PAPER NO. 5
(Year 2006 - Group I)
1. Write an essay, with an outline, of 300-350 words on ONE of the following topics:
(i) Punjab: The Land of Five Rivers
(ii) Dreams of a College Student
(iii) Information Technology
(iv) Terrorism and Image of Pakistan Abroad
(v) Role of Women in Society
2. Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end.
When the time for a general election approaches, candidates who wish to
be elected travel around with loudspeakers and hold meetings.
They hold meetings before the elections because they wish to appeal the
electorate. They wish to present to the public what they consider to be
suitable programme for legislation when and if they are elected, and
they seek to show why their programme should be chosen in preference to
that their opponents. The candidates are in this way seeking to
influence public opinion.
Holding a meeting is probably the simplest form in influencing public
opinion, but it is still a very important method. The speaker faces his
audience, which is then able to gauge his honesty and sincerity. In
these days of political parties, it is more the political party that
wields the greater influence, rather than the individual speaker and
what he has to say. Nevertheless if, as a speaker, he is unimpressive he
may do a lot to reduce his party's chances in the election.
But public meetings are not the only means of influencing public
opinion. Every time people assemble in a group and discuss some matters,
they are employing a method of forming and persuading opinion. In a
democracy it is important that there should always be this attempt to
get some expression of opinion even among the humblest people. When
people meet and formulate opinion they are really helping to govern
themselves. So this method of assessing and gauging public opinion and
thereby arriving at an agreement is of the greatest importance.
Questions:
(i) Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
(ii) What is the importance of holding public meetings?
(iii) What is meant by "electorate"?
(iv) Why does an unimpressive speaker reduce his party's chances?
(v) What are the means of influencing public opinion?
(vi) Make a precis of the passage in about 1/3 of the whole.
3. Write a letter to the Editor of a Newspaper about the corruption by the WAPDA meter readers.
OR
Write an application in response to the following advertisement.
Wanted active and smart young graduate lady
to work as Telephone Operator in a
Multi National Company P.O. Box 45, Lahore.
4. Correct any FIVE of the following sentences.
(i) They found that the ship is leaking.
(ii) He was arrested under the charge of stealing.
(iii) He is sitting besides his mother.
(iv) So nice a man I have never seen.
(v) Faisalabad is Manchester of Pakistan.
(vi) The gold is more costly than the silver.
(vii) He is a man of words.
(viii) What is this book's price?
(ix) His hairs have turned white.
(x) Either he or I are right.
5. Use any FIVE of the following idiomatic phrases in sentences.
(i) Bear away
(ii) Accede to
(iii) Act for
(iv) Make at
(v) A dog in the manger
(vi) A labour of love
(vii) The Old Adam
(viii) Boil over
(ix) Do away with
(x) Fall in with
6. Translate the following into English.
OR
Write a dialogue between two friends about Black-marketing of food items. 
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