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An Effort Made By Engr. Syed Arfat Haider

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THE AMBITIOUS EDUCATIONAL WAVE PAKISTAN

ENGLISH SERIES FOR THE STUDENTS OF INTER PART 1

Contents Lesson No. 1 .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Button Button ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Reading Notes for Synonyms ................................................................................................................ 7

Lesson No 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 8

Clearing in the Sky ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Reading Notes for Synonyms ................................................................................................................ 9

Lesson No 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 10

Dark they were, and golden –eyed ......................................................................................................... 10

Reading Notes for Synonyms .............................................................................................................. 11

Lesson No 4 ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Thank you M’Am ..................................................................................................................................... 12


Lesson No 5 ................................................................................................................................................. 14

The piece of String .................................................................................................................................. 14


Lesson No 6 ................................................................................................................................................. 16

The Reward ............................................................................................................................................. 16


Lesson No 7 ................................................................................................................................................. 18

The use of force ...................................................................................................................................... 18

The Reading Notes for Synonyms ....................................................................................................... 19

Lesson No 8 ................................................................................................................................................. 21

The Gulistan of Sa’adi ............................................................................................................................. 21


Lesson No 9 ................................................................................................................................................. 23

The foolish Quack.................................................................................................................................... 23


Lesson No 10 ............................................................................................................................................... 24

A mild attack of Locusts .......................................................................................................................... 24



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Lesson No 11 ............................................................................................................................................... 27

I have a dream ........................................................................................................................................ 27


Lesson No 12 ............................................................................................................................................... 29

The Gift of Magi ...................................................................................................................................... 29

Reading note for synonyms ................................................................................................................ 30

Lesson No 13 ............................................................................................................................................... 31

God be praised ........................................................................................................................................ 31


Lesson No 14 ............................................................................................................................................... 32

Overcoat .................................................................................................................................................. 32

Reading note for synonyms: ............................................................................................................... 33

Lesson No 15 ............................................................................................................................................... 34

The angel and the author-and others ..................................................................................................... 34


Plays ............................................................................................................................................................ 36

Play#1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 37

Heat Lightening ....................................................................................................................................... 37


Play No 2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 39

Visit to a small planet .............................................................................................................................. 39


Play No 3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 42

The oyster and the pearl ......................................................................................................................... 42

Poems .......................................................................................................................................................... 45

Poem No 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 46

The Rain .................................................................................................................................................. 46

Poem No 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 46

Night Mail ................................................................................................................................................ 46

Poem No 3 ................................................................................................................................................... 46

Loveliest of the trees, the Cherry now.................................................................................................... 46

Poem No 4 ................................................................................................................................................... 46


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O where are you going? .......................................................................................................................... 46

Poem No 5 ................................................................................................................................................... 47

In the street of fruit stalls ....................................................................................................................... 47

Poem No 6 ................................................................................................................................................... 47

Sindhi woman ......................................................................................................................................... 47

Poem No. 8 .................................................................................................................................................. 47

Ozymandias ............................................................................................................................................. 47

Poem No.9................................................................................................................................................... 48

The Feed .................................................................................................................................................. 48

Poem No. 10 ................................................................................................................................................ 48

The Hollow men ...................................................................................................................................... 48

Poem No. 11 ................................................................................................................................................ 48

Leisure ..................................................................................................................................................... 48

Poem No. 12 ................................................................................................................................................ 48

Ruba’iyat ................................................................................................................................................. 48

Poem No. 13 ................................................................................................................................................ 49

A tale of two cities .................................................................................................................................. 49

Poem No. 14 ................................................................................................................................................ 49

My neighbor friend breathing his last..................................................................................................... 49

Poem No. 15 ................................................................................................................................................ 50

He came to know himself ....................................................................................................................... 50

Poem No. 16 ................................................................................................................................................ 50

God’s Attributes ...................................................................................................................................... 50

Poem No.17 ................................................................................................................................................ 51

The delight song ...................................................................................................................................... 51

Poem No. 18 ................................................................................................................................................ 51

Love’ an essence of all religions .............................................................................................................. 51

Poem No.19 ................................................................................................................................................ 52

A man or words and not of deeds ............................................................................................................. 52

Poem No 20 ................................................................................................................................................. 52

Broken Images ........................................................................................................................................ 52

Reading notes of the entire poem for synonyms: .............................................................................. 53


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SUMMARIES OF POEMS .............................................................................................................................. 57

The Rain .................................................................................................................................................. 57

Night Mail ................................................................................................................................................ 57

LOVELIEST OF TREES, THECHERRY NOW ................................................................................................. 57

O WHERE ARE YOU GOING ..................................................................................................................... 57

IN THE STREETS OF FRUIT STALLS ........................................................................................................... 58

SINDHI WOMEN ...................................................................................................................................... 58

TIMES ...................................................................................................................................................... 59

OZYMANDIAS .......................................................................................................................................... 59

THE FEED ................................................................................................................................................. 59

THE HOLLOW MEN .................................................................................................................................. 60

LEISURE ................................................................................................................................................... 60

RUBA’IYAT ............................................................................................................................................... 60

A TALE OF TWO CITIES ............................................................................................................................ 61

EXPLANATION WITH RTC (How to attempt) ............................................................................................... 62

GENERAL APPLICATION - TEN IN ONE ......................................................................................................... 64

MCQ's - Correct Form of Verb .................................................................................................................... 65

Most Important Paragraphs for Translation ............................................................................................... 67

MCQ's (Comprehension) - Book I & III ........................................................................................................ 73

MCQ's (Synonyms) - Short Stories .............................................................................................................. 76

MCQ's (Synonyms) - One-Act Plays and Poems .......................................................................................... 80

TOP 100 PAIR OF WORDS ........................................................................................................................... 82

Important Question .................................................................................................................................... 93

Chapter No-1 Button Button ............................................................................................................ 93

Chapter No-2 CLEARING IN THE SKY ................................................................................................. 93

Chapter No-3 DARK THEY WERE ANDGOLDEN EYED ......................................................................... 93

Chapter No-4 THANK YOU M’AM ...................................................................................................... 93

Chapter No-5 THE PIECE OF STRING ................................................................................................... 94

Chapter No-6 THE REWARD ............................................................................................................... 94

Chapter No-7 THE USE OF FORCE ....................................................................................................... 94

Chapter No-8 THE GULISTAN OF SA’ADI ............................................................................................. 94

Chapter No-9 THE FOOLISH QUACK ..................................................................................................... 94


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Chapter No-10 A MILD ATTACK OF LOCUSTS ........................................................................................ 95

Chapter No-11 I HAVE A DREAM ........................................................................................................... 95

Other: .......................................................................................................................................................... 95

Plays ............................................................................................................................................................ 96

Applications................................................................................................................................................. 97

LETTERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 97

STORIES: ...................................................................................................................................................... 97


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Lesson No. 1

Button Button Q No.1: why did Norma consider the tone and attitude of Mr. Steward Offensive?

ANS: Norma thought that it was a sales pitch. So, she did not want to talk with him

and posed to be busy. Her attitude made Steward’s tone a bit offensive.

Q No.2: why did Arthur disagree with his wife?

ANS: Arthur knew the importance of moral values. He did not want to push the button

to kill someone. He considered it a murder. So, he disagreed with his wife who was

insisting him to push the button.

QNo3: why did Norma persuade her husband to agree with her?

ANS: Norma was a greedy woman. She wanted to fulfill her desires even at the cost of

killing someone. Therefore she wanted her husband to agree with her.

QNo4: what were the reason Norma gave to her husband to accept the offer?

ANS: she said that they would not even know the murdered person. Moreover she

expressed her desires that they would make a trip to Europe and build a cottage on the

island. They would buy nicer clothe, furniture and car.

QNo5: why did Mr. Steward continued persuading Norma?

ANS: Norma was a greedy woman and as an agent he knew that she would definitely

push the button to get his job done.

QNo6: what was the message Norma received on pushing the button?

ANS: the call was from Lenox hill hospital and it informed her that Arthur was pushed

by someone in front of the train.

QNo7: what was the significance of Arthur’s life insurance policy?

ANS: the policy was significant because it was the amount that Norma got after pushing

the button.

QNo8: Did Norma remained normal on hearing the news of the accident of her

husband?

ANS: No, she could not remain normal. She could hardly walk and breathe. She was

feeling pain in her head.

QNo9: Write a note on the character of Arthur.

ANS: Arthur is a good-natured man. He has firm belief and does not take wrong

decisions. He is not ambitious and greedy. He loves her wife and refrains her from

pushing the button.

Q No.10: why did not Norma remain true to her husband?

ANS: Greed had made her so selfish that she could not understand Steward’s evil

thoughts. The thing she needed was money. So. She did not agree with her husband and

pushed the button.


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Q No.11: Do you agree with Norma’s assertion that death of someone you

have never seen is not important?

ANS: No, I do not agree with this assertion. Murder of an innocent person is actually the

murder of whole humanity.

Q No.12: what moral lesson does the story “Button Button”? Teach?

ANS: this story teaches us the lesson that greed can only lead us to the disastrous end.

One who thinks evil for others has to face the music.

Reading Notes for Synonyms

Frown

Look expressing disapproval, dislike

Gadget

Small fitting in a machinery, device, instrument,

Intrigue

Carry on underhand plot, interest

Shrug

Raise shoulders to express helplessness

Eccentric

Odd, queer, abnormal

Impulsively

Spontaneously, hastily, recklessly

Swallow

Take in

Scoffing

Taunting, ridiculing

Glare

Gaze, stare, and frown

Appalled

Terrified, shocked, astounded

Stack

Pile up in frame, collect

Furor

Rage, craze, fury


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Lesson No 2

Clearing in the Sky

Q No.1: why did the old man not follow the advice of the doctors?

ANS: the old man had his own understanding about the life. He could not keep himself

away from the rich soil. He wanted to dig it, cultivate it and then taste tomatoes,

potatoes and yams grown in it. Therefore he did not follow the advice of the doctors.

Q No.2: what had the doctors told the old man?

ANS: they advised him to live with his family and enjoy the few remaining days of his

life.

Q No.3: where did the old man take his son?

ANS: the old man took his son to his farm that he had planted on the top of a hill.

Q No.4: had the son ever been there before?

ANS: yes, the son had been there many times except the last three years.

Q No.5: what were the names of the vegetables that old man grew on his farm?

ANS: the vegetables grown in his farm were yams, tomatoes and potatoes.

Q No.6: why did the old man take the steep path?

As ; The old man always took the steep path as it was a way of knowing that he was

improving day by day.

Q No.7: why had the son at the age of six cried?

ANS: He cried because he lost his plough in the furrow. His father made him another

plough but he did not love that anymore.

Q No.8: what were the feelings of the old man at the age of seventy?

ANS: the old man always felt that he was healthy and energetic. He loved his farm and

wanted to sift its soil through his fingers. He wanted to recall memories of his past life.

He wanted to smell the dirt and taste the vegetables grown in his farm.

No 9; why had the old man planted his secret garden?

ANS: the old man had a strong belief that anything grown in new land had a new taste.

Moreover his garden was also a source of taking him back into his past. He always went

there to recollect the happy moments of is past life.

Q no 10; Describe the physical appearance of the old man?

ANS: the old man has red-wrinkled face and pale blue eyes. He always carries a walking

stick with him.

Q no 11; How did the old man feel about the land?

ANS: Land was like a mother for him. He had strong belief that anything grown in a

new land had better flavor. He loved touching and smelling the soil of his land.

Q No.12: what did the son remember from his childhood? Were these good memories?

ANS: Jess remembered that he was six years old when his parents brought him there

and grew crops. His father made him a little wooden plough. He lost that in a furrow


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and started weeping. He got another plough but he did not love it much. Yes, all these

memories were good.


Fondling

Hugging, caressing, kissing

Protest

Oppose, disagree

Brag

Boast, praise oneself, and show off

97 in the shade

Temperature of 97 Fahrenheit

A wisp of alfalfa

A thin stem of leafy green hay, a small bit of grass

Brace

Support, secure, steady

Sapling

A young tree

Bluff

Headland with broad and steep face, cliff

Curtly

Hardly polite, sharply, rude

Loam

A rich soil consisting of clay, sand

Whiff

Smell, inhale something, and sniff

Yam

Orange color sweat potato

Stalwart

Strong and vigorous in body, sturdy, powerful

Bandanna

Large and brightly colored handkerchief

Good book

The Bible

Three score years and ten

Seventy years

Mess of fox squirrels

A quantity of squirrels enough to cook for a meal

Black gum

A tree having light but tough wood


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Lesson No 3

Dark they were, and golden –eyed

Q No.1: why did Harry want to go back to the earth?

ANS: on reaching Mars, the severe climate badly effected Harry’s family. He thought it

dangerous for him and his family to live there. The food and climate could change their

identities.

Q No.2: what was the climate they faced on Mars?

ANS: It was a sever climate with hot days and cold nights. The hot wind burned

everything. There was a kind of virus that changed their physical appearance.

Q No.3: what was the condition of the Bittering family on hearing the news of

war on earth?

ANS: it was a horrible news or them. When Laura came stumbling and told them

the news Harry could not believe at first. His wife held onto him and started weeping.

Sweat poured out from his body and a strange fear caught them all.

Q No.4: what did they want to grow?

ANS: they wanted to grow onion, peach trees and some other kinds of vegetables.

Q no 5; what was the condition of the house?

ANS: the condition of the house was very bad. The air burned it and at night, the fog had

warped out the shapes of the boards.

Q No.6: what was the advice Harry gave to the people?

ANS: Terrified by the sever climate and strange food, Harry advised the people to build

a rocket to return to the earth.

Qno7: How much dangerous can a Martian virus be?

ANS: it can change the color of the people by making them dark and golden-eyed. It can

change the physical appearance and make people thin and slender.

Q No.8: under what circumstances did the Bittering family have to pass?

ANS: they had to face sever climate, which was changing their physical appearance and

thoughts. On the other hand food was bringing external changes. Hot days and cold

nights were constant source of trouble and fear for them.

Q No.9: How much social were the people of mars?

ANS: they were very friendly and peaceful. They learnt English very fast.


