HSC
Test Examination -2011; English : Paper
II
Part A : Grammar (40 Marks)
1. Complete the
passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense.
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score
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confuse
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ignore
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scorch
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try
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play
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rotate
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The
basketball ground we have got in our college campus is an additional attraction
for many. One may (a) _______ to see the players (b) _______ goals by throwing
a large ball in the net because, in place of two there are many teams (c)
_______ at a time without giving nay importance to the set rules of this game.
Sometimes it happens so that only one or two boys are running with the ball and
(d) _______ to throw it into the never mind playing (e) ________ the scorching
sun or rain.
2. Fill in the
gaps with appropriate prepositions.
All
the examinations held in our college are equally important (a) ______ __ us.
So, when an exam approaches our heats go pit-a-pat. However, we overcome the
problem because at the very beginning of the session our college provides us (b)
________ academic calendars (c) ________ exam schedules. So, all our hard work
and sincere efforts result (e) _______ success.
3. Use articles
where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
(a)
________ blood bank is (b) ________ place where blood is stored for future use
in (c) _______ hospitals. It is similar to (d) ________ money bank where people
deposit money and draw it when (e) ________ necessary. But in (f) ________
blood bank (g) ________ blood is not deposited in (h) _______ individual names.
Mostly blood is donated voluntarily and those who donate voluntarily are
inspired by (i) _______ noble spirit of (j) _______ charity and fellow feeling.
4. Fill in the
blanks with appropriate linking words.
(a)
_______ the umbrellas standing in our college campus are unusually large, they
will take somebody by surprise. They are so big that a single umbrella can accommodate
a dozen students at a time. (b) ________ students find them to be very useful
especially (c) ________ it rains (d) ________ when the sun shines very
brightly. It is very surprising (e)____
_____ they are not blown away even by strong wind.
5. Rewrite the
following in the reported speech.
“How
long will you live?” asked the king. With a ready wit the astrologer said, “The
stars declare that I shall die only a week before your majesty. So, good-bye.”
Hearing this the king turned pale and shouted, “Drive this wretch away. Let him
not come here again.”
6. Fill in the
blanks with tag questions.
a)
The sick need
proper treatment, ________?
b)
She’ll be here
today, I suppose, ________?
c)
BTV as well as
some other satellite TV channels broadcast various programmers on the occasion
of the last Eid, ________?
d)
The book you gave
me doesn’t interest me at all, _________?
e)
Courtesy costs
nothing, _________?
7. Make
sentences with following phrases (any five).
On
the sly, nip in the bud, look forward to, at a loss, a narrow escape, to catch
sight of.
8. Complete the
following sentences.
a)
We have to go
back home if we ________.
b)
But sometimes we
are allowed if we ________.
c)
So, we start for
the college early so that we ________.
d)
Some students are
found waiting in the gate because they _________.
e)
So, they try to
find out some ways _________.
ANSWER
Part A : Grammar
1. Right form
of verbs
(a)
be confused; (b) scoring; (c) playing; (d) trying; (e) ignoring.
2. Appropriate
prepositions
(a)
for; (b) with; (c) of; (d) on; (e) in.
3. Use of
articles
(a)
A; (b) the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) x; (f) the; (g) x; (h) x; (i) the; (j) x.
4. Use of
linking words
(a)
As/ Since; (b) So; (c) when; (d) or; (e) that.
5. Changing the
form of speech
The
king asked the astrologer how long he (ast) would live. With a ready wit the
astrologer replied that the stars declared that he (ast) would die only a week
before his majesty. So he bade the king good bye. Hearing this the king turned
pale and shouted to drive that wretch (ast) away. He also said that he (ast)
might not go there again.
6. Tag
questions
a.
The sick need
proper treatment, don’t they?
b.
She’ll be here
today, I suppose, won’t she?
c.
BTV as well as
some other satellite TV channels broadcast various programmers on the occasion
of the last Eid, didn’t it?
d.
The book you gave
me doesn’t interest me at all, does it?
e.
Courtesy costs
nothing, does it?
7. Making
sentences with phrases & idioms
On the sly : The bridegroom looked at the bride on the sly.
Nip in the bud : All his hopes were nipped in the bud owing to his
father’s sudden death.
Look forward to : I am looking forward to receiving your reply.
At a loss : I am completely at a loss what to do.
A narrow escape : Last night we had a narrow escape from an accident.
To catch sight of : I caught sight of the boy at the college.
8. Completing
sentences
a.
We have to go
back home if we arrive late at the college.
b.
But sometimes we
are allowed if we are caught in a traffic jam.
c.
So, we start for
the college early so that we can reach in time.
d.
Some students are
found waiting in the gate because they are late.
e.
So, they try to
find out some ways to get the mercy of the teachers.
