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Miss Afshan Masud

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Miss Afshan Masud

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Miss. Afshan Masud

XI FEDERAL BOARD
SHORT QUESTIONS.
Lesson No. 1
BUTTON BUTTON
Q.1.

State a push button unit in your own words?

Q.2.

The button of the box contained a message, describe it your own words?

Q.3.

Why did Arthur disagree with his wife?

Q.4.

Why did Norma want $50,000 for?

Q.5.

What was the significance of Arthurs life-insurance policy?

Q.6.

Why Mr. Steward believed that Norma did not know her husband?

Q.7.

Who was Mr. Steward?

Q.8.

Why did Mr. Steward continue persuading?

Lesson No. 2
CLEARING IN THE SKY
Q.1.

State the condition of weather? When the father & the son started on?

Q.2.

Why didnt the old man follow the advice of the doctors?

Q.3.

What was reminding to the old man when he saw a fox squirrel.

Q.4.

State the size and condition of the clearing?

Q.5.

Why had the old man planted his secret garden?

Q.6.

Which toy had the old man made for his sons and what did he remember about it?

Q.7.

Why did the old man not follow one path to climb up the mountain?

Q.8.

How many doctors had the old man gone and what did they advice?

Lesson No. 3
DARK THEY WERE AND GOLDEN EYED
Q.1.

Why did Marry want to go back to Earth?

Q.2.

Why did he want to stay?

Q.3.

What was the climate they faced?

Q.4.

What was the condition of the Bittering family on hearing the news of war on
Earth?

Q.5.

What did they want to grow?

Q.6.

What was the condition of their house?

Q.7.

What was the advice, Harry gave to the people?

Q.8.

how much dangerous a Martian virus can be?

Q.9.

Which offer was given to Harry by Sam?

Q.10. What did the lieutenant report to the captain?

Lesson No. 4
THANK YOU, MA, M
Q.1.

What was the time when the boy tried to snatch the purse of the woman?

Q.2.

What did happen to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse?

Q.3.

What was the reaction of the woman?

Q.4.

What was the conduct of the people who saw the incident?

Q.5.

How did the boy look physically?

Q.6.

What was the condition of the boy when the woman gave him few jerks?

Q.7.

Why did the woman ask the boy to wash his face?

Q.8.

Why didnt the boy run from the house of the woman?

Q.9.

Why didnt the woman watch the boy while preparing a dish?

Q.10. What was the nature of the womans job?

Lesson no. 5
THE PIECE OF STRING
Q.1.

Why did Manana accuse Hubert of picking the most pocket book?

Q.2.

What did the people think of Hubert when they heard the return of the pocket
book by some other person?

Q.3.

Why did George give the pocket book to his employer?

Q.4.

What did make Hubert shameful?

Q.5.

Why did the people make fun of his innocence?

Q.6.

Why did he keep claiming his innocence before his death?

Lesson No. 6
THE REWARD
Q.1.

What was the subject discussed at the club?

Q.2.

What did Terbut think of Jorkens argument?

Q.3.

How did Jarlens convince that a man can became a slating champion of the
sahara?

Q.4.

How did Gergios persuade his people to make his country strong?

Q.5.

What was the view point of the parents of Gorgios?

Q.6.

What were the arrangements made for the function of inauguration?

Q.7.

What were the feelings of Goegios on the occasion?

Lesson No. 7
THE USE OF FORCE
Q.1.

What was the condition of the parents on the arrival of the doctor?

Q.2.

What was the behavior of the child with the doctor?

Q.3.

Why did the doctor call the sick girl by her first name?

Q.4.

Why did the parents rebuke her?

Q.5.

What was he threat the doctor gave to the child for not showing her throat?

Q.6.

What did the girl do when the doctor had got a wooden spatula behind her teeth?

Q.7.

Was the use of force by the doctor on the innocent child justified?

Lesson No. 8
THE GULISTAN OF SADI
Q.1.

What was the advise given by Nushirvan to his people?

Q.2.

What was the remedy suggested by the physicians for the disease of the king?

Q.3.

Why did the boy look to the sky and smile?

Q.4.

What showed be the role of Qazi?

Q.5.

Why did the king weep?