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Whirl away

Move or travel rapidly, rush

Bulging pop

Irregular sharp sound

Marrow

Soft fatty substance that fills the hollow part of bones, pith

Chin up

Be brave, do not bother

Holler

Yell and shout, roar, scream

Strand

Be In a difficult position, grounded, isolated

Drenched

Made wet all over

Martian virus

A microbe or disease germ found on Mars

Flecks

Small spots or patches, marks, scraps

Tapestries

Decorations, embroideries

Leaped out

Jumped out, rush out, stand out

Flake away


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Lesson No 4

Thank you M’Am Q No. 1: what was the time when the boy tried to snatch the purse of the woman?

ANS: it was about eleven o’clock at night.

Q No.2: what happened to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse?

ANS: when the boy snatched the purse its weight caused him to lose his balance. He

fell down and his legs flew up.

Q No.3 what was the reaction of the woman?

ANS: she was very angry at this incident. She turned and kicked the boy on his back,

and then she picked the boy up and shocked him until his teeth rattled.

Q No.4: what was the conduct of the people who saw the incident?

ANS: it was not a good conduct. Two or three people passed and looked at the boy and

woman. No one came to help the woman.

Q No.5: How did the boy look physically?

As: He was fourteen to fifteen years old. He was frail willow-wild. He was wearing blue

jeans and tennis shoes.

Q No.6: what was the condition of the boy when the woman gave him few jerks?

ANS: His teeth rattled when the woman gave him few jerks. He got frightened and did

not try to run.

Q No.7: why did woman ask the boy to wash his face?

ANS: the face of the boy was dirty. She asked him to wash his face so that he might look

good.

Q No.8: why did the boy not run from the house of the woman?

ANS: the woman’s conduct had changed him. He thought that she was a kind-hearted

woman. She had started trusting him and he did not want to be mistrusted.

Q No.9: why did the woman not watch the boy while preparing a dish?

ANS: she wanted to show him that she trusted him. This assurance might bring positive

change in his character and thoughts.

Q No.10: what was the nature of woman’s job?

ANS: she worked in a hotel beauty shop. Different kind of woman i.e. Spanish, redheads

and blond came there. Her duty was to serve those women.

Q No.11: what was the effect of the behavior of the woman on the boy?

ANS: her formative conduct had an instant effect on the boy. He started to trust her. He

promised her to be a nice person in the future.

Q No.12: why did she treat the boy kindly in her home after punishing him

in the street?

ANS: the motive of the woman was to teach him a lesson. Punishment was for his crime.

But when she brought the boy in her home she treated him well so that he might

become a good person.


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Slung

Looped round, hung, suspended

Taking of full blast

Running away at full speed

Stoop

Bend the body forward and downward, lean down

Rattle

Make short successive sound

Frail

Weak, feeble

Willow-wild

Thin that can easily be bent like willow-wild

Pop out

Come out quickly, bug out

Suede

A kind of soft leather made from the skin of goat

Latch onto

Cling to, getting possession of, clutch, grab

Embarrass

Make to feel ashamed, humiliate


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Lesson No 5

The piece of String

Q No.1: why did Manana accuse Hubert of picking the lost pocket book?

ANS: In the morning Hubert picked up something from the mud and stood there for

some time.Manana thought that he had picked up the pocket book. Therefore, he

accused him of theft.

Q No.2: what did the people think of Hubert when they heard that someone had

returned the pocket book?

ANS: their thoughts were still disgraceful for Hubert. They were not ready to declare

him an honest man rather; they said “those were laying excuses”.

Q No.3: why did George give the pocket book to his employer?

ANS: George was a simple country man. He did not know how to read so he gave the

pocket book to his employer.

Q No.4: what made Hubert shameful?

ANS: Hubert was truthful and an honest man. But people started to call him a liar. This

curse made him shameful.

Q No.5: why did people make fun of his innocence?

ANS: People made fun of his innocence and started to tell the story to the other people

only to amuse themselves.

Q No.6: why did he keep claiming his innocence till his death?

As: People made him shameful by calling him a liar. He was truthful and an honest

man. So, he kept claiming his innocence till his death so that he might get his lost status.

Q No.7: why did the mayor not believe the innocence of Hubert?

ANS: Mayor considered Manana a man of worthy credence. Manana told Mayer that

Hubert had picked up the pocket book therefore, he did not believe the innocence of

Hubert.

Q No.8: was it necessary for Hubert to continue pleading his innocence?

ANS: He should have taken some other plan of action because his continues pleading

made people suspicious about him. Alternative plan of action could help him to gain his

lost position.

Q No.9: what was engraved on his tomb stone?

ANS: the words engraved on his tomb stone were “Here lies a man who told nothing but

truth. Here lies the man who would not prove his innocence, but the flood proved it—“


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Appetizing

Exciting, tempting

Astounded

Shocked, astonished, bewildered, stunned, surprised

Stout

Very healthy, fat

Exasperating

Irritating, angry, furious

Indignation

Annoyance, anger, wrath

Public prosecutor

Legal official of the state

Curiosity

Eagerness, inquisitiveness

Rascal

A knave, villain, rogue

Havoc

Destruction, devastation, ruin


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Lesson No 6

The Reward Q No.1: what was the subject discussed at the club?

ANS: the subject discussed at the club was of opportunity and determination.

Q No.2: what did Terbut think of Jorkens argument?

ANS: Jorkens were of the view that only determination was required for success. But

Terbut said that only opportunity was needed for success.

Q No.3: How did Jorkens convince that a man can become a skating champion of the

Sahara?

ANS: Jorkens says that if a man earns money, builds a skating rink and organizes a

competition there he can surely become a skating champion of Sahara.

Q No.4: How did Gorgios persuade his people to make his country strong?

ANS: in his speeches he told the people to create the post of acrobat. This practice would

make their soldiers strong to win the rights of the nation.

Q No.5: what was the viewpoint of the parents of Gorgios?

ANS: His parents were of the opinion that only determination could bring a man to his

goal.

Q No.6: what were the arrangements made for the function of inauguration?

ANS: to inaugurate the function they turned the great throne room into a kind

of gymnasium. Great curtain of red and gold were hung along the walls. High swings

were hung with gilded ropes. On the polished floor, there was a row of neat hurdles.

Light glittered and a band in pale played softly.

Q No.7: Describe the scene of inauguration.

ANS: The doors opened with a flood of golden light and the man in his tight-fitting suit

came in.Whenever he touched something to show a trick, people applauded him that

no actual activity was expected from him.

Q no8; what were the feelings of Gorgios on the occasion?

ANS: He was a bit sad but his achievement made him happy. He could not perform

tricks. He remained humble on the occasion.

Q No.9: Did Gorgios use any short cut to achieve his ambition?

ANS: No, he did not use any short cut to achieve his ambition. He worked hard to win

his goal.

Q No.10: for how long did Gorgios have to stick to get his ambition achieved?

ANS: He had to stuck for more than sixty years to get his ambition achieved.

Q No.11: Discuss political views of Jorkens.

ANS: Jorkens says that if someone wants to achieve his ambition he should go into

politics. In politics, he has a chance to deliver his message by making speech. Although

politics takes time and brings so many opposing arguments but your determination can

succeed you in your mission.


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Q No.12: How did Gorgios achieve his ambition?

ANS: He went into politics and made speeches to reach his ambition. He made

the people realize that how the post of acrobat would strengthen their nation. He stuck

to his idea for a long time and at the end he achieved his ambition.

Q No.13: why were the brilliant dresses put in the shade at the inauguration?

ANS: the entrance of the old man was a key point of the inauguration. They wanted to

make his appearance prominent. So, all the brilliant dresses that the women were

wearing were put in the shade at the inauguration.

Q No.14: what is the lesson of the story teaches?

ANS: the story teaches us the lesson that only determination and struggle can lead us to

our destination.


Skating-rink

A place made for skating

Hit on

Think of

Inaugurate

Appoint officially, initiate, launch, and start off

Wound

Move in curve, twist,

In pale green and gold

In pale green uniform with gold lace on them

Was put in the shades

Seemed less brilliant by comparison

The crowning

The supreme moment, the reward, climax


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Lesson No 7

The use of force Q No.1: what was the condition of the parents on the arrival of the doctor?

ANS: the condition of the parents was not so good. They did not trust even the doctor.

Q No.2: what was the behavior of the child with the doctor?

ANS: the behavior of the child with the doctor was very rude. She did not want to

be examined by the doctor. She saw the doctor with her cold eyes so that he might not

examine her.

Q No.3: She had a fever for three days, hadn’t she?

ANS: yes, she had a fever for three days.

Q No.4: did the girl change her expression when the doctor said “Does your

throat hurt you?”

ANS: No, the child did not change her expression.

Q No.5: why did the doctor call the sick girl by her first name?

ANS: the doctor wanted her to show his love and affection so that she might allow him to

examine her throat.

Q No.6: did the sick girl promptly respond to the instructions of the doctor?

ANS: No, the sick girl did not respond to the instruction given by the doctor. She

continued to resist him.

Q No.7: why did parents rebuke her?

ANS: when the girl attacked the doctor and threw his glasses, her parents felt ashamed.

They rebuked her for her bad behavior.

Q No.8: what was the threat of the doctor to the child for not showing her

throat?

ANS: the doctor warned her that he would use force if she did not examine her throat.

Otherwise she could die of disease.

Q No.9: why did she break the wooden blade?

ANS: She did not want to be examined so, when the doctor forcefully inserted

the wooden blade into her mouth she broke it into pieces.

Q No.10: what was the condition of the tonsils of the sick girl?

ANS: the condition of the tonsils was very bad. They were covered with membrane.

Q No.11: How did the child look by appearance?

ANS: she was a beautiful little girl. She had blonde hair and flushed face. She was as

strong as heifer.

Q No.12: why did the parents keep the sick child in the kitchen?

ANS: it was damp there sometime. So the parents took the girl to the kitchen to keep

her warm.


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Q No.13: How did the doctor succeed in examining her throat?

ANS: in his final assault, he overpowered the child’s neck and forced the silver spoon

back of her teeth and down her throat. At this moment he could see both of his tonsils

covered with membrane.

Q No.14: Describe the feelings of the doctor in his struggle to diagnose the disease?

ANS: it seemed that the doctor was in a duel. The girl’s resistance and attacks had made

him furious. He could tear her apart to pacify himself.

Q No.15: Compare and contrast the conduct of a healthy child and a sick

child?

ANS: Sickness changes the mentality of the child and makes it rude and disobedient. He

cannot play and enjoy. On the other hand a healthy child looks active and fresh. He

obeys the orders given to him.

Q No.16: under what circumstances can the use of force be justified?

ANS: Force should be used against injustice, cruelty, terrorism and violation of human

rights.

The Reading Notes for Synonyms

Startled

Shocked, alarmed, anxious

Motioned for him not to bother

Directed him to remain in that position

Distrustfully

Not trusting or believing, doubtfully, nervously

Heifer

Young cow

Eating me up

Looking angrily

Diphtheria

Acute infectious disease with inflammation of throat

Coax

Get somebody to do something by kindness and patience, persuade

Embarrassment

To make feel ashamed

Admonish

Give mild warning, reprimand, and rebuke

Contemptible

Deserving or provoking contempt, hateful

Hysterically

With violent motion, wildly


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Furious

Angry, infuriated, enraged

Clench

Tightly shut

Spatula

Tool with a wide blade

Splinters

Pieces, fragments


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Lesson No 8

The Gulistan of Sa’adi Q No.1: what was the advice given by Nushirvan to his people?

ANS: He advised the people to fight against oppression and cruelty. He also advised

them to pay for what they get from others.

Q No.2: what was the remedy suggested by the physicians: for the disease of the king?

ANS: the physicians: suggested that the king could only be cured by the bile of a person

having certain qualities.

Q No.3: Why did the boy look to the sky and smile?

ANS: the boy was deprived from the love of his parents and justice from the Qazi. They

had agreed to kill him. Therefore, he looked to God to seek justice.

Q No.4: what should be the role of Qazi?

ANS: A Qazi should remain impartial in his decisions. He should not make any

difference between the rich and the poor.

Q No.5: why did the king weep?

ANS: Boy’s speech and miserable condition melted his heart. He realized his mistake

and the tears fell from his eyes.

Q No.6: How did the king recover?

ANS: Allah loved his repentance and sacrifice and blessed him with health as his

reward.

Q No.7: what should be the rule of king?

ANS: a king should not be a selfish man. He should be a just and an honest person. His

wisdom should be seen in his orders. Law and order should be his priority so that people

may live a life free of threat.

Q No.8: Can an unjust king flourish?

ANS: No, an unjust king can never flourish. His unjust decisions make people furious

and makes him hateful person. Deprived people start thinking to bring revolution and

they can end his tenure.


Perpetually

Forever, eternally, permanently

Parable

Simple story designed to teach, moral tale

Appreciated

Admired, cherished

Culinary

Of cooking or kitchen

Versatile


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Having various uses, multipurpose

Calamity

Great and serious misfortune or disaster

Toss

Shake, sway, rock

Pacify

Calm and quiet, sooth

Inconvenient

Causing discomfort, annoying

Affection

Kind feeling, love, devotion

Afflict

Causing bodily or mental trouble

Trifling

Ordinary, small, having no value

Tyrant

Cruel or unjust ruler, dictator, oppressor

Brutally

Cruelty, savagery

Punitive

Punishing, revengeful


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Lesson No 9

The foolish Quack

Q No.1: what is a clump of trees?

ANS: a group of trees growing very close to one another is called a clump of trees.

Q No.2: what was struck in the camel’s throat?

As: A melon was struck in the camel’s throat.

Q No.3: what did the quack pretend to cure?

ANS: the quack pretended to cure goiter.

Q No.4: what did the quack do with the old woman? OR How did the quack try to cure

the old man?

ANS: He tied up the woman’s throat with a blanket and struck it with full force that the

old woman died.

Q No.5: what was the result of the cure?

ANS: It was a horrible result. The woman died instantly.

Q No.6: what was the punishment inflected upon the quack by the villagers?

ANS: first they asked him to dig the grave of the woman and after that they beat him

badly.

Q No.7: for whom did the quack dig the grave?

ANS: He dug the grave for the old woman.

Q No.8: what did the quack do in the next village?

ANS: when the quack reached in the next village, he again pretended to be a doctor.

Before treating an old man he asked the people not to force him to dig his grave if the old

man died.

Q No.9: why did the villagers not let the old man to be cured?

