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2) How did Soldiers maintain Discipline on Birkenhead?

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What heroic action did the soldiers perform in the story ”Birkenhead Drill”?***

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What do you understand by scientific attitude of mind?***

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What is meant by Universality of science and mathematics?

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What would probably have happened had been a panic on the ship ‘Birkenhead’?***

 

3) Write down the functions of UNESCO / WHO / UNICEF/International bank?***

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What inspired the foundation of UNO? How far is it successful in solving various world issues?***

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What are the important differences between General Assembly and Security council?

 

4) Why does the writer apply the word “terrible” to the first year of Pakistan’s history an independent state?***

 

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What was the real story associated with the Castle of Cernogratz?***

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Why was everyone suspicious to mr. king?***

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Why did Kashmir not join Pakistan?***

 

5) What was the Manager’s reaction when the author told him that he would like to see him alone?***

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What was the experience of Stephen Leacock while he was opening his Bank Account?

 

6) What did Quaid-e-Azam tell his people after landed in karachi?

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Why was there a roar of laughter when the author left the bank?***

 

7) At what point in “Hostile Witness ” does the audience realize that Charlton is the real culprit?**

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Why does English language has such a large vocabulary?***

 

8) Why did the congress leaders spend most of the second world war in prison?***

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What crime had been committed at Newcastle? State it with the reference to ”The Hostile Witness”.

 

9) How does Sherwook Taylor define the term “science’?

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Why were the Baron and the Baroness angry with Amalie?***

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How did Birkenhead come to be wrecked? Was any member of her be blamed?***

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What is meant by jumping to conclusion?

 

 

2) What happened to Lucy Gray on her way to town in the poem titled ‘Lucy Gray?***

 

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How did Lucy’s Parents come to know of her tragic death?***

 

3) What religious lesson does Coventry Patmore convey in his poem ”The Toys”? What does the word ‘Toys’ stand for?***

 

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An Unpatriotic man dies a double death according to Sir Walter Scott? Explain.***

 

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What are the charms of forest life according to Lord Amiens?***

 

4) What is the Theme of the Poem ”Under the Greenwood Tree”?***

 

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Why did the name of the Abou Bin Adhem led all the rest?

 

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What is the message of the poem ‘Abou Bin Adhem’?***

 

5) Briefly describe the Beauty of Auburn before it was deserted?

 

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What does Oliver Goldsmith describe in the poem ”lines from the Deserted Village”?

 

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What is Sonnet? What inspired Wordsworth to write the ‘Sonnet composed upon Westminster Bridge’?

 

6) How did young soldier show his love for his country and his emperor, Napolean Bonarparte?***

 

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How does Henry Wotton’s Happy man enjoy his spare time?***

 

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How does Sir Walter Scott denounce an unpatriotic man?***

 

7) What moral of the Poem ”The Abbot of Canterburry” teach?***

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What are the qualities of a Happy man as described in the poem, ”The Character of Happy Life”?***

 

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What memories does Goldsmith recall about his village?

 

 

1) What Mrs. Meldon justified in killing Prof. Corrie? Discuss.***

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What does the Count of Morcerf say when the Count of Monte Cristo discloses his Identity?***

 

2) What are the views of Henry Corrie about Women? Is he Justified?***

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Who was Eddie and how did he die?

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Why and how Fernand Mondego harm Edmond Dantes?***

 

3) Why does the Prof. Corrie call his devastating bomb ”The most Humanitarian Invention”?***

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What did Mrs. Meldon discover on the death anniversary of her son. Eddie?***

 

4) Mention the brief Sketch or characteristics of ”Prof. Henry Corrie” or ”Count of Monte Cristo” or albert?***

 

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What is the opinion of Count of Monte Cristo about duels?

 

5) What expectation did Prof. Henry Corrie have for his Invention?***

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What were the charges levelled against the Count of Morcerf which led to his disgrace and downfall?

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Who is Charlotte and what role does she play in the play ”Progress”?***

 

6) What were the Albert’s plan to avenge the family honor?***

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Why does Mrs. Meldon bitterly oppose war?***

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Why did Albert not fight a duel with the Count of Monte Cristo?

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What is meant by ‘Duel’? Define ‘Second’.***

 

7) Why did the Countess of Morcerf visit the house of count of Monte Cristo? Was her visit Successful?**

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What is an organised butchery of young boys according to Mrs. Meldon? Why does she say so?***

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Why not say thirty pieces of silver? Explain the line with reference to the play ”Progress”?***

 

8) What should be the formula of victory in wars According to Prof. Henry Corrie?***

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How does Prof. Henry want to revolutionize warfare?***

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What does the Count of Morcerf say when the Count of Monte Cristo discloses his Identity?

2) Use any THREE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences:

*advise:advice *die:dye *personal:personal *pray:prey *floor:flour *cannon:canon *effect:affect *chair:cheer *dual:duel *band:banned *canon:cannon *sent:scent *plain: plane *principal:principle *sea:see *waist:waste *whether:weather *peace:piece *capital:capitol *ingenious:ingenuous *wine:vine *pair:pare *human:humane *fair:fare *sweet:sweat *bail:bale *fair:fare *addition:edition *adopt:adapt *marry:merry *lesson:lessen *miner:minor *sight:site *flesh:flash *rain:reign *from:farm *right:write *brake: break *check:cheque *symmetry:cemetry *goal:gaol *Constant:consistent *moral:morale *object:abject *convention:conviction *vivacious:vicious *worse:verse  *complaint:compliance *set:sat *at:ate *and:end *adverse:averse *course:coarse *accept:except *pair:pare *urban:urbane *cell:sell *quite:quiet *practice:practise *alter:altar *rein:rain *alter:altar *born:borne *break:brake *bail:bale *moral:morale *BLACK:BLEAK *HEARD:HERD *counselor:councilor *berth:birth *reign:ring *throne:thrown *device:devise *college:collage *proceed:precede *access:excess *current:currant *insure:ensure *story:storey *tale:tell *marshal:martial *then:than *WAIT:WEIGHT *THEN:THAN *END:AND *STAIR:STARE *BY:BYE *MEAT:MEET *STATIONARY:STATIONERY *IDLE:IDOL *MAIL:MALE *CEASE:SEIZE *HEAR:HERE *WHICH:WITCH *ALOUD:ALLOWED *BAIL:BALE *SUPER:SUPPER

 

3) Write the meaning of any FIVE of the following words or phrases:

*PELF *HOLD-UPS *colliquial *reticence *intuition *indebted to *accustomed to *solitude  *descendence *persecutor *beliefs *superstitious *eternal torture  *a word of commiseration *loquacious  *public menace *lumpsum *pugnacious *bethroted *mistrustless *vovage  *duel *bower *far from well *flustered *obliterated *glideth *true-gotten gear *wrath *tranched breath *cranks *altruism *talking age *legend *butchury *to turn down *wrecked *hostile *Prejudice *pecularities *troopship *peasantry *toil-remitting *servile bands *civil disobedience *envy *raptures *bigoted *reminiscences *fanatic *moulded *froclick *impertinence *narrow escape *fearful blow *combatant *pledge *triumph *skeptical *deck *in black and white *realm *impetus *gigantic *outbreak *vEngeance *staggered *solicitor *nevertheless *abject *altruism *stupefied *terrible *to throw the glove in the face *cynics *impulse *anonymous *to bring about *ambiguous *yacht *chorus *to look after *pacing to and fro  *TA MAKE OUT *ON THE SAME PAGE *IN FULL SWING *GOT AWAY *APPLE PIE ORDER *AU REVOIR *IN THE PIPELINE *A WILD GHOOSE CHASE 

Q#3) Write a letter to the editor of a Newspaper complaining against short supply of water?

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Write a letter to the editor of a Newspaper complaining against increasing traffic jams / Sanitary and garbage problems in the city?***

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Write a letter to the editor of a Newspaper telling him/her about frequent breakdown of electricity in the city?***

 

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Write a Story on any ONE of the following:

i) Greed is Curse***

ii) SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE***

iii) A friend in need is a friend indeed

iv) A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE***

v) As you sow, so shall you reap***

 

Q#4) Write a Paragraph of about 120 – 150 words on any ONE of the following topics:

(i) Importance of Games*** / MY FAVOURITE SPORTS PERSONALITY*

(ii) Science in the Service of Mankind***

(iii) Merits and Demerits of Internet or Social Networking (Facebook, Whatsapp, TIKTOK)***

(iv) TOLERANCE* or KNOWLEDGE IS POWER***

(v) DUTIES OF A GOOD STUDENT or The Value of Discipline***

(VI) IMPORTANCE OF DAMS