10th Class English Past Paper 2018

Note: English 1st Time Paper of 10th Class.

Group-I (OBJECTIVE)

Choose the correct form of verb and fill up the bubbles sheet:

1. The fisherman will have been — fish for three days
(A) catch
(B) catching
(C) catches
(D) caught

2. He will — the enemy
(A) defeats
(B) defeat
(C) defeating
(D) defeated

3. The players will be — in the field
(A) play
(B) plays
(C) playing
(D) played

4. I had not been — since noon
(A) sleep
(B) sleeps
(C) slept
(D) sleeping

5. Had Asghar — a century before 4 o’ clock
(A) make
(B) makes
(C) made
(D) making

Choose the word with correct spelling and fill up the bubbles sheet:

6.
(A) Pasitive
(B) Positive
(C) Possitive
(D) Positiv

7.
(A) Custemory
(B) Custumery
(C) Customary
(D) Cuctomary

8.
(A) Luxury
(B) Laxury
(C) Lexury
(D) Luxery

9.
(A) Pressure
(B) Prassure
(C) Pressur
(D) Preessur

Choose the correct option and fill up the bubbles sheet:

10. The synonym of “culprit” is
(A) innocent
(B) honest
(C) dishonest
(D) offender

11. ‘The man had been sent with other convicts to Australia’. The underlined word means
(A) delegation
(B) troupe
(C) prisoners
(D) actors

12. The synonym of “lovely” is
(A) unattractive
(B) beautiful
(C) ugly
(D) sad

13. The antonym of “bright” is
(A) dark
(B) brilliant
(C) clear
(D) light

14. The word “critical” means
(A) pure
(B) serious
(C) energy
(D) until

Choose the correct option according to the grammar and fill up the bubbles sheet:

15. He had all the money in the world — he was sad
(A) but
(B) yet
(C) still
(D) so

16. Her mother has — chance of recovery
(A) little
(B) the little
(C) a little
(D) littles

17. They invited us to their home yesterday. What tense is it
(A) past indefinite
(B) past perfect
(C) past continuous
(D) past perfect continuous

18. I am not — him the secret
(A) tells
(B) tell
(C) told
(D) telling

19. The dog was barking — night
(A) in
(B) to
(C) at
(D) of

SUBJECTIVE

(Section – I)

2. Answer any FIVE of the following questions:

(i) Why did Quraish think that the Rasool (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) would favour them

(ii) Which colour is not allowed and which colour is encouraged on Chinese New Year

(iii) When do you need to see a doctor (First Aid)

(iv) Which medium do you prefer for news (Television vs Newspapers)

(v) In past why did people want to become a doctor, an engineer or a pilot

(vi) In what way books are better than radio, TV and internet

(vii) Who looked after Pip after the death of his parents

(viii) Why are developing countries going to suffer more due to over population

(Section – II)

3. Translate into Urdu OR Re-write into simple English the following paragraph
Books are a source of comfort for us. They are a safe shelter. Throughout human history man has found peace in the written works. Books are bridges – through their pages we make our contact with society. Those who read more are better prepared to face the world than those who don’t read

4. Write down the summary of the poem “The Rain” written by W.H. Davies
OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context:
But all of that is
not its core,
its center is in truth
eternal stillness

5. Write an essay of 150-200 words on any ONE of the following topics:
(a) A Rainy Day
(b) Life in a Big City
(c) My Ambition

OR
Write a paragraph of 100-150 words on any ONE of the following topics:
(a) My School
(b) The Teacher I Like the Best
(c) A Road Accident

6. Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect form:

(i) She says, “I hope I am not late”

(ii) The teacher said to Mueen, “I have taught you and your sister”

(iii) She said, “I shall never do such a thing”

(iv) He said, “Do you agree with me”

(v) She said to me, “Please lend me your camera for one day”

(vi) He said, “Hurrah! I have won the medal”

(vii) She said, “May you prosper”

(viii) Raza said, “Where are you going”

7. Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences:

(i) Affect, Effect
(ii) Alter, Altar
(iii) Bail, Bale
(iv) Cool, Cold
(v) Diary, Dairy
(vi) Fair, Fare
(vii) Prey, Pray
(viii) Weak, Week

8. Translate the following paragraph into English
میری والدہ مجھ سے بہت محبت کرتی ہیں۔ وہ میری صحت کا ہمیشہ خیال رکھتی ہیں۔ ایسی خوراک پکاتی ہیں جو میں پسند کرتا ہوں۔ لیکن مجھے زیادہ کھانے سے روکتی ہیں۔ مجھے اچھے اچھے کپڑے دیتی ہیں۔ زیادہ قیمتی کپڑوں کے خلاف ہیں۔ مجھے باقاعدہ کتابیں پڑھاتی ہیں۔ میں انگریزی میں ذرا کمزور ہوں لہٰذا انہوں نے میرے لیے ایک استاد رکھا ہے۔ مجھے روزانہ پڑھنے کی تاکید کرتی ہیں

OR
(Exclusively for candidates whose Medium of Examination is English)
Write Ten sentences about “Pakistani Women”