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ENGLISH COMPULSORY HSSC-I

SECTION - A (Marks 20)
Time allowed: 25 MInutes
NOTE:- Sectlon-A is compulsory and comprises pages 1-2. All parts of this section are to be uswered on
the question paper Its elf. It should be complet.clln the firat 25 minutes and handed over to th e Centre
Superintendent Deleting/overwriting i5 not allowed. Do not us e lead pencil.

Q. 1

Circle the correct option I.e. A I B I C I D. Each part carries one mark.

(I)

Mr, Bittet1ng felt his hair nutter and the tissues of his body draw tight as jf he were
A.
Sick
-

B.
C.

Happy
Feeling sad

D.

Standing at the centre of a veccurn

(ii)

In the story, "Thank You. M'am-, the woma n cooked the food and asked the boy to
A.
Serve
B,
Eat
C.
Help
D.
Set the table

(iii)

Who Is Roger Spe lding?

A
C.
(Iv)

D.

A.

(viii)

(x)

(xi)

Entangled
SmaU boal

B.
D.

Garden

Waterfall

Sheikh Sad!
Jerome K Jerome

B.
O.

Doris Lessing

O. Henry

Pleased

B.

Tired

C.

Angry

O.

Annoyed

You would be surp rised what a

study I've made

Through

B.

Thorough

O.

Aboul
From

Which of the follOwing wordsdoes not myrne with 'SHRIll'?

A.

DriB

B.

GriD

C.

Hill

O.

Grind

CherTy is the kwehest In'

A.

Winter

SpMa

C.

Summer

O.

_mn

Choose the correct spelling:

A.
C.
(XiI)

A singer
Drops of rain falling on eeves
None of these

Which is the correct synonym of the word 'FURIOUS' ?

A.
C.
(ix)

A guitar

\foIho wrote the story "The Gift of Magi"?

A
C.

(vii)

A soldier
A technician

Wha t does the WOfd 'CA SCAD E' mean?

C.
(vi)

8.
D.

What was makin g the noise sweet in the poem 'The Rain'?

A.
B.
C.
(v)

A general
A newscaster

Brutilily
Brutelity

8.

Brutality

0,

Brutilety

Choose the correct sentence:

A.
B.
C.

D.

I have a decent house 10 live,

I have decenl house to live in.
I have a decent house 10 live in.
I have decent houses to Jive.
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(xii)

W'lic:tl of the IoIIowlng sentences eorrta.N the JnftnItlYe?

A
They come to class on time.
B.
Neo<ly people ask for help.
C., They want to be Informed about the plogramme.
O.
I always expect a bright fuI1Jre.

(xlv)

The general said

A

The
The
The
The

B.
C,
D.
(xv)

Sh~

B.
C.

O.

(xvii)

(xvtiI)

(xix)

university student Choose the suitable Artickt.

A.

Of

lhmug' _

B. A
wrath

seems"

be aBn

Sorrow
"<Key

B.

C.

A
C.

Irritating
Fury

B.
D.

Anger

D.
Del~"
The good soul, Mr. Hubert chocked with indignation and fear. What does the underlned word mea n?
Annoyance
DisbJrbance

In the story 'Overcoat', what were the names of the two nursesYItlo were on duty In the hospital?
A
.C.

(xx)

correct Passive voice.

Your dog has been poisoned by her.

Your dog had been poisoned by her.
Your dog has to be poisoned by her.
The dog is poisoned by her.

He Is

narration.

general ordered his l50IdMn ttl" they should advance.

general ordered his soldiers to be advanced.
general ordered his aoldlef8 to edvaf108.
general asked his soldiers to make adval'lC8ment

has poisoned your dog. Choose the

(xvi)

to his soktiers, "advance". Choose ttle correct Indir9ct speech of the

Nasreen and Jamlla

Zalda and SUrTaya

Shehmu; and Gill

lahlda and Kausar

8 baby boy. Choose the appropriate word.

He will

A
C.

