Joint Examination Board
PABSON, Bhaktapur
Pre-Send Up Examination - 2066
Class: X F.M: 75
Subject: English Time: 2.15 hrs. P.M: 30
Examinees are required to answer in their own words as far as practicable. Priority will be given to creative answers in marking rather than the rot -learning.
Q.No.1. Read the following poem and do the activities that follow: 5
Patriotism
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
“This is my own, my native land!”
Whose heart hath never within him buried?
As home his footsteps he hath turn’d.
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell,
High though his title, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim,
Despite those titles, power and pelf,
The wretch concentrated all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And double dying shall go down,
To the vile dust from where he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour’d and unsung.
- Sir Walter Scott
A. Find the words, from the above poem, that are opposite in meaning to the following words: 4×0.5=2
i. gain ii. alien iii. humble iv. limited
B. Answer these questions : 3×1=3
i. What is patriotism?
ii. What do you mean by ‘doubly dying’?
iii. Who is called a dead man?
Q.No.2. Read the following passage and do the activities that follow: 10
The old man couldn’t remember how many generations of lotuses had bloomed and faded in the pond since he was born. What Prodip Pal did remember, however, was that he had once been a prosperous farmer. He had owned as many as six granaries full of rice and eight acres of fertile land. He had been able to provide for the future of his sons and give his daughters generous dowries for good husbands. For himself and his wife in their old age, he had kept a small piece of land. “The pair of us should be able to live there in peace,” he had promised her “until the day when Yama, god of death, comes to claim us.”
The old man had been wrong in his expectations. That plot of ground had been given to his father years ago by a zamindar. One day the zamindar’s son laid claim to the land. Prodip Pal refused to return it; the matter came before the courts. But the young zamindar had bought the judge and the farmer had to abandon his land and his house.
A. Tick the best answer: 3×1=3
i. Prodip Pal could not remember ………..
a) how many lotuses bloomed in the pond.
b) how many children he had.
c) how old he was.
ii. To get good husbands, his daughters would be given…….
a) dowries b) large amount of dowries c) money
iii. What Prodip expected for the future of his family was …..
a) wrong b) failed c) a success
B. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements: 4×0.5=2
i. Prodip pal could know how old he was.
ii. He thought that he would give dowries to his daughters.
iii. Zamindar’s son was determined to give his land to Prodip Pal.
iv. The court decided that Prodip Pal had to abandon his house and his land.
C. Answer the following questions: 5×1=5
i. How do you know that Prodip Pal was a prosperous farmer?
ii. Why did Prodip Pal think of dowries at his daughters’ wedding?
iii. How much land had he possessed?
iv. How did the young zamindar become successful in taking his land?
v. What happened when Prodip Pal lost the judicial case?
Q.No.3.Read the following passage and do the activities that follow: 10
A little girl was very happy. She had just put on a lonely blue frock full of lace and frills which made her look like a fairy. She was wearing dainty blue shoes and was eager to show her new dress and shoes to her friends. In her hands was brand new blue-eyed doll – she just couldn't wait to be with her friends.
Off she went running out of the door as fast as her small feet could carry her. She missed the cycle coming from the opposite side and crashed into it. She fell down and started crying. Her mother rushed out and gathered her in her arms. The girl was shaken and started crying – her mother's soft touch and reassuring hug calmed her down. Next moment she was smiling and off she went to her friends.
Most of us would have experienced the magic healing of a mother's touch in our childhood. As we are older, this magic touch took care of a wider spectrum of hurt and pain – a fight with our best friend, losing a favourite toy, losing a friend, a sharp word from the teaher – just about anything and everything.
For most of us, things change once we step into the adult world. We want to be and are on our own. We want to experiment and experience the joys of our new found independence. We still get hurt though and desperately look for the touch.
A. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements: 4×0.5=2
i. Mothers really have magic in their touches.
ii. The girl wanted to see her friends immediately.
iii. The cyclist was guilty in the crash.
iv. Adults also feel hurt in changing of situations.
B. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order: 4×0.5=2
i. The girl was alright and smiled after a momrnt.
ii. The cycle hit the girl.
iii. The little girl ran out of the door.
iv. Mother embraced her.
C. Answer the following questions: 3×2=6
i. How was the little girl's get up?
ii. What things may hurt a growing child?
iii. When will adults be happy?
Q.No.4.Read the following advertisement and answer the questions: 15
A. Find the words from the advertisement that are similar in meaning to the words given below: 4×1=4
i. ostensible ii. calls for iii. qualified iv. resume
B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the advertisement. 3×1=3
i. A well-known and highly prestigious ………… needs staff.
ii. The candidates should have passed …………
iii. The candidates should apply with a ……………..
D. Answer the following questions: 4×2=8
i. Who has invited the applications?
ii. What is the required post?
iii. Mention the deadline for applying.
iv. Where should candidates apply?
Q.No.5.Complete the following dialogue with the appropriate sentences in the box given below: 6
Tailor : What can I do for you, sir?
Customer : …………………………………………………………
Tailor : Would you like to buy the cloth from us, sir?
Customer : No ……………… And how much do you charge?
Tailor : …………………………………………………………
Customer : Oh, it’s too much. But ………………………………...
Tailor : You're right, sir. The charge is Rs.500 if ……………..
Customer : I’ll pay you Rs.600 only.
Tailor : No, I’m sorry, sir. We do not bargain; it’s fixed. Instead, ………………………………………………...
Q.No.6. Develop a readable story with the help of the outlines given in the box. 6
Q.No.7. Write an essay on “Electricity in our daily life” in about 200 words. You may use the following clues for help. 12
[Introduction – advantages and disadvantages – present situations in our country – suggestions and conclusion]
Q.No.8. Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct words from the brackets: 0.5×12=6
i. I hate …….computer. (a/an/the)
ii. He is addicted…….smoking. (in/for/to)
iii. Everything is okay, …….? (isn’t it/isn’t that/aren’t they)
iv. Dina as well as I …….kind to the poor. (is/am/are)
v. By the time he arrives here, it …….very late. (will be/will have been/had been)
vi. The match …….because of the snow. (postponed/has postponed /has been postponed)
vii. All the people returned home, but a boy ……. (did not/had not/does not)
viii. Doesn't Harry …….to succeed? ( hopes/hoped/hope)
ix. Sabita asked me …….late. ( why are you/ why I am/ I had been)
x. You are the man …….can be easily cheated. ( who/ whom/ which)
xi. If she …….'had had’ in place of ‘had’, the answer would have been correct. (has used/used/had used)
xii. Can’t they have the goods …….? (export/exported/ to export)
Q.No.9. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the passage below: 0.5×10=5
One evening …………… (a/an/the) cowherd gathered his cattle to go back home. He …………… (notice/ notices/ noticed) that a calf was missing. He had to look for it, …………… (did he/didn't he/hadn't he)? Yes, of course, he searched for a long while but all in vain. So he prayed to the god and said, "Lord, if I ever manage to catch my calf-thief, I …………… (will offer/ would have offered/ would offer) you an egg."
A few minutes later as he passed …………… (from/ through/ in) the forest to his village, he came upon his lost calf. …………… (But/ Because/ Therefore) the calf was dead and it …………… (is being fed/ was being fed/ will be fed) by a cruel lion. The cowherd discovered that the lion was his calf-thief. As soon as he saw the lion, he …………… (shakes/ shook/ had shaken) with fear and said, "Lord, I vowed that ……………(he would offer/ I would offer/ he had offered) you an egg if I came upon the thief. Now I vow that I'll offer a hen if you help me escape from this thief's claws."
Hearing his vow, the god made him …………… (come out/ came out/ to came out) from his hiding place and fulfill his first vow.
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