SPSC 2013 English General Paper

SPSC Combined Competitive Examination 2013 — English General. Tuesday 7 April 2015 · 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm · Maximum marks: 100. Attempt all questions.

1. 1Write an organized essay on any one of the following: (i) My Dream of a Better Pakistan. (ii) Bureaucracy and Good Governance. (iii) The ultimate Message of Holy Quran.

2. 2Make a Précis of the following passage and give it an appropriate heading: First, I would convey the idea to my students that the class is their platform for learning, which they do best by putting ideas into action, at least in the form of discussion and intellectual problem-solving; I would convince them that they need to interact with one another, practice what they learn with one another, and share knowledge and inspire one another. I would give problems to groups rather than to individuals; for instance, I would let groups to summarize a difficult essay in their own language by letting them first discuss the meaning of the essay, then draft parts of the essay, then merge them together, then pass the combined draft around to make sure everyone agrees whether the full draft covers all the key points of the essay, whether the draft is easy to understand, and so on. I would gradually increase the amount of time students spend on group work, while gradually teaching them how to work collaboratively in effective manners; for example, I would start by asking students to discuss a given problem in groups and let one member each report to class what they discussed but as they learn to work as groups I would let them come up with problems that they decide as significant as groups and then discuss solutions, thereby letting them decide how to manage limited class time. Since there is no privilege of information technology, I would assign tasks at the end of the class and give them five or ten minutes to plan and divide work for the next class meeting; I would let students write down their plans and track their progress if there is anything that runs into multiple class periods.

3. 3Write an application to the Chief Secretary of your province to grant you age relaxation on the basis of suitable reasons. OR Write a letter to the District Magistrate of your area, complaining about a picture house or a theatre near your house.

4. 4(A) Give meaning of and use in your own sentences any Five of the following Idioms/Phrases: (i) Batten down the hatches (ii) Take a bath (iii) Bat your eyes (iv) In camera (v) Collect one's thoughts (vi) Get cracking (vii) A cut above something (viii) Bring something into effect (ix) A far cry from something (B) Do as directed (Choose any five): (i) It is done (Change the voice) (ii) She said to me, "NO". (Change the narration) (iii) Did you write the letter ________ ink? (Insert correct preposition) (iv) I didn't get the meal because I had stopped my cook not to make it. (Correct the sentence) (v) She prefers winter than summer for her outings and picnics. (Correct the sentence) (vi) They were informed not to mess up with their seniors anywhere. (Change the narration) (vii) I would see you if I had used my glasses. (Correct the conditional clause) (viii) He asked me will I be ready to help him. (Correct narration) (C) Below are the groups of spellings commonly misspelt. Choose the correct one and use in your own sentence (Do any Five): (i) Acquiese / Acquiesce / Acquisce / Acqusce (ii) Kaliedoscope / Kaleidoscope / Kaliedioscope / Kalederscope (iii) Bizzarre / Bizzare / Biezarree / Bizarre (iv) Infinitesimal / Infintesimal / Infintesemal / Infintiesimal (v) Beseege / Beceege / Bescedge / Besiege (vi) Manocuvre / Manouevre / Maneuver / Moneouvre (vii) Detriorate / Deteriorate / Detereorate / Detteriorate (D) Correct any five of the following sentences: (i) I would rather you come tomorrow. (ii) Inspite he smokes twenty cigarettes a day, he seems quite healthy. (iii) A bird flew in the room through the window. (iv) Why you are still in bed? It's time you get up. (v) Do you hear that music next door? It voices as if they are having a party, doesn't it? (vi) He lost control of the car and crashed on the wall. (vii) We were all horrifying when we heard about the disaster. (viii) I don't want to go out tonight in case she will call.

5. 5(A) Choose any five of the following pair of words, define them and use them in your own sentences: (i) Depository, Depositary (ii) Ingenious, Ingenuous (iii) Loath, Loathe (iv) Observation, Observance (v) Reverend, Reverent (vi) Specious, Spacious (vii) Veracity, Voracity (viii) Cereal, Serial (ix) Broach, Brooch (x) Flagrant, Fragrant (xi) Immunity, Impunity (xii) Negligent, Negligible (B) Use any five of the following words followed by appropriate prepositions in your own sentences: (i) Account for (ii) Accompanied with (iii) Confide in (iv) Comply with (v) Leave for (vi) Put up with (vii) Look to (viii) Meddle with (ix) Live by (x) Pick at.