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Read the given passage carefully and answer the
questions from question number (01-07) given below.

Passage I (Ibn-e-Seena)
IBN-E-SEENA was also a famous philospher, encyopedist, mathematician and
astronomer of his time. He wrote many books. His famous book on medical
science is Al-Qanun-Fi-Al-Tibb. It is a huge encyclopedia of medicine convering
over a million words. It serveyed the entire medical knowledge available in
ancient and Muslim sources. This book remained the best and the most reliable
source of medical information for six centuries. Bu Ali had some original
contribution to his credit. He detected the contagious nature of tuberculosis,
diseases spread by water and close relationship between psychology and
health. He was the first physician to describe meningitis. He was also a
chemist. His philosophical, encyclopedia Kitab-al-Shifa is an original work
covering a wide range of fields like philosophy, science, physics, mathematics,
metaphysics, ethics, economics and politics. He also made many discoveries in
physics. He discovered inter-relationship between time and motion. He also
used air thermometer. He was a geologist as well. He is the father of modern
medicine. His works have been greatly appreciated and translated in many
languages in the subsequent ages.

1. Bu Ali has been a source of medical information for________.

A. 06 decades
B. 06 centuries
C. 06 years
D. 60 years

2. What does contagious mean?

A. Infectious
B. Danger
C. Spreading
D. Havoc

3. Bu Ali was the first one to describe:

A. Cancer
B. Epidemic
C. Meningitis
D. TB

4. Which of the following books covers a wide range of topics?

A. Al Qanun -Fi -al Tibb

B. Kitab-Af-shafia
C. Language
D. Logic

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5. Ibn-e-Seena is the father of _________.

A. Philosophy
B. Logic
C. Literature
D. Law

6. Tuberculosis is __________.

A. a book
B. a disease
C. a scientist
D. an instrument

7. Meaning of subsequent is __________.

A. Consequence
B. Ensuing
C. Old
D. Relevant

Read the given passage carefully and answer the

questions from question number (08-14) given below.

Passage II (Democracy)
The people had no voice in the affairs of the state. This form of the
government's is called "monarchy''. As time passed, some wise men started
thinking. They said that all men are equal. Why should one men have the power
to rule over others. The country belongs to the people who live in it. They pay
taxes and fight for it. All of them have equal duties and equal rights. They
should have equal rights to rule the country. But how can all men rule? They
can do so by electing a certain number of persons from among themselves for
this purpose. This is called "election". The persons elected by the people are
the people's representatives. These representatives run the government of the
country. If they rule according to the wishes of the people, the people respect
them. This system of government is called "democracy". Democracy is the
government of the people, for the people and by the people.

8. The people had no voice in affairs of the _________.

A. Sports
B. Protest
C. State
D. Education

9. In democracy all people are ___________.

A. Equal
B. Rivals
C. Unequal
D. Lunatics

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10.The country belongs to ________ .

A. President
B. People living
C. Politicians
D. State

11.The people elected _______ people are their leaders.

A. for
B. from
C. in
D. by

12.Representatives _________ the government.

A. serve
B. run
C. topple
D. defame

13.MONARCHY means ___________.

A. autocracy
B. command
C. democracy
D. kingdom

14.Most countries of the World have _________.

A. Autocracy
B. Democracy
C. Kingship
D. Monarchy

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Read the following passage and correct the underlined

errors (if any) from question number (15-21) given
below.
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A fox met the cat to a field. The fox say politely, „Good morning, Mrs Cat. You
are looking very beautiful this morning.‟
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The cat answered proudly, „Yes, Mr Fox I know that I am beautiful. Cats are
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the most beautiful of all animals. We has finer coats, greener eyes, and more
graceful tails than any other animal.‟
„Perhaps that is true‟, replied the fox, „but a fox is clever than any other
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animal. He knows all tricks. Foxes has much more inteligant than cats.‟
„Clever?‟ said the cat. „Can you catch rats? Does your master give you warm
milk to drink? I don‟t think you are clever.‟
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The fox laughed. „ We soon be shall able to test our cleverness. The dogs
are hunting this morning. I know at least a hundred tricks to escape them. How
many tricks do you know, Mrs Cat?‟

15.A fox met the cat ______________ a field.

A. to
B. from
C. for
D. in

16. The fox __________________ politely, „Good morning, Mrs Cat.

A. say
B. says
C. said
D. saying

17.The cat answered proudly, ______________________________.

