BISE Gujranwala · Class 12 · English · 2025 · First Annual · Group 1

OBJECTIVE

1. Q1(1)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-I):

   Gradually, the broken pieces became cooler.

   • (A)

     soon

   • (B)

     slowly

   • (C)

     easily

   • (D)

     hardly

2. Q1(2)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-I):

   I fervently hoped to walk with an air of rumination.

   • (A)

     meditation

   • (B)

     carelessness

   • (C)

     regard

   • (D)

     respect

3. Q1(3)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-I):

   I forgot which was the first distemper I plunged into.

   • (A)

     fatal disease

   • (B)

     unknown disease

   • (C)

     contagious disease

   • (D)

     dangerous disease

1. Q1(4)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-II):

   Churchill is biased in favour of boys, learning English.

   • (A)

     partial

   • (B)

     impartial

   • (C)

     overjoyed

   • (D)

     delighted

2. Q1(5)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-II):

   The driver picked his way with uncanny skill.

   • (A)

     little

   • (B)

     incredible

   • (C)

     strange

   • (D)

     great

3. Q1(6)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from Book-II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part-II):

   Malaria was rampant in England.

   • (A)

     hidden

   • (B)

     Rare

   • (C)

     raging

   • (D)

     destructive

1. Q1(7)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from the Novel “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”:

   The boys were implacable as a mob.

   • (A)

     unruly

   • (B)

     selfish

   • (C)

     selfless

   • (D)

     unforgiving

2. Q1(8)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from the Novel “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”:

   Ralston was very pontifical and aware of himself.

   • (A)

     submissive

   • (B)

     efficient

   • (C)

     authoritative

   • (D)

     brilliant

3. Q1(9)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from the Novel “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”:

   The whole pageant of the past swung before Mr. Chips.

   • (A)

     meeting

   • (B)

     negotiation

   • (C)

     talk

   • (D)

     show

4. Q1(10)

   Choose the right choice of the underlined words from the Novel “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”:

   Merivale said, “You old ruffian, feeling all right”.

   • (A)

     villian

   • (B)

     enemy

   • (C)

     rival

   • (D)

     gentleman

1. Q1(11)

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

   God is very kind $\underset{‾}{}$ His creatures.

   • (A)

     to

   • (B)

     on

   • (C)

     for

   • (D)

     at

2. Q1(12)

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

   Do not laugh $\underset{‾}{}$ the poor.

   • (A)

     upon

   • (B)

     at

   • (C)

     on

   • (D)

     over

3. Q1(13)

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

   This is a good house to live $\underset{‾}{}$ .

   • (A)

     at

   • (B)

     with

   • (C)

     by

   • (D)

     in

4. Q1(14)

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

   He is looking $\underset{‾}{}$ the matter.

   • (A)

     at

   • (B)

     to

   • (C)

     into

   • (D)

     on

5. Q1(15)

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

   He is not mindful $\underset{‾}{}$ his duty.

   • (A)

     of

   • (B)

     from

   • (C)

     with

   • (D)

     to

1. Q1(16)

   Choose the correct option:

   • (A)

     They went to the fair and enjoyed myself.

   • (B)

     They went to the fair and enjoyed themselves.

   • (C)

     They went to the fair themselves and enjoyed.

   • (D)

     They went to the fair and enjoyed ourselves.

2. Q1(17)

   Choose the correct option:

   • (A)

     He is as tall as I am.

   • (B)

     He is so tall as I am.

   • (C)

     He is as taller as I.

   • (D)

     He is as taller as me.

3. Q1(18)

   Choose the correct option:

   • (A)

     Why do you broke this glass?

   • (B)

     Why did you broke this glass?

   • (C)

     Why you broke this glass?

   • (D)

     Why did you break this glass?

4. Q1(19)

   Choose the correct option:

   • (A)

     Many a students are absent today.

   • (B)

     Many a student is absent today.

   • (C)

     Many students is absent today.

   • (D)

     Many student is absent today.

5. Q1(20)

   Choose the correct option:

   • (A)

     Which is best of two?

   • (B)

     Which is better of two?

   • (C)

     Which is the better of the two?