ANS: it was because the quack had started to talk about digging up the old man’s grave

before starting his treatment.

Q No.10: why did the quack come back to the camel man?

ANS: the quack wanted to tell them that they had not shown him the right way to cure

the goitre.Moreover, he wanted to learn the right way to cure goiter.

Q No.11: How did the camel-men cure their camel?

ANS: they tied a blanket around camel’s throat and struck it with so much force that

melon broke into pieces instantly. The camel easily swallowed the pieces.

Q No.12: how did the quack came to realize his error?

ANS: the camel man realized him of his stupid ideas. They made him understand the

difference between a camel and a human. Upon this he realized his error.

Q No.13: How did camel-men prove the stupidity of quack?

ANS: they showed him a demonstration. One of the camel-men struck a camel with a

heave stick. The camel hardly felt the blow. Then he struck the quack who


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could not bear the blow and lost his senses. The difference between a camel and a

man got him realized his error.


Goiter

Swelling of the thyroid gland

Mallet

Hammer with the wooden head

Being minded

With intention

Stiff

Hard, firm, stony

Exhorted

Urged, scolded, warned

Prodigious

Huge, colossal, enormous

Lesson No 10

A mild attack of Locusts Q No.1: what are locusts?

ANS: they are insects who fly from field to field and eat crops. They bring destruction to

the land.

Q No.2: why did the farmers throw wet leaves on the fire?

ANS: they threw the wet leaves on the fires to make the smoke acrid and black.

Q No.3: what was the desire of every farmer?

ANS: every farmer hoped that the locusts should ignore his farm and go on to the next

one.

Q No.4: Did Margret know what to do to keep the locusts away?

ANS: No, she did not know anything to keep the locusts away.

Q No.5: what was the condition of the trees?

ANS: they were still and queer. The weight of the locusts had bent their boughs. They

were fully covered with locusts.

Q No.6: How did old Stephen treat the stray locust?

ANS: He split it with his thumbnail and saw it full of eggs.

Q No.7: Are the hoppers different from the locusts?

ANS: Age is the only difference between these two insects. Hoppers are young locusts

while locusts are fully grown insects.

Q No.8: Did Margaret lose heart on the loss of crops?


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ANS: No, she did not lose her heart instead she Answered the calls and tried to help the

people indifferent ways. She was trying to get used to the locusts.

Q No.9: why are locusts compared with bad weather?

ANS: like bad weather locusts can come at any moment. They can destroy crops and

trees. Therefore they are compared with bad weather.

Q No.10: why did the men eat their supper with good appetite?

ANS: People tried to prevent their farms and fought against locusts. This effort got

them tired and hungry. So, they ate their supper with good appetite to refresh

themselves.

Q No.11: How did the farmers try to prevent the main swarm of locusts from landing on

their farm?

ANS: they used different tricks to keep the locusts away from their land. They made

noise by beating tins and drums. They burnt the fires to make black and acrid smoke.

Q No.12: why, even after all the crops were destroyed, did the men continue

to fight the swarm?

ANS: the main swarm was heavy with eggs. If the locusts got a chance to settle and lay

their eggs then hoppers could bring more destruction later on. So, they continued to fight

the swarm even after all the crops were destroyed.

Q No.13: what was the condition of the land when the locusts had moved to the south?

ANS: it was a terrible scene. The land was ruined and there was not a single blade left

for the cattle. Everything was to be replanted.


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Punitive

Punishing, revengeful

Devastated

Destroyed, wasted, deformed

Gaze

Look, stare

Clamor or gong

Sharp sound of metallic disc

Swell

Increase in size, expand

Drifted up

Carried along by air or water, rose

Acrid

Sharp, pungent, bitter, acid, harsh

Myriads

Very great number, countless

Veldt

Open gazing land in Africa

Snap off

Break away, make a sharp sound

Hoppers

Young locusts

Mangled

Damaged, disfigured


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Lesson No 11

I have a dream Q No.1: what was the cause of Negroes discontentment? OR What was the condition

of Negroes in his days?

ANS: they were not given equal rights in the society. Their black skin had made them

slaves of the white men. This treatment made them dejected.

Q No.2: what are the qualities of veterans: of creative suffering?

ANS: they are courageous, brave and continue to fight with the faith that unearned

suffering is always redemptive.

Q No.3: what is the dream of Martin Luther king?

ANS: He dreams for brotherhood, justice and assurance of equal rights. There should be

no difference between a black and a white.

Q No.4: what should be the faith of Negroes?

ANS: they should believe that one day they would win freedom. And their unearned

suffering is redemptive.

Q No.5: what was the necessity of pleading the case of the Negroes freedom?

ANS: Negroes were deprived of their basic rights. They were made slaves. These things

made it important to plead their case of freedom.

Q No.6: what should be the criterion of judgment for a person?

ANS: Character of a person should be the criterion of the judgment.

Q No.7: Do the Negroes enjoy liberty in all parts of their country?

ANS: No, they did not enjoy liberty instead they were made slaves and no basic rights

were given totem.

Q No.8: from which part of the country did the Negroes gather there?

ANS: The Negroes came from Miscopy, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana

and some Northern cities.

Q No.9: what is the effect of the repetition of the words?

ANS: Repetition of the words has magical effect on the people. It makes the people

realize the importance of the spoken words and so keeps them in right direction.


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Persecution

Punishment, torture, oppression

Veteran

A soldier of great experience especially of grief

Redemptive

Rescue from evil ways, purifying

Wallow

Roll about, lurch

Frustration

Disappointment

Interposition

Making interruption, intervention, mediation

Hew out

Cut out with great labor, trim


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Lesson No 12

The Gift of Magi Q No.1: How much did Della save for Christmas?

ANS: she saved only one dollar and eighty seven cents.

Q No.2: why did Della feel pride in the beauty of her hair?

ANS: Della had long hair that reached below her knee. She loved them and thought

them more valuable than queen’s jewels.

Q No.3: why did Della sell her hair?

ANS: she sold her hair to buy a beautiful gift for Jim

Q No.4: why did Jim sell the golden watch?

ANS: He sold his watch to buy a gift for Della at Christmas. Q No.5: why did they want to present gifts?

ANS: they both loved each other very much. So, they could not celebrate Christmas

without giving gifts to each other.

Q No.6: why did she feel sad about losing her hair?

ANS: Della’s long hair were an important part of her beauty. She could not look

beautiful to Jim without her hair. This thought made her sad.

Q No.7: why did Jinn not welcome her when he stepped in?

ANS: He was shocked to see Della without her beautiful hair. The combs that he bought

for her beautiful long hair were of no use. Therefore he did not welcome her when she

came in.

Q No.8: what did Jim bring out from his coat?

ANS: Jim brought out beautiful combs from his coat.

Q No.9: How beautiful was the gold watch chain?

ANS: the chain was made with rich and pure material. It was simple, plain and shiny.

Q No.10: what was the wisdom in selling the most valuable things?

ANS: Love had taught them how to sacrifice for each other. At Christmas, they wanted

to buy gifts for each other but they did not have the money. The only wise decision they

could make was to sell their valuable things to buy gifts. This act shows their wisdom

clearly.

Q No.11: How did magi want to celebrate their Christmas?

ANS: Magi were wonderfully wise men. They wanted to give gifts to the new-born

Christ at Christmas. They brought with them gold, Frankincense and myrrh.

Q No.12: how much attached to each other are they in the story?

ANS: they loved each other from the core of their hearts. They do not value their

valuable things to buy gifts at Christmas. They weaken every force that weakens their

bond of love.


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Qo13; why did they sell their valuable things?

ANS: they sold their valuable things to buy gifts for each other. Because they could not

celebrate Christmas without giving gifts to each other.

Reading note for synonyms

Made itself into address for her

Can cover her whole body

Nervously

Excitedly, apprehensively

Seemed to fly

Looked in hurry, hasten

Quietness and value

Sober and precious, calm and worth

Large-hearted

Generous, open-handed, charitable


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Lesson No 13

God be praised Q No.1: what was alias Abdul’s full name?

ANS: His full name was Mauve Abu Bark at.

Q No.2: what was his turban known as and where from did it originally came?

ANS: His turban was known as “Mashhad Lungi” and it originally came from Mashhad

Iran.

Q No.2: what did he always carry with him?

ANS: He always carried with him a walking stick.

Q No.4: Describe Mauve’s appearance.

ANS: Mauve had a slightly bulging eyes. He wore a turban on his head that had gilded

tip. On his fingers he wore five silver rings with large stones. He always carried a

walking stick with hm. For his hair, he used fragrant oil.

Q No.5: how much did Mauve collect on every Enid?

ANS: He collected about 150 to 200 rupees.

Q No.6: how much was distributed among the needy and the poor?

ANS: He used to distribute 40 to 50 rupees among the needy and the poor.

Q No.7: what was the name of his eldest daughter?

ANS: the name of his eldest daughter was Mehrunisa.

Q No.8: what was the name of the member of the district board where the Maulvi lived?

ANS: His name was Chaudhry Fateh dad.

Q No.9: what was the name of his wife?

ANS: the name of his wife was Zaibunnisa.

Q No.10:: Write the names of the other two daughters who are mentioned in the story?

ANS: their names are Zabda and Shamsun.


Bulging

Curving outward

Lingered

Hung around, leave slowly

Reprimanded

Rebook formally, scold, censure severely

Preliminary

Initial, starting


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Lesson No 14

Overcoat Q No.1: what was the color of the overcoat of the young man?

ANS: the color of the coat was brown.

Q No.2: what was his appearance?

ANS: His hair was sleek and shining and he wore sideburns. He had thin moustache.

He was wearing brown overcoat with a half opened rose in its button hole. He was

wearing a green flat hat at rakish angle. A white silk scarf was knotted at his neck. In

his hands, he had a walking stick.

Qno 3: why did people come out on the mall?

As: The cold had induced the people to find comfort in the pleasure. Therefore they came

out on the Mall to refresh themselves.

Qno 4: What were the people wearing who came on the Mall?

As: They were wearing overcoats of many kinds, from astrakhan to rough military

khaki.

Qno 5: Why was the cat shivering?

ANS: The cat was shivering with cold. No 6: Why did the driver of the truck speed away

after the accident?

Qno 6: Why did the driver of the truck speed away after the accident?

ANS: When the driver realized that he had committed a serious mistake, he ran away

in the dark to save himself from horrible outcome

Qno 7: Who took the young man to the hospital after the accident?

ANS: some passersby took the young man to the hospital.

Qno 8: What was being played in one of the restaurants?

As: An orchestra was being played in one of the restaurants.

Qno 9: Give the list of the articles which was found from the coat of the young

man?

As: The things found from the coat were, a small black comb, a hand kerchief, six annals

and few pies, a half smoked Cigarette, a little diary, a list of gramophone records and few

handbills.


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Reading note for synonyms:

Dandy

Unduly devoted to fashion show

Sleek

Smooth, glossy, shiny

Icy gusts

Biting cold puffs of wind, cold wind

Amble

Move with gentle gait, stroll, wander

Promenade

Pleasure walk, stroll

Profligate

Recklessly extravagant, immoral, corrupt

Lapels

Part of either side of coat

Well creased

Well ironed, pressed

Mite

A very small creature

Connoisseur

Expert, specialist, fan

Amiably

Respectfully, pleasingly

Thin down

Become less, decrease

Togged

Dressed, clothed


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Lesson No 15

The angel and the author-and others Qno 1: At what point of journey in his dream did the author hear the

throbbing sound f wings?

As: The author heard the throbbing sound of the wings of the angel when he could only

see aluminous buried beneath the darkness.

Qno 2: What time of the year it was?

As: It was fortnight after Christmas.

Qno 3: What does the author like about Christmas?

As: He thinks that Christmas makes everybody generous and they start doing good

deeds.

Qno 4: Write down the good deeds the author has admitted are great joy at

Christmas?

As: Christmas changes every one and makes them generous. People give donations and

do well to others. The writer himself has done good deeds that are real source of pleasure

for him.

Qno 5: Why noble deeds are always a great joy for author?

As: Noble deeds are great joy for author because they give him eternal happiness.

Whenever he does a noble deed he gets spiritual satisfaction.


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Vexing

Annoying, troublesome, bothersome

Luminously

Brightly, giving out light

Throb

The rhyming beat of the angel’s wing, thumping

Weary

Tired, worn, fatigued

Shivering

Trembling. Shaking

Shoveling out

Scooping out with a large tool or spoon

Jot down

Note down, write down

Subscribe

To give a sum of money for a cause

Charity

Help in from of money etc., donation

Raffle

Sale of an article by lottery, draw


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Plays


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Play#1

Heat Lightening Qno 1: Why couldn’t the girl describe the killer?

ANS: she could not describe the killer because in dark she had not seen his face clearly.

Qno 2: What were the circumstances that forced her to leave her car?

As: She left the car because it had run out of the gas.

Qno 3: What was the condition of the weather?

As: It was stormy weather with thunder and lightning at the sky.

Qno 4: How did the second man accuse the first man of lying?

As: The first man was lying that there was no other person in the room. On the other

hand the second man had seen a girl through the glass of the window. Therefore, the

second man accused the first man of lying.

Qno 5: Did the girl become suspicious of the first man as the play progress?

As: No, the girl did not become suspicious of the first man as the play progress.

Qno 6: What is the impression of her about the second man?

As: She thought that the second man was the real killer. Therefore, she kept herself

away from the second man.

Qno 7: Why didn’t she accompany the second man?

As: She did not accompany him because she thought that the second man was the killer.

Qno 8: Why did the girl consider the first man her helper?

As: When she entered the room the first man was standing alone. She thought that the

name who was chasing her would be behind. So, she did not doubt the first man and

consider him her helper.

Qno 9: What are the factors that played their role in saving the girl?

As: Flashlight, woods, second man and the doge are the main factors that played their

role in saving the girl.

Qno 10: How did she realize the truth?

As: When she saw her flashlight she realized the truth that the first man was the killer.


Hysterically

With outburst of emotion,

Ran out of gas

Ran out of petrol

Break off

Cut off, stop speaking, be quite

Come one

Keep speaking, continue

Just a little way


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Only a short distance

I would lose him

I would escape from him, go out of sight

Give them a lead

Give them a clue or hint

Rattle

Short successive sound, knock

Viciously

Doing something with evil intention, savagely

What’s the idea of

What is the reason for?

