Objective

Q.No.1 A
1.

Choose the right option of under lined words from Book II & I.

The books were lying forlorn at the bottom.

Answer:

Alone()

2.

It is always to the detriment of their health.

Answer:
Damage()
3.

Water was used very sparingly in the past.

Answer:
Carefully ()
4.

Daiches longed desperately for a triangle.

Answer:
5.

The manager is was a grave calm man.

Answer:
6.

(Intensively()
Serious

The stars are immense balls of fire.

Answer:

huge()

7.

Each star makes its voyage in the complete loneliness.

Answer:
journey()
8.

The space beyond the milky way is immensely cold.

Answer:

collection of stars

9.

Thrifty housewives preserved food in the past.

Answer:
Frugal()
10.

Superstitions were common in the past.

Answer:
False notions()
11.

A few lazy bluffers also drift into college.

Answer:
12.

The summer holidays looked mythical.

Answer:
13.

Wonderful ()

The doctor butted the writer.

Answer:
14.

boaster, frank()

hit with head

The occidental countries launched a warm hug to china.

Answer: Western ()

15.

Abd al Rehman realm was consolidated.

Answer:
Contended()
Q.1 B Choose the right option of under lined words from Book II Part II
1.

I am biased in favor of boys learning English.

Ans:
2.

It was stifling in the drivers cabin.

Ans:
3.

Suffocation.

Injecting carbolic acid into blood was abandoned.

Ans:
4.

Inclined, Partial ()

Discarded, Given Up ()

Peniclilin had no toxic effect on leucocytes/

Ans: Poisonous()
5.

Pasteurs father had been one of Napoleaons conscripts.

Ans:

Soldiers()

6.

Fleming was not happy in the lime light.

Ans: Fame()
7.

The Headmistress shoed discernment in judging Churchills general ability.

Ans: Insight, wisdom ()

8.

A general massacre of Armenians is expected .

Ans: Killing()
9.

Pasterus arrived at the method of attenuating germs.

Ans: Weakening ()
10. The driver was reluctant to take Christopher.

Ans: hesitant ()
11. The learnt the English parsing thoroughly.

Ans: Grammatically ()
12. The conditions in Sahara were agonizing.

Ans: Unpleasant ()
13. Lister was medical peer of Pasteur.
Ans:

Fellow

14. In 1948, Europe was politically upheaved .

Ans:

Rebelled ()

15. The government was practically superseded by order and suggestions from the
allies.
Ans:

dominated.

Q.No.1 ( C) Choose the right option for the underlined words from the novel Good
Bye Mr. Chips
1.

Chips was an old veteran.

Ans:
2.

Experienced Person ()

Chips was not conceited.

Ans: Self Important ()

3.

Merivalr said You old ruffian feeling alright.

Ans:
4.

Everyone was summoned to big hall.

Ans:
5.

Sympathies.

Abrupty chips flamed up .

Ans:
7.

Called , sent for()

Chips did not want to receive condolences.

Ans:
6.

Villian

Suddenly ()

Chip slipped and wrenched his ankle.

Ans;

Strained

8.

Chips Speech was impeded by laughter.

Ans: interrupted ()
9.

Some snobbish people said that they thought they had heard of Brookfiled.

Ans:

Arrogant

10. Chips remembered Kathrine laughing at some howler. Ans: Mistake, Blunder (

)
11. Chips leading pleasant and placid life.
Ans:

Peaceful, Calm ()

12. There is no sublime feeling in the world.

Ans:

exalted

13. I remember Collingwood, I once thrashed him. Ans: Punished

14. The whole pageant of past swung before him. Ans:

spectacle

15. Talking to Linford had quite exhausted him.

Ans: tired ()

16. Chips was not very articular. Ans: expressive.

17. Mrs. Wicketts house was ugly and pretentious. Ans:

Showy

(i)

Choose the appropriate propositions to fill in the blanks.

1.

The car broke __________in the way.

a.

to

2.

He congratulated me_________my success. Ans: on

3.

he caught me _________ the neck. Ans:

4.

You must apologize __________ your teacher. Ans:

5.

She takes ______her mother. Ans: after.

6.

He is ill _________fever. Ans: with.

7.

He died ________cholera.

8.

She rejoiced ______success. Ans: At

He is fond ()
__________ sweets. Ans: of

9.

b.

in

c.

Down d.

