PUNJAB GROUP OF COLLEGES

ENGLISH (Compulsory) 4th Quarter Test INTER PART-I

Time Allowed: 10 minutes (Objective Type) Max. Marks: 08
Note: Four possible answers A, B, C, and D to each question are given. The choice which you think is correct,
fill its circle in front of that question with marker or pen ink. Cutting or filling two or more circles will
result in zero mark in that question.

Q.1(a) Each question in meaning to the underlined word has four possible answers. Choose the
correct answer. (04)
(i) And not mere vain titles of the First Cause.

(A) reason (B) angel

(C) prophet (D) God

(ii) The people here. It’s imitation stuff mainly.

(A) sham (B) precious

(C) original (D) old

(iii) I had a vexing dream one night, not long ago.

(A) delightful (B) valuable

(C) bothersome (D) throbbing

(iv) He had been deeply engrossed in himself.

(A) immersed (B) grimed

(C) tired (D) appalled

(b) Choose the correct answer. (02)

(v) The falling object lands in the .

(A) playing field (B) rose garden

(C) backyard (D) valley

(vi) The author had the dream about a  after Christmas.

(A) week (B) month

(C) fortnight (D) year

(c) Choose the correct form of the verb. (02)

(vii) None of us  the idea.

(A) like (B) have liked

(C) likes (D) had liked

(viii) I would have helped him if he  to me.

(A) came (B) comes

(C) had come (D) had came

 PUNJAB GROUP OF COLLEGES
ENGLISH (Compulsory) 4th Quarter Test INTER PART-I
Time Allowed: 80 minutes (Subjective Type) Max. Marks: 42

SECTION-I

Q.2 Answer (in 3-5 lines/sentences) the following any THREE questions from Book-I
(Short Stories) (06)
(i) What did Maulvi Abul start doing during the Tarawih Prayers?
(ii) Who was Shamim Ahmad?
(iii) What kind of music was played in one of the restaurants and what was the response of the people?
(iv) What was there in the pockets of the youngman’s overcoat?
(v) Why was the Recording Angel tired?
Q.3 Answer (in 3-5 lines/sentences) the following any TWO questions from Book-III
(One Act Plays) (04)
(i) Whom should Ellen marry according to spelding?
(ii) What does the writer do with the oyster?
(iii) What does Harry advise Miss McCutcheon to do?
Q.4 Answer (in 3-5 lines/sentences) the following any TWO questions from Book-III
(Poems) (04)
(i) What is the impact of God’s attribute of “Hearing”?
(ii) What is the secret of happiness as pointed by the poet in the poem “The Delight Song”?
(iii) What is the moral lesson of the poem “In Broken Images”?

SECTION-II

Q.5 Write a letter to your friend sympathizing on his failure in the examination. (06)
(OR)
Write an application to the principal reporting him about the theft of your bicycle.
Q.6 Write a story on the moral lesson: (06)
Nip the evil in the bud
(OR)
Perseverance is key to success
Q.7(a) Explain the following lines with reference to the context: (05)
And when your back begins to smart,
It’s like penknife in your heart .
And when your heart begins to bleed,
You’re dead and dead and dead indeed.
(b) Punctuate the following extract from Book-I: (03)
what is it son i dont quite understand you wish me to accept you as
(c) Use any TWO of the following pairs of words in your sentences: (02)
(i) Wreath, Wreathe (ii) Timber, Timbre (iii) Rout, Route
Q.8 Translate the following passage into Urdu: (06)
They also sang sweet songs of excitement of union and the pangs of separation. On the other hand, nobody could
restrain Shamim Ahmad from celebrating his marriage any way he desired. So he came to marry Mehrun amidst
fireworks with musicians playing gay tunes.
(OR)
Note: Candidates whose medium of examination is English will write an essay on the following topic:
“My Idea of a Happy Life”. (06)