A. „Yes, Mr Fox I know that I am beautiful.

B. „Yes, Mr Fox, I know that I am beautiful.
C. Yes Mr Fox I know that i am beautiful.
D. Yes Mr Fox, I know that I am beautiful

18.We __________ finer coats, greener eyes, and more graceful tails than any
other animal.‟

A. has
B. have
C. had
D. are

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19. He knows all tricks. Foxes ___________

A. has
B. have
C. had
D. are

20. Much more _____________ than cats.‟

A. inteligant
B. intelligant
C. intelligent
D. inteligent

21.The fox laughed. ____________________________________.

A. We soon be shall able to test our cleverness.

B. We soon be able shall to test our cleverness.
C. We be soon shall able to test our cleverness.
D. We shall soon be able to test our cleverness.

Read the following passage and correct the underlined

errors (if any) from question number (22-28) given
below.
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These wandering entertainers may be found in any of the villages and towns
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of Pakistan, but there are others who are found only in certain parts of the
country. If one walks along the streets of Lahore, one will occasionally come
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across a wandering musician singing some old unhappy love story of a village
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girl and her unfortunate lover. He always sings to the accompaniment of an
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„ek-tara‟ or a violin. The sad words of the song and the wonderful skill with
which he plays his instrument always attract a large crowd of people, who
remain quiet, still and silent until he has finished. They remember the sound of
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the music long after the musician has stopped singing. The crowd throws a
few coins on the mat spread in front of the musician.

22.These wandering entertainers may be ________.

A. find
B. fend
C. fond
D. found

23.There are others ______ are found only in certain parts.

A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose

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24.One will occasionally come ______ a wandering musician.

A. across
B. after
C. along
D. at

25.Some old unhappy love story of a village girl and her ________ lover.

A. unfavorable
B. unfortunate
C. unforgettable
D. unfulfilled

26.He always sings to the____________of a violin.

A. company
B. accompany
C. accompanied
D. accompaniment

27.The wonderful __________ with which he plays his instrument always

attracts people.

A. skill
B. skulk
C. skull
D. still

28.They remember the sound of music long ______ the musician has stopped
singing.

A. after
B. ago
C. before
D. lasting

29.Ali is that boy we have been looking for all day. Identify the proper noun?

A. Ali
B. Day
C. Boy
D. Looking

30.Will the apple be eaten by me? Change the voice.

A. Is an apple eaten by me?

B. Will I eat the apple?
C. Will the apple be eaten by me?
D. Will I be eating the apple?

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31.A letter is being written by Dawood. Change the voice.

A. A letter is written by Dawood.

B. Dawood has written a letter.
C. Dawood is writing a letter.
D. Dawood writes a letter.

32.Birds fly in the air. Mark the predicate?

A. Fly
B. Fly in the air
C. Birds fly
D. Birds

33.We ________ school at five o‟clock.

A. Leaving
B. Leaved
C. Leave
D. Leaves

34.The boy was walking fast. Pick out adverb of manner.

A. Walking
B. Boy was
C. Fast
D. Walk

35.Let us walk along the shore. Pick out the preposition.

A. Us
B. Let
C. Shore
D. Along

36.Choose synonym of the word „Receive‟.

A. Retain
B. Demand
C. Accept
D. Get

37.There is no doubt _________ the earth is round.

A. that
B. but
C. and
D. if

38.______! I stood first in the class.

A. Alas
B. Hurrah
C. Hush
D. Ah

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39.The doors were shut. Change the sentence into question.

A. Shut the doors were?

B. Shut were the doors?
C. Were the doors shut?
D. Were shut the doors?

40.Pick the verb from the given sentence.

He ran fast and delicately.

A. Ran
B. Fast
C. Delicately
D. And

41.Antonym of the word „Majority‟ is:

A. Strength
B. Loads
C. Plenty
D. Minority

42.I know a person whose name is Sher khan. What is „Sher Khan‟ in this
sentence?

A. Common noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Proper noun
D. Material noun

43.„She told me I miss you‟ Choose the correct punctuation mark.

A. „She told me I miss you‟.

B. “She told me I miss you.”
C. She told me, “I miss you.”
D. She told me „I miss you‟

44.What is the plural of the noun „tooth‟?

A. teeth
B. teethe
C. teeths
D. tooths

45.Identify the type of the following sentence:

Saima went to the market.

