English Exam Paper
SECTION "A" (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) (20
Marks)
Q.1 Choose the correct answer for each of the following: (20 Marks)
1. Why was the poet grateful to the Quaid-e-Azam?
a) Because he gave wealth
b) Because he gave freedom
c) Because he gave books
2. What is the main theme of the poem "The Voice of God"?
a) Hard work
b) Honesty
c) Obedience to God
3. What is the moral lesson of the story "The Reward"?
a) Hard work is everything
b) Luck is everything
c) Cleverness is everything
4. What does the phrase "Fair Play" mean?
a) Justice and truth
b) A playground
c) A fair competition
5. Why was Helen Keller famous?
a) She was a scientist
b) She overcame disabilities
c) She was a writer
6. Who wrote the poem "The Daffodils"?
a) William Wordsworth
b) John Keats
c) Robert Frost
7. Why did Abdul Sattar Edhi establish Edhi Foundation?
a) To help poor and needy people
b) To run a business
c) To build a school
8. What is the main theme of the lesson "Pakistani Women"?
a) Achievements of Pakistani women
b) Struggles of men
c) Education system
9. Why was Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) called "Sadiq" and "Ameen"?
a) Because of his wealth
b) Because of his honesty and truthfulness
c) Because of his family background
10. What is the importance of education in one's life?
a) It makes a person wealthy
b) It makes a person knowledgeable
c) It makes a person famous
SECTION "B" (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) (40
Marks)
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions in two to three sentences each. (10 Marks)
1. What do you mean by "Hijra"? When did this event take place?
2. Why is Shah Latif called the "Saint of Bhit"?
3. How did Sara, Jameel, and their family manage the expenses for their studies?
4. What do you understand by the word "Visionary"? What qualities does a visionary have?
5. What is the main theme of the poem "A Child’s Invocation"?
6. How is the immune system affected through dengue?
7. Write any four names of famous women of Pakistan mentioned in the textbook.
Q.3 Do as directed. (20 Marks)
1. He comes by bus (Change into negative)
2. He flies a kite. (Change into present continuous)
3. I have finished my work (Change into past perfect)
4. I exercised (Change into interrogative)
5. I have applied for this post (Change into future indefinite)
6. He has been sent to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj by his parents (Change the voice)
7. He is making a large table.
8. I have informed him.
9. You played well in the match ____? (Add question tag)
10. She says to me, "I am making tea." (Change the narration)
11. The teacher said to them, "You learn this lesson."
12. She said that fish cannot live without water.
13. is Karachi the biggest city of pakistan (Punctuate the sentence)
14. You would get good marks if you (work) hard (Use correct form of the verb)
15. The moon can be seen ________ two hills (Use preposition)
16. I have 10 rupees ______ my pocket.
17. ______ boy in blue shirt, please come here. (Use article)
18. The publisher had ______ (print) this book three times. (Use prefix)
19. An ______ (healthy) person often falls sick.
Q.4 Indicate the part of speech of the underlined words: (5 Marks)
1. Kashif always tries to work efficiently.
2. I was at the door.
3. He was flying a kite.
4. She writes very neatly.
5. Pakistan is a wonderful country.
Q.5 Translate the following paragraph into Urdu/Sindhi. (5 Marks)
"We just turn on the tap and fresh water flows out. We press a switch and light comes on. The
cleaning of the streets and the removal of filth and garbage are possible only in an organized
society. The telegraph, the telephone, and the trains are all benefits of collective efforts. Then,
the radio and the TV give us both enjoyment and instruction."
SECTION "C" (DESCRIPTIVE ANSWER QUESTIONS)
(20 Marks)
Q.6 Write a detailed incident about a picnic trip with your classmates. (08 Marks)
OR
Write an essay of five paragraphs on any one of the following topics:
1. Memorable Day of My Life
2. Covid-19 as a Fatal Virus
3. Merits and Demerits of Mobile Phones
4. The Teacher I Like Most
Q.7 Write an application to your Headmaster/Headmistress requesting him/her to arrange
extra classes to carry out the practicals of Chemistry.
OR
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about traffic accidents in the city.
Q.8 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (5 Marks)
"Rice is a member of the grass family. Along with wheat and corn, it is one of the three crops on
which human beings largely depend as food for survival. Rice is now one of the most important
crops at the global level, as it is used as a staple food in most countries of the world and will
continue to be so for the future. In the coming 30 years, the world will require 70% more rice
than it requires today.
Pakistan is the world’s 4th largest producer of rice. Each year, it produces an average of 6
million tons, and together with the rest of South Asia, the country supplies 30% of the world’s
rice. Rice is Pakistan’s third-largest crop in terms of area sown, after wheat and cotton. About
11 percent of Pakistan’s total agricultural area is under rice cultivation during the summer or
‘Kharif’ season."
Questions:
1. The most suitable title for this passage is:
a) Rice is the staple food of the people of Pakistan
b) The future of the rice industry in Pakistan
c) Rice production in Pakistan
2. The three main crops on which human beings largely depend as food for survival:
a) wheat, corn, maize
b) wheat, rice, cotton
c) wheat, corn, rice
3. The most important crop at the global level is:
a) wheat
b) cotton
c) rice
ENGLISH 2023
Max. Marks: 100
Time: 3 Hours
SECTION “A” (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS -
MCQs) (15 Marks)
NOTE:
(i) Attempt all questions of this section.
