Candidate’s Name: _________________________________________________________

Father Name: ______________________________________________________________

CNIC: - -

PART-03
English for MPhil /PhD Degree Programs
Total Time Allowed: 20 Minutes Total marks: 15

Note: Attempt all questions. There is no negative marking. However, cutting and overwriting
are not allowed.

SYNONYMS (Choose the word having nearly same meaning)

1. POIGNANT

a) Badly Injured c) Fast Moving

b) Married d) Delighted

2. MUFFLE

a) Folded c) Shuffled
b) Suppresses d) Rolled

3. NERVE

a) Weak c) Popular
b) Fair d) Strength

ANTONYMS (Choose the word having nearly same meaning)

4. MOROSE

a) Handsome c) Ugly
b) Naughty d) Cheerful

5. STIFLE

a) Beg c) Help
b) Encourage d) Hate
 6. PARCH

a) Opened c) Dry
b) Closed d) Wet

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate given options:

7. Barking dogs _____ bite.

a) Always c) Seldom
b) Sometimes d) Rarely

8. Nip the evil _____ the bud

a) On c) At
b) In d) Near

9. Until the defeat from New Zealand, Pakistan cricket team won most of its test
matches and had achieved ___ series of win.

a) Defeated c) Difficult
b) Unbroken d) Aggressive

Identify the Similes, Metaphors, Idioms or Personification in given sentences:

10. As bald as a coot
a) Similes c) Idioms
b) Metaphors d) Personification

11. Every cloud has a silver lining

a) Similes c) Idioms
b) Metaphors d) Personification

12. Love is a fine wine

a) Similes c) Idioms
b) Metaphors d) Personification

Question 13 to 15 relates to the following passage:

There are three main groups of oils-animal, vegetable and mineral. Great quantities of
animal oil come from whales, creatures of the sea, which are the largest of the animals
remaining in the world. To protect the whales from the cold of the Artic seas, nature has
provided them with a thick covering of fat, called blubber. When the whale is killed, the
blubber is stripped off and boiled down. It produces a great quantity of oil which can be
made into food for human consumption. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so
much as the whale. The livers of the cod and halibut, two kinds of fish, yield nourishing
oil. Both cod liver oil and halibut oil are given to sick children and other invalids who
need certain vitamins. Vegetable oil has been known from very old times. No household
can get on without it, for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of
certain flowers.
13. The main source of animal oil, is –
a) Fish c) Seaweeds
b) Whales d) Plants

14. Vegetable oil is mainly used for

a) Eating c) Frying
b) Cooking d) Lubricating

15. The _____ of fish yields nourishing oil.

a) Liver c) Eyes
b) Stomach d) Head