Gujranwala Board

10th – 2016
English Group 1
Choose the correct form of the verb and fill up the
bubbles:
i) It ___________ since last night. (Mark 1)
A. has been raining
B. rain
C. rained
D. was raining
Answer :
A. has been raining
ii) I ___________ her in the plane. (Mark 1)
A. meets
B. has met
C. met
D. meeting
Answer :
C. met
iii) They ______________ their work by tomorrow. (Mark 1)
A. completes
B. will complete
C. has completed
D. complete
Answer :
B. will complete
iv) They __________ to sleep at ten. (Mark 1)
A. shall go
B. go
C. goes
D. going
Answer :
B. go
v) The baby _________ for milk now. (Mark 1)
A. crying
B. cry
C. is crying
D. are crying
Answer :
C. is crying
Choose the word with corrcet spelling
vi) Choose the word with correct spelling (Mark 1)
A. loath
B. lothe
C. laothe
D. loathe
Answer :
D. loathe
vii) Choose the word with correct spelling (Mark 1)
A. danamic
B. dynamic
C. dynemic
D. dynamec
Answer :
B. dynamic
viii) Choose the word with correct spelling. (Mark 1)
A. noise
B. naise
C. noise
D. noice
Answer :
C. noise
ix) Choose the word with correct spelling (Mark 1)
A. perfection
B. perfection
C. perfaction
D. pirfection
Answer :
A. perfection
x) The antonym of “fail” is _______________. (Mark 1)
A. unsuccessful
B. succeed
C. strong
D. weak
Answer :
B. succeed
xi) The synonym of “conquer” is ______________. (Mark 1)
A. win
B. shame
C. tough
D. heed
Answer :
B. win
xii) Hanging up signs and posters on doors and windows means
_________________.
(Mark 1)
A. luck and happiness
B. love and sincerity
C. care and affection
D. sad and gloomy
Answer :
A. luck and happiness
xiii) Change the dressing at least ___________. (Mark 1)
A. weekly
B. twice a day
C. daily
D. monthly
Answer :
C. daily
xiv) Their ancestors killed a member of our family. The underlined word
means:
(Mark 1)

A. sisters
B. successors
C. forefathers
D. relatives
Answer :
C. forefathers
Choose the correct option according to the grammar
xv) ‘The room was full, so I had no place to sit,’ It is a / an
_________________________.
(Mark 1)
A. simple sentence
B. complex sentence
C. optative sentence
D. compound sentence
Answer :
D. compound sentence
xvi) He had all the money in the world; _______________ he was sad. (Mark 1)
A. yet
B. but
C. still
D. if
Answer :
A. yet
xvii) ‘Our job is to keep the audience happy.’ The underlined word is a /an: (Mark 1)
A. material noun
B. collective noun
C. concrete noun
D. abstract noun
Answer :
B. collective noun
xviii) You ____________ find Lubna in the garden, but I doubt it. (Mark 1)
A. can
B. must
C. might
D. none
Answer :
C. might
xix) ‘The watchman blew his whistle.’ The underlined word is a /an: (Mark 1)
A. transitive verb
B. intransitive verb
C. regular verb
D. none
Answer :
A. transitive verb

Q.2 i) How can people achieve perfection in the moral, spiritual and social areas of
life? (Marks 2)
Q.2 ii) What is the significance of New Year’s Eve Dinner? (Marks 2)
Q.2 iii) What is the importance of the knowledge of ‘First Aid’. (Marks 2)
Q.2 iv) What is one good thing about newspapers? (Marks 2)
Q.2 v) How has the writer spent his summer vacation? (Marks 2)
Q.2 vi) What is meant by “right profession”? (Marks 2)
Q.2 vii) How does a book connect the reader and the writer? (Marks 2)
Q.2 viii) What kind of boy was Pip? (Marks 2)
Q.3) Translate into Urdu. (Marks 8)
OR
Q.3) Re-write into simple English the following
paragraph. (Marks 8)

Q.4) Write down the summary of the poem “The Rain” by W.H
Davies.
(Marks 5)

OR

Q.4) Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the
context: (Marks 5)
Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at least prevail,
Try Again.
If we strive, ‘tis no disgrace.’
Q.5) Write an essay of 150 – 200 words on any ONE of the following
topics: (Marks 15)
(A) Sports and Games
(B) Boy Scouts
(C) My Best Friend

OR

Q.5) Write a paragraph of 100 – 150 words on any ONE of the following
topics: (Marks
15)
(A) My Neighbour
(B) A Road Accident
(C) The Teacher I like the Best

Q.6 Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect

form.
(Marks 5)

(i) He said, “I am unwell.”

(ii) He said, “I did not go to school yesterday.”
(iii) He said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
(iv) The judge said, “Call the next witness.”
(v) He said, “What do you want me to do?”
(vi) She said to her father, “May you live long!”
(vii) She said, “What a beautiful piece of art!”
(viii) He said, “Hurrah! I have won the medal.”

