SAHIWAL BOARD
English (Compulsory)
(New Course)
(Session: 2017)
Class – XII           
Time: 30 Minutes
(OBJECTIVE)
Marks: 20
Note: - Write answers to the questions on objective answer sheet provided. Four possible answers A, B, C & D to each question are given. Which answer you consider correct, fill the corresponding circle A, B, C or D given in front of each question with Marker or pen ink on the answer sheet provided.

1. (a) Choose the right option of the underlined words in meaning and fill up the bubble: (Book I, Short Stories, Book ill, Plays and Poetry)

• Science has improved the way we spend our leisure time.

(A)Common      
(B) Important
(C) Spare             
(D) Busy

• The last period on Friday had a happy flavor of the end of the week.

(A) Dream          
(B) Taste             
(C) Fantasy         
(D) Imagination

• Cultural revolution freed china from cumbersome Bureaucracy.

(A) Materialistic
(B) Light               
(C) Burdensome              
(D) Fashionable

• The headmaster judged his ability from these slender indications.

(A) Small             
(B) Active            
(C) Large             
(D) Clear

• It was stifling in driver's cabin.

(A) Refreshing  
(B) Comforting 
(C) Pressing       
(D) Suffocating

• Inflammation of wounds made amputation necessary.

(A) Cutting of tree           
(B) Cutting of cloth
(C) Cutting of limbs         
(D) Cutting of crops

• The legendary lady was sitting like a crumbling wooden doll.

(A) Breaking into pieces
(B) Shivering
(C) Shining          
(D) soft

• Collingwood was cheeky boy.

(A) Submissive 
(B) Intelligent
(C) Fantastic      
(D) Arrogant

• The whole pageant of the past swung before him.       

(A) Talk
(B) Show             
(C) Proceeding 
(D) Conversation

• In a torrent of thoughts, Chips made answers to himself.

(A) Outburst      
(B) Sleeplessness
(C) Confusion    
(D) Imagination

Choose the right option for the following and fill up the bubble:

• I prefer tea …………………………………coffee.

(A) over
(B) To   
(C) From              
(D) At

• Akram is blind………………………………………….one eye.

(A) Of   
(B) In    
(C) With               
(D) From

• A selfish man is slave…………………………………. is desires.

(A) Of   
(B) To   
(C) Over              
(D) At

• Ahmad takes………………………………. his father.

(A) In to               
(B) In    
(C) On  
(D) After

• The bus dashed…………………………………………a big tree.

(A) From             
(B) With               
(C) To   
(D) Against

Choose the correct form of the verb and fill up the bubble.

• Monkeys live on trees.

(A) Monkeys live on trees.           
(B) Monkeys live in trees.
(C) Monkey live at trees.              
(D) Monkeys live into trees,

• Although he is poor, but he is honest.

(A) Although he is poor, yet he is honest.
(B) Although he is poor, but he is hones.
(C) Although he is poor, he was honest
(D) Although he is poor, even he is honest.

• Health is more preferable than wealth,

(A) Health is preferable to health
(B) Health is preferable than wealth
(C) Health is more preferable than wealth.
(D) Health is more preferable to wealth

• The United States have a large army.

(A) The United States have a large army
(B) The United States has large army.
(C) United States hat] a large army.         
(D) United State has large army.

• The climate of Multan is hotter than Lahore,

(A) The climate of Multan is hotter than Lahore
(B) The climate of Multan is hot than Lahore
D) The Climate of Multan is hotter than the climate of Lahore.

SAHIWAL BOARD
English (Session 2017)
(Group-II A-2017)
Inter (Part-I)
Class-XII
New Scheme
Time: 2:30Hours
(SUBJECTIVE)
Marks: 80
SECTION-I

Note: SECTION-I is compulsory. Attempt any three questions from Section II and any two parts from Section III.

2. Write short answers to any six (in 3-51Wquestions in words of your own from Book-I (Short-Stories) 6x2=12

• What happened when the wandering star came nearer and nearer?
  
• Which of the wishes of Daiches was transferred to bicycle and why?
  
• Why should bad books be destroyed?    (On Destroying Books)
  
• Where did Jerome K Jerome go to read the treatment for some slight aliment and what did he find about his health at the end?
  
• Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
  
• How much time is spent by Chines student on his homework at his house?
  
• Describe some great famines of the past.
  
• What was the ratio of survival in new born babies up to one year, two hundred years ago?
  
• How does financial pressure lead to the failure of students as described in the lesson?

(SECTION II)

3. Write short answers to any five (in 3-5) questions in words of your own from Book-Ill (One Act Plays)   

• Why were the examination a trail to Churchill?
  
• How did Christopher's foster mother arouse in him the desire to see the distant place?
  
• What was the most noticeable feature of the desert city, nom Ghardaial
  
• How was penicillin hailed as a wonder drug?
  
• How did Fleming's family become a medical family?
  
• Describe rabies (A horrible disease) briefly.
  
• How can it be said that Pasteur was more a patriot than a scientist?
  
• How did Mustafa Kama' make his nation educated?

4. Write short answers to any four (in 3-5 lines) questions in words of your own from Book- III (Poems)

• Describe the building of Brookfield Public School.
  
• Why did Mr. Chips punish Collingwood?
  
• Katherine fridges look?
  
• How much popular was Katherine in Brookfield?
  
• How did Katherine urge Chips to forgive the students for their mistakes?
  
• Describe Katherine's tragic death.
  
• What sort of person was Ralston?
  
• Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of man was he?
  
• What services did Brookfield render during the World War-I?
  
• Who was burrow?
  
• What was Chips' will?
  
• What were the feelings of Chips after Linford's departure?

Section-II

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

• My favorite Book
  
• An Ideal Student
  
• A Visit to a Park
  
• Nationalism

6. Use any five of  following idioms phrases in sentences of your own:

• A bed of thorns
  
• A cock and bull story      
  
• Storm in a tea cup
  
• Give the devil his due
  
• Maiden speech play truant
  
• Fall through       
  
• Hit on

7. Translate the following passage into English.
 آجکل ہمارا ملک اندرونی اور بیرونی طور پر شدید مشکلات کا شکار ہے۔ ہر ماہ کسی نہ کسی شہر میں دہشت گردی کے نتیجے میں بہت سے پاکستانی شہری اپنی قیمتی جانوں سے ہاتھ دھو بیٹھتے ہیں۔ ردِعمل کے طور پر لوگ سرکاری اور غیر سرکاری املاک کو نقصان ہینچاتے ہیں۔۔ کوئی یہ نہیں سوچتا کہ ہم کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ ایسا نہ سوچنے کی وجہ سے ہمارا ملک تباہی کے دھانے پر کھڑا ہے۔ لوگوں کو تعلیم دے کر ہی ہم دہشت گردی اور توڑ پھوڑ سے نجات پا سکتے ہیں۔
Note: English Medium /Foreign candidates will write a paragraph on "Energy Crisis",
Note: English Medium /Foreign candidates will write a paragraph on "Social Evils".