Ans:

on

Answer:

c. Down

by
to

of

10. You should abstain _________smoking. Ans:

from

11. Do not boast ________ your wealth. Ans : of

12. I enquired ________his health. Ans: About
13. the theif broke______ his house yesterday.

Ans:

14. You must abide by the laws of your country. Ans:

into
by

15. Samina was married________ him. Ans:

to

16. Nasima repented(_________) her past conduct. Ans: of
17. Do not jealous ( __________ )other. Ans: of

18. She was brought ________ by her uncle. Ans: up

19. Our college is adjacent ________ to the bazar. Ans: to
20. Do not sneer ________ the poor. Ans: at
21. The climate() is conducive ( _________ )health. Ans; For
22. He is eligible ( )this post. Ans: for

23. The bus dashed __________ a tractor. Ans: against

24. Alwasys act ________ your parents advice.
25. He was absorbed _______ studies. Ans: in

Ans: upon

Q.No.1 (E ) An incorrect prompt is given in each of questions given below. Only one
choice is correct. Choose the correct option from A,B,C and D.
1.

I prefer water over pepsi.

A)I prefer water on pepsi

B)

I prefer water at pepsi

C)I prefer Water by pepsi

D)

I prefer water to pepsi

Ans:
2.

Either he or I are visiting the fair.

Ans:
3.

Either he or I am visiting the fair.

None praises a cowardly.

Ans:
4.

I prefer to Pepsi

None praised the coward.

Bananas are sold dozen.

Ans: Bananas are sold by dozen.

5.

Majid is senior than Imran.

Ans:

Majid is senior to Imran.

6.

He is ill form fever. Ans: He is ill with fever.

7.

The man is mortal.

Ans:

Man is mortal.

8.

Her hairs are white.

Ans:

Her hair is white.

9.

He gave me many advices.

10. Do not jeer on the poor.

Ans: He gave me many piece of advice.

Ans: Do not jeer at the poor.

11. Although he is old, but he is strong.

Ans: Although he is old, he is strong.

12. He is addivted to drink.

He is addicted to drinking.

Ans:

13. This is the last news. Ans:

This is the latest news.

14. Ravi is a famous river.

Ans:

The ravi the famous river.

15. Do not speak a lie.

Ans:

Do not tell a lie.

16. She is the tallest of two.

Ans:

She the taller of the two.

17. He is good of English. Ans:

He is good at English.

18. He hates with Lubna. Ans:

He hates lubna.

19. You as well as I is ill. Ans:

You as well as I are ill.

20. Neither she comes nor writes.

Ans:

21. Each of us have a pen.

Each of us has a pen.

Ans:

She neither comes nor writes.

IDIOMS

1. Apple of discard() :
This piece of land is an apple of discard
between Tanveer and Saleem.

2. A red letter day. : Takbeer Day is a red letter day in the history of
Pakistan.

3. At home in : : He is at home in Mathematics.

4. A bed of roses.
: Love makes life a bed of roses.

5. At sea: : I am at sea when people talk about politics.

6. Across the board: : Its across the board pay rise.

7. At arms length: : Keep the black sheep at arms length.

8. A man of letters: : A man of letters can never be narrow minded.

9. ABC: : This book gives the ABC of music.

10.Above board: : All his delaying are above board.

11.Alladins Lamp: : You need an Aladins Lamp to build a house in a
night.
12.A rolling stone:
: A rolling stone gathers no mass.

13.Act for: : Khalid is acting for the Principal today.

14.Account for: : Can you account for your failure?
15.By and large: : By and large , your plan is good one.

16.By leaps and bounds: : He who works hard, makes progress by

leaps and bounds.
17.Bang and baggage: : He threw her out of house, bag and baggages.
18.Better half: : His better half is a good housewife.
19.Black sheep: : As his brother is a gambler, he is considered the balck
sheep of the family.

20.Bell the cat:
: Who will bel the cat by reporting against his
dishonesty?

21.Break the ice: : In the meeting everybody was sitting silent when I
broke the ice.
22.Blue blood: : Though Ali is poor, he has blue blood in his family.
23.A storm in the teas cup: : This quarrel between two friends is a storm
in the teas cup.

24.By hook or by crook:
: He got through the examination by hook
or by crook.

25.Break the news:
: He broke the news of his success.
26.Back out: : A gentleman
never backs out of his promise.

27.At the eleventh hour: : He came to help me at the eleventh hour.

28.Heart and Soul: : I am with you by heart and soul.

29.A white elephant: : This old car proved a white elephant
for me.
30.Up to the mark: : The paper was quite up to the mark.
31.Crocodile tears: : He killed his friend, and now is shedding crocodile
tears.

