Test: English Class: 1st year Marks: 38 Time: 1hour

Chapter # 5 (The piece of String)

Q.1 Choose the correct answer from the given options. (05)
1) Who was the owner of the pocket book?
a) Mr. Hubert b) Mr. George c) Mr. James d) Mr. Manana
2) Who was Mr. Hubert?
a) a professor b) a politician c) a simple peasant d) a thief
3) Who found the pocket – book on the road?
a) Mr. Hubert b) George c) Mr. Manana d) Mr. James
4) What did Mr. Hubert claim to have picked up?
a) a coin b) a grain of corn c) a piece of string d) pocket – book
5) Who had made the public announcement?
a) the drum beater b) Mr. James c) the police chief d) the mayor
Q.2 Choose the correct synonym for the underline word. (05)
1) The grave of Hubert withstood the havocs of the flood.
a) polish b) destruction c) waters d) pressure
2) You old rascal! Get out of here.
a) knave b) angel c) fool d) robber
3) The good soul, Mr. Hubert choked with indignation and fear.
a) love b) anger c) devotion d) sincerity
4) Mr. Hubert said in the most exasperating tone.
a) ugly b) irritating c) pleasing d) scholarly
5) In the delirium of his death struggles he kept claiming his innocence.
a) sorrow b) dreamy state c) thrill d) aroma
Q.3 Give short answers to these questions. (10)
1. Why did Manana accuse Hubert of picking the lost pocket – book?
2. Why did Hubert keep claiming his innocence before his death?
3. What made Hubert shameful?
4. Why did George give the pocket – book to his employer?
5. What is the moral lesson of the story?
Q.4 Render the given passage into idiomatic Urdu. (10)
Mr. Hubert went along stopping his friends giving them his statement and presentation,
turning his pocket inside out to prove that he had nothing. All they said was, “You old rascal! Get
out of here.” Mr. Hubert went to the village telling every man he knew about his adventure, but
only met with incredibility. It all made him ill.
Q.5 Write an Application to the principal for the Scholarship. (08)