Lesson No. 9
THE FOOLISH QUACK
Q.1.

What happened to one of the animals?

Q.2.

How did the owner cure the camel?

Q.3.

Why did the man pretend to be a doctor?

Q.4.

How did the quack try to cure the old woman?

Q.5.

What was the punishment inflicted upon the quack by the villagers?

Q.6.

How did the quack come to realize his error?

Q.7.

What did the quack decide to do after he was not allowed to cure the old man?

Q.8.

How did the camel man prove the stupidity of the quack?

Q.9.

What threat was given by the villagers to the foolish quack? What was the result
of it?

Q.10. What lesson does the story teach?

Q.11. What lesson does the story teach?

Lesson No. 10
A MILD ATTACK OF LOCUSTS
Q.1.

What was it that every one rushed out to see?

Q.2.

Who beat the old ploughshare and for what purpose it was used?

Q.3.

What could Margaret see rising from all around the farmlands?

Q.4.

What was the air like with the coming of the storm?

Q.5.

What was the condition of the trees?

Q.6.

Why they could not see the ground?

Q.7.

Why even after all the crops were destroyed, did the men continue to fight the
swarm?

Q.8.

What was the condition of the land when the locusts had moved to the south?

Q.9.

What were Margarets feelings after the attack of locucts?

Q.10. Write a note on the character of Margaret?

Lesson No. 11
I HAVE A DREAM
Q.1.

What did Martin say to his companions that he was not unmindful of?

Q.2.

What was the cause of Negroes discontentment?

Q.3.

What is the dream of Martin Luther King Jr?

Q.4.

What is Martins dream about his four little children?

Q.5.

What is Martins dream concerning the state of Alabama?

Q.6.

What according to Martin they can achieve through faith?

Q.7.

Write a note on the struggle of Martin Luther King Jr. for Negroes.

Lesson No. 12
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
Q.1.

What two things were the James Dillingham youngs were proud of?

Q.2.

How much money did Della save before Christmas? What did she want to do with
the money?

Q.3.

How did Della manage money to buy a gift for Jim and what was the gift?

Q.4.

Why did Della choose the gold watch chain as Christmas gift for Jim?

Q.5.

How did Della look with her short hair?

Q.6.

How did Jim react on seeing Dellas beautiful hair cut short?

Q.7.

How did Della try to comfort Jim?

Q.8.

How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas?

Q.9.

How much attached are Della and Jim to each other?

Q.10. What did Jim buy for Della for Christmas?

Lesson No. 13
GOD BE PRAISED
Q.1.

What was Maulvi Abdul Barkats appearance before his marriage?

Q.2.

How much money did the Maulvi collect on every Eid? How much was
distributed among the needy and the poor?

Q.3.

What did he say after distributing the money among the villagers?

Q.4.

What was the reason that Maulvi made mistake during the prayers?

Q.5.

How was Chaudhry Fatehdad kind to Maulvi?

Q.6.

What changes could be seen in Maulvis appearance with the passage of time?

Q.7.

Who was Shamim Ahmed?

Q.8.

What were the pre-marriage celebration at Mehrunisas wedding?

Q.9.

What happened after the ceremonies were over?

Q.10. What were two main sources of inspiration for Maulvi Abdul.

Lesson No. 14
OVER COAT
Q.1.

What was the appearance of the young man?

Q.2.

What was the weather like?

Q.3.

What was playing in one of the restaurants? Who enjoyed it the most?

Q.4.

Describe the young couple which fascinated the young man?

Q.5.

How did the young man meet the accident?

Q.6.

Describe the overcoat the young man was wearing?

Q.7.

Why did the people come out on the Mall?

Q.8.

Give the list of the articles, which were found from the coat of the young man.

Q.9.

What is the moral of the story?

Q.10. What is the theme of the story Overcoat.

Lesson No. 15
THE ANGEL AND THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS
Q.1.

What dream the author had?

Q.2.

Why was the Recording Angel tired?

Q.3.

Why does the author want to keep a diary?

Q.4.

What good deeds the author wanted the angel to record?

Q.5.

What does the author like about Christmas?

Q.6.

What had got mixed up with the old clothes by accident?