District Education Authority (December Test)

Test: English Class: 10th Marks: 75 Time: 2:30 Hours

Q. 1: Multiple Choice Questions 05
i. I ____ to know the truth right now. (a) needed (b) Need (c) needs (d) was need
ii. We ____ the same car for ten years (a) Were had (b) had had (c) are had (d) have had
iii. Please call back as we ___ dinner currently (a) eat (b) Was ate (c) are eating (d) eating
iv. Mary __ a little depressed lately (a) Felt (b) has been feeling (c) Have been feeling (d) Was felt
v. After that she ___ on her clothes (a) Putted (b) Put (c) Putting (d) puts
(B) Choose the correct spellings. 04
i. (a) Ancestors (b) Encestars (c) Ensetors (d) Encesters
ii. (a) Sermun (b) Serman (c) Sermon (d) Sermaan
iii. (a) Assuciation (b) Assosiation (c) Association (d) Asociation
iv. (a) Parsevere (b) Persevere (c) Percevere (d) Persevare
(c) Choose the correct meaning of the underlined words: 05
i. Their ancestors killed a member of our family. The underlined word means:
(a) Relatives (b) Brothers (c) Forefathers (d) Successors
ii. The word “destitute” means: (a) Very poor (b) Very rich (c) Very able (d) Very intelligent
iii. In Chinese language the word “eight” means:
(a) Love (b) Ugly (c) Prosperity (d) Friend
iv. He is the recipient of many awards. (a) Winner (b) Buyer (c) Receiver (d) Giver
v. The synonym of ‘conquer’ is ___________. (a) Win (b) Shame (c) Tough (D) Heed
(D) Choose the correct potion according to the grammar: 05
i. ‘They invited us to their home yesterday.’ What tense is it?
(a) Present indefinite (b) Past indefinite (c) Past perfect (d) Past perfect continuous
ii. Mother is the real face of God. The underline word is:
(a) Abstract noun (b) Collective noun (c) Uncountable noun (d) Concrete noun
iii. Our job is to keep the audience happy. The underlined word is a/an ________ noun.
(a) Collective (b) Concrete (c) Abstract (d) Auxiliary noun
iv. Television brings laziness in us. What tense is this?
(a) Present indefinite (b) Present continuous (c) Simple future (d) Past indefinite
v. The word “Rich” is used as a/an:
(a) Adverb (b) Article (c) Adjective (d) Noun
Q. 2: Write short answers to any FIVE of the following question. 10
i) Why did non-Muslims trust the Rasool (s.a)?
ii) How can people achieve perfection in the moral, spiritual and social areas of life?
iii) How does the Quran describe the personality of the Rasool (s.a)?
iv) What standards of justice did the Rasool (s.a) practice as head of the state of Medina?
v) Why is Chinese New Year never on the same day each year?
vi) What is the significance of New Year’s Eve Dinner?
vii) What is Chinese belief about cleaning housed before New Year Day?
viii) What should we do it we find our task hard?
Q. 3: Translate the following paragraph into Urdu. 08
While Hazrat Muhammad (s.a) was on his deathbed, he proclaimed, “if I owed something to anyone; or if I
wronged any person, or damaged anyone’s or honor, my person, my honor and my property are here; he may take
revenge from me in this world. “ There was complete silence. Only one person demanded a few dirham’s which were
paid to him.
Q. 4: Write down the summary of the poem “Try Again” by W.E. Hickson. (OR) Paraphrase the following lines into
simple English with reference to the context: 05
Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at last prevail, try Again.
If we strive, ‘tis no disgrace
Though we did not win the race---
What should you do in that case? Try Again.
Q. 5: Write an essay of 15-200 words on any ONE of the following topics: 15
(a) My House
Q. 6: Change any FIVE of the following sentence into indirect form: 05
i) He said to me, “Are you ready to help me?” ii) He said to me, “Can you help me?”
iii) She said to him, “When will you go?” iv) He said to me, “Will you come tomorrow?”
v) The teacher said, “Ali what are you doing?” vi) He said to me, “Is your father at home?”
vii) Ali said to me, “Where do you live?” viii) “What is your business?” Raza Said to me.
Q. 7: Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences: 05
i). Alter , Altar ii) Bare, Bear iii) Bail , Bale iv) Beside , Besides
v). Cool , Cold vi) Device, Devise vii) Die, Dye viii) Angel, Angle
Q. 8: Translate the following paragraph into English: 08