Eureka Study Aids | English for Class 10 (PB)

1 (a) Choose the correct form of verb and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(i) She __________ English at present. (learn, learns, learnt, is learning)
(ii) I already __________ three cups of coffee. (take, took, am taking, have taken)
(iii) She __________ since morning. (sleep, sleeps, slept, has been sleeping)
(iv) Good students always __________ hard. (work, works, worked, are working)
(v) It __________ at present. (rain, rains, is raining, rained)
(b) Choose the word with correct spellings and fill up the bubbles. (04)
(vi) wandrus, wandrous, wondrus, wondrous
(vii) bandeges, bendeges, bandages, bendages
(viii) envalopes, envelopes, envalops, envelops
(ix) messenger, messinger, messenjer, massinger
(c) Choose the correct option and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(x) If you judge, judge __________ equity between them. (from, for, with, in)
(xi) The antonym of "mighty" is __________: (weak, grand, strong, powerful)
(xii) I am prepared to excel in the years to come. The underlined word means: (support, report, to do well, stop)
(xiii) He decided every case brought to him by friend or foe with justice. The underlined word means: (friend, enemy, partner, companion)
(xiv) The most vulnerable will be the population in developing countries. The underlined word means: (in danger, flourishing, secure, heavy)
(d) Choose the correct option according to the grammar and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(xv) Misbah hit the ball nicely. What kind of adverb is the underlined word? (adverb of time, adverb of manner, adverb of place, adverb of result)
(xvi) "I met the man whom I do not know." What kind of pronoun is the underlined word? (interrogative, relative, reflexive, reciprocal)
(xvii) "It rained heavily yesterday." What kind of sentence is it? (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
(xviii) "Always speak the truth." The underlined word is: (abstract noun, collective noun, proper noun, material noun)
(xix) "Do not tell a lie." What kind of sentence is it? (assertive, imperative, optative, exclamatory)

SUBJECTIVE

SECTION - I

2. Write short answers of any FIVE of the following questions. (10)
(i) What made non-Muslims bring their suits to the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
(ii) When do you need to see a doctor?
(iii) How has the writer spent his summer vacation?
(iv) In what way books are better than radio, TV and internet?
(v) Why did Pip give food and drink to the prisoner?
(vi) Why does Chinese New Year's Eve dinner consist of eight or nine dishes?
(vii) How is fossil energy a finite fuel?
(viii) Why do busy people prefer to read newspaper?

SECTION - II

3. Translate the following paragraph into Urdu. English Medium Candidates will write it into simple English. (08)
Once Hazrat Umar (RA), sitting in the Mosque of the Holy Prophet (SAW), was busy in the affairs of the state. Two young men, holding a strong and sturdy countryman, appeared before him. They complained to Hazrat Umar (RA) that the person had murdered their old father. They demanded justice by punishing the murderer for his crime.
4. Write down the summary of the poem "The Rain" by W.H. Davies. (05)

Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context.
Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at last prevail, Try again.
It we strive, it is no disgrace.
Though we did not win the race.
What should you do in that case? Try again;
5. Write an essay of 150-200 words on any ONE of the following topics. (15)
(i) Village Life
(ii) Life in a Big City
(iii) A Visit to a Hill Station

Write a paragraph of 100-150 words on any ONE of the following topics.
(i) My School
(ii) Fashions
(iii) A Dream
6. Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect form. (05)
(i) He said, "I am not a thief."
(ii) She said, "The patient died in the hospital."
(iii) He said to her, "I live in this building."
(iv) She said, "I did not go to school yesterday."
(v) He said, "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
(vi) The pupil said, "Where have I eased?"
(vii) She says, "I hope I am not late."
(viii) You will say, "She is cranky."
7. Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences. (05)
(i) Advice, Advise
(ii) Cloth, Clothe
(iii) Eligible, Illegible
(iv) Idle, Idol
(v) Liar, Lawyer
(vi) Prophet, Profit
(vii) Sail, Sale
(viii) Waste, Waist
8. Translate the following paragraph into English. (08)

Alternate question for English Medium/ Foreign Candidates.
Write ten sentences about "Television".

