Q.1 Mark the correct option: [10]
1. “Norma almost hung up but restrained
herself.
A) quickened
B) ferocious
C) stopped
D) offended
2. She repressed a smile and she was
sure now it was a sales pitch.
A) appreciated
B) addressed
C) suppressed
D) informed
3 3. Mr Steward’s tone
had been offensive.
A) authoritative
B) polite
C) pleasant
D) unpleasant
4 4. He picked up the button unit and thrust it into Mr Steward’s hands.
A) wrote
B) pasted
C) shove
D) got back
MCQs
5. Mr Steward will call on at?
A) 7.00 P.M
B) 8.00 P.M
C) 8.30 P.M
D) 9.00 P.M
6. Who in Norma’s opinion, was the researcher?
A) psychiatrist
B) eccentric millionaire
C) doctor
D) lawyer
7. What was printed on the card with Steward’s name and his?
A) organization
B) address
C) telephone no
D) street no
8. Our friends always ________ to help us.
A) tries
B) try
C) trying
D) are trying
9. Mr Arthur was not willing to push the button because
A) it was un-natural
B) it was dangerous
C) it was nonsense
D) it was a murder
10. John never ________ lies to his parents.
A) spoken
B) speak
C) speaks
D) to speak
Q.2 Punctuate
the following line. [05]
it won t take long to explain replied mr steward
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Q.3 Answer any 5 questions of the following: [10]
i. What was there in the
package lying by the front door?
ii. What was the message
Norma received on pushing the button?
iii. Why did Mr Steward
continue persuading Norma?
iv. How did Norma
persuade her husband to agree with her?
v. What did Mr Steward ask Narma after the death of her husband?
vi. Why did Norma try to persuade her husband to push the button?
Q.4 Translate
into Urdu: [15]
In the morning, as she left the apartment, Norma saw the card halves on the table. Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse. She locked the front door and joined Arthur in the elevator. While she was on her coffee break, she took the card halves from her purse and held the torn edges together.
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