakistan
• My aim in Life

  6.Use any five of the following Idioms / Phrasal verbs in sentences of your own. 10

• call for  
• keep to    
• hue and cry
• in the nick of time
• Play truant
• a square meal     
• take a fancy to
• at stake

 7. Translate the following passage into English:15

میرے گھر کے پاس ایک باغ ہے۔ اس میں بہت سے پودے اور درخت ہیں۔ بہار کے موسم میں باغ میں کئی رنگ کے پھول کھلتے ہیں ان کی خوشبو ارد گرد پھیل جاتی ہے۔ شام کو باغ آدمیوں ، عورتوں اور بچوں سے بھر جاتا ہے۔ لوگ ادھر اُدھر پھرتے ہیں اور لطف اُٹھاتے ہیں ۔ بچے باغ میں دوڑتے ہیں۔ اب وہ یہاں ہیں دوسرے لمحے میں وہ باغ کے دوسرے کونے میں ہوں گے۔ ہر شام میں بھی اس باغ میں سیر کے لئے جاتا ہوں۔ بہت سے مالی باغ کی دیکھ  بھال کرتے ہیں اور انھوں نے اس باغ کو بہت خوب صورت بنا دیا ہے۔

OR

Alternative question for candidates whose medium of examination is English/foreign candidates only.
8.Write an essay on "Increasing Traffic on Roads".