BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
Course Instructor: Taqi Attari
Max Marks: 20
General Instructions:
CODE: A
i. This section consists of 20 parts questions and all are to be answered. Each question
carries on mark.
ii. Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full
against the proper number of question and its part.
Time: 20 Minutes
*
Choose the correct answer for each of from the given options:
i)
“The Abbot of Canterbury" is a typical old ballad of the:
*South of England
*North of England
*South of Scotland
* North of Scotland
ii)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah always kept in touch with Muslim League workers throughout the
country. When he could not address them he:
*Wrote them letters
*Sent them aggressive speech
*Sent them consolation note
*Sent them the newspaper Dawn
iii)
“My Bank Account” has been extracted from Stephen Leacock’s book:
*Literary Lapses
*My Bank Account *My blunders
*Foolish Mistakes
iv)
Sergeant Manning investigates the crime:
*passionately
*rationally
*obstinately
*annoyingly
v)
Leigh Hunt joined his brother in ____ in editing a newspaper called The Examiner.
*1805
*1806
* 1807
* 1808
vi)
Only a hundred yards from Mr. King picked Charlton, the police found a/an:
*Heavy Bike
*Motor bike
*Green Morris Minors *Sport car
vii)
The Incident of the French Camp was narrated by:
*Napoleon
*the wounded soldier
*commander of the army
*a French soldier
viii)
In the poem Under the Greenwood Tree, the word 'shun' means:
*to shine
*to play
*to avoid
*to desire
ix)
Bois de Vincennes is situated in the outskirts of:
*Yanina
*Paris
*Manchester
*Rome
x)
What does poet mean by 'Succeeding Sport' in the poem, 'The Deserted Village’?
*forthcoming sports *enjoyable sports
*previous sports
*current sports
xi)
Young people cannot understand the modern world absolutely without having the knowledge of:
*ethics
*religion
*science
*humanities
xii)
Lucy Gray which was published in 1800 appeared in the second edition of:
*Southern Ballads
*Northern Ballads
*Lyrical Ballads
*Traditional Ballads
BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
xiii)
William Shakespeare was written as Britain’s greatest dramatist in 1598 by:
*John Milton
*Wordsworth
*Francis Meres
*Coleridge
xiv)
‘I see the cloud on your brow’ are the words spoken by:
*Beauchamp
*Albert
*Monte Cristo
*Countess of Morcerf
Patriotism is the theme of the poem written by:
*Henry Wotton
*Oliver Goldsmith *Sir Walter Scott
*Coventry Patmore
xv)
xvi)
"These temporary people aren't always reliable." Who is being referred?
*Carter
*Johnson
*Charlton
*Abbot
xvii)
If we had worked hard, we- (pick the correct answer)
*will get good marks
*would get good marks
*would have got good marks
*will have get good marks.
xviii) Leigh Hunt joined his brother in ____ in editing a newspaper called The Examiner.
*1805
*1806
*1807
*1808
xix)
xx)
The Secretary General of U.N.O. is appointed for a period of:
*Five years
*Seven years
*Eight years
*Ten years
The literary form Sonnet came in Britain from:
*Italy
*Greece
*Spain
*France
BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
Course Instructor: Taqi Attari
Max Marks: 20
General Instructions:
CODE: B
i. This section consists of 20 parts questions and all are to be answered. Each question
carries on mark.
ii. Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full
against the proper number of question and its part.
Time: 20 Minutes
*
i)
Choose the correct answer for each of from the given options:
Only a hundred yards from Mr. King picked Charlton, the police found a/an:
*Heavy Bike
*Motor bike
*Green Morris Minors *Sport car
ii)
The Incident of the French Camp was narrated by:
*Napoleon
*the wounded soldier
*commander of the army
*a French soldier
iii)
In the poem Under the Greenwood Tree, the word 'shun' means:
*to shine
*to play
*to avoid
*to desire
iv)
Bois de Vincennes is situated in the outskirts of:
*Yanina
*Paris
*Manchester
*Rome
v)
What does poet mean by 'Succeeding Sport' in the poem, 'The Deserted Village’?
*forthcoming sports *enjoyable sports
*previous sports
*current sports
vi)
"These temporary people aren't always reliable." Who is being referred?