32.At sixes and sevens: : Everything

is the room was at sixes and sevens.

: I will help you through thick and thin.

33.Through thick and thin:

34.A man of parts: : Our teacher is a man of parts.

35.To be in hot water: : He needs your help because now a days he is
in hot water.


36.Make good:

: Who will make good this loss?

37.Set in: : The winter season has set in.

38.Turn down: : He turned down my request.
39.Work out: : We have worked out a method to do this.

40.In a fix: : I am
in a fix and do not know what to do.
41.To bear out: : Everyone
will bear out his honesty.

42.Hand to mouth: : The poor live from hand to mouth.

43.Royal road: : There
is not royal road to success.

44.To call in question: : His honesty cannot

be call a question.

45.To leave no stone unturned: : I will leave no stone unturned to

please my boss.

46.Set aside: : He set aside our objection().

47.To look down upon: : We should not look down upon the poor.

48.To nip in the bud: : We should nip the evil in the bud.
49.Follow up: : We should follow up his good suggestion.

50.Cut down: : Please cut down your expenses().

51.Look into: : The inspector

in looking
into the matter.

52.To make both ends meet: : These days it is very difficult for the

poor to make both ends meet.

53.Come across:
: On the way we came across our old friend.
54.Wind up : : Let us wind
up the meeting it is getting late.

55.To carry the day: : In this match our team will carry the day.

56.A birds eye: : We had a birds eye view of Lahore from the train.
57.Break down: : The car broke down on the road.

58.To catch on read handed: : The police caught the murderer red
handed.

59.To cry over spilt milk: : I is useless to cry over spilt milk.

60.To tell upon: : Over work told upon his health.

61.A jack of all trades: : he is a jack of all trades but master of none.
62.A bone of contention: : Kashmir is a bone of contention between
Pakistan and India.
63.A wild goose chase:
: To try to succeed without work is a wild goose

chase.
64.Bad blood: : There

is a bad blood between the two friends.

65.To end in smoke:
: All his plans ended in smoke.
66.A maiden speech: : He impressed the audience by his maiden speech.

67.By fits and starts :

: His success is doubtful because he works
by fits and starts.

68.A house of cards:

: Life is no more than a house of cards.

69.Take after: : This girl takes after her mother.

70.To run short: : Do something, we have run short of food.
71.Over head
ears: : He is over head and ears in love with his father.
and

72.Turn up: : He
when the match was over.
turned up

: He took me for his brother.

73.Take for

74.To get over: : He will be to get over all his difficulties.

75.At all : I do not like him at all.
76.To and fro : : The
birds were flying to and fro in the sky.

77.In the long run: : The tortoise did not lose heart and there fore win the
race in the long run.

78.In full swing: : The fair was in full swing, when the villagers reached
there.

79.Tooth and nail:

: Pakistan fought against India by tooth and nail.

80.A wet blanket: : Naveed is a wet blanket as he finds fault with
every thing.

81.All and sundry:

: All and sundry come to the mosque.
82.A oily tongue: : Civilized men has a oily tongue to win opponents
favor.

83.In black and white: : verbal orders are not admitted. Everything should
be in black and white.

84.Between two fires: : The mother was in favour of his sons

admission in the college. While his father was against it so he was between
two fires.

85.A broken reed: : One

must not disclose secret to a broken reed.
86.A snake in the grass: : Because of him he is a real snake in the grass.
87.To turn a deaf ear to: : Saleem always turn a deaf to his teachers
advice.

88.To live from hand to mouth: : The poor have very little income and
they are living from hand to mouth.
89.Run over: : A car ran over a child.
90.Come about: : The accident
was come about at half past six.
91.To die in harness: : Rashid mihas died in harness for his country.
92.To take ones heels: : When the theif saw the people he took to his
heels.

93.A casting vote: : A speaker has a casting vote in the National

Assembly.

94.Apple of ones eye: :Akhter
is the apple of his parents eyes.

95.Against a rainy day:

: Man should save something against a rainy
day.
96.A narrow escape:
: All men had a narrow escape from the accident.

97.An axe to grind: : He has an axe to grind in every matter.

: A true person is one who always calls a
98.To call a spade a spade:
spade a spade.

99.To bead about the bush: : Do not beat about the bush and come to
the point.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.

To take ill : : He took ill and did not drive.

At large: : The prisoners are now at large.

For good:
: He has left this city for good.

French leaves: : The hanif is habitual of French leave.