Q.7) Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own
sentences: (Marks 5)
(i) Brake; Break
(ii) Dew; Due
(iii) Elder; Older
(iv) Feet; Feat
(v) Lesson; Lessen
(vi) Bale; Bail
(vii) Marry; Merry
(viii) Waist; Waste

Q.8) Translate the following paragraph into English. (Marks 8)

Q.8 Write ten sentences about “A Visit to a Museum.” (Marks 8)
 Gujranwala Board
10th – 2016
English Group 2
i) It ___ in winter. (Mark 1)
A. rained
B. is raining
C. rains
D. has rained
Answer:
C. rains
ii) She ______________ her cat very much. (Mark 1)
A. loves
B. loved
C. is loving
D. will love
Answer:
A. loves
iii) I have already ______________ three cups of coffee. (Mark 1)
A. took
B. take
C. takes
D. taken
Answer:
D. taken
iv) She ____________ to school an hour ago. (Mark 1)
A. goes
B. went
C. gone
D. has gone
Answer:
B. went
v) I ________ her in the plane. (Mark 1)
A. meet
B. met
C. has meet
D. have met
Answer:
B. met
vi) Choose the word with correct spellings. (Mark 1)
A. decline
B. declane
C. dicline
D. aclene
Answer:
A. decline
vii) Choose the word with correct spellings. (Mark 1)
A. diner
B. dinner
C. denner
D. denir
Answer:
B. dinner
viii) Choose the word with correct spellings. (Mark 1)
A. aeble
B. eble
C. able
D. ablea
Answer:
C. able
ix) Choose the word with correct spellings. (Mark 1)
A. peple
B. paple
C. pople
D. people
Answer:
D. people
x) The synonym of “persevere” is _______________. (Mark 1)
A. persist
B. give up
C. surrender
D. fine
Answer:
A. persist
xi) The word “equitable” means: (Mark 1)
A. equal
B. not equal
C. definite
D. fair
Answer:
D. fair
xii) The antonym of “mighty” is ________________. (Mark 1)
A. weak
B. week
C. grand
D. strong
Answer:
A. weak
xiii) The word “critical” means: (Mark 1)
A. reduced
B. serious
C. improve
D. idle
Answer:
B. serious
xiv) The synonym of “current” is _____________. (Mark 1)
A. dated
B. old
C. up-to-date
D. new
Answer:
C. up–to-date
xv) The accident was due to his ruthlessness. The underlined word is a / an ______________
noun. (Mark 1)
A. collective
B. concrete
C. abstract
D. proper
Answer:
C. abstract
xvi) Maria fell over the cat. The underlined phrase is: (Mark 1)
A. infinitive
B. gerund
C. prepositional
D. none of these
Answer:
C. prepositional
xvii) The man ____________ you were talking to at the meeting is my cousin. Choose the correct
relative pronoun. (Mark 1)
A. that
B. what
C. whom
D. which
Answer:
C. whom
xviii) Who is the man at the door? The underlined word is a / an : (Mark 1)
A. indefinite pronoun
B. interrogative pronoun
C. relative pronoun
D. none of these
Answer:
B/C. interrogative pronoun/relative pronoun
xix) They invited us to their home yesterday. What tense is it? (Mark 1)
A. past indefinite
B. past perfect
C. past perfect continuous
D. future indefinite
Answer:
A. past indefinite

Q.2 i) What made, Muslims bring their suits to the Holy Prophet
(S.A.W)? (Marks 2)
Q.2 ii) What is Chinese belief about cleaning houses before new year
day? (Marks 2)
Q.2 iii) What should your first aid consist of? (Marks 2)
Q.2 iv) How does television make us lazy? (Marks 2)
Q.2 v) Why is it important to consider the scope of any field? (Marks 2)
Q.2 vi) Why did Pip give food and drink to the prisoner? (Marks 2)
Q.2 vii) How are water resources under great stress? (Marks 2)
Q.2 viii) What changed Pip’s life? (Marks 2)

Q.3 Translate into Urdu. (Marks 8)

Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the
Chinese lunar calendar. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Chinese
families. The holiday is celebrated with big family gatherings, gift giving, the eating of
symbolic foods and display of festive decorations…. all focused on bringing good luck for the
new year and celebrating the coming of spring.

OR
Re-write into simple English the following paragraph. (Marks 8)

Q.4 Write down the summary of the poem “Peace” by “Dr.

Hartmann”. (Marks
5)

OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the
context: (Marks
5)
And when the sun comes out,
After this rain shall stop,
A wondrous light will fill
Each dark, round drop.

Q.5 Write an essay of 150 – 200 words on any ONE of the following
topics. (Marks
15)
(A) Courtesy
(B) A Meena Bazaar
(C) A True Muslim
OR
Write a paragraph of 100 – 150 words on any ONE of the following
topics. (Marks
15)
A) Allama Iqbal
B) A Meena Bazaar
C) A Visit to a Hospital

Q.6 Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect

form.
(Marks 5)
(i) She said, “I am doing my home task now.”
(ii) She said, “The patient died in the hospital.”
(iii) He said, “I am unwell.”
(iv) She said, “Is this your book?”
(v) Hadia said, “I am sewing mother’s shirt.”
(vi) Saaim Ali said, “Let us finish our work first.”
(vii) The judge said, “Call the next witness.”
(viii) He said, “Would that my father were alive!”

Q.7 Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own
sentences: (Marks 5)
i) Altogether; All together ii) Cool; Cold
iii) Denied; Refused iv) Fowl; Foul
v) Letter; Latter vi) Observation; Observance
vii) Pore; Pour viii) Stationary; Stationery

Q.8 Translate the following paragraph into English. (Marks 8)

OR
Write ten sentences about “Pakistani Women.” (Marks 8)