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English (Précis & Composition)

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Part II

Q. 2

Write a précis of the following passage and also suggest a suitable title: Manto was a victim of some kind of social ambivalence that converged on self-righteousness, hypocrisy, and mental obtuseness. His detractors branded him as vulgar and obscene and implicated him into a long-dawn legal battle questioning the moral validity of his writings. Without being deterred by their negative tactics, he remained firm in his commitment to exploring the stark realities of life offensive to the conservative taste of some self-styled purists. In the line of Freud, he sought to unravel the mysteries of sex not in an abstract, non-earthly manner but in a palpable, fleshy permutation signifying his deep concern for the socially disabled and depressed classes of society, like petty wage-earners, pimps, and prostitutes. For Manto, man is neither an angel nor a devil, but a mix of both. His middle and lower middle class characters think, feel and act like human beings. Without feigning virtuosity, he was able to strike a rapport with his readers on some of the most vital socio-moral issues concerning them. As a realist, he was fully conscious of the yawning gap between appearance and reality; in fact, nothing vexed him more than a demonstrable duality in human behaviour at different levels of the social hierarchy. He had an unjaundiced view of man's faults and follies. As a literary artist, he treated vulgarity discreetly without ever sounding vulgar in the process. Like Joyce, Lawrence, and Caldwell, in Manto's work too, men and women of the age find their own restlessness accurately mirrored. And like them, Manto was also 'raised above his own self by his sombre enthusiasm'.

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Q. 4

Correct only FIVE of the following:

  1. (i)I won him in the race. [2]
  2. (ii)He said that I am playing chess. [2]
  3. (iii)Unless you do not try, you will never succeed. [2]
  4. (iv)He wrote with ink. [2]
  5. (v)What country he belongs to? [2]
  6. (vi)When he reaches to manhood, he will visit to England. [2]
  7. (vii)The new session commences from February 1st, 2020. [2]
  8. (viii)Please send this letter on my address. [2]
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Q. 5
  1. (a)Punctuate the following text, where necessary. Letters between relatives and friends are called personal letters the most important thing in such letters is the content don't begin with a hackneyed phrase like I was delighted to get your letter received your letter or I have often thought of writing to you use a vigorous clear chatty style [5]
  2. (b)Re-write the following sentences ( ONLY FIVE ) after filling in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions. i) I was annoyed -------- him. (ii) This train is bound ------- Gujrat. (iii) The pistol went ------- by accident. ( iv) He kept ------- asking silly questions. (v) He was knocked ------- by the bus. (vi) Do not meddle ------- my affairs. (vii) The meeting was put -------- by the Chairman. (viii) He rounded -------- his speech with a quote from Ghalib. [5]
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Q. 6

Use ONLY FIVE of the following in sentences which illustrate their meanings.

  1. (i)To break the ice [2]
  2. (ii)Nip in the bud [2]
  3. (iii)See eye to eye with [2]
  4. (iv)For good [2]
  5. (v)Tamper with [2]
  6. (vi)The small hours [2]
  7. (vii)Keep up appearances [2]
  8. (viii)Prima facie [2]
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Q. 7

Translate the following into English by keeping in view figurative/idiomatic expressions. دنیا کی ہر قوم کا نظام تعلیم اپنی قوم کے مزاج سے ہم آہنگ ہوتا ہے جو قومی اور ملی مقاصد کی تشکیل و تکمیل کرتا ہے۔ اور قوم مطلوبہ مقاصد کے لیے سر گرم عمل رہتی ہے۔ چناچہ کسی قوم کا نظام تعلیم وہ ہمہ گیر نظام تربیت ہے جس کے تحت قوم کے افراد کی ذہنی صلاحیتوں کو پروان چڑھانے اور اُن کی سیرت و کردار کی تعمیر میں مدد ملتی ہے۔ نظام تعلیم افراد کی تربیت اس انداز سے کرتا ہے کہ افراد قوم کی تقدیر بدل دیتے ہیں۔

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