RAWALPINDI INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN

HSSC - I Send-ups 2024

Paper: English
SECTION-A ( 20 Marks )
Time Allowed: 25 minutes

Note: Section A is compulsory. All parts are to be answered on the question paper itself. Overwriting is
not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.

1. Scientific method has made the prevention of disease possible. The synonym of the underlined
word is :

A. Spread B. Avoidance C. Development D. Slowness

2. The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate
flowers. Which one of the following figure of speech is exemplified by this sentence?

A. Imagery B. idiom C. hyperbole D. onomatopoeia

3. “ What is the correct synonym of ROGUE?

A. Gentle B. Considerate C. Wicked D. Compassionate

4. The main idea in a work of literature

Compound sentence B.Complex sentence C.Compound complex sentence D. Simple sentence

5. The pet dog followed him wherever he went. The underlined part of sentence is:

A. Adverb phrase B. adverb clause C. adjective Phrase D. Adjective clause

6. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence. “ The righteous shall flourish as the palm
tree”.

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Imagery

7. The government became weak because of bad governance. The underlined part of the sentence is
a/an:

A. Transitive verb B. Intransitive verb C. Linking verb D. Auxiliary verb

8. Identify one of the following sentence which exemplifies the Past Indefinite Tense.

A. We are moving to Karachi next week B. I wrote articles on different topics.

C. They will be playing at this time tomorrow. D.They had already flown away the day before
yesterday.

9. Which one of the following sentence contains the example of a gerund?

A. My mother spent her life teaching. B. Horses can be fun to ride. C.The dog has dug a big
hole in the back yard. D.Both A and C.

10. Which one of the following sentence carries a distributive pronoun?

A. She married a painter whom she met on a bus. B. I made a cake for the guests themselves.

C.Muslims should not fight with one another. D. Neither of his legs is defective.

11. Of course, I'm not saying that your plan is no good. I tend to be optimistic, so I won't be
surprised when you succeed. Pick the correct meaning of the underlined word from the following
options:

A. Expecting the best to happen B. Needing glasses to see C. Full of glass

D. Unselfish

12. Which one of the following sentence is correctly punctuated?

A. I can't see Tim's car, there must have been an accident.

B. B.I cant see Tim's car. there must have been an accident.

C. I can't see Tim's car there must have been an accident.

D. I can't see Tim's car;there must have been an accident.

13. Which one of the following sentence contains an adjective clause?

A. The flowers we picked up last week have died. B. The robber broke into my house is
in court today.

C. The boy, who claimed to have a broken arm, caught the ball. D. Harry's problem was that he
couldn't make a decision.

14. Which one of the following sentence illustrates the use of an intransitive verb?

A. Our cat lived till he was 10. B. Have you washed your hands?

C. Write your name here. D. He was living a life of luxury abroad.

15. Which one of the following sentence contains a present participle?

A. Reading tired him. B. It was raining a little yesterday. C. He was finished

with the project. D. I have lived an interesting life.
16. It was a lengthy,exhausting and eventful trip. The underlined part of the sentence is/an:

A. Adjective Clause B. Adverb Clause C.Noun Clause

D. Adjective phrase

17. I made them understand the plan in an easy way.The underlined part of the sentence is a/an:

A appositive phrase B.adverbial phrase C.adjective phrase

D.gerund phrase

18. Which one of the following sentence contains an example of adverb of place?

A. Where are we going today? B. We are extremely happy living in the city.

C. Can you put the picture over the sofa? D. The bus arrived at the station safely.

19. Ireland's landscape is truly breathtaking. The underlined word is a/an:

A.proper noun B.material noun C.abstract noun D.possessive

noun

20. The Civil War was a turning point in American History.The sentence is:

A. Simple B.complex C. Compound D.compound

complex

Note: Answer the questions in Sections 'B' and 'C' at the place specified for it therein on the
separately provided E-Sheet. No supplementary answer sheet will be provided.Write your answers
neatly and legibly.
SECTION-B (Marks 40)
Q2. Read the following passage carefully and answer any SIX questions Including Question No.(i)
appended to it.