Nondescript sort of person

Uninteresting person

Pretty late

Quite late

In luck

Fortunate, lucky

He didn’t get it

He did not understand

I sure as hell am

I am very much sure

Suspiciously

Doubtfully, mistrustfully

Stunned

Shocked, stunned

I got over it

I recovered from it

All by myself

Without any help of some one, completely alone

Piercing

Sharp, going into through

Sob

Weeping with sharp breath


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Play No 2

Visit to a small planet Qno 1: How does Kreton prove his extraordinary powers?

As: He has magical powers that do not allow someone to touch him or his ship. He can

read people’s mind. His ship has no instrument and he says that he is immortal.

Qno 2: What is the purpose of the visit of Kreton?

As: Earth is Kreton’s subject of interest. He has all the information about it and he

wants to take hold of the planet.

Qno 3: How much more advanced is the civilization of Kreton than that of

earth?

As: Their civilization is much more advanced than that of earth. They have the scientific

theories that read minds and make the man immortal. They are wise and

intelligent and learn languages very fast.

Qno 4: Can the people of earth compete with the people of Kreton?

As: No, they cannot compete because they are much more advanced scientifically and

emotionally.

Qno 5: How much damaging is violence in life?

As: Violence destroys the bond of love and life. It brings dejection and sorrows in the

society. It makes people fearful and stops them from enjoying the happy moments of

their life.

Qno 6: What type of life do you foresee in the year 5000?

As: If the scientific progress continues with the current pace we would be more advanced

as that of Kreton’speople. We would read minds and control the space.

Qno 7: How much impressive was the morals of Kreton?

As: He was not emotional and took every decision with patience. He was tolerant, loving

and courteous.

Qno 8: What is the role of General Powers in the play?

As: He is the member of National Guard. He is fearful from Kreton and considers him a

threat for his country. But Kreton and other people do not like his rude behavior.

Qno 9: What is the theme of the study of Kreton?

As: Knowing about the people of earth and their civilization is the theme of the study of

Kreton.

Qno 10: How does Kreton impress General Powers?

As: Kreton reads his mind and tells him that he is thinking about his promotion. And

when General’s troops go to destroy the ship he draws an invisible wall around his ship.

These tricks impressed Power well.


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Qno 11: How does the play writer expose the inferiority of the present race

to that of future?

ANS: By Kreton, the writer represents the future generation and tells us that it would

be wise, patient and logical in its approach.

Qno 12: Describe the scene of the arrival of the flying saucer?

As: When the people saw a luminous object coming from the sky they thought that

it was meteor. But it was spaceship without instruments that landed right in Spelding’s

garden.

Qno 13: Compare and contrast the people of two planets?

ANS: Here Kreton who is representative of other planet seems polite, patient, loving

and immortal. While on the other hand people of earth are emotional, shortsighted and

mortal.


Luminous

Shining, bright, giving out light

Unctuous

Smooth in speech or manner

Resonant

Deep and strong tone

Fidget

Make somebody nervous

Conjecture

Guess, hypothesis, put forward an opinion

Lunatic

Mad person, crazy, nonsense

Homestead

Farm house

Elude

Avoid, escape

Walnut

Nut with an edible kernel in a hard shell

Cellar

An underground room for sorting something, basement

Hysteria

Disturbance of nervous system with outburst of emotions

Meteor

A small sold extraterrestrial body that enters the earth atmosphere and becomes bright

Ominously

Threateningly


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Evasively

Trying to evade

Blandly

Gently or politely, quiet manner

Fascinating

Having strong charm, capturing interest

Patronizing

Encouraging, snobbish

Fragile

Broken, weak, delicate, frail

Twirl

Turn round and round quickly

Hunch

Impression, idea, feeling

Intergalactic

In between the galaxies

Imposter

Person pretending to be somebody he is not, deceiver

Gad

Go from place to place for pleasure

Impromptu

Without preparation, spontaneous

Deliriously

Wildly excited, hysterically

Intoxicate

Cause to lose self-control as a result of taking some drink or drug

Sordid

Wretched, shabby

Reconnoiter

Explore with the goal of finding something


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Play No 3

The oyster and the pearl Q no 1: Where does the play take place?

As: It takes place in Harry’s shop in OK-by-the. Sea, California, population 909.

Q no 2: Why is Harry sitting in barber’s chair?

As: Harry is having his haircut therefore he is sitting in the barber’s chair.

Q no 3: According to Harry how one can bring merriments to the tired old

human hearts?

As: Harry thinks that one can bring merriments to the tired old hearts by composing a

symphony, painting a picture, writing a book or inventing a philosophy.

Q no 4: What is Harry’s philosophy?

As: His philosophy is “the take-it-easy way”.

Q no 5: How much did Harry pay for his barber’s shop? How long has Harry been in OK-

by-the-Sea?

As: He bought the shop in 75 dollars. He has been living in O.K-by-the-Sea for twenty

four years.

Q no 6: How many barbers are there in O.K-by-the-sea?

As: Except Harry, there is no other barber in O.K-by-the-sea?

Q no 7: How much does Harry charge for haircut?

As: He charges one dollar for haircut but he often takes half or a quarter.

Q no 8: Where is Clay going?

As: He is going to the beach to find something special.

Q no 9: Why does Clay need money?

As: He needs money to bring his father back. He also wants to give a gift to his mother.

Q no 10: What has happened to Clay’s father?

As: Clay’s father is a poor man and he cannot fulfill the basic needs of his children. His

wife always quarrels with him for this reason. Therefore he has left the house and has

gone to Salinas to earn money.

Q no 11: What has Clay put in the local paper?

As: In his ad Clay requests his father to return home. His family is missing him a lot.

Q no 12: Who is Miss McCutcheon? How does she fell about her job?

As: She is a new teacher at the school of O.K.-by-the-Sea. She is unhappy about her job

because the children do not take her seriously.

Q no 13: What is Miss McCutcheon looking for? How does she feel about the children

of the town?

ANS: She is looking for the children to examine their interests and habits. She does not f

eel good about the children of the town because they are careless and do not take

her seriously.

Q no 14: What does Harry advise her to do?


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ANS: He advices her to go back to San Francisco. He thinks that she is young and pretty

girl who needs excitement. She could only get excitement in big city. He also asks her to

marry a young man.

Q no 15: What kind of haircut does Miss McCutcheon want?

As: She wants poodle haircut.

Q no 16: Can Harry give a poodle haircut?

As: No, he cannot give a poodle haircut.

Q no 17: What does Miss McCutcheon think that a poodle haircut will do for her

appearance?

ANS: She wants to change her appearance by poodle haircut. She thinks that this hairc

ut willmake her simple and plain. Then she will easily adjust herself to the

surroundings.

Q no 18: Where has Clark Larrabee been? How does he get to O.K.-by-the-sea?

ANS: He is working in Salinas. He comes to O.K.-by-the-sea by a truck.

Q no 19: What does Clark give Harry? For what purpose?

ANS: Clark gives Harry thirty dollars to give them to Clay so that Clay could give the m

oney tohis mother.

Q no 20: How far is it to Hollywood from O.K.-by-the-sea?

ANS: Hollywood is about two hundred miles away from O.K.-by-the-sea.

Q no 21: What work does the man do?

As: He is a writer.

Q no 22: What did Clay find near black rock?

ANS: He found one oyster near black rock.

Q no 23: What does Clay believe in the oyster? How much is it worth?

ANS: Clay believes that there is a pearl in the oyster worth of two to three hundred dolla

rs.

Q no 24: Does Miss McCutcheon believe that there is a big pearl in the oyster?

ANS: No, she does not believe that there is a big pearl in the oyster?

Q no 25: Why does Miss McCutcheon have a chair with three legs?

ANS: Like many other people she has brought this chair from beach. She does not mean

to useit.

Q no 26: What kind of judge is Judge Apple garth?

ANS: He is not judge of any court. Once he judged the dogs at county fair that

gave him the name of judge Apple garth.

Q no 27: What year is it?

ANS: It is 1953.

Q no 26: What does Greely have in a bottle?

ANS: He has sea water in the bottle.

Q no 29: Who suggests that they should open the oyster?

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Q no30: Why do they want Wozzeck to come?

ANS: Wozzeck is a watch repairer therefore they think that he can open the oyster with

out damaging its pearl.

Q no 31; How does Gharry describe the inhabitants of O.K.-by-the-sea?

ANS: Harry says that poor families live in the town. Every family has garden and childr

en. Theydo not have jobs and earn their living mostly by selling vegetables and eggs.

Those who get job can work only two months. A few get pension.

Q no 32: How does Miss McCutcheon view Harry’s thinking about the pearl in the

oyster?

ANS: She thinks that Harry is encouraging people to tell a lie. Instead he should show t

hepeople reality that there is no pearl in the oyster. But at the end Harry tells her that

he is doing all this only to help Clay.

Q no 33: Why does judge think that Miss McCutcheon will not last a teacher? What kind

of teacher does he think he needed?

ANS: He thinks that she is young and beautiful and can’t control the children. He favors

an oldexperienced teacher to teach and control the children.

Q no 34; what is Apple garth complain about the sea?

ANS: He complains that the quality of stuff washed up by sea is not good.

Q no 35: What kind of gadget does the writer describe?

ANS: He describes about the gadget that is found in New York. He says that it is like a s

afetyrazor and with its help anyone can have his haircut.

Q no 36: Who buys the oyster? How much does he pay?

ANS: The writer buys the oyster for three hundred dollars.

Q no 37: Does the writer open the oyster? Why not?

ANS: He does not open the oyster. He believes that the pearl is growing. But the fact is t

histhat he buys the oyster only to help the poor family. He knows that there is no pearl

in the oyster but the whole story is itself a pearl.

Q no 38: Why does Clark Larrabee return?

ANS: After reading the ad in the newspaper he realizes the worries of his family and dec

ides toreturn his home.

Q no 39: What does the writer do with the oyster?

ANS: The writer turns it in his fingers and watches it carefully. After that he puts it into

hispocket.


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Poems


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Poem No 1

The Rain Q no1: How can a rainy day be enjoyed?

As: We can enjoy rainy day by playing in the grounds. We can bath with the raindrops.

We can go to the riverside or some historical place to enjoy picnic.

Poem No 2

Night Mail Q no 1: What does Night mail bring?

ANS: It brings cheques and letters for the people.

Q no 2: Who cannot turn its course?

ANS: Sheep-dogs cannot turn its course.

Poem No 3

Loveliest of the trees, the Cherry now Q no 1: Which fruit is mentioned in the poem?

ANS: “Cherry” is the fruit which is mentioned in the poem.

Q no 2: What time of the year is mentioned in the poem?

ANS: It is spring season.

Q no 3: How old is the poet?

ANS: He is seventy years old.

Poem No 4

O where are you going? Q no 1: What kind of feeling does the poet create in the minds of the reader?

ANS: He creates the feelings that if we want to reach our destination we should

be courageous and hardworking. We should face hardships and trials with patience.

Q no 2: What does the title of the poem signify?

ANS: It is a kind of warning that realizes us to reconsider our direction of decisions.


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Poem No 5

In the street of fruit stalls Q no1: What are the feelings of poet standing in dark?

ANS: The word dark signifies the hardships of the world. Although the children are

enjoying in the street yet the poet’s point of view makes him sad. He feels dejected

standing in dark.

Q no 2: Why has the poet used “Cannonballs” to describe the fruits?

ANS: He uses cannonballs to describe the fruits to show us the hard realities of life.

Hardships changes everybody’s point of view.

Poem No 6

Sindhi woman

Q no 1: What did the poet reflect when he saw the woman?

ANS: The poet says only those people can live with grace and dignity who face hardships

of life manfully.

Q no 2: What is the main idea of the poem?

ANS: “Hardships make you strong and dignified” is the main idea of the poem.

Q no 3: What kind of picture of Karachi slums do we get after reading the poem?

ANS: It is very ugly picture of Karachi slums. Stones, pieces of glasses and bread are

found everywhere.

Poem No. 8

Ozymandias Q no 1: What kind of feelings does the poem create in readers mind?

ANS: This poem is a short description of the rise and fall of man’s life. It says that life is

mortal. We should not be proud but a humble person.

Q no 2: What did the traveler see in the desert?

ANS: He saw a statue whose vast legs of stone were standing in the desert. Its frowned

face was half-sunk in the sand


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Poem No.9

The Feed Q no 1: What does the sparrow hold in her beak?

ANS: She is holding a grain of millet in her beak.

Q no 2: How many young ones are to be fed?

ANS: Ten young ones are to be fed.

Poem No. 10

The Hollow men Q no 1: Why does the poet call modern men as hollow men?

ANS: The poet says that modern men are lazy and powerless. They are speechless and

do not have positive approach towards life. These short comes make them hollow men.

Poem No. 11

Leisure Q no 1: Why has the poet given poem the title “Leisure”?

ANS: In this poem the poet says that man is spending very busy life. He does not have

the time to see the real beauty of this world. Therefore the poet has given his poem the

title “Leisure” because this spare time can allow a man to see the beauty of the world.

Poem No. 12

Ruba’iyat Q no 1: Who was Abraham (A.S)?

ANS: Hazrat Abraham (A.S) was the prophet of Allah.

Q no 2: What is worse than slavery?

ANS: To have no faith is worse than slavery.

Q no 3: Who cannot compete with the civilization of Makkah?

ANS: The people of Europe cannot compete with the civilization of Makkah. Because

only Muslims have Makkah that unites them all over the world.

Q no 4: What has made the efforts of the Muslims fruitless?

ANS: The lack of love for Allah and humanity has made the efforts of the Muslims

fruitless.


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Poem No. 13

A tale of two cities Q no 1: Why did the people of Japan look powerless and helpless?

ANS: When America dropped atom bomb on Japan it destroyed everything. Therefore

the survived people looked powerless and helpless.

Q no 2: Under what circumstances the victims of atom bomb have to pass through? OR

Describe the scene of devastation?

ANS: It was terrible situation for them. They had nothing to eat and wear. Everything

was destroyed. There was no scene but the weeping faces of helpless people.

Q no 3: What is the moral lesson of the poem?

ANS: “Trail and tribulations make a nation great” is the moral lesson of the poem.

Poem No. 14

My neighbor friend breathing his last Q no 1: When does a person remember God?