   • (D)

     Which is the best of two?

SECTION-I

1. Q2

   Write short answers (in 3–5 lines) to any SIX (6) questions from Book–II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part–I):

2. Q2(i)

   What does Sir James Jeans say about the beginning of life on the earth? Do you agree?

3. Q2(ii)

   How do the superstitions affect the lives of those who believe in them?

4. Q2(iii)

   To what extent does the question of health lead to failure at college?

5. Q2(iv)

   What were your feelings at school when you got short or long holidays?

6. Q2(v)

   How did the writer muster up courage at last to throw his books into the river?

7. Q2(vi)

   Describe Jerome K. Jerome’s visit to the medical man.

8. Q2(vii)

   Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?

9. Q2(viii)

   What is the result of adopting public health measures?

10. Q2(ix)

    What can you say about Muslim rule in Spain and the cause of its end?

1. Q3

   Write short answers (in 3–5 lines) to any SIX (6) questions from Book–II (Modern Prose and Heroes, Part–II):

2. Q3(i)

   Churchill was taught English at Harrow not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss?

3. Q3(ii)

   What was the most noticeable feature of the desert city, Ghardaia?

4. Q3(iii)

   How did Prof. Balanguernon save the hero’s life towards the end of hitch-hike?

5. Q3(iv)

   What part is played by the white cells in the blood of a human body?

6. Q3(v)

   Write down a note on Penicillin as a wonder drug.

7. Q3(vi)

   How did Pasteur discover the treatment for the cattle disease, Anthrax?

8. Q3(vii)

   How did Pasteur’s work on fermentation help Lister in his research on inflammation?

9. Q3(viii)

   How did Mehmet try to regain Anatolia for himself?

1. Q4

   Write short answers (in 3–5 lines) to any EIGHT (8) questions from the Novel “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”.

2. Q4(i)

   When did Chips join Brookfield?

3. Q4(ii)

   What kind of room Mrs. Wickett let to Chips?

4. Q4(iii)

   Why did Katherine begin to like Chips?

5. Q4(iv)

   Was Katherine pleased that Chips was a teacher?

6. Q4(v)

   Who was Gribble?

7. Q4(vi)

   What kind of advice did Katherine render to Chips when he had a problem with a boy?

8. Q4(vii)

   What is the duty of Mr. Jones?

9. Q4(viii)

   Why did Chips feel himself protected from Ralston?

10. Q4(ix)

    What did Chatteris read out on Sunday evenings?

11. Q4(x)

    How did Chips feel when he rejoined Bookfield?

12. Q4(xi)

    Who was Burrow?

13. Q4(xii)

    Which weather did Chips like the most and why?

SECTION-II

1. Q5

   Write an essay (300–400 words) on any ONE of the following topics:

2. Q5(i)

   My Aim in Life

3. Q5(ii)

   My Last Day at College

4. Q5(iii)

   A Visit to Zoo

5. Q5(iv)

   Internet

1. Q6

   Use any FIVE (5) of the following idioms/phrasal verbs in sentences of your own:

2. Q6(i)

   Above board

3. Q6(ii)

   All and sundry

4. Q6(iii)

   Apple of one’s eye

5. Q6(iv)

   Leave in lurch

6. Q6(v)

   To poison one’s ear

7. Q6(vi)

   Wear out

8. Q6(vii)

   Bear down on

9. Q6(viii)

   Call upon

1. Q7

   Translate the following passage into English:

   تعلیم انسان کی شخصیت کو نکھارنے اور ترقی کی راہ دکھانے کا ذریعہ ہے۔ یہ علم، شعور اور اخلاقی اقدار کو پروان چڑھاتی ہے۔ تعلیم کے ذریعے معاشرہ بہتر اور خوشحال بنتا ہے۔ ہر فرد کے لیے معیاری تعلیم ضروری ہے تاکہ وہ اپنی زندگی کو کامیاب اور بامقصد بنا سکے۔

   (15 marks)

2. ALTERNATE QUESTION FOR FOREIGN / ENGLISH MEDIUM CANDIDATES

   Write a paragraph (150 – 200 words) on “How do You Enjoy a Rainy Day”.