Subjective

Time allowed: 1 hr 40 min Maximum marks: 48

Section - I
Question.01: Write short answers (3-5 lines) of any THREE of the following
questions in words of your own from BOOK-I: (3 x 2 = 06)
i. How would relate the story of real Magis with the couple mentioned in the story?
ii. Why did the woman beat the boy in the street and treated well at her home? (Thank
You Ma’am)
iii. Why did Mr. Hubert keep claiming his innocence?
iv. What kind of climate did Bittering family face on mars?
v. Describe the physical appearance of Maulvi Abul.

Question.02: Write short answers (3-5 lines) of any TWO of the following
questions in words of your own from BOOK-II PART I:(2x2= 04)
i. Describe Kreton’s flying saucer?
ii. ‘’A Visit to a Small Planet’’ is a science fiction. Justify your answer with few examples.
iii. What kind of husband did Mr. Spelding want for his daughter Ellen? And did John meet
that criteria?
iv. Why was Kreton dressed in the fashion of 1860?

Question.03: Write short answers (3-5 lines) of any One of the following
questions in words of your own from BOOK-II part II:(2x1 = 02)
i. Why does Jalaluddin Rumi put emphasis on love? (Love – An Essence of all Religions)
ii. What is the theme of the poem ‘’A Man of Words and not of Deeds’’
iii. Inquiry helps a person to learn bigger truths. How far this statement is true with
reference to the poem ‘’In broken Images’’?

SECTION - II
Question:04. Write a letter to your younger sister asking her to take part in speech
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Or
Write an application to the principal of your college requesting him/her to
change your section.
Question.05. Write a story on the Moral lesson: (08)
Pride hath a fall
Or
Every action has an opposite reaction.
Question.06. (a) Explain the following lines with reference to the context. (05)
A man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds.
And when the weeds begin to grow,
Its like a garden full of snow.
(a) Use any TWO of the following pair of words in sentences of your own: (02)
i. Sail, sale
ii. Verbal, verbose
iii. Suspend, suspense
iv. Willing, wilful
( c) Punctuate the following line. (03)
you ve cut off your hair asked jim slowly he seemed to labour to understand what had
happened

Question.07: Translate the following lines into Urdu. (10)

Like the children who came in quick succession, the times, too, had changed fast. A pair of
shoes for his first born, mehrunnisa, had cost him one rupee. For his youngest daughter, he was
now asked to pay six rupees for a pair. When he complained, the shoemaker said: ‘’Maulviji, I
didn’t charge more for your sake. Had it been someone else, I could easily have wangled ten
rupees. The cost of leather has gone sky- high. Prices have risen so suddenly that it seems as
though all the cows and buffaloes in the country have been dispatched to Mount Caucuses.

Note: (Alternative question for Foreign/ English medium candidates only)

Write a paragraph on 300 words ‘’Democracy and dictatorship’’
Dear Students,
For Letter and Application Writing, you need to follow this format.

APPLICATION
The Principal,
Govt. College,
City A.B.C.

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Yours obediently,
X.Y.Z. March 18, 2024.
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Examination Hall,
City A.B.C.
March 18, 2024.

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Yours loving daughter,

X.Y.Z.
Instructions for Moral Story Writing
Use Past tense
Use inverted commas/quotation marks around direct speech i.e Dialogues
One or quotations/famous sayings can be used in proper context.
Write the title of the story properly. It carries 1 mark
Write the Moral of the story at the end according to the format. It carries 1 mark.
A specimen is given below for your guidance.
The Farmer and his Lazy Sons
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Moral of the Story :

No pains, no gains