ANS: When a person is in pain or in terrible condition, he remembers God. Because he

finds no helper but God.

Q no 2: What is the effect of the death scene?

ANS: Death scene shows us the reality of this mortal world. Its shocking effect brings us

near to Allah.

Q no 3: Why does a person feel helpless on the death of a friend?

ANS: It is because a man cannot save his friend from death. He knows that his friend

will never come again in this world. All these things make a person feel helpless.

Q no 4: What does flare up flames in heart to height?

ANS: The shock of separation of the poet from his spiritual guide flares up the flames

in heat to height.

Q no 5: Without whose love is Bullah in loss?

ANS: Without Allah’s love Bullah is in loss.


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Poem No. 15

He came to know himself Q no 1: Why does the poet emphasize on how to know himself?

ANS: The “self” of a person is a mirror to see Allah. One cannot reach Allah without

recognizing his “self”. Therefore the poet emphasizes to know himself.

Q no 2: What makes a person entangled in love?

ANS: When a person recognizes his “self” he starts seeing unlimited treasures of God.

This feeling makes him Entangled in love.

Q no 3: Why did Mansoor mount the gallows?

ANS: Mansoor was blessed with the love of God. In his heart there was nothing but God.

This world was meaningless for him. So, he mounted the gallows to reach his God.

Q no 4: What is the bare truth?

ANS: The bare truth is this that there is nothing in this would but God. He is in the

hearts of pious people. Once a man sees His light he submits himself before Him.

Q no 5: What is the poet saying about his sojourn on the earth?

ANS: The poet says that there is nothing in this world but God. He has created

everything and His light is everywhere in this universe.

Poem No. 16

God’s Attributes Q no 1: How many attributes of God are mentioned in the poem?

ANS: Three attributes of God are mentioned in the poem. They are the “knowing”, the

“Seeing” and the “Hearing”.

Q no 2: What makes one scare of sinning?

ANS: God is all “Seeing” makes everyone scare of sinning.

Q no 3: What are the effects of the attributes of God? OR How do the attributes help in

refining the character of a

Person?

ANS: The attributes of God make the character of a person exemplary. A person tries to

keep himself away from evil deeds because he knows that Allah is seeing and hearing

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Q no 4: God calls himself “Hearing” How does this attribute of God help one

in daily speech?

ANS: When a person realizes that God is all “Hearing” he refrains himself from using

harsh and bad words in his speech.

Poem No.17

The delight song Q no 1: What do you understand when the poet says “I am the shadow that follows a

child”?

ANS: The poet is much impressed by the innocent nature of the child. A child always

does folly and enjoyable tricks. So, the poet also wants to enjoy by following the child.

Q no 2: How can the crust of the snow glitter?

ANS: The crust of the snow glitters when the rays of light fall on it.

Q no 3: What is the result of man’s good relation with the earth and the lords?

ANS: If a man is in good relations with the earth and the lords. He can spend a very

happy and enjoyable life in this world.

Q no 4: What are the things that keep a person alive?

ANS: Everything that is beautiful and fruitful keeps a man alive.

Poem No. 18

Love’ an essence of all religions Q no 1: Why does the poet put emphasize on love? OR What is the effect of love?

ANS: The poet emphasizes on love because love is essence of all religions. Love can

change a devil person into a pious man. It can make this world a paradise.

Q no 2: Is life worth-living without love?

ANS: No, life is not worth-living without love because love is the reality of this world.


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Poem No.19

A man or words and not of deeds Q no 1: How does the life of a man pass through different phases?

Of it?

ANS: This poem is about a talkative man. The poet says that a talkative man spends an

inactive life and does not use his abilities in right direction. So, with the passage of time

his inactivity ruins his life completely.

Q no 2: What happens when life is not of deeds but is full of words?

ANS: The life, full of words and not of deeds always leads to ultimate destruction.

Q no 3: What is the condition of the garden when the weeds start growing?

ANS: The garden becomes useless when weeds start growing in it. Because you

cannot expect fruit from weeds.

Poem No 20

Broken Images Q no 1: What is the condition of two persons, one who trusts clear images and

the other who mistrusts the broken Images?

ANS: The person who trusts the clear images assumes facts because he trusts them.

But he gets confused when the facts fail him. The second person who mistrusts his

broken images always questions their relevance and finds the reality

Q no 2: Why does a person question his senses when the facts fail him?

ANS: A person who assumes the facts does not question their relevance. But when

the facts fails him he questions his senses.

Q no 3: Who is in new confusion of his understanding?

ANS: The person who trusts clear images and does not question their relevance is in

new confusion of his understanding.


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Reading notes of the entire poem for synonyms:

Leave drinking rain

The sound of rain falling on leaves gives one the impression as if leaves are

drinking water with gulping sound

Border

Boundary. Frontier, edge

Gradient

Degree of ascent or descent on a roll-road, slope

Boulder

Rounded stone, a large round piece of rock

Shovel

Throw off, exhale, emit

Slumber

Sleep, doze

Hung with bloom

Loaded with flowers

Three score year sand ten

Three sets of twenty and ten means: seventy years

Little room

Short life, small period of life

Fatal

Mortal, deadly, destructive

Midden

Garbage dump, rubbish

Odour

Smell which is bad

Diligent

Hard-working, careful, industrious

Granite

Granular crystalline rock of quartz

Dusk

The darker stage of twilight, sunset

Horror

Intense feeling of fear, fright, terror

Mandarin

A type of small orange with a loose skin

Rind

The hard outer skin of certain fruits

Wick


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A length of a string in the center of a candle

Pyramid

Triangular shape

Undulant

Wave like motion or look, undulating

Glide

Move along smoothly

Tread

Walk, stride, gait

Excrement

Waste mater expelled from body

Crumb

Small pieces of dry food, scarps of food

Slums

Street of small houses

Stoop

Bend forward, bow

Antique

Old and valuable, ancient

Trunkless

Without the main part of the body

Visage

A person’s face

Frown

To show anger

Wrinkled

Having of showing wrinkles, furrowed

Sculptor

A person who makes sculptures, engraver

Mock

To laugh at, make fun of

Pedestal

The base, pillar

Colossal

Very large, gigantic

Wreck

Something which is damaged

Millet

A small grain of cereal

Tiny


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Very small

Conjoin

Join, combine

Fissure

Open, split, break

Hollow

Having a hole or empty space inside, useless

Stuff

The material of substance out of which anything is or can be made, raw

material

Head piece

A covering for the head

Whisper

Speak softly, murmur, mutter

Stake

In danger, at risk

Captivate

Fascinate, attract

Concord

Harmony, unity, agreement

Woeful

Doleful, grieved, melancholic

Smashed

Destroyed, broken

Aghast

Terrified, sorrowful, sad

Decamping

Going away secretly, passing away

Shriek

Cry , scream, howl

Flare up

Burst into bright flame

Naught

Nothing

Cascade

Waterfall, fountain

Gallows

Wooden frame work on which to put criminals to death

Sojourn

Stay at different places during a long journey


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Scare

Frighten, terrify

Discourse

Talk, conversation

Camphor

Strong smelling substance

Luster

Soft reflected light, radiance

Cluster

Closely together, set

Glitter

Shine, light, spark

Stake

Post to which a person is tied

Wrath

Great anger, indignation

relevance

Connection with what is discussed


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SUMMARIES OF POEMS (1)

The Rain By W.H. Davies

The poet hears the noise of the rain on leaves of trees. The leaves on top are fully

drenched with water, and water falls drop after drop creating a musical sound. But this

water creates disturbance for the poor taking shelter under the tree. They have to suffer

wet cold weather. When the Sun appears after the rain, the streamers of its light brighten

the rain drops and lend them different colours. The poet is hopeful to see everyone

enjoying the lovely sunshine after the stopping of the rain.

(2)

Night Mail By W.H.Auden

The poet describes the journey of a railway coach that travels the whole night to convey

the mail. It brings letters, postal orders and cheques for the rich and the poor, male and

female. Sometimes its way is steep upward and sometimes it travels through plain fields.

Whatever the railway track is steep or descent it reaches on time. Producing clouds of

smoke and thundering noise, it passes by different types of landscape, grass land, cotton

fields and plains. The birds stare at its blank carriages from their nests when it passes by

them but the sheep dogs continue their sleep without bothering about it. When it passes

by a farmhouse, no one wakes because of its noise only the utensils shake.

(3)

LOVELIEST OF TREES, THECHERRY NOW By A.E. Housman Cherry

The loveliest of the trees is now in full bloom and its branches, laden with flowers, are

bending down. It is along with the path in the wood and covered in snow all over. It looks

as if it were dressed white for celebrating Easter. Out of the seventy years of the poet’s life, the first twenty years will not come again. The

rest of his life of fifty years he claims to have enjoyed the beauty of cherry blossom in

fifty springs. This time of just fifty years is not sufficient to enjoy the beauty of nature.

So, the poet decides to miss no chance to go to the woodland to see the exotic beauty of

the cherry tree covered with snow all over.

(4)

O WHERE ARE YOU GOING By Anonymous

The Reader asked the Rider about his destination. He threats him that the valley is full of

fatal danger sand there are heaps of rubbish giving out bad smell. The whole valley is like

a grave. He further threats that the path chosen by the Rider is very hard, tortuous and


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slow. There are hard stones and various hurdles. The Reader also mentions the

supernatural horrible creatures to discourage the Rider. He says that invisible forces will

attack you from behind. And you will suffer strange painful diseases. The Rider answers

courageously that glory and success always wait for the courageous one and cannot be

achieved without endurance, determination and steadfastness.

(5)

IN THE STREETS OF FRUIT STALLS By Jan Stalworthy

It is evening time and the atmosphere is wet and dark. In the street of fruit stalls different

fruits are pile dup in a conical form. The fruit glow in the light of the lantern red and gold

like bombs. Poor children come there holding their coins in their hands. They look at the

fruit and their mouths become full of water. They pick up a fruit and break it open. Juice

comes out and pours into their mouths and also sticks to their fingers and cheeks. They

become so absorbed in the enjoyment that they forget the horrible Surroundings which are a constant cause of the Poet’s anxiety.

(6)

SINDHI WOMEN By Jan Stalworthy

A Sindhi woman is going through the bazaar bare footed. She is walking with a beautiful

gait and a peculiar rhythm is felt in her graceful movement. Her body

Swings harmonically and her dress flutters beautifully. She is carrying a stone jar on her

head. She walks as smoothly as the wave of a stream. Though her path is littered with

stones, garbage, pieces of bread and broken glass, yet she is walking unbent and straight.

This is the scene of a Karachi slum. The poet looks at his own bent body and understands

that only those who bear the burden of life and go through the hardships of life remain

straight and strong.

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TIMES By Ecclesiastes

Everything is bound to its season. And everything under the sky has its peculiar time.

There is a proper time for birth and death. For planting a tree there is proper time and for

harvesting again time is very much important. Time is again important to decide when to

demolish and when to build. For merrymaking and for feeling grieved there is proper

time. Time has also a role to throw the stones or gather them. Proper time is also

allocated for love and hate. It is necessary to follow the time schedule for getting or

losing something, keeping something or casting it away, sewing some thing or rending

anything. Time also plays very important role to decide the time of silence or the time of

speaking.

(8)

OZYMANDIAS By P.B.Shelley

The poet meets a traveler from an olden country. The traveler tells him that he saw tow

huge, trunk less legs made of stone in the desert. Near these legs there he also saw the

broken body of a man half sunk in the sand. The features of the dead face tell that he was

very proud and contemptuous of others. The sculptor has artistically recreated these

impressions in the face of stone. One could feel that he must be proud and heartless in his

life. At the bottom of the column it was inscribed, “ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty and despair!” There remained nothing in the desert except the broken statue.

(9)

THE FEED By Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

The mother sparrow has come to feed the young ones holding a grain of cereal. The

young ones are tiny and small. When they cry it seems as if there were only beaks from

head to toe. There is only one grain to feed the

ten. Now it is a question to select the recipient of the feed from the ten as to whom she sh

ould providesolace. She also realizes that her young ones now have become a little big

and they have learnt to weep and complain. So she tries to break and split the grain. She

also seems satisfied to see her young one shave learnt to lead life and now she is ready to

put the burden of life on their own shoulders.

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THE HOLLOW MEN By T.S.Eliot

We are worthless men. We are stuffed like statues. We try to rest upon each other. But

there is no wisdom in our minds. Alas! We can convey nothing though we speak a lot.

Our words are as meaningless as the sounds made by dry grass or sounds of rats in a

cellar bin. Our appearance is mere appearance as any shadow without color. Our gestures

are like paralyzed without any warmth or emotion. We seem strong but infact we are too

weak to be called alive. The people who have passed away consider us without bothering

about our frustration, only as hollow walking souls. We are nothing but stuffed statues.

(11)

LEISURE

By W.H.Davies

The poet asks the meaning of this busy and bore life if there is no time for us to enjoy the

beauty spread all around. We have no time to stand under the trees and enjoy their restful

shade. We have less time than cattle to look around. We are so preoccupied that we

cannot enjoy the beautiful scene of streams that twinkle like starry night in the sun shine.

We cannot turn our eyes to the natural beauty spread all around us dancing and smiling.

Her smile can be a source of solace for us but we are sick hurried and are deprived of all

these blessings. In the light of all our busy and materialistic approach to life, our life is a

poor life despite having all the modern facilities.

(12)

RUBA’IYAT By Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Strong faith like Hazrat Abraham is required these days. The faith means having self-

honor and full trust in God. Modern age is the age of fascination. This fascination has

captivated the Muslims. Try to understand that having no faith is worse than slavery.

Modern music mania has mutilated the faith of the Muslims. The harmony of a nation

depends on strong faith, while European civilization is devoid of spiritual faith. They

have no proper spiritual destination. The Muslims have lost their religious fanaticism.

Their blood has lost warmth of faith and runs cold in their veins. Their ranks are not

uniform, their hearts are confused and their prayers are ineffective. They have only

apparent ideas and feelings.

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Anonymous

All the people whether rich or poor were afraid injured and scarred because of a lot of

hue and cry, thundering sounds of weapons and army parade. The hills and the buildings

were destroyed and there remained no one to help and console the injured. There was

total destruction and nothing was left. The rich culture and the beautiful landscapes were

destroyed. Everything bore the brunt of lethal weapons. In the moments of fury all the

population of two cities was wiped off by atomic explosion. All the glory of their

civilization departed with the destruction .All this destruction was caused by a mad and

cruel nation that did not care for the human rights and also did not bother about the fatal

results of war on humanity only to fulfill their material pursuits.


