HSSC 2 Class Test 2015 (The First Two Chapters)

GIK College Topi 

Exam: HSSC-II, Class Test, 

Subject: English, 

Sub Teacher: M. Shaheen 

Date: 08-09-2015

Name of Student: _________________

Q1. Choose the correct answers.                                                               (07) 

i. A few stars are known which are _______________ .

A. Much bigger than the earth B. Hardly bigger than the earth 

C. Rarely bigger than the earth D. Mostly bigger than the earth

ii. What caused the spread of diseases in the past?

(A) Harmful foods eaten by the people (B) Non-airy homes and pollution 

(C) Insanitary conditions (D) Absence of medical facilities

iii. “The immense stretches of space beyond the Milky Way, it is still colder. The underline word means A. The white path B. The Galaxy C. The group of planets D. The light in the sky 

iv. What was the result of the collision of the two stars? 

A. Both the stars destroyed completely B. nothing happened on the sun 

C. pieces were broken from the sun D. the other star was destroyed completely 

v. Which one is the correct spelling? 

A. nutritiuous B. nutriteous C. nutritious D. nutretious 

vi. He came late to college because it was raining. (The underlined word is a/an __________) 

A. Adverb B. Verb C. Conjunction D. Adjective 

vii. Smoking is not allowed here. (The underlined word is a/an ____________.) 

A. Infinitive B. Gerund C. Participle D. Adjective 

 Q2. Answer the following questions (in 40 to 50 words):                                 (12) 

i. How did, according to Sir James Jeans, our solar system come into being? 

ii. How did life begin and what are the basic requirements for life to exist? 

iii. How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods? 

iv. We are now generally less fearful that our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?

Q3.Correct the following errors in all. Then rewrite the paragraph as you have revised it (errors in the use of verb, noun number, preposition, incorrect spelling, missing article, missing infinitive, missing adverb.) (06) 

We should not value the gold so much as wisdom. We can get lot of wealth and property suddenly, but they are of no benefit for us if we do not put them to a proper use. We can start living to a luxury without winning the sympathy and love of others. Friends will start disappearing fastly, and time will come when people will begin to avoid us.