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Do you want 100% Marks with less
effort? Then prepare the YSA Guess. Especially
designed for Karachi Board of Secondary Education (New
Pattern).
GUESS
PAPER
ENGLISH-I (ALL GROUPS)
TIME: 3 HOURS
MAX. MARKS: 100
SECTION
"A" (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)
NOTE
Attempt all questions
from this section.
Q.1 Choose the correct answer for each from the given
options:
i. Albert believed in
a) justice
b) revenge
c) fighting dues
d) forgiveness
ii. After giving the guarantee of Albert's security in the
duel of Countess of Morcerf the Count of Monte Cristo
prepared his
a) grave
b) will
c) last speech
d) coffin
iii. Eddie's death was mourned by
a) Prof, Conrie & Mrs
Meldon
b) Mr and Mrs Meldon
c) Mrs Meldon
d) Soldiers
iv. Progress is a play
that shows progress in
a) Science
b) Humanities
c) Emotions
d) Actions
v. Eddie represents
a) Love
b) Humanity
c) Passions
d) Soldiers
vi. Corrie wanted to be
a) famous
b) rich
c) famous and rich
d) praised
vii. Every year UN day is celebrated on
a) 23rd October
b) 24th October
c) 25th October
d) 26th October
viii. Birkenhead Drill presents the story of the soldiers
a) unity
b) discipline
c) patience
d) bravery
ix. Amalie was another name for
a) Fraulien Schmidt
b) the Baroness
c) the Baron
d) the writer
x. Science and Society focuses on
a) limitations of science
b) wonders of science
c) progress of science
d) drawbacks of science
xi. "The Hostile Witness" is written to prove the
following performance of the British police.
a) active
b) poor
c) praiseworthy
d) critical
xii. The grandeur of the city of London seen from
Westminster Bridge at dawn so profoundly moved Wordsworth
that he composed
a) a song
b) a lyric
c) a sonnet
d) a ballad
xiii. "I will be sorry for their childishness" in
Toys is the voice of
a) the poet
b) the father
c) the mother
d) God
xiv. In the "Lay of the Last Minstrel" the poet
preaches
a) favouritism
b) symbolism
c) mannerism
d) patriotism
xv. William Wordsworth believes that Lucy Gray has become
the part on
a) Nature
b) Moor
c) Storm
d) Life
xvi. When Napoleon saw the injured soldier in the
"Incident of the French Camp" the poet compares
his feelings with
a) an eagle
b) an eaglet
c) fire
d) snow
xvii. Tim went to Sweden two years ago but since then he
a) did not go
b) could not go
c) was not gone
d) had not gone.
xviii. If he arrived at airport in time, he
a) would not miss the
flight
b) would not have missed
the flight
c) could not miss the
flight
d) had not missed the
flight
xix. I asked my co-traveller in the coach where she would
get
a) off
b) down
c) to
d) out
xx. have you read war and peace she said can be punctuated
as
a) Have you read War and
Peace? she said
b) "Have you read
'War and Peace'? said she
c) Have you read War and
Peace, she said
d) "Have you read
'War and Peace'? she said."
SECTION
"B" (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
(50 MARKS)
Q.2 Answer any Ten
questions from this Section. All questions carry equal
marks.
i. Do you think "The Count's Revenge" is an
emotional play? Why?
ii. Why did Albert decide not to fight a duel with the Count
of Monte Cristo?
iii. What do people think about Lucy Gray after her tragic
death?
iv. In what way must new generation he educated?
v. Who was Eddie and how did he die?
vi. How did the villagers enjoy holiday before the village
was deserted?
vii. What was the real story related to the castle of
Cernogratz according to the governess?
viii. Why did the Count of Monte Cristo drop the idea of
killing Albert in the duel?
ix. Explain in you own words what religious lesson Coventry
Patmore drew from the incident of "The Toys"
x. Why was there a roar of laughter when the author left the
bank?
xi. What opinion does Prof. Corrie hold about women?
xii. Why does the writer apply the word 'terrible' to the
first year of Pakistan's history as an independent state?
xiii. Describe the intelligent answers given by the poor
shepherd to King John in the poem "The Abbot of
Canterbury".
xiv. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks
with appropriate prepositions, articles or verbs, as the
case may be
I am more ________ host
than ________ guest. I like people to stay ________ me but
________ not much care ________ staying with them and
usually when I ________ too busy. ________ only people I
________ to stay with me ________ the people who are easy
going. I do not believe ________ business hospitality.
xv. Match any two idioms in column A and column B and then
use these idioms in your sentences.
Column A
i. to break
ii. to bury
iii. to burn the candle
Column B
a. the hatchet
b. at both ends
c. the ice
SECTION
"C" (DESCRIPTIVE ANSWER QUESTION)
(30 MARKS)
NOTE
Answer any Three
questions from this Section. All questions carry equal
marks.
Q.3 Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing
your concern over the increasing incidents of mobile
snatching in the city.
OR
Write a story based on
the moral 'Pride hath a fall'.
Q.4 Write a short essay on "My favourite leisure-time
activity" OR "Merits of Internet"
Q.5 Highlights the outstanding features of the character of
Mrs. Meldon OR Albert
Q.6 Translate the following sentences into English
میرا
دوست
ہمیشہ سچ
بولتا ہے۔
وہ
اپنا وعدہ
پورا کرتا
ہے
کیا
آپ ایسے
شخص کو
پسند کرتے
ہیں؟
وہ
دوسروں کے
جزبات کا
خیال
رکھتا ہے
وہ
اپنا وقت
ضایع نیہں
کرتا
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