B.
O.

Adapt
Except

S.
O.

Accept

Adopt

For Examiner'. us. only:

Total Marb:
Marks Obtained:
-lHA-ttOl(L)--

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ENGLISH COMPULSORY HSSC-I

Time allowed: 2:35 Hours

Total Marks Sections B and C: 80

Sections 'B' end 'C' comprise pages 1-2 and questions therein are to be answe red on the sepill'lltely
provided an swer book. An swer all th e que .tions fro m Section'S' and Section C'. U s upplement.. ry
imswer s h_t 1.8. She. t-B 11 required. Write y our answers neaUy and legibly.

NOTE:-

SECTtQN - B IMarit. 40)

Q. 2

Attempt ALL th e questions In about 40 to 50 words each.

was the tne6sage Norma received on pushklg the button ?

Il)

What

{i}

VVhat climate did the Bittenng family face on the Mars?

04

04

(Ill)

What happened to the boy When he tried to snatch the purse In the story 'Thank You, M'am'?

04

(IV)

What was the subject discussed at the club in the story 'The Reward'?

04

IORI
How did the child look by appearance tn the story 'The Use of Force'?
(V)

VVhal Should be the role of a OaD? (Refer 10-The GuDsta"of 5adl)

04

(....)

VlJhat lesson does the story 'A FooIlch OUack'waetl?

04

(OR)
Wh y did Jim seu the gold watch In the story 'The Gift of Magr?
(vii)

In the story

~C>ven:t>ar.

why did the people come out on the Mall?

04

(OR)
What does the author like about Christma s in the story 'T he Angel and the Author
and Othern'?

Q.3

A,

Read th e following stanza carefully and answer the questions given at the end:
And When the Sun com es out.
Afte r this rain shali stop,
A wondrous light will fill
Each dal1t, round drop;
I hope the Sun shin es bright
It win be a lovely sight.

Questions :
(f)

When will the sun shine?

(ii)

What will be the effect of sunshine ove r the drops of rein?

(lIiJ

Write down the rhyming 'NOrds in the stanza.

02
02
02

(OR)
God cal ls Himseff 'seeing' to the end thai
His eye ma y scare you from sinning.
God eeae Himself 'Hearing' to the end that
You may close your Ups against foul discourse.
God cal ls Himself 'Knowkl g' to the end that
You may be afraid of Him to plot an evil .
Qu estions :
Wh at are the three qualities of God mentloned In these Unes?

02

III)

Why is God 'All KnOWing'?

02

(ill)

How can we abs tain from plotting evll?

02

(II

B,

Answer th e fo llowing ques tion In abou t 60 to 75 word a:

What is the stale of two persons , one who trusts cJear images and the
other who mistrusts the broken image s?

IORI
\o\'hal did Ihe traveller see in the desert in the poem 'Ozymandi8s'?

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SECTION _ C IM,rks 40)

Attempt ALL tha questions.

I
Answerth. following questions In 150 to 80 worda each:

I
II)

"Mly does the girl consider the ArBt Man her helper In the play 'Heat LIghtning'?

05

(U)

~OWdoes Kraton prove his extraordInary powers In the play

0'

110)

~o you think It Is rlght to allow Clay

to believe that there

'VIsit to a Small Planer?

Is a pearl In the oyster In the

05

play 'The Oyster and the Peal1'? explain briefly.

c.s

I
A.

Usa any FOUR of the following phra..1verba In ..nlances:

04

(~

B.

Come off

(10

Fallout

(III)

Break out

(Iv)

Get off

(v)

Hit upon

(vI)

Ask after

Uulhe eerreet term of the verbs In parenthesls In any FOUR of the

following sanlences:
I
Stephen (yell) at the house boy.
0)

(I!)

Old Smith had (has) his crops eaten to the ground.

(iii)

The earth (see m)

c.

to be moving .

(Iv)

He (tie) up the woman's throat

I')

fltNay with all his might

They (seize) him to carry hIm before the king _

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04

The ma n (labour)

I
Punctuate the following IIne(8)1paragraph:

04

d~S your throat hurt you added the mother 10 the child but the lIttle 9 111'6 expression

dldn' change nor did she move her eyes from my face

a.
a.7

Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper abo ut the ce l~ne addiction In the country.

J
Tnloslale tha following passage Into English:

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_i' llfrLt.i-,.,...,.LLL>(i"..... Lt...i-,.,.~Lr" Lv!JJ..f?--=-lt"";v.

(OR)

Write a paragraph on O ur College Library".

II
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