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EXPLANATION WITH RTC (How to attempt) (A) RCT (Reference to the Context)

(i) Reference: The Rain by W.H. Davies

Context: This poem is a beautiful description of two natural phenomena; rain and

sunshine.

(ii) Reference: Night Mail by W.H. Auden

Context: This poem is a beautiful description of a train that carries mails for

everyone.

(ii) Reference: Loveliest of Tress, the Cherry Now by A. E. Housman

Context: This poem is a beautiful description of cherry tree in spring and winter.

(iv) Reference: O Where are You Going? By W.H. Auden

Context: This poem is an imaginary dialogue between two opposite forces; good

and evil.

(v) Reference: In the Street of Fruit Stalls by Jan Stallworthy

Context: This poem is a symbolic presentation of the world threatened with war

and poverty.

(vi) Reference: A Sindhi Woman by Jan Stallworthy

Context: This poem is a rich tribute to hard work even under a pressure.

(vii) Reference: Times from Ecclesiastes

Context: This poem tells us that everything happens in this world according to a

planned schedule.

(viii) Reference: Ozymandias by P.B. Shelly

Context: This poem shows the pride of man and tells that human beings are

mortal but art is not.

(ix) Reference: The Feed by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Context: This poem shows the love of mother for her young ones and criticizes

modern science.

(x) Reference: The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot

Context: This poem satirizes modern men who are leading aimless and worthless

lives.

(xi) Reference: Leisure by W.H. Davies

Context: This poem satirizes modern busy men who have no time to enjoy the

beauties of Nature.

(xii) Reference: Ruba'iyat by Allama Iqbal

Context: This poem tells the miserable condition of the Muslims and urges upon

the need of strong faith.

(xiii) Reference: A Tale of Two Cities by John Peter


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Context: This poem praises the people of Japan for their hard work to regain their

lost strength.

(xiv) Reference: My Neighbour Friend Breathing His Last! by Bullah Shah

Context: This poem describes that the death of others creates feelings of fear in

us and we remember Allah.

(xv) Reference: He Came to Know Himself by Sachal Sarmast

Context: This poem tells us that Allah comes on the earth in the guise of His

lovers like Mansur.

(xvi) Reference: God's Attributes by Jalaluddin Rumi

Context: This poem describes three limitless attributes of God; "Seeing",

"Hearing" and "Knowing".

(xvii) Reference: The Delight Song by N. Scott Monaday

Context: This poem reflects the inner happiness of the poet due to his good

relation with man and nature.

(xviii) Reference: Love - An Essence of All Religions by Jalaluddin Rumi

Context: This poem suggests that love can solve problems and change

adversities into pleasures.

(xix) Reference: A Man of Words and Not of Deeds by Charles Perault

Context: This poem criticizes those lazy people who waste their time and finally

meet a tragic end.

(xx) Reference: In Broken Images by Robert Graves

Context: This poem tells that man meditates to know the facts of life but remains

curious about them.

(B) EXPLANATION

These are very reflective and thought-provoking lines. These have many layers

of meanings. The surface meaning is simple and easy to understand. However,

the hidden meaning is somewhat complex and not easy to discern for a common

reader.In these lines the poet says that -----------------------------------.

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GENERAL APPLICATION - TEN IN ONE The principal, Govt. College, A.B.C. (city)

Sir, Most respectfully, it is stated that I am a bona fide student of your college. I humbly request you to grant me --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. My prior academic records validate my diligence and dedication to studies. I will ever endeavour to uphold my exceptional performance in future. I will undoubtedly be obliged if you consider my application sympathetically. Thank you in anticipation. June 03, 2013 Yours obediently, X.Y.Z.

1. Application for Fee Concession fee concession because my father's income is very small. 2. Application for Remission of Fine remission of fine because my father's income is very small. 3. Application for Scholarship scholarship because my father's income is very small. 4. Application for Character Certificate character certificate because I am to take admission in the university. 5. Application for Re-admission permission for re-admission 6. Application for Sick Leave sick leave for one week because I am seriously ill. 7. Application for Attending the Wedding Ceremony leave for one week for attending the wedding ceremony of my elder sister. 8. Application for College Leaving Certificate college leaving certificate because my family has shifted to Islamabad. 9. Application for Change of Subjects permission to change my subjects because the present selected subjects are rather tough for me. 10. Application for Apologizing Misconduct

pardon for my misbehaviour with one of my teachers.


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MCQ's - Correct Form of Verb

Choose the best answer.

1. They __________ exercise daily. (take, have taken, have been taking, will be

taking)

2. They usually __________ to Murree in summer. (went, will go, have gone, go)

3. I __________ to the cinema quite often. (go, shall go, have gone, going)

4. Unless you _________ hard, you cannot succeed. (do not work, worked, had

worked, work)

5. I __________ to Islamabad tomorrow morning. (shall go, went, had gone, was

going)

6. He __________ in a quiz competition next week. (participates, participated,

will participate, was participating)

7. You __________ a shock when you open that box. (got, has got, had got, will

get)

8. Children __________ the road carefully. (has to cross, must cross, have to

cross, are to cross)

9. I wish, he __________ the match. (may win, will win, has won, had won)

10. Work hard lest you __________. (will fail, should fail, failed, had failed)

11. The sun __________ in the East. (rise, rises, rose, will rise)

12. This is the girl who __________ me. (guides, guided, will guide, have guided)

13. It __________ everyday so far this week. (rains, will rain, rained, has been

raining)

14. It usually __________ here in this month. (rained, has rained, rains, has been

raining)

15. When he __________, I will let you know. (arrive, arrives, arrived, will arrive)

16. If he _________ hard, he will pass. (work, works, working, worked)

17. Truth always __________. (triumphed, triumphs, has triumphed, triumph)

18. A drowning man _________ at a straw. (catch, catches, had caught, was

caught)

19. Honesty never __________ wasted. (go, goes, went, gone)

20. A black sheep __________ the whole flock. (spoil, spoils, had spoiled,

spoiled)

21. The baby __________ for milk. (cries, is crying, has been crying, has cried)

22. I __________ for Multan tomorrow. (am leaving, leave, left, will have been

leaving)

23. He __________ a lie. (tell, was told, is told, is telling)

24. Someone __________ at the door. (is knocking, knock, has knocked, had

knocked)


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25. As it is a lovely morning, the birds __________ (have chirp, are chirping, has

chirped, might chirped)

26. We __________ in this house since 1990. (have been living, will live, lived,

lived, are living)

27. The clerks __________ on strike since Monday. (were, have been, will be,

are)

28. It __________ drizzling since morning. (has been, will have, shall have,

should have been)

29. She __________ her child for two years. (had nursed, has been nursing,

nurses, is nursing)

30. He __________ in the ground for a long time. (has been playing, plays, had

played, has played)

31. She __________ a diamond set on her birthday. (gave, gives, has given, was

giving)

32. My friend __________ a car last week. (bought, has bought, will buy, had

bought)

33. The firework __________ at midnight. (started, start, had started, is starting)

34. We __________ a match yesterday. (played, had played, were played, will

play)

35. He __________ there last year. (go, went, gone, goes)

36. They __________ him two days before. (buried, bury, shall have buried, had

buried)

37. I __________ to Karachi yesterday. (goes, go, went, will go)

38. He __________ himself while running. (hurt, had hurt, hurting, hurts)

39. Time once gone cannot be __________ . (recall, recalls, recalled, recalling)

40. Would that I __________ rich. (was, am, were, have been)

41. The principal has just __________ a speech. (make, will make, can make,

made)

42. I thanked them for what they __________ for me. (has done, had done, will

do, would do)

43. The patient __________ before the doctor arrived. (had died, died, will die,

dies)

44. It __________ before I came out. (rains, will be raining, had rained, have

rained)

45. He __________ his homework before the guests came. (finished, has

finished, had finished, had been finished)

46. If I had worked hard, I __________ (would have pass, should have pass,

would have passed, would pass)

47. If he had come, I __________ him. (would help, will help, had helped, would


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have helped)

48. When he __________ all his newspapers, he'll go home. (has sold, is selling,

had sold, will sell)

49. When you come, I __________ the boys. (will have taught, have been

teaching, had been teaching, am teaching)

50. He __________ this novel by tomorrow morning. (finishes, finished, will have

finished, has finished)

Most Important Paragraphs for Translation


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Paragraph No. 1

They went into the living room and Mr. Steward sat in Norma's chair. He reached into an inside coat-pocket and withdrew a small sealed envelope. "Inside here is a key to the bell-unit dome," he said. He set the envelope on the chair side-table. "The bell is connected to our office."

Paragraph No. 2

While she was stacking dishes, she turned abruptly, dried her hands, and took the package from the bottom cabinet. Opening it, she set the button unit on the table. She stared at it for a long time before taking the key from its envelope and removing the glass dome. She stared at the button. How ridiculous, she thought. All this furore over a meaningless button.

Paragraph No. 3

Only twice did my father stop to wipe the sweat from his eyes as he climbed the second steep bluff toward the fingers of the pines. We reached the limbless trunks of these tall straight pines whose branches reached the blue depth of the sky, or the white cloud was now gone. I saw a clearing, a small clearing of not more than three-fourth of an acre in the heart of this wilderness right on the mountain top.

Paragraph No. 4

"Twenty times in my life," he said, "a doctor has told me to go home and be with my family as long as I could. Told me not to work. Not to do anything but to live and enjoy the few days I had left with me. If the doctors have been right," he said, winking at me, "I have cheated death many times! Now, I've reached the years the Good Book allows to man in his lifetime upon this earth! Three score years and ten!"


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Paragraph No. 5

"Oh, yes," he said. "Early last spring, I couldn't climb straight up the steep path. That was when the doctor didn't give me a week to live. I made a longer, easier path so I wouldn't have to do so much climbing. Then, as I got better, he explained. "I made another path that was a little steeper. And as I continued to get better, I made steeper paths. That was one way of knowing I was getting better all the time!"

Paragraph No. 6

For a long time there was only the sound of the wind in the late afternoon. Alone, thought Bittering. Only a thousand of us here. No way back. No way. No way. Sweat poured out from his face and his hands and his body; he was drenched in the hotness of his fear. He wanted to strike Laura, cried, "No, you're lying! The rockets will come back!" Instead, he stroked Laura's head against him and said, "The rockets will get through someday."

Paragraph No. 7

When they finished eating, she got up and said. "Now here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor anybody else's -- because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But from here on in, son, I hope you will behave yourself."

Paragraph No. 8

There were chickens, pigeons and legs of mutton in the roast and an appetizing odour of roast, beef. Leaf and gravy dripping over the browned skin, which increased the appetite and made everybody's mouth water. Everyone told his affairs, his purchases and sales. The diners discussed the crops and the weather which was favourable for the green things but not for wheat. Suddenly, at the sound of drum beat in the court every body rose from the seats except a few ones who still had the food in their hands.


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Paragraph No. 9

Our talk at the Club one day was of opportunity and determination. Some said opportunity was required for success, and millions never had it; others that only determination was needed. And then Jorkens joined in, all for determination. If a man was determined to get anything, and stuck to it long enough, he got it, said Jorkens.

Paragraph No. 10

In the final unreasoning assault I overpowered the child's neck and jaws. I forced the heavy silver spoon back of her teeth and down her throat till she gagged. And there it was - both tonsils covered with membrane. She had fought valiantly to keep me from knowing her secret. She had been hiding that sore throat for three days at least and lying to her parents in order to escape just such an outcome as this.

Paragraph No. 11

Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The slave had never been at sea, and never experienced any calamity. After some-time the boat was hit by a storm and started tossing. It was very inconvenient for the passengers. All remained quiet except the slave who in fear of being drowned began to cry and tremble, and created inconvenience for the others. The others tried to pacify him by kindness and affection but he didn't hear anybody. When the uneasiness lasted longer the king also became displeased.

Paragraph No. 12

One evening, as the sun was setting, some travellers stayed to rest under a clump of trees, and loosening their camels, set them to graze. It happened that one of the animals entered a melon-field, and that a melon stuck in its throat. The owner, seeing this and fearing to lose the animal, tied a blanket round its throat, and then struck the place with all his might. Instantly the melon broke in the throat of the camel, and it was then easily swallowed.


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Paragraph No. 13

Margaret was wondering what she could do to help. She did not know. Then up came old Stephen from the lands. "We're finished, Magaret, finished! Those beggars can eat every leaf and blade off the farm in half an hour! And it is only early afternoon -- if we can make enough smoke, make enough noise till the sun goes down, they'll settle somewhere else perhaphs ....." And then: "Get the kettle going. It's thirsty work, this."

Paragraph No. 14

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come from the areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Paragraph No. 15

Jim stopped inside the door. He was as quiet as a hunting dog when it is near a bird. His eyes looked strangely at Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not understand. It filled her with fear. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor anything else she had been ready for. He simply looked at her with the strange expression on his face.

Paragraph No. 16

If it were possible to get the necessities of life from the heavens through prayers, Maulvi Abul would have prayed to Allah for a pair of shoes for his Umda, the youngest in the family. At night he consulted his wife. But instead of replying, she silently lifted a corner of the quilt to expose Umdatunnisa's small, bare feet. Seeing those dainty feet, Maulvi Abul burst into tears like a child.


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Paragraph No. 17

When the couple had walked some hundred yards ahead of him, he hurriedly moved after them. Hardly had he reached half way across the road when a truck full of bricks came from behind like a gust of wind and crushing him down speeded off towards Mcleod Road. The driver of the truck had heard a shriek and had actually for a moment slowed down, but realizing that something serious had happened, had taken advantage of the darkness and had sped away into the night.

Paragraph No. 18

I had a vexing dream one night, not long ago: it was about a fortnight after Christmas. I dreamt I flew out of the window in my nightshirt. I went up and up. I was glad that I was going up. "They have been noticing me," I thought to myself. "If anything, I have been a bit too good. A little less virtue and I might have lived longer. But one cannot have everything." The world grew smaller and smaller. The last I saw of London was the long line of electric lamps bordering the Embankment. Later nothing remained but a faint luminosity buried beneath darkness.


