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SECTION - A (Mar~
TIme allowed: 25 Minutea
NOTE:-

Q. 1

SectIon-A Is compulsory and comprta.. pages 1-2. AU part8 of ttl .. Hetlon a,. to be an.waNd
on ttl. question paper fts.tf. at should be completed In the first 25 minutes Ind handed over 10 the
Centre Superintendent. Oeletinglov9f'Writlng Is not allowed. Do not 1.1 lead pencil.
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Clrcl. the correct opUon I.e. A' B I C I D. Each part eerrt one mar1l:.
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How old was Jess's father? (Clearing In the Sky)

A.
C.

60 years
70 yea...

B.
D.

belongings " the s tory 'The Piece of 5Io"9'?

8.
A great flood
D.
A twJn1Cane

(i )

Wllal c:arned ""ay tho peopla a nd al1 _

A.
Art earthquake
C.
A fierce storm

(iii)

In the poem "rne Rain' who was sitting und8f the tree?

(Iv)

A.

The poet

B.

A poor man

C.

A bird

O.

A dog

B.
D.

1917A.D
'919 A.D

Which year was Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi born in?

A.
C.
(v)

(vi)

(vii)

Roxanna

B.

C.

Elizabeth

O.

Vieto'ia
Huella

How old was the second man in the play 'Heat Ughtnhlg'?

A.

35 years

8.

C.

25 years

D.

30 years
"'0 yeal"l

'She welked through the wOOds and found an Interesting foss tJ', Is II

O.

Simple sentence
Compound sentence

Complex sentence
Compouoo complex sen1enc:e

-Almost all the spectators appredated the game of our team .The underlined word is alan
_

A.
8.
C,
D.
(Ix)

' 916 A.D

1918A.D

What was the name of Clay's sister? {The Oyster and the Peart}

A
8.
C.
(via)

50 years
60 years

Adjective of number
Demonstrative adjective
Descriptive 8djective
Quantitative adjective

'A m!lina stone gathersno moss'. The underlined word Is alan

A.

Gerund

B.

C.

Participle

D.

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Infinitive
None of these

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~~-;-:-~::;~;;:.::_---- - - - A.

C.
(XI'

Whalls the COfTeCt synonym of -Rog ue"?

A.
Gentle
C.

(xii)

Away
Off

WICked

Oul
Through

B
0

ConsiOerate
Compassionate

-rhe readersare sure to enJOYthese parable! as food for though!"

W hat does the unde rtlned word m ean ?
A.
Moral stories

C
(Xlii)

8.
0

Prose eescnpuce

Adventurous tales
Travelogue

Choose the correct sentence.

The Pm cipal with hISwife ancJ children are commg
B.
The Ptinc ipal with his wife and children coming ,
C.
The Principal wrth hiS wife C1nd Child ren to com e
D.
The Principal with his wife and ehJldren is coming

A.

(ltiY)

'Absence of faith Is worse than slavery', The verb in the sen tence is alan
A

Helping verb

B.

C.

l inking verb

O.

Transitwe verb
Intransitive verb

(xv)

-rhey earne in quic:k succession- means :;;::;__

A.
They came qulCkfy one after the other.
S,
They succeeded to come quickly.
C.
They had long time to come.
D.
Their-coming was a success

(Xvi)

-We gave him a bunch or flowers on hIS weddlng- WhICh of me follOWing words can execus replace
the underlined expres sion ?

A.
C.
(xvii)

Garland
Wreath

Choose the CORRECT spelling_

A
CuriOSity

C.

Curolslty

(XViii)

-Down fell the brown water faU" means:

A,
The stream flowed down
B.
The brown water-fall fell down
C.
Della's hair fell down
D.
The brown water fell down

(Xix)

The girt was coming Irom

A.
C.

(ul

The party
A hln station

B.

TWIg
Bouq uet
CUlnOSlty
Cou nsity

. (Refer to the play 'Heat Lightning')

B
Tour
D.
A staten

-He compoSed a SYmphony". What does the underlIned word m ean ?

