Compulsory English S.E.E model question 1
Candidates are required to give their answer according to the given instructions.
Time: 2 hrs. 15 minutes Full Marks: 75
1. Read the poem and answer the questions given below: 5
| Exile My shade is striped My air is barred (As it was before; only here the bars Do not bend with the wind.) My breath is short My claws are blunt With long pacing on stone ground. All day I smell Zebra ... gazelle... But I am full of easy meat I have no appetite. Only at dusk, When the monkeys mock from stone trees And the buck (soft noses sniffing the air For the scent they no longer fear) Come down to the mudless pool to drink, Only at the dusk I dare to dream Eyes half closed, bending the bars Against the sun And plotting my return. - Alan Duff |
A. Write 'True' for the true statements and 'False' for the false ones: 4x0.5=2
a. The speaker in the poem is a caged animal.
b. The speaker has been fed up with the served meal.
c. The speaker is never teased by small animals.
d. The speaker makes secret plans.
B. Answer the following questions: 3x1=3
a. Why can't the speaker come out?
b. Why are his claws blunt?
c. Where do small animals go to drink water?
2. Read the passage and answer the questions given below: 10
One day, the class teacher told us that we were going to have a group photograph taken and he asked us to wear trousers for the occasion. I was in a dilemma, as I did not possess a pair of trousers.
After school, I asked some of my friends to lend me a pair of trousers, but no one had a pair which would fit me. I even tried on a pair of my father's trousers. They were too short for me and much too large at the waist. I gave up in despair.
The next day arrived. I thought of not going to school but my parents told me to get ready. They told me to stop grumbling because there was nothing wrong in wearing shorts. So I turned up as usual at school. The class teacher was aghast when he saw me. He and some other students wanted me to be excluded from the photograph but the head teacher intervened. She asked me to join the group. The class teacher told me to sit in the front with two students on either side of me.
The photograph was duly taken. A few days later a copy of the picture appeared on the noticeboard. Crowds of students gathered to see it. It was a well-taken photograph. All the students were there in their wellironed, spotlessly white shirts and trousers - except me in the front row, with my knobbly knees conspicuously exposed! Needless to say, the picture gave rise to a lot of laughter and unkind remarks. You can imagine how I felt!
A. From the passage, find the words that are similar in meaning to the following words: 4x0.5=2
a. hopelessness b. shocked
c. interfered d. clearly
B. Put the following sentences in the correct order: 4x1=4
a. The boy appeared in school as usual in shorts.
b. The class teacher told the boy to come in trousers.
c. The class teacher thought of not including the boy in the group photograph.
d. The boy tried on many pairs of trousers.
C. Answer the following questions: 4x1=4
a. Why was the boy in a dilemma?
b. Why was the boy in despair?
c. Who included the boy in the group photograph?
d. How did the boy look in the photograph?
3. Read the following text and answer the questions given below: 10
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette ruled France from 1774 to 1789, a time when the country was fighting bankruptcy. The royal couple did not let France's insecure financial situation limit their immoderate spending. Even though the minister of Finance repeatedly warned the king and queen against wasting money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure. This lavish spending greatly enraged the people of France. They felt that the royal couple bought their luxurious life style at the poor's expense. The queen seemed uncaring about her subjects' misery. While French citizens begged for lower taxes, the queen embellished her palace with extravagant works of art. She also surrounded herself with artists, writers and musicians, who encouraged the queen to spend money even more.
The French government taxed the citizens outrageously. Those high taxes paid for the entertainments the queen and her court so enjoyed. When the minister of finance tried to stop royal spend thrifts, the queen replaced him. The intense hatred that the people felt for king and queen kept building until it led to the French Revolution. During this time of struggle and violence (1789-1799), thousands of aristocrats, as well as the king and queen themselves, lost their lives at the guillotine.
A. Write 'True' for the true statements and 'False' for the false ones: 4x0.5=2
a. France was facing financial crisis when Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were ruling.
b. Minister of finance did not like royal couple's trend of wasting money.
c. The people surrounding the queen discouraged her to spend more.
d. The king and the queen both lost their lives during the French Revolution.
B. Re-write the following sentences in the correct order: 4x0.5=2
a. The royal couple were living a very luxurious life.
b. The people of France developed intense hatred against the royal couple.
c. Louis XVI and his queen ruled France when the country was in financial crisis.
d. The French government imposed high taxes on the people.
C. Answer the following questions: 3x2=6
a. How long did Louis XVI and queen Marie rule in France?
b. Who was the queen mostly surrounded by?
c. Why did the queen replace the Minister of Finance?