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MCQ's (Comprehension) - Book I & III

Choose the best answer.

1. What was the reward for pushing the button? ($25,000, $50,000, $5,000,

$2,500)

2. Who in Norma's opinion, was the researcher? (a psychiatrist, a doctor, an

eccentric millionaire, a murderer)

3. Why did the old man hunt for the squirrels? (to sell, to kill, to cook for meal, to

pet)

4. What type of special tree was found by the old man? (cherry, apple, orange,

coffee tree)

5. Which one of the cities was attacked? (Texas, Virginia, New York, New

Jersey)

6. How many dollars did he demand to sell the metal? (two hundred, three

hundred, four hundred, five hundred)

7. The boy washed his face on the direction of (police officer, his father, the

woman, his uncle)

8. What did she suggest to the boy to look presentable? (to wash his face, to

dress properly, to polish the shoes, to comb his hair)

9. The rich people gathered at a big hall (to watch a show, for a discussion, to

hear a lecture, for a great meal)

10. Mr. Hubert was surprised and disturbed when the police officer asked him to

accompany him to (the police station, the mayor's office, the court, the airport)

11. Jorkens said that a man who wanted to succeed had to be (an athlete, a

determined person, a lucky man, a hardworking person)

12. The great throne-room had been turned into a kind of (swimming pool,

gymnasium, stadium, race track)

13. The first name of the sick girl was (Mathilda, Helen, Ellen, Elizabeth)

14. The doctor was impressed by (the beauty of the child, the patience of the

child, the patience of the parents, the picture of the child)

15. The slave had never experienced any (pleasure, calamity, rule, word)

16. Who was Nushirvan? (a slave, a sergeant, an accountan, a king of Persia)

17. What had happened to the throat of the old woman? (infectious, swollen,

wounded, paining)

18. How was the quack treated when he had dug the grave? (honoured,

rewarded, beaten well, fined)

19. How did the locusts attack the crops? (one by one, in groups, in swarms, in

formations)


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20. Locusts attack in the area of (one kilometer, ten kilometer, fifty kilometer,

hundred kilometer)

21. What is the dream of Luther? (equality of high and low, rule of the Blacks,

negation of Whites, the practice of brotherhood)

22. Which one is a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice and

oppression? (Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia)

23. What price did Della receive of her hair? (ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty

dollars, twenty-five dollars)

24. What did she buy for Jim? (a watch, a gold watch chain, a necktie, a shirt)

25. How much rupees did Maulvi Abul collect on every Eid? (150 to 200, 200-

250, 500, 1000)

26. What did Zaibunnisa start teaching young girls? (The Holy Quran,

embroidery, English, cooking)

27. What was the colour of the overcoat of the young man? (red, brown, green,

black)

28. What were the names of two nurses who were on duty in the hospital?

(Nasreen and Jamila, Shehnaz and Gill, Zakia and Surraya, Zahicla and Kausar)

29. How many shillings did the author subscribe to the fund for the unemployed?

(four, five, six, eight)

30. The authour sent all his clothes to the (laundry, tailor shop, annual sale,

rummage sale)

31. The Girl was coming from (the party, tour, a hill station, a station)

32. She saw the man dragging out of his car (the corpse of a woman, a sack, a

statue, a dog)

33. Why did the Girl circle round and round into the wood? (to escape from the

killer, to reach a safe place, to cheat a man, to save herself)

34. Who is after the Girl in "Heat Lightning"? (her brother, her friend, a dog, a

killer)

35. The bus was late due to (rush, storm, accident, change in schedule)

36. How was the Girl saved from the killer? (by the first man, by the second man,

by a dog, by a passenger)

37. Who is Roger Spelding? (a general, a soldier, a technician, a newscaster)

38. What according to Mr. Spelding flying object is? ( a meteor, a miracle, a

drama, a spaceship)

39. Where did the spaceship land? ( on the roof o a building, in the fields, on a

hill, in the lawn of Mrs. Spelding)

40. Kreton was dressed in the fashion of (1960, 1900, 1860, 1850)

41. General Powers thought that Kreton was a (scientist, spy, joker, pilot)


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42. How many years are required to tell the story of travel? (one hundred, five

hundred, one thousand, five thousand)

43. What did Harry invent? ( a device, a gadget, a philosophy, a radio)

44. What is Harry's philosophy? (all is well, live and let live, take it easy, tit for tat)

45. What is Miss McCutcheon looking for? (a husband, a job, a house, a chance

to teach)

46. Fenton Lockhart is a (writer, sailor, painter, doctor)

47. Wozzeck repairs (furniture, watches, shoes, cars)

48. The Writer buys the pearl from Clay and pays him (200 dollars, 500 dollars,

300 dollars, 100 dollars)

49. The round drops are brightened by (sunshine, rainbow, light, moon shine,

star light)

50. The Night Mail reaches (in time, on time, before time, late)


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MCQ's (Synonyms) - Short Stories Choose the best answer.

1. Mr. Steward looked embarrassed. (successful, delighted, mysterious, upset)

2. Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse. (fortunately, probably,

knowingly, instinctively)

3. Norma made a scoffing sound. (harsh, musical, mocking, soft)

4. Arthur stared at her, appalled. (amazed, happily, emotionally, terrified)

5. Norma made a contemptuous noise. (scornful, beautiful, faint, careful)

6. Norma walked into the kitchen numbly. (staggering, feelinglessly, calmly,

fearfully)

7. I could not protest to him now. (oppose, hurt, recommend, offend)

8. "Look at this Jess!" he bragged. (challenged, said, boasted, swore)

9. The long boughs of pines were fondling the substance of a white cloud.

(caressing, hiding, peeping, covering)

10. I had never seen anything extraordinary upon this high point

of rugged land. (hard, soft, fertile, uneven)

11. My curiosity was aroused. (despair, eagerness, anger, joy)

12. He answered me curtly. (politely, roughly, civilly, openly)

13. The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. (break, recognize,

remind, make out)

14. Harry asked his children if they had been prowling up in the ruins.

(sleeping, digging, looking, roaming)

15. Laura stumbled through the settlement. (staggered, passed happily,

walked vividly, strolled)

16. He was drenched in the hotness of his fear. (soaked, pushed, found,

escaped)

17. He looked with dismay at their house. (gloom, joy, success, triumph)

18. She shook him until his teeth rattled. (broke, clattered, shown, removed)

19. He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild. (tall,

healthy, short, weak)

20. "I want a pair of blue suede shoes, "said the boy. (rubber, leather, canvas,

plastic)

21. The woman did not ask anything that could embarrass him. (make to feel

ashamed, put him to trouble, torture, punish)

22. The mayor was a stout serious man. (ugly, handsome, heavy, thin)

23. Mr. Hubert furiously lifted his hand. (angrily, pleasantly, tactfully,

foolishly)

24. People called Mr. Hubert old rascal. (leader, peasant, rouge, master)


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25. The grave of Hubert withstood the havocs of the flood. (destruction, grief,

waves, extremes)

26. It only remained then to inaugurate him. (end, close, open, initiate)

27. His thin figure was made all the more melancholy by the tight-fitting

uniform. (gloomy, graceful, healthy, active)

28. Gentle applause broke out from every hand for Gorgios. (curse, clapping,

dislike, abuse)

29. I ground my teeth in disgust. (happiness, sadness, outrage, gloom)

30. She shrieked terrifyingly, hysterically. (over-excitedly, sheepishly,

sorrowfully, dejectedly)

31. She had fought valiantly to keep me from knowing her secret. (comically,

bravely, cowardly, furiously)

32. Sheik Saadi is perpetually modern. (eternally, lazily, wrongly, swiftly)

33. The slave had never experienced any calamity. (pleasure, happiness,

disaster, bitterness)

34. The foundation of oppression was small. (justice, cruelty, pressure,

beggary)

35. The melon was easily swallowed. (eaten, expelled, vomited, thrown)

36. These camels are of prodigious size. (small, medium, ordinary, enormous)

37. She was a feeble old woman. (weak, meek, cheerful, beautiful)

38. The smoke was rising from myriads of fire. (acrid, heaps, flames, heat)

39. The sunlight was perverted. (diverted, fierce, lovely, burning)

40. The countryside was devastated and mangled. (beautified, ruined,

planted, fertile)

41. Luther said that unearned suffering is redemptive. (redeeming, unjust,

hard, mild)

42. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. (enjoy, see, stumble, sing)

43. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California. (having curves,

lofty, low, high)

44. Love and large-hearted giving leave sad marks. (generous, trivial,

significant, tiny)

45. Maulvi Abul had slightly bulging eyes. (narrow, big, swelling, tiny)

46. Chaudhry Fatehdad reprimanded him for a mistake. (remind, reproved,

taunted, appreciated)

47. Chaudhry Fatehdad's censure was purely religious. (reaction, decision,

disapproval, statement)

48. He was enjoying his promenade in the bitter cold. (pleasure walk,

wandering, cat walk, evening walk)

49. The pavement was thronged with pedestrians. (dirty, void, empty, packed)


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50. The author had a vexing dream one night. (troublesome, pleasing, long,

lovely)


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MCQ's (Synonyms) - One-Act Plays and Poems Choose the best answer.

1. The man peers out the glass. (breaks, peeps out, lifts, throws)

2. He picks up a discarded newspaper. (fresh, latest, colourful, abandoned)

3. She is sobbing and is out of breath. (laughing, smiling, weeping, singing)

4. Her hair is disheveled. (disordered, arranged, managed, stopped)

5. He'll be here. I'm scared. (frightened, brave, sacred, saved)

6. I could hear the water splashing under her feet. (sound of water, hissing of

leaves, sound of birds, wind)

7. He is a nondescript sort of person. (uneducated, uninteresting,

unintelligent, uncultured)

8. The girl lets out a muffled cry. (miserable, tragic, loud, suppressed)

9. The girl moves away suspiciously. (sharply, swiftly, doubtfully, angrily)

10. The piercing light of the flashlight is the only light in the room. (dim,

colourful, penetrating, twinkling)

11. A luminous object arcs into view. (heavy, bright, beautiful, small)

12. Mr. Spelding looks unctuous. (kingly, flattering, cruel, wild)

13. The flying object has given rise to much irresponsible conjecture.

(guessing, problem, trouble, basis)

14. Nor is it a spaceship as certain lunatic elements have suggested. (large,

low, mad, sad)

15. They think that Kreton is wearing wrong costume. (shoes, love, custom,

dress)

16. Poor fragile butterflies. (powerful, weak, beautiful, small)

17. If he's not an impostor. (writer, athlete, artist, cheater)

18. Are you deliberately trying to confuse me? (delightedly, dramatically,

only, intentionally)

19. And Daddy will be deliriously happy. (excitedly, positively, curiously,

politely)

20. Powers snarls and goes into study. (shouts, weeps, produces an angry

sound, sneezes)

21. The barber shop is crowded with stuff. (void, vacant, packed, empty)

22. On the walls, on shelves, are many odds and ends. (common things,

strange things, known things, unknown things)

23. Compose a symphony, paint a picture, write a book. (musical rhythm,

book, play, poem)

24. All philosophies sound good. (delight, look, voices, hide)

25. Clay says, "Your fishing tackle is in the closet safe and sound".

(undertaking, gear, pond, stew)


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26. Miss America, I presume. (bet, recollect, guess, deny)

27. Clark has scarcely noticed her. (blindly, hardly, keenly, rashly)

28. Roxanna has an assortment of shells. (net, bag, collection, cap)

29. Some people come back half dead of homesickness. (illness, fever,

nostalgia, malaria)

30. Wozzeck is bewildered. (surprised, sad, happy, mad)

31. Shoveling white steam over her shoulder. (emitting, glowing, smelling,

snorting)

32. They slumber on with paws across. (stop, wake, sleep, walk)

33. They cherry is hung with bloom along the bough. (branch, bush, flower,

fruit)

34. Now, of my three score years and ten. (twenty, thirty, forty, fifty)

35. Your diligent looking discover the lacking. (lazy, intelligent, hard working,

quick)

36. Pyramid piled like cannon balls. (high up, conical, top linked, flat)

37. And with the same undulant grace. (air like, wave like, flowers like, storm

like)

38. A time to rend, and a time to sew. (fill, shoot, tear, buy)

39. And on the pedestal these words appear. (base, from, upper part, back)

40. Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare. (huge, destroyed, shattered,

powerful)

41. With whom should she solace? (comfort, join, divert, communicate)

42. Paralyzed force, gesture without motion. (poor, powerful, disabled, rich)

43. Self-honouring and God-drunk, is faith. (love of Allah, vine of Allah, wine

of God, love of Prophet)

44. You whom this age's way so captivate! (confused, troublesome, fascinate,

shocking)

45. Empty of concord is the soul of Europe. (reality, depth, harmony)

46. Flare up flames in heart to height. (arouse, fan up, break up, back up)

47. Sachu speaks of His sojourn of earth. (permanent stay, temporary stay,

wait, journey)

48. God is 'Hearing' to stop you from foul discourse. (talk, silence, deed, dress)

49. Through love wrath seems to be a mercy. (smile, laugh, mock, anger)

50. Trusting his images, he assumes their relevance. (undertakes, prefers,

shows, suppose)


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TOP 100 PAIR OF WORDS

1. Accede

He acceded to my request.

Exceed

We should not exceed the limits of morality.

2. Access

He is proud of his access to the minister.

Excess

Excess of everything is bad.

3. Adapt

A clever man adapts himself to the situation.

Adopt

Some pakistanis have adopted western ways of life.

4. Accept

I accepted his request to dinner.

Except

All except Ali were present.

5. Admit

I admit that he is honest.

Confess

He confessed his guilt in the court.

6. Artist

A famous artist has painted this picture.

Artiste

Shazia Manzoor is a popular TV artiste.

7. Averse

He is averse to criticism.

Adverse

I was angered by his adverse remarks.

8. Ballet

Chinese ballet is worth-seeing.

Ballot

We put our ballot papers in the box.

9. Beat

Do not beat about the bush and come to the point.

Beet

Sugar is made from beet also.

10. Beneficent

God is beneficent to all.


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Beneficial

The new health policy is beneficial for the people.

11. Berth

I reserved a berth in the Pakistan Mail.

Birth

What is your date of birth?

12. Beside

There is a park beside our house.