(ii) Do not copy down the part questions. Write only the answer against the proper number of the
question and its part according to the question paper.
(iii) Each question carries 1 Mark.
Q.1 Choose the correct answer for each of the following:
1. The Holy Prophet ﷺdelivered his Last Sermon at:
a) Quba Masjid
b) Uranah Valley
c) Jabal-e-Rehmat
d) Hudebia
2. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was married to Bibi Saidha Begum in the year:
a) 1713
b) 1723
c) 1813
d) 1823
3. The Holy Prophet ﷺmigrated from Makkah and entered Yathrib after:
a) 10 days
b) 11 days
c) 12 days
d) 13 days
4. The Quaid-e-Azam was one of the top barristers of:
a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Bombay
d) Delhi
5. There are four types of:
a) Chikungunya viruses
b) Dengue viruses
c) Malaria viruses
d) Measles viruses
6. Allama Muhammad Iqbal presided over the Allahabad meeting in:
a) 1926
b) 1927
c) 1929
d) 1930
7. The saint who lived in the jungle was a very:
a) rich man
b) poor man
c) severe man
d) wise man
8. The Guddu Barrage was put into operation on:
a) 4th January, 1962
b) 4th February, 1962
c) 4th March, 1962
d) 4th April 1962
9. The name of Jameel and Sara’s aunt was:
a) Kulsoom
b) Mariam
c) Sadori
d) Razia
10. The poem "The Miller of the Dee" was composed by:
a) J.H Leigh Hunt
b) Charles Mackay
c) Henry Longfellow
d) William Wordsworth
11. The word "Latif" literally means:
a) delicate
b) tender
c) elegant
d) all of these
12. Nobody knew anything about Moen-jo-Daro until:
a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1922
13. The weather is considered as absolutely perfect in:
a) The winter
b) The summer
c) The autumn
d) The spring
14. By profession, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was a:
a) Doctor
b) Dentist
c) Nurse
d) Surgeon
15. The founding manager of the Sindh Education Foundation, Government of Sindh was:
a) Begum Ra’na Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Professor Anita Ghulam Ali
c) Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz
d) Bilquis Bano Edhi
16. Helen Keller was sent to school for blind children at the age of:
a) eight
b) nine
c) ten
d) eleven
17. The Malaria parasite attacks the:
a) stomach
b) brain
c) white blood cells
d) red blood cells
18. The Quaid-e-Azam was called the best ambassador of:
a) Hindus-Christians unity
b) Hindus-Sikhs unity
c) Hindus-Muslims unity
d) Hindus-Parsis unity
Add Prefix & Suffix
19. Add prefix to: ‘try’ → Retry
20. Add suffix to: ‘arrive’ → Arrival
SECTION “B” (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) (40
Marks)
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions in two to three sentences each:
1. What does the Last Sermon teach us?
2. What do you know about the collection of Shah Abdul Latif’s poetry?
3. Why was Jameel upset? And how did he react to his parents?
4. What is the acronym of problem-solving tool? What does it stand for?
5. How often can one get infected with Chikungunya?
6. Who was the miller? What was he singing about?
Q.3 Do as directed:
(i) Use Prepositions:
1. He arrived ______ the station in the nick of time.
2. Mother told me to divide the pizza ______ my five friends.
(ii) Use Articles:
1. ______ boy in blue shirt, please come here.
(iii) Change the Voice:
1. Will he convey my important message to his friend?
2. Many prizes were won by her.
3. Buy your own pen, please.
4. Who has stolen my cash box?
(iv) Change the Narration:
1. We said to him, “Did you find any stranger here in this compound?”
2. He told me that he had done his homework honestly.
3. He said to them, “How poisonous these snakes are!”
4. You forbade me to sit there.
(v) Formation of Sentences:
1. He did not make a delicious cake for the guests yesterday. (Change into assertive)
2. He deals honestly with his customers. (Change into interrogative)
3. I have my own glasses. (Change into negative)
4. Ali had purchased a wristwatch last Friday. (Change into simple present tense)
5. Has it been drizzling since noon? (Change into future perfect continuous)
6. She speaks English very well. (Change into simple past tense)
7. If it (not rain) we would go out for a walk in the evening. (Use correct form of the verb)
8. Aslam said to her why was Naseem crying there (Punctuate properly)
SECTION “C” (DESCRIPTIVE ANSWER QUESTIONS)
(20 Marks)
Q.4 Indicate the part of speech of the underlined words:
1. They are playing in the ground.
2. Alas! We have lost the match.
3. We do not go to sleep immediately.
4. He is a clever boy.
5. They will leave for London tomorrow.
Q.5 Translate the following paragraph into Urdu/Sindhi:
"The aeroplane is a wonderful invention of the twentieth century. It is a flying machine which
has a long body with wings on either side. When it flies high-up in the air, it looks like a great
bee. It carries passengers across oceans, mountains, and deserts. It saves time, and most people
love to travel by it."
