Model Set 1
1. Read the following passage and do the activities that follow: [5]
Your mind is meadow
To plant for your needs
You are the farmer
With knowledge of seeds,
Don’t leave your meadow
Unplanted and bare,
Sow it with knowledge
And tend it with care.
Who’d be know-nothing?
When he might grow
The seeds of knowledge.
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A. From the poem find the words that are opposite in meaning to the following: [4x0.5=2]
(i) harvest (ii) full (iii) subside (iv) intelligent
B. Answer the questions: [3x1=3]
a. What according to the poet, we should do?
b. Why does the poet call the ‘mind’ a ‘meadow’?
c. What is the main theme of the poem?
2. Read the following text and answer the questions given below: (10)
But working in summer was very difficult and boring. Without any kind of irrigation, we had to depend on our own muscles. Swinging baskets or buckets were used to water the fields: they were suspended by four cords and were held at each and by two people. The buckets were dipped into the water – sometimes four feet down and then raised with a single throw so that the water could flow into the fields. Thus, with one bucket, we could irrigate half an acre a day. By the time the day was finished we were finished too. What I had heard about Europe had led me to believe. That what took two of us an hour to do, and English farmhand could have done in 15 minutes. Such were the conditions then and they are the same now.
Except for a few tractors there is not change. The bullock cart with its slow jolting motion, the symbol of the village life – is still the chief means of transportation. The wooden plough, light enough for the farmers to carry them on their shoulders, have not yet been replaced with tractors.
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A.Complete the following sentences by choosing the best answer: [3x1=3]
a. Baskets were also used for …..
(i) transportation (ii) condition (iii) irrigation
b. In a day ……. Of land could be irrigated.
(i) an acre (ii) a half an acre (iii) an acre and half
c. The ……are the chief means of transportation.
(i) bullock carts (ii) tractors (iii) shoulders
B.Write ‘T’ for the true and ‘F’ for the false statements: [4x0.5=2]
a. Working in summer was easy but boring.
b. Suspended buckets were held by to pupils.
c. By the day, they were also very exhausted.
d. There was not any single change in their village life.
C. Answer the following questions: [5x1=5]
a. Why did they have to depend on their own muscles in summer?
b. How did they flow the water onto fields for the irrigation purpose?
c. Write the symbol of village mentioned in the text.
d. What are the traditional means of cultivation?
e. Supply a suitable title to the text.
3. Read the following text and answer the questions: [15]
World leaders hailed Barack Obama’s triumph today in the US presidential election as the start of a new era, while calling for the global superpower to change the way it does business.
Obama parties were staged in capitals around the world. A national holiday was declared in Kenya – where Obama’s father was born – to welcome the first black US President.
But in the reminder of the global rivalries that Obama will have to confront, within hours of his victory speech Russian President Dimitry Medvedev announced that Russian short range missiles would be aimed at a US missile shield in Europe.
Nothing, however, could stop the wave of optimism that spread out from the United States after Obama’s victory over Republican rival John McCain.
South Africa’s iconic first black leader Nelson Mandela said Obama had shown that anyone could change the world.
“Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place,” Mr. Mandela wrote to Senator Obama.
Mr. Mandela applauded Senator Obama’s commitment to global peace and security and said: “We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead.”
A. Find the words from the text and write as indicated in the brackets. [6x0.5=3]
a. lauded (synonym) b. defeat (antonym) c. cue (synonym)
d. safeguard (synonym) e. booed (antonym) f. courage (synonym)
B. Read the text and completer the following sentences. [4x0.5=2]
a. World leaders called for………..
b. Obama will have to confront…….
c. Mandela wrote everyone should………….
d. National holiday was declared ion Kenya for……..
C.Answer the questions. [5x1=5]
a. Why was Obama congratulated?
b. Where is Obama originally from?
c. Who is the global rivalry for Obama?
d. What commitments Obama made after he was elected?
e. Give a suitable title to the passage.
4. Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow: [15]
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal was established in May 2005, following the signature of an agreement with Government of Nepal. The Office has a mandate to monitor the observance of human rights with the view to advising the authorities of Nepal on the formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and measures for the promotion and protection of human rights in Nepal. The Office is seeking to fill the following position on temporary basis:
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Receptionist, G-3
Based in Biratnagar, under the direct supervision of the Head of the Biratnagar Regional office, the incumbent will perform the following main functions: Receives, screens and directs visitors, supervises the control/entry of visitors, provides routine information to visitors, records presence and location of official visitors, keeps an up-to-date list of telephone numbers and offices of UN staff, government officials and other related organizations, performs some secretarial duties, translation and other duties as and when required.