A. Imperative sentence
B. Declarative sentence
C. Interrogative sentence
D. Exclamatory sentence

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46.Complete the sentence by inserting the correct possessive pronoun:

The bags belong to Shaheer and Sara. The bags are ________.

A. mine
B. yours
C. theirs
D. ours

47.Identify the action verb from the following sentence:

She thought about her journey.

A. her
B. about
C. journey
D. thought

48.Identify „proper noun‟ in the following sentence:

I phoned my mother on Sunday.

A. Sunday
B. mother
C. my
D. phoned

49.Select the adjectives which describe the underlined nouns:

She holds a red pencil in her right hand.

A. right, hand
B. red, right
C. pencil, right
D. red, her

50.Match the word „dark‟ with its correct suffix.

A. able
B. less
C. ish
D. ness

51.Insert the apostrophes in the following sentence:

Shazia isnt coming now, so lets go to class

A. Shazia isnt coming now, so let‟s go to class‟

B. Shazia isn‟t coming now, so lets go to class‟
C. Shazia isnt‟ coming now, so lets go‟ to class
D. Shazia isn‟t coming now, so let‟s go to class.

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52.Complete the following sentence by inserting the modal auxiliary:

How long ______ you be staying at your father‟s home?

A. will
B. would
C. should
D. must

53.Insert apostrophe in the following sentence:

Taha lives in boys hostel.

A. Taha lives in boys hos‟tel.

B. Taha lives in boys‟ hostel.
C. Taha live‟s in boys hostel.
D. Taha lives in boy‟s hostel.

54.Identify „uncountable noun‟ in the following sentence:

Sugar makes the cake sweet.

A. sweet
B. make
C. cake
D. sugar

55.Select the pronouns used in the following sentence:

I reached school in time, but they arrived late.

A. I, they
B. but, I
C. school, they
D. they, arrived

56.Select the appropriate verb to fill in the blank:

Raza and Sameer always _______ with their friends in the ground.

A. are plays
B. plays
C. play
D. is play

57.Identify the category to which the following sentence belongs:

Have you completed your homework?

A. Imperative sentence
B. Declarative sentence
C. Exclamatory sentence
D. Interrogative sentence

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58.Red rose is _________ than pink tulip.

A. more beautiful
B. most beautiful
C. beautiful
D. beautifully

59.Select the correct „adverb of frequency‟ from the following sentence:

The principal visits classrooms sometimes.

A. principal
B. visits
C. classrooms
D. sometimes

60.Fill in the blank with appropriate „preposition of place:

The playground is _________ the school.

A. in
B. under
C. above
D. on

61.Complete the following conditional sentence:

If it _______, I _______go for walk.

A. rain, will
B. rains, will
C. rains, would
D. will, rain

62.Never lose hope. The underlined word in the sentence is a/an_______noun.

A. Concrete
B. Abstract
C. Proper
D. Collective

63.A synonym for the word „Renowned‟ is:

A. Famous
B. Unknown
C. Unfamiliar
D. Defamed

64.Fill in the blank with a correct word. “I ___________ a letter last week.”

A. write
B. wrote
C. have written
D. am writing

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65.“Ali, buy a pen for me.” The given sentence is:

A. Question sentence.
B. Statement sentence.
C. Command sentence.
D. Interrogative sentence.

66.He was very simple and straight-forward. The opposite word for the
underlined word is:

A. Complicated.
B. Honest.
C. Insincere.
D. Dishonest

67.“I have some big diamonds”. Change into negative sentence.

A. I had not big diamonds.

B. I not have big diamonds.
C. I do not have big diamonds.
D. I does not have big diamonds.

68.“Shazia took a cup of milk” change the sentence into passive voice.

A. A cup of milk is took by Shazia.

B. A cup of milk was took by Shazia.
C. A cup of milk is taken by Shazia.
D. A cup of milk was taken by Shazia.

69.The sentence which expresses a wish or pray is called _____________.

A. Imperative sentence.
B. Optative sentence
C. Assertive sentence.
D. Exclamatory sentence.

70.If something is obvious it is _________.

A. clear
B. pleasing
C. true
D. wrong

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71. In the space given below write a composition on

any ONE of the following topics.
(Marks: 30)
i. Importance of Sports
ii. Complete the story: “The door bell rang …”
iii. A Memorable Journey
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