Solved - Monthly Test English -October 2021- BISE Gujranwala

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Q#1 Choose the right Preposition & synonyms of the following underlined words: (05)

1. He is blind to one eye.

2. Everybody is ambitious for success.

3. He appealed to the judge against me.

4. Chips was not conceited.

A) thorough

B) lazy

C) boastful

D) humble

5. Not scared, mind you, but just, for once in a thorough mood.

A) stubborn

B) keen

C) afraid

D) rowdy

Q#2 Answers the following short questions ( any six) (12)

Question 1 What did Mr Wetherby advise Mr Chips on the day of his interview?

Ans: In Chips's preliminary interview Mr Wetherby was headmaster, he advised Mr Chips to work with a lot of enthusiasm. He advised him to work harder and work with great discipline. He advised him to work with a firm attitude and keep up a positive attitude and approach towards his students.

Question 2 What kind of people did Brookfield produce?

Ans. Brookfield was a first-class school of the second rank. It mostly produced fair samples of Judges, members of Parliament, colonial administrators, peers, bishops, merchants, manufacturers, country squires and parsons. But its subsequent history never raised it to front-rank status

Question 3 When did Mr Chips retire. What was presented to him at the time of his retirement?

Ans. In 1913 Mr Chips turned sixty-five got his retirement. He was presented with a cheque, writing desk and a clock at the farewell party. A decent career ended quite decently at Brookfield

Question 4 Who was major Collingwood? Why was he punished by Mr Chips?

Ans. Major Collingwood was the uncle of Young Branksome. Major Collingwood was killed in Egypt. He was awarded with D.S.O (Distinguished Service Order) Mr Chips once thrashed Collingwood for he was climbing onto the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter in a very dangerous way. He might have broken his neck.

Question 5 What kind of person was Mr Chips before his marriage?

Ans. Chips had been a dry and rather neutral sort of person before marriage. He was respected but was not a popular teacher till then. After marriage, she brought great changes with her ideas in his life. She broadened his views and opinions

Question 6 What was Lex Canulea?

Ans. Lex Canulea was roman law, which permitted that patricians were not allowed to marry Plebliians. Chips used to say that if Miss Pleb wanted her to marry the Patrician, he said he couldn't. she said, "You can, you are a lair."

Question 7 Why did Chips often depreciate himself?

Ans. Mr Chips told Katherine about his mediocre degrees, his occasional difficulties in the disciple, his ineligibility to marry a young girl and his inefficiency to get a promotion. Though he was very assiduous in his profession.

Q#3 Write an essay on any ONE of the following; (15)

My Hobby

Life in a Big City

Q#4 Use the following idioms in your own sentences. (08)

Sentences

1. An amateur team proved itself to be a dark horse by winning the first match easily.

2. Corruption has now become a hard nut to crack in Pakistan.

3. Protestors were striking and police added fuel to fire by hitting them hard.

4. The division of property has become a bone of contention among the brothers.

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