A.
C

Song
Musical compositIOn

B
0

DancIng lune
Chorus

For Eumlner's u only :

Total Mart. :
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ENGLISH COMPULSORY HSSC-I

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Tou l Marks Sections B and C: 80

TIme allowed: 2:35 Hours

on

1-2 and qu estion s therei n a,. to be answered

the
parll tel)' provided answ er book. Answer all the questions from SecUon 'B' and Section 'C',
use liupplementary . 1I1II_r .heel I. . Shee t-8 n required. WrI te you r 8n8""S" neatly and legibly.

NOTE: SecUon s 'B' lind 'C' c:ompriaa pag"

SECTION - B ( Marks 401

Q.2

Attempt ALL the quest ion s In about 40 to 50 words each.

Ii)

Briefly describe the central idea of the story. 'Bullon. Button'.

04

(ii)

Why hacl1he old man plantedhiasecret garden?

04

(iii)

How was the summer on Mars as lIle wrder describes It?

04

("

Whydid the woman ask the boy10 wash his face?

04

(OR,
Why do people fal l in life? (The Reward)

i'I

How did the girl attack the doctor?(The Use of Force)

04

(vi)

Whalls the significance of the We of the stol'y ' A Mild Attack of Locusts"?

04

(ORI
What does me author like about Christmas? (The Anger and the Author and Olhera)

Q. 3

(vii)

Why did the people In the story 'Overcoaf come out on the Mall?
lOR)
Why did Della feel sad on losi,,! her hair?

A.

Read the following sta nza cat9fu11y and answer the questions given . t the end:

Watching her eros. erect

Stones,garbage, excrernent and crumbs
Of glass in the Karachi slums,
I, with my stoop, reflect:
Thlt'J stand most straight
Who learn to walk beneath II weight.
Questions:
(ij

What does the Slndhl woman walk over In Ihe Karachi slums?
Why do you think her feet do I'IO! gel hurt?

(H)

What does the poet say about his own condition and why?

02
02

(iii)

What conclusiondoes the poet arriveat ebout the Slndhl woman

and people like himself?

02

(OR)

And when Ihe sky begins 10 roar,

II's like a lion at the door.
And when Ihe door begJr'lS to crack,
Irs like III slick across your back .

Questions :

(II

What does the poet mean by tha roaring of the Sky?

(ii)

Who Is the lion at the door? Describe briefly.

02
02

(iii)

What Is II thaI. In yotJr opinion, causes the door to crack and

whal ls done to !he talkative man?

02

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Answer th e foll owing qu est ion In about 60 to 75 worda:

Whal is ue Iheme of the poem Ol ymandICls'.

06

(OR)
Wt\at is the moral lesson of the poem 'In Brmen Images'?

SECTtON - C (Ma rk! 40 )

Note:
Q. 4

Attempt ALl the questions.

Answer the following questions In 50 to 60 words each :

Describe the conflict In the ptav -Heat llghtnlnr( ,

o.

(Ii)

Where does the play "The Oyster and the Pear1" take place? Explain

O.

(iii)

T he play , 'VISit to a Small Planer shows tnat me peo ple of the 2 1s1centu ry
are stJn In the t>egrnning Explalll hOW.

O.

A.

Use any FOUR of the foll owing phrasa l verbs in se ntences:

04

(I)

Q.5

B.

(II

Bring about

(il)

CuI down

(iii)

Find oul

(iv)

Keep on

(vi

Point oul

('"I

Make out

Use the correct term of th e verbs In parenthesis In any FOU R of the

fenowing sentences:

C.

ti)

She (sludV) now.

(ii)

FalsehoOd never (succeed).

(iii)

Now she (be) mVfriend whIle you are not

(iv)

Yeslerday the haliidecorale)

(v)

She told me that she (be) happy

(VI)

I WIShed I (meet) the minisler.

Punctuate the following IInel s) J paragraph :

life is like a race Jorkens went on in which they tire after a while and sll down or

gel interested in som ething else Instead the man who keeps on wins tne race
Q. 6

Write an application to the Ge neral Manager Northern SUI Gas Company

Q. 7

Tnilnslate the following pasuge into English:

'Of a gas coonecb on

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(ORI
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