Besides

Besides this, I have another evidence to prove my claim.

13. Born

Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot.

Borne

The cost of his education was borne by his brother.

14. Brake

The brakes of my cycle are loose.

Break

He tried very hard but could not break the stick.

15. Bridal

Her bridal dress was worth-seeing.

Bridle

It is difficult to control a horse without a bridle.

16. Calendar

I bought next year’s calendar from market.

Calender

He works in a calender factory.

17. Cannon

Cannons thundered in the battlefield.

Canon

His behaviour is against all canons of morality.

18. Canvas

These shoes are made of canvas.

Canvass

People are canvassing for the election of their candidate.

19. Cast

The fisherman cast his net in the river.

Caste

There is no caste system in Islam.

20. Cease

The engine of their car ceased working.


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Seize

He seized the thief by the neck.

21. Ceremonial

The priest was wearing a ceremonial dress.

Ceremonious

He is always ceremonious to his seniors.

22. Cession

No country can allow the cession of any of its provinces.

Session

The budget session will be held shortly.

23. Childish

I am fed up with his childish habits.

Childlike

The old man is child like in his behaviour.

24. Cite

The teacher cited many examples from history.

Site

The new site for the college has been selected.

25. Coarse

This dress is made of coarse cloth.

Course

Some questions in today’s paper are out of course.

26. Coma

The patient has been in coma for the last ten days.

Comma

Do not put a comma at the end of the sentence.

27. Common

This piece of land is a common property of all the villagers.

Mutual

They came to a mutual agreement to help each other in the hour of need.

28. Complement

Man and woman are complement of each other.

Compliment

Please pay my compliments to your father.

29. Confidant

I have full confidence on my confidant.

Confident

The boy was very confident of his success in the examination.

30. Corporal

Corporal punishment in schools is not allowed nowadays.


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Corporeal

Food and water are the corporeal needs of man.

31. Council

The college council is the highest body in a college.

Counsel

The son acted upon his father’s counsel and succeeded.

32. Cue

The actor got the cue and acted accordingly.

Queue

Please stand in the queue and wait for your turn.

33. Custom

Every country has its own customs.

Habit

Smoking is a bad habit.

34. Dairy

I have bought this milk from a dairy shop.

Diary

She keeps a diary to record important events.

35. Decided

Please, give me your decided opinion in this matter.

Decisive

Three decisive battles were fought at Panipat.

36. Defer

The case of his pension has been deferred.

Differ

I differ with you on this matter.

37. Defy

Napoleon defied the whole of Europe for more than a decade.

Deify

The Greeks deified their heroes.

38. Dependant

He has many dependants to look after.

Dependent

Akram can not marry because he is dependent.

39. Descent

While coming down the descent, his foot slipped and he fell down.

Dissent

The meeting could not decide the matter because of dissent among the

members.

40. Device


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Scientists have invented a new device to control the traffic.

Devise

They are trying to devise a machine for sowing of rice.

41. Dew

Dews fall gently.

Due

She could not go to the college due to illness.

42. Die

The doctor cured the patient who was about to die.

Dye

Some men dye their hair.

43. Dose

The doctor gave him three doses of medicine.

Doze

The watchman was found dozing in the night.

44. Draft

The draft of my book is ready.

Draught

The traveler took a few draughts of cool water.

45. Dual

Our principal is performing dual duties nowadays.

Duel

The prince was killed in a duel.

46. Economic

The economic condition of Pakistan is improving.

Economical

We should be economical in what we spend.

47. Edible

We use edible oil for cooking.

Audible

His voice was hardly audible.

48. Eligible

You are eligible for this post.

Illegible

His handwriting is illegible.

49. Emigrant

Many English emigrants have settled in Australia.

Immigrant

Asian immigrants are maltreated in Britain.

50. Eminent


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Allama Iqbal was an eminent poet.

Imminent

War in that region is imminent.

51. Enviable

His health is enviable.

Envious

We should not be envious to others.

52. Faction

Many factions of the students were going towards the playground.

Fiction

Your story seems to be a fiction.

53. Fair

We are planning to see the village fair tomorrow.

Fare

The railway fares have increased.

54. Famous

Allama Iqbal is very famous in other countries also.

Notorious

A notorious robber was killed by the villagers yesterday.

55. Feat

The juggler showed many feats in the circus.

Feet

The children washed their feet after returning from the playground.

56. Foul

Gentlemen do not use foul language.

Fowl

He has kept many fowls in his mini zoo.

57. Gait

He walks with an awkward gait.

Gate

Please open the main gate.

58. Gamble

He gambled away all his money.

Gambol

The children were gamboling in the ground.

59. Hail

The travelers were caught in a hail storm.

Hale

Even in his old age, he is hale and healthy.

60. Heard


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We heard a noise outside.

Herd

A herd of cows is grazing in the field.

61. Hew

People are hewing down the trees.

Hue

The rainbow has many hues.

62. Historic

The President made a historic speech yesterday.

Historical

We visited many historical places in Lahore.

63. Human

Human nature never changes.

Humane

He is very humane and forgiving.

64. Idle

Do not waste your time by remaining idle.

Idol

Hindus worship many idols.

65. Imaginary

Your fears are unreal and imaginary.

Imaginative

The writer of this book has an imaginative mind.

66. Impassable

The road to Kaghan Valley becomes impassable in winter.

Impossible

Nothing is impossible in this world.

67. Ingenious

He found an ingenious way to save himself.

Ingenuous

Be fair and ingenuous in your dealing with others.

68. Judicial

A judicial inquiry was held in this case.

Judicious

Your advice is very judicious.

69. Lessen

The doctor tried to lessen his pain.

Lesson

All the students have learnt their lesson.

70. Lovable


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He is noble and loveable.

Lovely

It is a lovely scene on the mountains.

71. Main

Write down the main idea of this poem.

Mane

The hunter clutched the manes of the lion.

72. Marry

She will marry her son next month.

Merry

Eat, drink and be merry.

73. Meat

This butcher sells fresh meat.

Meet

I could not meet my friends on the last day in the college.

74. Metal

Iron is a useful metal.

Mettle

The soldiers collected their mettles and defeated the enemy.

75. Miner

He is miner by profession.

Minor

Minors are not allowed to play with this toy.

76. Moral

He has a good moral character.

Morale

The morale of our army is very high.

77. Official

My elder brother is a government official.

Officious

He is always officious to his seniors.

78. Ordinance

The government has issued a new ordinance.

Ordnance

There is an ordnance factory in Wah.

79. Patrol

The guards are on patrol duty today.

Petrol

I met him near the petrol pump.

80. Populous


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Karachi is a populous city.

Popular

Imran Khan was a popular cricketer.

81. Pore

There are numerous pores in human skin.

Pour

Please pour some milk in the cup.

82. Principal

Our principal is on leave today.

Principle

The chairman of this organization is man of principles.

83. Profit

Some merchants earned undue profit by hoarding sugar.

Prophet

Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet of God.

84. Rain

The rivers are in flood because of heavy rains.

Rein

The rider pulled the rein of the horse to stop it.

85. Respectable

Women enjoy a respectable place in our society.

Respectful

He is respectful to his elders.

86. Right

Your answer is not right.

Rite

In Pakistan minorities are free to perform their rites.

87. Soot

Sweep the soot out of the chimney.

Suit

He wore a blue suit on his wedding.

88. Soul

He put his heart and soul in his work.

Sole

Akbar is the sole owner of this factory.

89. Stationary

The sun is stationary and our earth revolves around it.

Stationery

She bought a pencil from a stationery shop.

90. Storey


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We live in the upper storey of this building.

Story

The teacher told us an interesting story today.

91. Straight

This road leads straight to our college.

Strait

The ship is sailing through the strait of Gibraltor.

92. Tenor

The peaceful tenor of his life was broken by the death of his son.

Tenure

The tenure of this post is three years.

93. Vacation

We will go abroad during the summer vacation.

Vocation

Gardening is his father’s vocation.

94. Vain

Ali tried hard to cross the river but in vain.

Vein

Human body has a network of veins.

95. Vale

According to some scholars, this world is a vale of tears.

Veil

Many women cover their faces by veils.

96. Vine

France is famous for its vineyards.

Wine

Wine is unlawful in Islam.

97. Wander

Do not wander in the sun.

Wonder

He wondered at my difficult question.

98. Way

There is no easy way to success.

Weigh

Please weigh your luggage on the scales.

99. Weak

He has become weak because of illness.

Week

There are seven days in a week.


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100. Yoke

The farmer yoked the oxen to the plough.

Yolk

I like the yolk of an egg.

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Important Question By Preparing these Questions you surely can get success in your exam

Chapter No-1 Button Button Why did Arthur disagree with his wife?

What massage did Norma receive after pressing the button?

What were the reasons Norma gave to her husband to accept the offer?

What is the significance of Arthur’s life insurance policy?

Why did Mr. Steward continue persuading Norma?

Why did Arthur disagree with his wife?

Why did Norma persuade her husband to agree with her?

Chapter No-2 CLEARING IN THE SKY Why had the old man planted his secret garden?

What had the doctor told the old man?

How many years did the old man take to improve the old worn-out land?

Where did the old man take his son?

Why did the old man take the steep path?

Why was the writer reluctant’ for a walk with his father?

Describe the physical appearance of the old man.

Chapter No-3 DARK THEY WERE ANDGOLDEN EYED What was the condition of Bittering family on hearing the news of War on

earth?

How much dangerous a Martian virus can be?

What was the advice Harry gave to the people on the Mars?

Why did Harry want to go back to earth?

What did they want to grow?

Chapter No-4 THANK YOU M’AM What is the reaction of the women when the boy tried to snatch her purse?

What happened to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse?

How did the boy look physically?

What was the nature of the women’s job?

What did Mrs. Jones ask the boy to do to look presentable?


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Chapter No-5 THE PIECE OF STRING What made Hubert shameful?

What did George give the pocket-book to his employer?

Why did the people make fun of Hebert’s innocence?

Why did Hubert claim his innocence before death?

Why did the Mayor not believe the innocence of Hubert?

What reward was announced for the finder?

Chapter No-6 THE REWARD What was the view point of the parents of Gorgios?

What was the subject discussed at the club?

What were the feelings of Gorgios on the occasion of inauguration?

Why did Gorgios take part in politics?

For how long Gorgios had to stick to get his ambition achieved?

Describe the scene of inauguration of Gorgios?

Chapter No-7 THE USE OF FORCE How did the doctor succeed in examining the throat of child?

Why did the parents keep the sick child in the kitchen?

Why did the parents rebuke the sick child?

What was the behavior of child with the doctor?

What was the condition of the tonsils of the sick girl?

Chapter No-8 THE GULISTAN OF SA’ADI Why did the boy look to the sky and smile?

What should be role of Qazi?

How did the king recover?

What was the remedy suggested by the physicians for the disease of king?

Chapter No-9 THE FOOLISH QUACK What did the quack do with the old woman?

What was the punishment inflicted upon the quack by the villagers?

What was the result of the cure?

How did the quack come to realize his error?

Why did the quack come back to the camel men?


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Chapter No-10 A MILD ATTACK OF LOCUSTS Why did farmers throw wet leaves on fire?

Why are locusts compared with bad weather?

What was the condition of trees at the attack at locusts?

What are locusts?

Chapter No-11 I HAVE A DREAM What should be the faith of Negroes?

What should be the criterion of judgment for a person?

What was the cause of Negron’s discontentment?

What is the dream of Martin Luther King jr.?

Other: What is worse then slavery? (Ruba’iyat)

Why does a person feel helpless the death of a friend? (My neighbor friend

What does the night mail bring?

What does the post tell about the gap in ‘O where are you going’?

Write down the theme central idea of poem “Ozymandias”?

Why does the poet call modern men as hollow men?

What has made efforts of Muslims fruitless? ( Ruba’iyat)

How many attributes of God have been mentioned in the poem?

Where did the traveler see the statue of “Ozymandias”

Describe the gait of the Sindhi-women?

Which is the place the night mail passes by?


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Plays Prepare 1st & 2nd Play OR

What kind of play “The Oyster and the Pearl” is?

Why does the girl feel fainting when the second man asks her about her

nervousness?

Why is Kreton interested in earth?

Who is Mr.Spelding?

What does the writer do with the Oyster?

Why does Clark Larrabee return?

Give the gist of Spelding’s announcement?

Write few lines about Kreton.

What is purpose of Kreton’s visit?

Why couldn’t the girl describe the killer?

Why did Clark Larrabee and his wife quarrel?

Why couldn’t she accompany the second man?

Why did Harry wear various hats?

What does Clark went to put in the local news paper?

Why is Harry sitting in the barber’s chair?

Why was the girl frightened to tell the details of the incident?

Who buys the oyster and how much does he pay?

Why do they want Wozzeek to come?

What is the theme of the study of Kreton?

Can the people of the earth compete with the people of Kreton?

How much damaging is violence in life?

What did the man do when the light went out?

What was the condition of weather? (Heat Lighting)

Why did the girl ask for help from the first man?

How did the girl realize the truth?

Why didn’t the girl accompany the second man?

Why is Harry sitting in barber’s chair?

Why has Clay’s father left his house?

How long has Harry been in O.K. by the sea?

What kind of haircut does Miss McCutcheon want?

Describe Harry’s barber shop in few lines.

When and for how much money did Harry buy his shop?

Why don’t Kreton’s people travel much?

What is the significance of storm, rain, lightning and the thunder in the play?


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Applications Write an application to the principal of your college for re-admission.

Write an application to the principal for the grant of a character certificate.

Write an application to the principal of your college requesting him to allow

you to change your subject(s).

Write an application to the principal of your college for remission of fine.

LETTERS Write a letter to your father requesting him to enhance your pocket money.

Write a letter to your father about your progress in studies.

Write a letter to your friend condoling with him on the death of his mother.

Write a letter to your friend requesting him/her to land you his/her camera

for a week.

STORIES: 1. A bag of gold and three friends,

2. Kindness never goes unrewarded

3. Greed is a curse( A Strange Hen)

4. Honesty is the best policy (A Wood Cutter and his axe)

5. All that glitter is not gold

6. United you stand , divided you fall

Remember me in your precious prayers.

Regards,

Syed Arfat Haider (BSc. Mechanical Engineering UET, Lahore)

Best Of Luck!!!!!

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