4. Read the following text and do the tasks that follow: 15
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A reputed and well-established IT company of Nepal is seeking highly motivated and skilled individuals for the following positions:
1. Sales Manager
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's in Management with minimum of one year experience in sales. Moderate to strong technical background would be a big plus. A computer literate who can work independently with little supervision and is willing to travel.
2. Network Engineer
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's in Engineering with minimum one year experience. Working knowledge of LAN/WAN, Routing (Dynamic/ Static), Switching technologies and networking.
3. Sales Officer
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's in Management with minimum of nine months experience in sales with a focus on analyzing growth potential. Have the potential for growing channel and corporate sales, requires regular visits to the customers.
Interested applicants may drop in their applications along with resume within seven days by post to :
The Hiring Manager/Division Manager
P.O. Box: 9643, Kathmandu, Nepal/Email: applynp@gmail.com Telephone enquires will not be entertained.
A. Find the words from the text for the following words as indicated in brackets: 4x1=4
a. trained (similar) b. weak (opposite)
c. bio-data (similar) d. withdraw (opposite)
B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words/phrases from the text: 3x1=3
a. The company calls the applications for ...... different types of posts.
b. Minimum nine months experience is required for the post of ......
c. Enquiry by telephone ...............
C. Answer the following questions: 4x2=8
a. What is the academic qualification required for the post of Sales Manager?
b. What requirements should a candidate possess for the post of Network Engineer?
c. How can the application be sent?
d. Whom should the candidate send the application?
5. Complete the following dialogue with the correct expressions from the box given below: 6x1=6
| Pasang: | Hi, Isha, did you have a good day? | |||
| Isha: | Not bad. .........................., you know. | |||
| Pasang: | Did you meet any body interesting? | |||
| Isha: | Well, ....................., and we had a long chat. | |||
| Pasang: | .............................. | |||
| Isha: | Oh, this or that, some things, you know. | |||
| Pasang: | ............................... | |||
| Isha: | And then, Rojee appeared late as usual. .................... | |||
| Pasang: | Have you had a row with her? | |||
| Isha: | No, I didn't want to make a fuss with her. ............................... | |||
| - | I see. | |||
| - | Had lunch together and went on with the work | |||
| - | It's as usual, phone calls, letters, reports.... | |||
| - | Anil came into office this morning. | |||
| - | What about? | |||
| - | Just when I was about to finish some letters. | |||
6. Study the following wheel-chart and write a short description about it. You may use the clues given in the box. 6
Students' mode of transportation
| | |
Clues: ABC school in Japan ...... 850 students ..... use different means of transportation .... largest no. of students on foot ..... least on motorcycle.
7. Write a letter to your friend describing a local festival you celebrate in your community. 12
8. Choose and copy the best answers (Rewriting is not compulsory): 12x0.5=6
a. ......... boy in brown hat is my brother. (A/An/The)
b. She was sure......... success in the exam. (in/of/by)
c. A motorcyclist hit the passer-by near my house, .........? (don't he/ doesn't he/didn't he)
d. One of the guardians ....... absent from the meeting. (was/were/had)
e. Were the leopards ......... in the forest? (slept/sleeping/sleep)
f. Some students have completed their assignment. Has .........(any student completed/some students completed/the students completed) the assignment?
g. We ......... the exam paper by 10:30 am. (will submit/are submitting/ will have submitted)
h. The teacher asked me ......... (why I am late/why I was late/why was
I late)
i. 'Pick up the pen', can also be said, 'Let the pen .........( be picked up/ to pick up/is picked up)
j. The students were able to secure good marks ......... their hard labour.
(because/because of/in spite of)
k. My mother got me ......... my clothes. (wash/to wash/washed)
l. Please show me your ticket if you ......... to enter the zoo. (want/ wanted/had wanted)
9. Choose and copy the best answers (Rewriting is not compulsory): 10x0.5=5
Lalu was ......... (a/an/the) old man from a certain village. Everyday he ......... (had gone/goes/went) to the jungle to collect firewood. One day he encountered the death god in the middle of the jungle. Lalu wanted to know when .........(I'm dying/I was dying/he was dying) and the death god announced that he would meet his end after six years. 'I'll never let the death god claim me, .........(won't I/will I/shan't I)? The death god .........(will trap/will be trapping/will be trapped) into the tree trunk.' Day in and day out he started working .........(but/until/so) the trap was ready. After his days were over, the death god appeared just before Lalu and inquired him if he had any wish. He instantly replied that he wanted to show his tree house to the death god. No sooner did the death god enter the tree house than the door was locked from outside. If Lalu had not been clever enough, he .........(won't trap/wouldn't trap/wouldn't have trapped) the death god .........(in/on/at) the tree house. The death god's simplicity made him .........(become/to become/became) a captive. This story .........(teach/teaches/will teach) us to do our duty without any delay.
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