*Carter
*Johnson
*Charlton
*Abbot
vii)
If we had worked hard, we- (pick the correct answer)
*will get good marks
*would get good marks
*would have got good marks
*will have get good marks.
viii)
Leigh Hunt joined his brother in ____ in editing a newspaper called The Examiner.
*1805
*1806
*1807
*1808
ix)
The Secretary General of U.N.O. is appointed for a period of:
*Five years
*Seven years
*Eight years
*Ten years
The literary form Sonnet came in Britain from:
*Italy
*Greece
*Spain
*France
“The Abbot of Canterbury" is a typical old ballad of the:
*South of England
*North of England
*South of Scotland
* North of Scotland
x)
xi)
xii)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah always kept in touch with Muslim League workers throughout the
country. When he could not address them he:
*Wrote them letters
*Sent them aggressive speech
*Sent them consolation note
*Sent them the newspaper Dawn
BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
xiii)
“My Bank Account” has been extracted from Stephen Leacock’s book:
*Literary Lapses
*My Bank Account *My blunders
*Foolish Mistakes
xiv)
Sergeant Manning investigates the crime:
*passionately
*rationally
*obstinately
*annoyingly
xv)
Leigh Hunt joined his brother in ____ in editing a newspaper called The Examiner.
*1805
*1806
* 1807
* 1808
xvi)
Young people cannot understand the modern world absolutely without having the knowledge of:
*ethics
*religion
*science
*humanities
xvii)
Lucy Gray which was published in 1800 appeared in the second edition of:
*Southern Ballads
*Northern Ballads
*Lyrical Ballads
*Traditional Ballads
xviii) William Shakespeare was written as Britain’s greatest dramatist in 1598 by:
*John Milton
*Wordsworth
*Francis Meres
*Coleridge
xix)
xx)
‘I see the cloud on your brow’ are the words spoken by:
*Beauchamp
*Albert
*Monte Cristo
*Countess of Morcerf
Patriotism is the theme of the poem written by:
*Henry Wotton
*Oliver Goldsmith *Sir Walter Scott
*Coventry Patmore
BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
Time: 160 Minutes
Course Instructor: Taqi Attari
Max Marks: 80
SECTION ‘B’
(SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS)
(50 Marks)
NOTE:
Attempt TEN part-questions from this section, selecting at least two partquestions from each sub-section. Answer should not exceed SIX sentences. All questions
carry equal marks.
Sub-section I (Intermediate English Book-I)
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Why does the writer, John Walton apply the word terrible to the first year of Pakistan’s
life as an independent state?
What are the functions of UNICEF and WHO?
What are the strange events that happened at the time of a Cernogratz’s in the
castle of Cernogratz?
What would probably have happened if there had been a panic on the
Birkenhead?
Sub-section II (Selection from English Verses: Part-I)
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Why does Sir Walter Scott denounce an unpatriotic person?
How does Wotton’s happy man spend his days and nights?
How did Abbot get answers of the questions asked by the King John?
What had happened to the village in which Goldsmith lived?
Sub-section III (Two One-Act Plays)
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
Why did Mercedes fall in the trap of Fernand Mondego?
Was Mrs. Meldon justified in killing Prof. Corrie?
Why did Albert not fight a duel with the Count of Monte Cristo?
How does Corrie want to revolutionize warfare?
Sub-section IV (Grammar)
xiii.
Correct the errors / omissions of verbs, prepositions and articles.
a.
The bees get the honey from flowers.
b.
He spoke a lie with his mother.
c.
Cuckoos did not build nest.
d.
Where do you celebrate your birthday next week?
e.
He was interested by Mathematics.
xiv.
Use any THREE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences.
access, excess: floor, flour: pray, prey: duel , dual: bolder, boulder: story,
storey: abject, object
xv.
Write down the meaning of any FIVE of the following words or phrase:
mistrustless; pugnacious; to be bumped of; loquacious; lump sum; religious
maniacs; triumph; revolutionize; dragged down into the mire.
BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –I (COMPULSARY)
SECTION ‘C’
(DETAILED – ANSWER QUESTIONS)
(30 marks)
NOTE:
Attempt all questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks:
3.
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper demanding for a public amusement park
in your locality.
OR
Write a story on any ONE of the following.
i. All that glitters is not gold
ii.
A stitch in time saves nine
4.
Write a paragraph of about 120 words on any ONE of the following
topics.
i. Social Media
ii. My Hobby
iii. PSL-2017
5.
Translate the following sentences into English.