10th Class English Past Paper 2020 Evening
Note: English 2nd Time Paper of 10th Class.
Group-I (Objective)
Choose the correct form of verb and fill up the bubbles sheet
1. You — since morning.
(A) rests
(B) rest
(C) have been resting
(D) rested
2. I shall — my work in a minute.
(A) finished
(B) finish
(C) finishes
(D) finishing
3. The baby — for milk now.
(A) cry
(B) crying
(C) cried
(D) is crying
4. She — before the party began.
(A) had left
(B) leaves
(C) leave
(D) left
5. I — this bike a month ago.
(A) bought
(B) buy
(C) buys
(D) will buy
Choose the word with correct spelling and fill up the bubbles sheet
6.
(A) Demyse
(B) Demise
(C) Demaise
(D) Demize
7.
(A) Luxyry
(B) Luxery
(C) Luxury
(D) Luxary
8.
(A) Traits
(B) Trats
(C) Treits
(D) Trayts
9.
(A) Mynor
(B) Minor
(C) Mainor
(D) Minar
Choose the correct option and fill up the bubbles sheet
10. The antonym of “abandon” is —
(A) support
(B) discard
(C) desert
(D) forest
11. The antonym of “lovely” is —
(A) bad
(B) beautiful
(C) ugly
(D) comely
12. “Persevere” means:
(A) persist
(B) give up
(C) surrender
(D) give in
13. “Culprit” means:
(A) innocent
(B) offender
(C) honest
(D) pious
14. The “prior” means:
(A) preceding
(B) following
(C) later
(D) after
Choose the correct option according to the grammar and fill up the bubbles sheet
15. They rested at sunset. The underlined is a/an — phrase.
(A) adverb
(B) adjective
(C) noun
(D) gerund
16. Which is your pen? The underlined word is a/an — pronoun.
(A) demonstrative
(B) reflexive
(C) personal
(D) interrogative
17. These books belong — her.
(A) with
(B) to
(C) by
(D) from
18. The accident was due to his ruthlessness. The underlined word is a/an — noun.
(A) collective
(B) concrete
(C) abstract
(D) gerund
19. I hope to learn gerunds. The underlined is —:
(A) gerund
(B) infinitive
(C) present participle
(D) past participle
SUBJECTIVE
SECTION – I
2. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (10 Marks)
(i) Why did the Quraish think that the Rasool (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) would favour them?
(ii) What do the little red envelopes filled with money symbolize?
(iii) What kind of person is the author? (Little by Little One Walks Far!)
(iv) Why is it important to consider the scope of any field?
(v) How many times should we try and why?
(vi) Why do some people read more than one newspapers?
(vii) How are water resources under great stress?
(viii) Why did the old man hurl a stone at the camel?
SECTION – II
3. Translate into Urdu OR Re-write into simple English the following paragraph: (8 Marks)
On the eve of the Chinese New Year it is customary to visit relatives and partake in a large dinner where a number of specific foods are served. It is typical for a Chinese family to make eight to nine dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner because in Chinese language the word “eight” means “prosperity” and the word “nine” means “long-lasting”.
4. Write down the summary of the poem “The Rain” written by W.H. Davies. (5 Marks)
OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context:
Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at last prevail,
Try again.
If we strive, ’tis no disgrace
Though we did not win the race–
What should you do in that case?
Try again.
5. Write an essay of 150-200 words on any ONE of the following topics: (15 Marks)
(a) My Last Day at School
(b) A Scene at a Railway Station
(c) My Ambition
OR
Write a paragraph of 100-150 words on any ONE of the following topics:
(a) Girl Guides
(b) A Road Accident
(c) A Picnic
6. Change any FIVE of the following sentences into indirect form: (5 Marks)
(i) He said, “I have returned the books.”
(ii) He said to the stranger, “I do not recognize you.”
(iii) He said, “I am watering the plants in the garden.”
(iv) The teacher said, “Whose book is it?”
(v) He said to his sister, “Please say something.”
(vi) You have said, “They are waiting outside.”
(vii) He said, “May Allah help me do my duty.”
(viii) He said, “Hurrah! I have won the medal.”
7. Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences: (5 Marks)
(i) Bale, Bail
(ii) Cell, Sell
(iii) Dew, Due
(iv) Gate, Gait
(v) Loose, Lose
(vi) Pore, Pour
(vii) Vain, Vein
(viii) Miner, Minor
8. Translate the following paragraph into English: (8 Marks)
یہ سردیوں کی رات تھی۔ ہم سو رہے تھے۔ یکایک کسی نے دروازہ کھٹکھٹایا۔ میں اور میرے والد اٹھے۔ ہم نے سوچا کہ کوئی چور ہو گا۔ اس لئے ہم نے بندوق لی اور دروازے پر آ گئے۔ میرے والد نے پوچھا “دروازے پر کون ہے؟” جواب ملا میں ایک غریب آدمی ہوں اور بھوکا ہوں۔ ہم نے دروازہ کھولا۔ اس کو اندر لائے اور اسے کھانا دیا۔ اس نے ہمارا شکریہ ادا کیا اور چلا گیا۔
OR (For candidates whose Medium of Examination is English)
Write Ten sentences about “Fashion“.