Junior School Certificate (JSC) 2016
English Second Paper
Model Test
Grammar: 30 Marks
1. Fill in the gaps of the
following text with appropriate articles. Put a cross for zero article.
0.5×6=03
(a)___ great ship Titanic, sailed for New Work from
Southampton on April 1912. At that time she was (b)___ largest ship. The tragic
sinking of this great (c)___ liner will always be remembered for she went down
on her first voyage. Four days after sailing out, while it was sailing across
the icy (d)___ waters of (e)___ North Atlantic, (f)___ huge ice berg was
suddenly spotted by the look out.
2. Fill in the blanks of the
following text with prepositions. 0.5×6=03
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of
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for
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in
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to
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In the long run a sinner atones (a)___ his sin because he
knows that everyone will have to account (b)___ God (c)___ his/her deeds. So
when a sinner becomes really repentant, he/she is seen devoted (d)___ God.
Sometimes he/she is seen absorbed (e)___ deep meditation. He seeks blessing
(f)___ the Almighty.
3. Make four sentences from the
substitution table 1×4=04
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There
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loved
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nine years old.
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She
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was
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him dearly.
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He
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lived
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a son.
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had
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A widow in a certain village of
Bustam.
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4. Change the following passage into
indirect speeches. 04
Once I asked a sweet little girl, “What is your mother’s
name?” She replied cleverly, “I know my mother’s name but I won’t tell you
that.” I said, “What a clever girl you are!” “I don’t tell my mother’s name to
anybody whom I don’t know,” she spoke with an air of confidence.
5. Change the following sentences as
directed in the brackets. 1×5=5
a) Gold is the most precious metal. (Positive) b) It is
brought by the wealthy persons. (Active) c) Every woman likes it. (Negative) d)
The price of gold is increasing day by day. (Interrogative) e) Who does not
like gold? (Affirmative).
6. Rewrite the following passage
using capitalization and punctuation.
0.5×6=03
how much do you want said the mayor
a thousand guilders said the pied piper all right said the mayor well pay you a
thousand guilders when will you set to work now replied the pied piper
7. Fill in the gaps used in the
following text by adding suffix, prefix or both with the root words underlined
in the text. 0.5×8=04
The true aim of education is the harmonious (a) develop of
body, mind and soul. But (b) book knowledge is (c) sufficient in this regard.
Without (d) curricular activities the full blooming of body, mind and soul is
(e) possible. Co-curricular activities indicate debate, publication of
magazine, (f) culture activities and so on. Co-curricular activities are part
and parcel for the full (g) flourish of the talents of the students. They also
teach students (h) modest, diligence, politeness etc.
8. Complete the following text with
suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 0.5×8=04
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send
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bring
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conquer
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be
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think
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link
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made
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live
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We (a) ___ in an age of science. We can see the wonders of
science around us. Science (b) ___ our life easy and comfortable. We (c) ___
not of our modern life without science. Science (d) ___ up the distant parts of
the world. Telephone, telex, fax, wireless, telegram (e) ___ great wonders.
They (f) ___ the world closer to us. We can (g) ___
news from one corner of the world to other with a
moment. They (h) ___ space.
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