Note: Question no. (i) about summary writing is compulsory carrying 08 marks while rest of the
questions carry 04 marks each.
(8+5 × 4=28)
It is a grim reality that the abuse of drug is on the rise In the youth of Pakistan. Every year forty thousand
new users of drug are added to the list of drug addicts, making Pakistan one of the most drug affected
countries in the world. The most disturbing fact is that majority of the drug addicts are under the age of
twenty five, and are undergraduate students. According to one survey, one out of every ten college or.
university students is drug addict.
Some of the most dominant causes of drug abuse in educated youth are academic pressure, over
expectations of parents and lack of proper counseling and easy availability of drugs in educational
institutions. As students cross the threshold of college, they experience the new frontiers of freedom:
freedom from the controlled environment of school, freedom from parental guidance, and above all
freedom to move, choose and participate on their own sweet will in intramural social and extracurricular
activities of campus.
However, along with the excitement of freedom, students may also feel stress and pressure of parental
expectations to perform well in studies and to be the best in the chosen field: the social pressure of living
alone without assistance and support of family: and to cope with peer influence. Academic pressure,
when the students are under heavy demands of time and energy to meet academic goals, studying all
night, if necessary, to make the grade and averting failure.
To get through these pressures, many students seek ways to obtain stress relief.But instead of opting for
healthy activities like sports or exercising to decompress, some students turn to the use of drugs. Students
often find using drugs as an escape or a coping mechanism without being aware of detrimental
consequences. The risk, of course, is that they may sabotage their education, or make their lives worse.
Parents are the largest influence of external pressure for their young adult. The level of anxiety that
families have about the studies and future goals of their siblings can adversely affect the progress and
overall development of children. Pressure on developing minds has the potential to affect the nervous
system and brain and can place youth at greater risk for abuse of drugs. Parental interference and pressure
is, therefore, one of the most significant external trigger for pressures and can lead to a high-risk
environment for mental illness and addiction in students.
But for parents, the door swings both ways. Parents can influence their children through healthy dialogue
about risk factors, stress, and the dangers of drug use. As custodians, parents should wish their children to
be successful and not succumb to their demands. Children learn more by what their parents do than what
they say, and, if they see that their parents cope with pressure in a negative way; it sends a powerful
message to their children.
The pressure that adults put on themselves both as individuals and parents, trickles down to kids. We
must start early to help teens develop a positive self-image and create healthy approaches to dealing with
life. When students try to alleviate pressure or stress,illegal substances make for a viable option. These
illicit drugs are easily, and cheaply available everywhere in our country. In addition, in many college and.
university events alcohol and drugs are glorified and used as sign of pleasure and romance. The
graduating youth usually purchase drugs through dealers or 'agents', who are just a phone call away and
their cell numbers are easily exchanged among peers.
QUESTIONS:
i. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title. (7+1=8)

ii. How Pakistan is one of the most drug affected countries in the world?
 iii. Why are the educated youth resorting to drug abuse? Explain it in five lines.
iv. Compare and contrast college's life with that of school's. Highlights the points of similarities
and differences in the light of the essay.
V. What are the most dominant causes of drug abuse in youth?
vi. Why students use drugs as an escape to get through academic pressure?
Vii. How parents should play a role being a custodian for their children?
Viii. Deduce meaning of the underlined words from the context.
Q3. a. Read the following poetic extract carefully and answer the questions appended to it.
(2+2+2=6)

I. Well, son, I'll tell you:

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor-Bare.
QUESTIONS:
i. What kind of life has the mother led? What does she compare her life to?
ii. What does the speaker encounter on the stairs? Why do you think she is telling her son about
her life in this way?
iii. Write down the rhyming scheme of the stanza.
OR
II. "Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait."
QUESTIONS:
1. Why is the poet asking to 'wait'? Do you think one should wait? Why?
2. What does the poet say about the lives of great men? Why should we follow them?
3. Write down two rhyming words for each of the following words:
a. pursuing b. fate
 b. Attempt any ONE of the following questions: (6)
1. 'Playwrights often create conflicting characters whose struggle provides for the crisis or
tension in the play.' Elaborate with the reference to a play you have read.
il. Suggest another ending for a play you have recently read.

SECTION-C(Marks 40)
Note: Attempt all questions.

Q.4 Write your CV for the post of a manager advertised in a newspaper.(8)

Q.5 a. Pick the correct phrasal verbs from the choices given against each of the following sentences
and rewrite any SIX of them correctly. (6)

i. The terrorists tried to the railroad station. (blow out/blow up)

ii. this application form and mail it in. (fill out/fill in)

iii.The students their papers and left the room. (handed in/handed out)

iv. I hate to the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. (hold on/hold up)

v.He was so far away, we really couldn't what he was saying. (make out/make in)

vi Grandpa couldn't hear,so he his hearing ald. (turned up/turned on)

Vii. It seemed strange to see my old boss tables. (wait at/wait on)

Viii.The boys promised to the condition of the summer house from time to time. (check in/check up
on)

b.Use the correct form of verbs given in parenthesis . (Any Six) (6)

I. She (carry) the purse slung across her shoulder,

ii. The boy (fall) on his back on the sidewalk

iii. She (drag) the boy inside, down a hall,

iv. Mrs. Jones (get) up and went behind the screen

V. She (make) the cocoa and set the table,

Vi. A hotel beauty shop (stay) open late.

Vii. A workers observed strike on Monday.

c.Punctuate the following lines/paragraph: (4)

his head snapped up that's your eye he shouted. you've fixed the lens so that it reflects You've drawn your
own eye
Q.6. Write a letter to the editor of the news paper about the problem of beggary. (8)
Q. 7. Translate the following passage from English to Urdu. (8)
Our country is very poor and the education is expensive. We spend a small portion of our budget on
education. It is needed that education tax should be imposed on landlords, great landowners and
industrialists. The revenue collected in this way should be spent on education so that standard of
education may be raised. Education should be cheap. Nobody should be deprived of education only for
lacking resources.The business point of view should be ended from education.
OR
Write a dialogue between two friends about environment pollution. (Dialogue must have at least
Eight sets of conversation relevant to the topic other than opening and closing)