Part-A: 48 Marks, Part-B: 52 Marks, Total: 100 Marks
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General Instructions: 1) Read carefully and attempt all questions. 2) Encircle the correct option of each of the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as shown in the example given below. Example: I was _________ an essay.
a) wrote b) writes
c) writing d) written 3) Use of lead pencil is strictly not allowed. 4) If more than one options are encircled, no mark will be given.
Total Marks: 48 Part-A (Multiple Choice Questions) Total Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes Hour Instructions:-Thirty two (32) questions are given in this part. Each question carries 1.5 marks.
Q. No. 1. A group of collective nouns is:
a) army, student b) house, crowd
c) group, friend d) bunch, committee Q. No. 2. How many syllables the word “butterfly” has?
a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five
Q. No. 3. Our hockey________ won the match.
a) team b) teem
c) teame d) teeme
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Q. No. 4. Which of the following words is an abstract noun? a) Bravery b) Perfume c) Computer d) Sandwich Q. No. 5. She is reading ______ story book. a) a b) an c) much d) any Q. No. 6. This is the playground ______ football match was held. a) who b) whose c) where d) whom Q. No. 7. Aslam________ care of his family. a) takes b) take c) taking d) taken Q. No. 8. Identify the sentence with past perfect tense. a) They have already watched the movie. b) They had already watched the movie. c) They had been watching the movie for an hour. d) They have been watching the movie since noon. Q. No. 9. Which of the following shows expression of gratitude? a) May I help you, please? b) We should respect our elders. c) Can I ask you about something? d) I am very thankful to you for helping me. Q. No. 10. The sentence with correct use of infinitive is: a) The food is too hot to eating. b) The food is too hot to ate. c) The food is too hot to eat. d) The food is too hot to eaten. Q. No. 11. Children are fond ______ ice cream. a) of b) by c) from d) at Q. No. 12. The sentence with correct capitalization is: a) Indian ocean is the third largest Ocean of the world. b) Indian Ocean is the Third largest ocean of the World. c) Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world. d) Indian Ocean is the third Largest Ocean of the World. Q. No. 13. The sentence with correct punctuation marks is: a) My eldest sister, Saima, helps me in studies. b) My, eldest sister, Saima, helps me in studies. c) My eldest, sister Saima helps me in studies. d) My eldest, sister, Saima, helps me, in studies. Q. No. 14. The sentence with correct position of adverb “warmly” is: a) She received the guests at her warmly house. b) She received the guests warmly at her house. c) She received the guests at warmly her house. d) She received the warmly guests at her house.
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Q. No. 15. The car has broken down. ______ had a noisy engine. a) Us b) Her c) His d) It Q. No. 16. The adjective of the word “beauty” is: a) beautifully b) beautiful c) beautician d) beautify Q. No. 17. The list of the books _______ in the drawer. a) am b) are
c) was d) were
Q. No. 18. It is too dark. I can’t see _________.
a) somewhat b) anything c) whatever d) nobody Q. No. 19. The feminine of “fox” is: a) vixen b) oxen
c) mare d) goose
Q. No. 20. Children ______ spend a lot of time watching TV.
a) has not b) are not c) were not d) should not Q. No. 21. Did she _______ about her studies? a) plans b) planning c) plan d) planned Q. No. 22. The word having the same singular and plural form of noun is: a) series b) calendar c) kangaroo d) country Q. No. 23. I ________ buy a computer tomorrow. a) shall b) am c) was d) is Q. No. 24. Ali has been doing this job _______ September. a) until b) for c) since d) from Q. No. 25. Which sentence is in passive voice? a) He visited his friend last week. b) The dinner was prepared by Sarah. c) I walked by your house yesterday. d) You should help the poor and needy.
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Q. No. 26. Shazia said to me, “Please help me.” The indirect narration for the above sentence is: a) Shazia told me to help her. b) Shazia requested me to help her. c) Shazia told me that please help me. d) Shazia requested me to please help me.
Q. No. 27. Where are you going?
The sentence given above is:
a) declarative b) exclamatory
c) interrogative d) imperative
Q. No. 28. ‘Quiet, now. Don’t make a peep.
Baby brother’s fast asleep. I’m as quiet as a mouse… And here we are—at Grandma’s house!’
The simile used in the above stanza is:
a) as quiet as a mouse. b) quiet, now. c) fast asleep. d) make a peep. Q. No. 29. The antonym of the word “ancient” is: a) olden b) early
c) modern d) aged
Q. No. 30. The group of adverbs of manner is:
a) quickly, confidently b) here, inside
c) usually, ever d) frequently, already
Q. No. 31. We need to cut back on our expenses to save some money. The underlined word is: a) metaphor b) phrasal verb c) proverb d) preposition Q. No. 32. Saleem worked hard to complete the project. The negative form for the above sentence is: a) Saleem does not work hard to complete the project. b) Saleem do not work hard to complete the project. c) Saleem did not work hard to complete the project. d) Saleem had not worked hard to complete the project.
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