9th Class English Past Paper 2016 Evening
Note: English 2nd Time Paper of 9th Class.
Group-II (Subjective) 56 Marks
SECTION- I
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (10)
(i) Why was the Holy Quran sent in Arabic?
(ii) What is the highest military award of Pakistan?
(iii) How does media provide entertainment?
(iv) Where is the royal room situated?
(v) Why did the nurse ask Hira’s sister to come and talk to her?
(vi) What are the effects of drug addiction?
(vii) How do you define noise pollution?
(viii) Who was Helen Keller?
SECTION- II
Q.3 Translate any two of the following paragraphs into Urdu: (4×4=8)
(a) Her grandfather, Hazrat Abu Quhafaa, was a disbeliever at that time. He was very old and had become blind. He said to her, “Asma, I think Abu Bakr has taken all the wealth, leaving you and children empty-handed and helpless.” At this, she instantly ran to a corner of the home.
(b) Construction of the mosque started in 1609. The royal architect Sedefhar Mehmat Aga, was appointed by the Sultan as in charge of the project. The opening ceremony was held in 1616. Unfortunately, the Sultan could not see the completion of the mosque in his life.
(c) This day I should devote to a hasty glimpse of the world, past and present. I should want to see the pageant of man’s progress, the kaleidoscope of the ages. How can so much be compressed into one day? Through the museums, of course?
OR
Re-write any two above paragraphs into simple English.
Q.4 Write down the summary of the poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth. (5)
OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Q.5 Use any FIVE of the following words/phrases/idioms in your sentences: (5)
(i) Conquest
(ii) Influential
(iii) Alleviate
(iv) Fit of fury
(v) Responsible
(vi) Across
(vii) Whose
(viii) Construct
Q.6 Write a letter to your sister congratulating her on success in exams. (8)
OR
Write a story with the moral “Haste makes waste.”
OR
Write a dialogue between a brother and a sister concerning time.
Q.7 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end: (10)
There was once a man whose doctor gave him medicine which was quite black. His servant, who was illiterate, made a mistake and poured out a dose of ink in place of the drug. He gave it to his master who drank it. After the patient had taken the dose of ink, the servant somehow realized his mistake. He ran back to his master and said, “Sir, I have given you a dose of ink instead of the medicine as both were equally black. What should be done now?” The master replied softly, “Now give me a piece of blotting paper to swallow.”
Questions:
(i) What was the color of the medicine?
(ii) What did the servant give to his master?
(iii) When did the servant come to know of his mistake?
(iv) What did the servant do?
(v) What did the master say to his servant?
Q.8 Translate any FIVE of the following sentences into English: (5)
(i) کیا تمام سوال مشکل تھے ؟
(ii) موسم برسات شروع ہو چکا ہے۔
(iii) میں وقت ضائع نہیں کر رہا ہوں۔
(iv) بوندا باندی ہو رہی ہے۔
(v) پاکستان میرا پیارا وطن ہے۔
(vi) وہ مجھے ملنے آئے گا۔
(vii) چائے گرم تھی۔
(viii) چھت پر کون ہے ؟
Write TEN sentences about “A Road Accident.”
Q.9 Change the voice of the following: (5)
(i) Girls will sing songs.
(ii) We do not run this factory.
(iii) Have you finished your work?
(iv) You were telling a story.
(v) Milk is given by the goat.