HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02 (2025) PDF

HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02 PDF

Part-A: Reading Test (HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02)

01.Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.

Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to a multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world.
Imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against white minority rule, Mandela never lost his resolve to fight for his people’s emancipation. He was determined to bring down apartheid while avoiding a civil war. His prestige and charisma helped him win the support of the world.
“I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I will fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days,” Mandela said in his acceptance speech on becoming South Africa’s first black president in 1994…. “The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come.”
“We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation.”
In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor he shared with F.W. de Klerk, the white South African leader who had freed him from prison three years earlier and negotiated the end of apartheid.
Mandela went on to play a prominent role on the world stage as an advocate of human dignity in the face of challenges ranging from political repression to AIDS.
He formally left public life in June 2004 before his 86th birthday, telling his adoring countrymen: “Don’t call me. I’ll call you.” But he remained one of the world’s most revered public figures, combining celebrity sparkle with an unwavering message of freedom, respect and human rights.
“He is at the epicenter of our time, ours in South Africa, and yours, wherever you are,” Nadine Gordimer, the South African writer and Nobel Laureate for Literature, once remarked.
The years Mandela spent behind bars made him the world’s most celebrated political prisoner and a leader of mythic stature for millions of black South Africans and other oppressed people far beyond his country’s borders.Charged with capital offences in the 1963 Rivonia Trial, his statement from the dock was his political testimony.
“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.
“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities,” he told the court.

A.Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: (HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02)

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(a) Mandela was the first to advocate _.

(i) resistance to white supremacy
(ii) unarmed defiance to apartheid
(iii) fighting for emancipation
(iv) breaking about unity among all

(b) The word “negotiate” refers to _.

(i) manipulate
(ii) underestimate
(iii) arbitrate
(iv) persuade
(c) What does the phrase “bring down’ refer to?

(i) creating something innovative
(ii) causing the downfall of
(iii) keeping under careful monitoring
(iv) launching a new proposal

(d) Which specialty of Nelson Mandela helps him to earn world support?

(i) his outlook
(ii) his determination
(iii) his prestige and charisma
(iv) all of the above

(e) The word “reconciliation” means __.

(i) an end to a disagreement and the start of a good relationship
(ii) coming together
(iii) having a good relation
(iv) dissolving hostility

(f) Mandela guided South Africa to a _ state.

(i) free
(ii) neutral
(iii) developed
(iv) autocratic

(g) The word “emancipation” is not synonymous to _.

(i) freedom
(ii) independence
(iii) enslavement
(iv) jail

(h) Mandela tried not to __ a civil war.

(i) avoid
(ii) spread
(iii) settle
(iv) meet

(i) The word “embody” means _.

(i) showing friendliness
(ii) representing a theoretical solution
(iii) expressing or representing an idea or a quality
(iv) giving an example

(j) Mandela hated mostly __.

(i) racial segregation
(ii) black domination
(iii) political emancipation
(iv) white domination

B.Answer the following questions.

(a) Who is called an icon of peace and reconciliation? What are the reasons of this entitlement?
(b) Who had freed Mandela from prison? What did Mandela state about racial discrimination?
(c) According to the passage, how did the moment to bridge the chasms come? What did Mandela say in his
acceptance speech (on becoming the president) regarding this?
(d) In which year was Mandela awarded the “Nobel Prize”? And why was he awarded with such an honor?
(e) Why did Mandela tell his countrymen, “Don’t call me. I will call you”?

02.Read the passage and complete the table below with the given information.

The orphanage is high in the Carolina Mountains. I was there in the autumn. I wanted quiet and isolation, to do some troublesome writing. I wanted mountain air to blow out the malaria from too long a time in the subtropics. I was homesick too, for the flaming of maples in October, and for corn shocks and pumpkins and black-walnut trees…. I found them all living in a cabin that belonged to the orphanage, half a mile beyond the orphanage farm. When I took the cabin, I asked for a boy or man to come and chop wood for the fireplace….
I looked up from my typewriter one late afternoon, a little startled. A boy stood at the door and my pointer dog, my companion, was at his side and had not barked to warn me. The boy was probably twelve years old, but undersized. He wore overalls and a torn shirt, and was barefooted.

03.Summarize the following text. (HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02)

Kalpana Chawla’s first space mission (Mission STS 87) began on 19 November 1997 with six other astronauts on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On her first mission that lasted for 15 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes and 4 seconds, she travelled 6.5 million miles. She was responsible for deploying the Spartan Satellite which however malfunctioned, necessitating a spacewalk by Winston Scott and Tako Doi, two of her fellow astronauts, to retrieve the satellite. In 2000 she was selected for her second space mission STS 107. This mission was repeatedly delayed due to scheduling conflicts and technical problems. On 16 January 2003, Kalpana Chawla finally started her new mission with six other space crew on the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia. She was one of the mission specialists. Chawla’s responsibilities included the microgravity experiments, for which the crew conducted nearly 80 experiments studying earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety.

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4.Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. (HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02)

Most of us do not know what the words ‘brain drain’ mean. The (a) of highly trained or qualified people from a (b) country to another country is called brain drain. Brain drain (c) countries to lose (d) professionals. Every year, a good number of talented people are (e) our country in (f) _ of better living. This has (g) a great impact on our economy. The country is (h) of the service of these talented people though it (i) a huge sum of money to educate them. There are other losses too. (j)_, necessary steps should be taken to stop this tendency.

05.Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

The proper (a) _ of study involves regular and proper understanding. In order to (b) the best benefit from studying, we should read (c) and intelligently. We should not study (d) for the purpose of (e) examinations. We should take a genuine (f) in our studies so that we can enjoy what we (g) . This will give us knowledge and wisdom and (h) the horizon of our (i) _. We should, therefore, study not for immediate gains but for (j) the wealth of our minds.

06.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order.

(a) As a student, Luther King was very brilliant.
(b) He donated all the money for the development of the Negro Nation.
(c) He was born on 15th January, 1929 in the Atlanta City.
(d) After marriage, Luther King worked as a clergyman in the Baptist Church of Alabama.
(e) He was shot dead in 4th April,1968 when he was only 39 years old.
(f) He obtained his doctorate degree from Boston University.
(g) Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader in the history of the freedom and rise of the Negro Nation.
(h) He was imprisoned for his movement against the color difference.
(i) After completing his formal education, he married an extraordinarily learned woman called Coretta Scott.
(j) He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the racial problem of America in a non-violent and peaceful way.

Part – B (HSC English 1st Paper Model test 02)

07.The pie chart below shows the sources of the USA electricity in 1980. Describe the chart in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart.

8.The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words and give a title.

Once there lived a king in an island. There were green trees everywhere in the island. Once the king decided to build a magnificent palace in the island. So, he ordered his men to cut down all the trees and ………

09.Suppose, you are Farhan / Farhana. Your younger brother, Lishad, spends too much time in surfing internet.Now, write a letter advising him not to waste his valuable hours.

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