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Time: 3 hours

2005
Max.Marks.75

1. Write an essay of 120 to 150 words on any One of the following topics: (10) i) ii) iii) iv) Role of Computer in Modern life. Earthquakes. Importance of Muslim Unity. My Favourite Personality

2. Write an application to the Executive District Officer Education, City District Government, Karachi for the post of a teacher. OR Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the shortage of water supply in your area. OR Write a dialogue between a father and his son/daughter about the preparation for the annual examination. 3. Do as directed: i) The captain did not invite him to play the test match. (Change the sentence into affirmative) (Ans: The captain invited him to play the test match.) ii) Let the pen be bought. (Change the voice) (Ans: Buy the pen) iii) ________ apple ________ day, keeps the doctor away. (Insert suitable articles, where necessary) (Ans: An apple a day, keeps the doctor away. iv) We are accountable ________ Almighty Allah ________ our actions. (Insert appropriate prepositions). (Ans: We are accountable to Almighty Allah for our actions. v) The old man longed for a long life. (Make the sentence interrogative) (Ans: Did the old man long for a long life?) vi) They do not trust in God. (Change sentence into past tense) (Ans: They did not trust in God) vii) A few scholars left Karachi for abroad. (Change the verb into future tense). (Ans: A few scholars will leave Karachi for abroad) viii) Saba looks ________ her sick mother. (Insert a suitable preposition). (08) (15)

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(Ans: Saba looks after her sick mother ix) Najma cooked a delicious meal. (Change the voice). (Ans: A delicious meal was cooked by Najma) x) She told the truth. (Correct the sentences). (Ans: She spoke the truth) xi) You wasted your time. (Change into negative). (Ans: You did not waste your time) xii) The speaker said to the audience, "I can talk sound sense whenever I choose." (Change into indirect form). (Ans: The speaker told the audience that he could talk sound sense whenever he chose.) xiii) The teacher said that man is mortal. (Change the form of narration). (Ans: The teacher said, "Man is mortal".) xiv) One who can neither read nor write. (Suggest one word for the expression). (Ans: Illiterate) xv) I am leaving for Lahore mother said to nighat will you accompany me. (Punctuate and use capital letters, where necessary.) (Ans: "I am leaving for Lahore", mother said to Nighat." Will you accompany me?" 4. (a) Answer any Six of the following questions in two to three sentences each: i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) What are the different modes of fishing? Why do people of the East have a very high regard for the teachers? What is meant by dignity of work? How did our Holy Prophet (S.A.W) set the examples of dignity of work? How did the Caliph discover the real owner of the horse? What is the historical importance of the Khyber Pass? How long is it? What is the difference between the old and the modern methods of farming? How did Sultan Nasiruddin earn his living? How old is civilization of Mehran? What are the famous crafts of this valley? How did King Faisal develop his country? What was his desire? (12)

4. (b) Answer any Four of the following in two to three sentences each. (08) i) What is the idea behind the poem, 'Little Things'? How can we make our world an Eden?

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ii) iii) iv) v) vi)

Why does the poet compare mother's hands to a rainbow? Who wrote the poem "A Nation's Strength"? According to the poet, what makes a nation strong and respectable? What lesson did King Bruce learn from the spider? What future does the poet promise us in the poem "There's a Good Time Coming"? What is the message of the poem, 'The Man Who Wins'?

5. Fill in the blanks of any Five choosing the correct answer for each from the brackets: i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) Brave men who work while others________ (weep, sleep, smile) Success begins with a fellow's ________ it is all in the state of mind. (will, work, wealth) The bush area of Nigeria consists of ________ trees and heavy undergrowth. (shattered, withered, scattered) In the northern areas of Pakistan are silvery waterfalls and ________ lakes, (pool, tool, cool) Again it fell and swung below, but again it quickly ________. (climbed, mounted, jumped) Mela Chiraghan is held every year at ________. (Lahore, Sukkur, Karachi). The Holy prophet (S.A.W) practiced what he ________, (believed, preached, sought) 6. Use any three of the following structures of your own: a) b) c) d) e) f) to turn over a new leaf; by fits and starts; under one's nose; with open arms; in black and white; to wing up. (05) (03) (05)

7. Translate the following sentences into English:

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.3. .4. 5 Translations (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Don't waste your time. Tsumani brought a great disaster. All the guests had left when I reached the party. Did anybody help you?

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(v) OR

God helps those who help themselves.

Write a story in your own Words on United we stands, divided we fall". 8. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions (05)

given below:

This universe is a very strange kind of place. The empty spaces in the universe are immeasurable. The distance from our sun to the nearest star is 4.2 light years. This is in spite of the fact that we a collection of about 300,000 million stars. About thirty million similar collections are known to exist in the universe. i) ii) iii) iv) v) 9. What is immeasurable in the universe? What is the distance between the sun and the nearest star? What do you mean by the Milky Way? How many Milky Ways are known to exist? Write the verb forms of 'collection' and measurement'

Write the summary of the following passage which should not exceed about one third of the original length: (04) After covering about thirty kilometers the students reached Landikotal, the highest place along the Pass. Here the students made a short stop and ate some tikkas and chapli kababs. They found them quite delicious, From Lahdikotal the road goes down winding through beautiful scenery. Parallel to the road runs the railway line. It has to run through many tunnels in the mountains. This railway line was laid in 1925 to carry arms and supplies for the . British Army. The brave tribesmen broke up parts of the line again and again. They do not do so any more now because it belongs to Pakistan. Just below the road, the students saw a track along which once traveled camel caravans and mule trains.

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