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Book,I;3-5:pair of words
1st year English 86 to till end

13-01-2016 12 10 minutes

Q.1 (a) Encircle the best options. 12

i. The children with their yellow hair hollered at the deep dome of Martian sky.
(a)ran (b)stayed (c)hushed (d)shouted
ii. Laura stumbled through the settlement, crying. She dashed blindly onto the porch.
(a)rushed (b)cried (c)spoke (d)fell down
iii. He stroked Laura’s head against him.
(a)grasped (b)touched lovingly (c)gripped (d)smashed
iv. I want a pair of blue suede shoes.
(a)cotton (b)canvas (c)silky (d)soft leather
v. In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an icebox.
(a)blinds (b)wall (c)board (d)cupboard
vi. Do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocket-book.
(a)following (b)looking (c)seizing (d)chasing
vii. Mr. Hubert the simple countryman looked at the Mayer astounded.
(a)sounded (b)shocked (c)enthusiastically (d)happily
viii. Mr. Hubert, the peasant furiously lifted his hand, spat at one side to attest his honor.
(a)pleasantly (b)angrily (c)enthusiastically (d)happily
Q.1 (b) Encircle the best option of the following blanks.
ix. What was the weather condition of the Mars______.
(a)adverse (b)calm (c)enjoyable (d)good
x. How many earthen people were stranded on the Mars_______.
(a)900 (b)1000 (c)909 (d)1009
xi. The boy wanted to have a pair of _____suede shoes.
(a)red (b)rust-coloured (c)blue (d)yellow
xii. The purse was lost on the road between _____ in the morning.
(a)9& 10 (b)8 & 10 (c)10 & 11 (d)7 & 8

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Q.2 Write the short answers of the following questions. (3-5 lines/sentences) 10

i. Why didn’t the Mayer believe the innocence of Hubert?

ii. What did happen to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse?
iii. What was the nature of Luella’s job?
iv. What was the shocking news that Laura brought?
v. Why did Harry want to go back to earth?

Q.3 Use any three of the following pairs of words in your own sentences. 3
i. Main, mane
ii. Lose, loss
iii. Sole, soul

Q.4 Translate the following Paragraph into Urdu. 15

The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment the Martian air might draw
his soul from him, as marrow comes from a while bone. He felt submerged in a chemical that could
dissolve his intellect and burn away his past. They looked at the Martian hills that time had worn with
a crushing pressure of years. They saw the old cities, lost in their meadows, lying like children’s
delicate bones among the blowing lakes of grass.