Compulsory English S.E.E model question 4

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 do the activities that follow:         5

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives the harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I  have promise to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.                                                                    -Robert Frost

A. Write 'True' for the true statements and 'False' for the false ones:     4x0.5=2

a.       The poet thinks the owner of the woods lives in a village.

b.      There is no house close to the forest to spend the night.

c.       The speaker shakes the harness bells.

d.      The destination is not very far from that forest.

         B.   Answer the following questions:                                        3x1=3

a.       Why does the poet stop at the woods?

b.      How is the lake mentioned in the poem?

c.       What sounds does the poet hear at the woods?

2.      Read the following text and do the activities that follow:              10

The vehicles were being driven slowly because of the downpour. The visibility was poor and the wind was howling. There had been landslides in many places and driving was dangerous. Earlier the wind had been blowing forcefully but, by the time we started off, it had calmed down. The downpour had turned into a drizzle and brought thunder and lightening.

I'd been driving for an hour when the accident happened. My wipers hadn't been working, and the rain was spattering my windscreen, so I couldn't see well. I'd been stopping to clean my windscreen every few minutes. I had just started the engine again when my tyres started to slip. The truck slipped onto the side of the road, hit the hill, turned over and stopped.

I felt and looked to see if I was hurt, but I wasn't. I had been driving quite slowly and luckily the bend was quite wide. It was very quiet, with just the sounds of music and falling rain; I'd been playing the cassette. I looked for my khalasi but couldn't find him. Soon there was a long queue of vehicles and people were all round me asking questions about the accident. I heard them talking about two more accidents in which three people had died and ten others had been injured. Suddenly, someone shouted that there was a man lying beside the road. It was my khalasi. He had been lying unconscious for half an hour.

A. From the passage, find the words that are similar in meaning to the following words: 4x0.5=2

                         a.  light rain           b. splashing

                         c.  turning              d. line

         B.     Put the following sentences in the correct order:             4x1=4

a.       The driver started driving the truck.

b.      The rain had changed into a drizzle.

c.       People gathered round the driver.

d.      The accident happened.

         C.    Answer the following questions:                                       4x1=4

a.       Why was driving dangerous that day?

b.      Why did the driver frequently have to stop while driving?

c.       How many other accidents did the writer hear about?

d.      In what condition was the khalasi found?

3.      Read the following text and do the activities that follow:              10

The victory of the  small Greek democracy of Athens over the mighty Persian Empire in 490 B.C. is one of the most famous events in history. Darius, King of Persian Empire, was furious because Athens had encouraged for the other Greek City-States in revolt against Persian domination. In anger the king sent an enormous army to defeat Athens. He thought it would take drastic steps to pacify the rebellious part of the empire.

Persia was ruled by one man. In Athens, however, all citizens helped to rule. Ennobled by this participation, Athenians were prepared to die for their city state. Perhaps this was the secret of the remarkable victory at Marathon, which freed them from Persian rule.

Tiny Athens stood alone against Persia. The Athenian people went to their sanctuaries. There they prayed for deliverance. They asked their gods to expedite their victory. The Athenian army attacked and Greek citizens fought bravely. The power of the mighty Persians was offset by the love that the Athenians had for their city. Athenians defeated the Persians in both archery and hand combat. Greek soldiers seized Persian ships and burned them, and the Persians fled in terror. Herodotus, a famous historian, reports that 6400 Persians died, compared to only 192 Athenians.

A. Write 'True' for the true statements and 'False' for the false ones:     4x0.5=2

a.       Darius was the king of Athens.

b.      Athenians got freedom from Persian rule in 490 B.C.

c.       Athenians were helped by other cities to fight against Persia.

d.      The Persians surrendered after their ships were seized and burned.

         B.        Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order:4x0.5=2

a.       Both Athenian army and Greek citizens fought bravely.

b.      Athenians were ready to die for their city-state.

c.       The king of Persia sent army to defeat Athens.

d.      Athenians defeated the Persians both in archery and combat.

         C.    Answer the following questions:                                       3x2=6

a.       Why was the king of Persia angry with Athens?

b.      What was the secret of the victory of Athenians?

c.       How many people were killed in total?