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

Wednesday 12 April 2017

PAST PAPER ENGLISH 10 - FAISALABAD BOARD 2014 GROUP ONE (S)

PAST PAPER ENGLISH 10

(FAISALABAD BOARD - 2014 GROUP ONE (S))

OBJECTIVE

1. (a) Choose the correct form of verb and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(i) She __________ learning at present. (learnt, learns, is learning, will be learning)
(ii) The book __________ on the table for weeks. (is lying, will be lying, has been lying, lay)
(iii) She __________ her cat very much. (loves, loved, will love, love)
(iv) After you __________ I went to sleep. (left, had left, will have left, leave)
(v) I __________ her in the plane. (met, meet, meets, have met)
(b) Choose the word with correct spellings and fill up the bubbles. (04)
(vi) Emirgency, Amergency, Emergancy, Emergency
(vii) Dispute, Disput, Dispuit, Dispuite
(viii) Iquipment, Equapment, Equipment, Equepment
(ix) Specfic, Specific, Spcifie, Speific
(c) Choose the correct option and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(x) Our job is to keep the audience happy. The underlined word is a/an __________ noun. (collective, concrete, abstract, auxiliary noun)
(xi) The antonym of "mighty" is: (weak, grand, strong, happy)
(xii) Have you got anything __________ these poor women could take for their children. (which, that, whom, what)
(xiii) The last couple of years have been a long bumpy ride for me, as they have for everyone of my age. The underlined phrase means: (easy time, hard and challenging time, leisure time, good time)
(xiv) We __________ out bottle, so we could use it again. (cleaning, clean, cleaned, will clean)
(d) Choose the correct option according to the grammar and fill up the bubbles. (05)
(xv) "He advised the most equitable plan for the setting of the black stone." The underlined word means: (privileged, reasonable, favourite, worthy)
(xvi) Right profession means to: (develop a tradition, choose the career, select the scope, organize the graph)
(xvii) He decided every case brought to him by friend or foe with justice, without fear of favour. The underlined word means: (partner, companion, enemy, friend)
(xviii) "Another popular custom is to hang up signs and posters on doors and windows with the Chinese word fu written on them." The underlined word means: (law, practice, rule, evidence)
(xix) "The accident was due to his ruthlessness." The underlined word is a/an __________ noun. (collective, concrete, abstract, easy)

SUBJECTIVE

SECTION - I

2. Answer any FIVE of the following questions. (10)
(i) How can people achieve perfection in the moral, spiritual and social areas of life?
(ii) Why did non-Muslims trust the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
(iii) What do decorations on doors and windows symbolize?
(iv) How many times should we try and why?
(v) What is the importance of knowledge of first aid in crisis management?
(vi) What will happen after the rain stops?
(vii) How is a newspaper more convenient medium of news?
(viii) How has the writer spent his summer vacation?

SECTION - II

3. Translate into Urdu OR Rewrite into simple English the following paragraph. (08)
Each medium has strength that the other does not. Each makes use of strong points that the other lacks. Television news is like having a fast food meal whereas reading newspaper is like have a ten course dinner. The ideal seems to be, if one has the time, to both read the news and watch it on television.
4. Write down the summary of the poem "Try Again" by W.E. Hickson. (05)

Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context.
I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
5. Write an essay of 150-200 words on any ONE of the following topics. (15)
(i) My Last Day at School
(ii) My Best Friend
(iii) Boy Scouts

Write a paragraph of 100-150 words on any ONE of the following topics.
(i) A Meena Bazaar
(ii) A Dream
(iii) A Picnic
6. Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect form. (05)
(i) He said, "I am unwell."
(ii) He said, "I am watering the plants in the garden."
(iii) She said, "They have not eaten their meals."
(iv) The judge said, "Have you anything more to say?"
(v) He said, "What do you want me to do?"
(vi) She said to me, "Do not waste your time in idle talk."
(vii) He said, "Alas! We cannot defeat our enemy."
(viii) She said to her father, "May you live long!"
7. Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences. (05)
(i) Berth, Birth
(ii) Dew, Due
(iii) Urbane, Urban
(iv) Root, Route
(v) Prophet, Profit
(vi) Necessary, Necessity
(vii) Healthful, Healthy
(viii) Foul, Fowl
8. Translate the following paragraph into English. (08)

Write Ten sentences about "Pakistani Women".

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar