e) 'Clash' is the opposite word for:

Fluorescent Secondary School (i) disagreement (ii) harmony (iii) dispute

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f) What does "call to the mind" mean:
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(i) something that exists in somebody's imagination
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(ii) to be unable to think
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(iii) to remember something or somebody
g) The phrase 'Figure Out' is similar with:
Testing Grammar (i) lost (ii) gain (iii) find out
Q.No.1 Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct options from h) Antipodal of the phrase 'set out' is:
the brackets. (10 x 0.5 = 5) (i) begin (ii) start (iii) pause
a) My sister is _____________ MBBS student. (a, an, the, nothing) i) My teacher always inspires me in my study. The word 'inspires' is
b) He died of ____________ Pneumonia. (a, an, the, nothing) the opposite of:
c) My son was born ________ January. (in, on, at) (i) encourage (ii) motivate (iii) defer
d) There is lack of _________ information on this subject. (of, for, j) The word 'fiction' is related to:
with) (i) literature (ii) poem (iii) story
e) There is a boy playing badminton here, _______ ? (isn't there, is
there, is he) Testing of Reading Skill
f) I never eat a big dinner, _________? (don't I, do I, didn't I)\ Q.No.4 Read the following text and do the activities that follow. (Seen Text)
g) If Sarishma _________ a teacher, she would teach us well. (is, were, Kamala : Would you mind telling us about your childhood and
had been) primary education?
h) They _________ on time if they hadn't missed the train. (may arrive, Businessperson : Of course. My childhood was a very normal and happy
might arrive, might have arrived) period. My parents were farmers, so they were very hard
i) I _________ him to sing a song. (get, make, have) working. Though they were uneducated, they sent me to a
j) I made her ________ me. (to follow, followed, follow) reputed school. They never said no to my requests.
Bedu How did you find your school life during primary level?
Q.No. 2 Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets. (5 x 1 = 5) Businessperson : Teachers were helpful yet strict too. We never felt bored in
a) Call me tomorrow. (Negative) the school because there was a music class everyday and
b) Neither he nor his friend will sing a song. (Affirmative) library classes three times a week. Adequate sports of
c) Rahul said to Rashmi, "Where are you going?" (into indirect speech) materials fulfilled the demands of all interested students.
d) Write a letter. (Passive voice) Ambika : Were you particularly interested in any game?
e) They had done their homework. (Present Perfect Tense) Businessperson : Yes. I was interested in table tennis.
Bimala : Please tell us how you came to be involved in business?
Testing of Vocabulary Businessperson : I had no such aim until my SLC level. When I joined the
Q.No. 3 Choose the best options.: (10 x 0.5 = 5) management stream in class XI, my interest in business
a) "Rain cats and dogs" means gradually began to increase. My friends were mostly from
(i) drizzle (ii) heavy rainfall (iii) drought business-related families.
b) 'Prominent' is the similar word for: Kamala : Could you tell us what business is?
(i) popular (ii) unknown (iii) machine Businessperson : It is an activity providing goods or services or both to
c) A person who does not believe on god is called: people and earning profit. Profit is the sole aim of business.
(i) theist (ii) atheist (iii) devotee Service to society, however, should also be kept in mind. We
d) The similar word for "implant" is: are part of the society; we make it and develop it.
(i) destroy (ii) conserve (iii) instill
 A. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B. (4 x
0.5 = 2)
Column A Column B
adequate that must be obeyed exactly
reputed merchant
strict good enough in quantity
business person well known
B. Answer the following questions. (3 x 1 = 3)
i) How was the family background of the
ii) Why did the business person never feel bored during his school
life?
iii) What I business according to the conversation?
Q.No. 5 Read the following text and do the activities that follow: (Unseen
Text)
Nobel Prizes are given every year to persons who have made excellent
contribution in the field of physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine,
also to persons who have created the most outstanding literary work and who
have made great contribution towards world peace. The Nobel Prize for
started in 1969. Other Nobel Prizes were established in 1901.
The name in whose name the Nobel prizes were established was Alfred
Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish chemist. He was born in Stockholm on 21
October 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel was a Scientist. Alfred Nobel had
his education at St. Petersburg in Russia and in Stockholm. He contributed
his whole life to the field of science. The discovery of dynamite enabled
Nobel to become rich and get fame as days passed.
Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 at the age of 63. He left behind a
fabulous sum of $9.2 million as a foundation for the Nobel Prizes. The
amount of each prize according to the interest from the fund.
Each Nobel Prize consists of a citation, a gold medal and about one million
dollars. The prize may be shared by two or three and if no prize is given, the
money is returned to the foundation. The selection of winners is done by
distinguished persons of integrity and scholarship. The prizes are awarded
every year on December, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
A. Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order: (4 x 0.5 = 2)
a. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist.
b. The Nobel Prize for economic sciences was started in 1969.
c. The discovery of dynamite enabled Nobel to become rich and get
fame.
d. He contributed his whole life to the field of science.
B. Answer the following questions. (3 x 1 = 3)
a. Who was Alfred Nobel and when was he born?
b. How did Nobel become famous?
c. When are the prizes awarded?
Text Book Based Questions
Q. No. 6 Answer the following textual questions. (5 x 1 = 5)
a) How were the writer and her parents treated in Ghale Gaun? (A
memorable journey from Terai to Hill)
b) Who is Ganesh Man Singh? Why was he expelled from Durbar High
School? (Biography)
c) What blessing had Holika received from Lord Brahma? (Holi)
d) Where and when was Neil Armstrong born? (Journalism)
e) Why are games very essential for students? (Games and Sports)
Q.No. 7 Develop readable story with the help of given clue. Suggest a title
and moral too. (4)
A crazy shepherd boy- grazes his flock of sheep near a forest -
farmers working in a field nearby- boy bits a fun --- cries Wolf!
Wolf! - farmers run to help him - the boy laughs at them – no wolf
he does so again - deceive them - a wolf really comes - the boy cried
in fright - no farmers to help - looses all his sheep – moral.
Q.No.8 Imagine that you are Pramesh Lamichhane, a native of Gorkha. Write
a letter to your friend describing the demerits of 'Junk Food'. (6)
Good luck