4.      Read the following text and do the activities that follow:              15

KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY School of Science Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Announces Admission open for M.Sc. Environment and Natural  Resources (re-announced) Eligibility: The general requirement for entry into the MSc ENR programme is 50% marks or CGPA of more than 2.0 with a 4-year undergraduate science degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and allied subject areas. Deserving applicants shall receive scholarships available through the Norwegian funded NORHED (SUNREM-Himalaya) Project. The last date to apply is March 15, 2016. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit admission form along with application fee through bank voucher or Rs.1250 (non-refundable) deposited to Kathmandu University Account maintained in Nepal Investment Bank Limited, Banepa Branch to: Office of the Head of the Department (Block-06 Rm. 110) Department of Environmental Science and Engineering (DESE) School of Science, Kathmandu University Dhulikhel-7, Kavre Email: desehod@ku.edu.np

A. From the above text, find the words which have the following meanings:        4x1=4

a.    Necessity

b.   related/connected

c.    showing curiosity or concern about something

d.   worthy of help or praise

B. Fill in the gaps with appropriate word(s) from the above text:

3x1=3

The above notice is for the students who want to join the ......... programme. Four-year ......... science degree in Environment Science and allied subject areas is one of the requirements for ..........

C. Answer the following questions:          4x2=8

a.       Who is the above notice for?

b.      Mention the general requirement to get entry in the programme.

c.       What things are necessary to submit admission form?

d.      Where is the head office of the department?

5. Complete the following dialogue with the correct expressions from the box given below:   6x1=6

         Ali:   Hurrah! Only ten days to the holidays.

         Bin:    I know. I have been counting the days ..............

         Ali:   So am I. What are you going to do during the holidays?

         Bin:   I would like to go to the hills for a change.

         Ali:   My home is in the hilly part.

         Bin:   You are lucky. My home is in the plains and ..................

         Ali:    Well, look here! ............ and stay with me for a few weeks?

         Bin:    That would be fine. But I don't suppose ...............

         Ali:    Not at all! We always welcome the guests.

         Bin:    I'd love it!  .......................

         Ali:    Splendid! ......................

-	Why not come to my home.
-	It's very kind of you.
-	We can have some good time together.
-	It is very hot.
-	I am just sick of school.
-	Your parents would want me there.

6. Study the following bar diagram and and write a short description about it. You can use the clues given in the box.                            6

Clues: ABC Secondary School ..... division of students regarding caste ...... Brahmin 300, Tamang 150 etc ..... total nos.... others hundred only.

7. Write a letter to  your pen friend describing the possible difficulties caused by fuel crisis.  12

MW - RE-101

8. Choose and copy the best answers: (Rewriting is not compulsory) 12x0.5=6

a.         Ms. Sharma is ........ union leader of our company. (a/an/the)

b.        I was suffering ........ influenza last week. (to/from/by)

c.         Take your certificate, .........? (shall we/will you/do you)

d.        Four litres of oil ......... enough for our family. (is/are/has)

e.         A: Did he have a bath yesterday? B: yes, he ......... ( does/has/did)

f.         The reported speech of the statement: She said, 'I did not take tea'. is: ......... (She said that she did not take tea/She said that she had not taken tea/She asked if she did not take tea)

g.        When I saw the plane, It ......... (flew/was flying/flies)

h.        The negative form of: "She always does her homework" is: .......... (She does not her homework/She never does her homework/She does never do her homework)

i.          They are the villagers ......... houses were destroyed by the earthquake.

(who/whom/whose)

j.          If it rains, we ......... the programme. (would postpone/would have postponed/will postpone)

k.        The passive voice of ' Solve the problem is: ......... (Let the problem be solved/Let's solve the problem/Let the problem solved by me)

l.          The preacher made all the disciples ......... every morning.

(to meet/ met/meet)

9. Choose and copy the best  answers: (Rewriting is not compulsory) 10x0.5=5

Once there .........(was/were/is) three friends .........(who/which/whom) were walking .........(in/through/of) a forest. On their way, they ......... (find/founds/found) a bag full of money. They agreed to divide the money among themselves. They were hungry, .........(aren't they/weren't they/ wasn't they) so one of them .........(sent/was sent/is sent) to the market. He was asked ......... (to/for/if) buy food. He wanted to take all the money by himself. He thought to kill other friends; so, he got the shopkeeper .........(put/to put/puts) poison in the food by giving him some extra money. Rest of the friends also wanted to divide the money between themselves. ......... (A/An/The) one who had come back from the market was killed by the two. They, then, ate the poisoned food. As a result, they also died. If they had divided the money among one another, they .......... (wouldn't die/would die/would not have died)

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