Qualifications and other desirable skills for the position: Completion of secondary education.
A minimum of one year of progressively responsible receptionist/telephone operator work with some computer skills/experience. Fluency in oral and written English and Nepali is essential. Knowledge of other local languages highly desirable. Ability to operate switchboard. Knowledge of UN procedures is an asset.
Candidates are requested to complete a UN Personal History form available either at UN offices throughout the country or the OHCHR's webpage http://nepal.ohchr.org. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2008. All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by email mentioning the vacancy title, at pnp@ohchr.org or mail it to Personnel Officer – OHCHR – Nepal P. O. Box 24555, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Women, indigenous and disadvantaged candidates are strongly encouraged to apply...
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A. Match the words in column 'A' with their similar meanings in
column 'B': [4x1=4]
Column 'A' Column 'B'
i. observance a) schedule
ii. available b) directive
iii. routine c) adherence
iv. mandate d) accessible
B. Write 'T' for the true and 'F' for the false statements: [3x1=3]
i. The candidate must have one year experience in the field.
ii. Diploma graduates can apply for the post.
iii. The selected candidate will be appointed permanently.
iv. UNO was established in May 2005.
v. The application must be sent by email.
vi. The marginalized people are given priority.
C. Answer the following questions in your own words: [4x2=8]
i. What are the essential skills for the incumbent?
ii. Why was OHCHR established in Nepal?
iii. When and where should the candidates apply for the post?
iv. Who are given the special priority for the post?
5. Write a news story using the following clues: [6]
- Buddha Air flying from Pokhara to Kathmandu
- crashed at Thankot hill
- thick clouds
- poor visibility - hit the telecom tower
- all dead including the crew
- Rs. 10, 00,000 each as compensation.
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6. Read the following pie-chart carefully, and write a short description about it by using the clues given below in the box: [6]
Clues: Mr. Rana, a teacher…….. monthly salary Rs. 12,000/- …… maximum investment in education……….no saving at all spends more in food than in clothes………
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7. Movies have different purposes. Some are just entertainment, meant to amuse the audience. Other movies are more serious and try to make the audience think about something. Which kind of movie do you like better? Write an essay of about 150-180 words using specific examples and reasons to explain your answer. [12]
8. Rewrite the following sentences choosing the best answer given in the brackets. [12x0.5=6]
(i) He plays……….harmonium well. (a/an/the)
(ii) Let’s do our assignment,……………? (will you/shall you/ shall we)
(iii) Eighty kilos of rice………..enough for our family. (is/has/are)
(iv) Nobody believed her,……………? (didn’t they/did they/didn’t they)
(v) She, as well as, I ……….going to emigrate to the USA. (is/am/are)
(vi) The artist does……….(draw/drew/had drawn) a picture.
(vii) I’d better not ……..(gone/go/went) to the party.
(viii) When I got up, it ........... (rained/was rained/had been raining)
(ix) The child is being fed now. It means someone ........... the child now. (feed/are feeding/is feeding)
(x) The fox exclaimed with surprise that ........... (how clever he was/he was clever/he is very clever)s
(xi) David went to a tailor and had a couple of trousers……….yesterday. (sew/sewn/to sew)
(xii) Unless you ...........English among your friends, it will not improve. (will not use/ use/ would use)
9. Choose the correct words and complete the passage: [10x0.5=5]
He was born in………(a/an/the)United States at the run………(of/from/in)the century. As a young man, he ……..(is/was/will be)very active, and spent a lot of time hunting and fishing. He started working as journalist, …..(and/but/though) during the First World War he was an ambulance driver in Italy, where he …….(was wounded/had wounded/wounded) in 1917. Had he not been to battle field he……..( did not injure/would not injure/ would not have injured). After he lost his leg in the war, he said……..(that he would leave the job/that I leave the job/that he will leave the job). In 1945, he got his resignation ……(to approve/approved/approve) and went to live in Cuba. For 10 years, he ……(was enjoying/has been enjoying/had been enjoying) his life with his daughter since 1955 before he …..(had died/died/would die) in 1956.
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