Friday, 18 September 2020

Past Paper Functional English 2012 | B.Com Part I (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

Section A 
1. (a) Give short answers to the following questions. 
(i) What is relative pronoun? Give example. 
(ii) Define adverb with example. 
(iii) What is participle? Give example. 
(iv) Define emphatic sentence with example. 
(v) What is reciprocal pronoun? Give example. 
(b) Do as directed. 
(i) To err is human. (point out mood) 
(ii) I would help you if I am unwell. (correct the sentence) 
(iii) He will come tommorow. (point out the adverb) 
(iv) Write the third degrees: (heavy, expensive) 
(v) A sleepin dog does not bark. (Sleeping is gerund or particple) 
2. (a) Change the numbers. 
Wife, Louse, Erratum, Criterion, Solo
(b) Change the genders. 
Buck, Cock, Monk, Nephew, Tiger
(c) Give antonyms. 
Ambiguous, Bravery, Bogus, Defend, Dim
(d) Give nouns. 
Tell, Humble, Destroy, Sit, Poor
3. (a) Fill in the blanks with preposition. (5,5,10) 
(i) Trust _________ me. 
(ii) Slow __________ your speed.
(iii) The snake _________ its speed. 
(iv) I assure _____ my help. 
(v) I have no prejudice ________ you. 
(b) Supply correct form of verb. 
(i) Slow and steady (win) the race. 
(ii) Two and two (make) four. 
(iii) Bread and butter (be) his need. 
(iv) I did not but (play) 
(v) Charity (begin) at home. 
(c) Change the narration. 
(i) He said to me, "Who are you?"
(ii) She said to me, "Do you know me?"
(iii) He said, "Let us play". 
(iv) "Do not beat me", said she. 
(v) He said, "What a bad way!" 
Q. 4 (a) Change the voice. (10,5,5) 
(i) Given me a pen. 
(ii) Who told it to you? 
(iii) He tells me. 
(iv) She is singing a song. 
(v) He has abused me. 
(b) Give one word for the following. 
(i) Murder of self
(ii) Work written on grave / tom
(iii) Study of ancient things / buildings
(iv) Study of animals
(v) Through which light cannot pass. 
(c) Fill in with articles. 
(i) It is _________ envelop. 
(ii) Will you take ________ cup? 
(iii) He is ________ L.L.B. 
(iv) He is in _________ army. 
(v) Shw saw ________ accident today. 
Q. 5 (a) Use in your own sentence. (10,5,5) 
(i) To take to task
(ii) Make up one's mind
(iii) At one's finger's end
(iv) Give oneself aris
(v) Hope against hope
(b) Name the parts of speech in the following sentence. 
Give hime what you can. 
(c) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 
(i) Chemicals have _____ effect on skin. (adverse, averse) 
(ii) Please _____ this child. (adopt, adapt) 
(iii) Liefe is an _____. (allusion, illusion) 
(iv) Hold the _____ of the horse. (bridle, bridal) 
(v) The _____ fired. (canon, cannon) 


Section- B
Q.6.    What is prices'? How can we write a good prices'? (20)
Q.7.   Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end. (3+3+3+11)
                         Education brings a number of benefits to society. Educated People can easily understand their right and duties in society .and can act for the good of others and also of themselves. For example, an educated person will not like to break a rule of traffic. when he reads it on the road -crossing while driving his vehicle. He will realize. if he break the rules. others will also do so, causing accidents educated people can follow  programmers of political  parties in elections. They can't easily be deceived  by clever politicians. They vote as they think in the best interest of the country and the nation,  and thus they elect the most suitable candidates for their assemblies. They are better workers than uneducated or illiterate persons in factories and on farms. We should try to educate our people as early as possible. Adult education should be given much importance. We should start adult education in our cities.
towns and villages compulsory universal education, up to Matric should also be introduced
Questions
i)  How can education benefit a person in the political sphere?
ii)Why are educated persons better than uneducated ones in factories and on farms?
iii)What should we do to educate our people?
iv)Suggest a title and make a precise of the above passage.
Q.8.   Write an essay (250-300 words) on any one of the following topics. (20)
(i) Cash crops in Pakistan   
(ii) Inflation  
(iii) smuggling
(iv) The importance of the commerce Education 

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