Half Yearly Examination, 2025 Dakhil Class Ten  

ENGLISH SECOND PAPER 



   Half Yearly Examination, 2025 

                                                            Dakhil Class Ten                     Subject Code     1 3 7 

                                                               

Time: 3 hours                                                                                                    Full marks: 100  

                                  [N. B.: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] 

                                                   Part A: Grammar (Marks-60)  

1.   Complete the following passage with suitable words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may use one word more than onc.1×10=10 

early 

the 

perform 

regularly 

health 

clean 

rises 

physical 

preservation 

necessary  

in 

useful 

Student should observe (a) ........ rules of health. They should (b)......... from the bed (c)...... in the morning and go out for a walk. Besides, they should take care to (d)........all those things which are (e)........ for the (f) of health. They should take part (g)........ games and sports (h). These are essential for their (i)............ and mental growth. They should also follow the rules of (j) ............. 

2.     Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.                                                                                                                                                            1x5=5 

Newspaper 

be 

curious by nature. 

It 

is 

to know various things of the world. 

Man 

has 

great educative value. 

He 

shows 

the best way to satisfy his curiosity. 

Newspaper 

wants 

us the outside world like a mirror. 

3.  Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box below.  

                                                                                                                                                                 1 x 10=10 

overcome 

rise 

be 

enjoy 

came 

suffer 

walk 

pollute 

have 

be 

There (a)..........different kinds of exercises. Walking (b).......... one of the dog. we (c) ..........early in the morning for (d) ...........a morning walk. While (e) ......in themorning, we can (f).............. fresh, air. But in towns and cities air is being (g)............ in many ways. As a result, people (h) ........... from different problems 

4. Change the sentences according to directions.                                                       1 x 10 =10 (a) Haji Mohammad Mohsin was generous person. (Complex) 

 (b) He was born in Hoogly. (Interrogative)  

(c) He inherited a vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative)  

(d) He did not misuse this wealth. (Affirmative)  

(e) He is called a friend of humanity. (Negative)  

(f) He didn't marry. (Affirmative)  

(g) During his lifetime he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Compound)  

(h) He was very kind to the poor. (Negative)  

(i) One night when he was saying his prayer, a thief broke into his room. (Simple)  

(j) He caught the thief but didn't punish him. (Complex) 

5. Make tag questions of these sentence . 

(a) Our examination is over, ...............? 

(b) It is the month of Ashar, ................? 

(c) Look, the sky is cloudy, .................? 

(d) Telling lie is a great sin, ................? 

(e) Let's have a picnic, .......................? 

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root                                     1x5=5         words given in the parenthesis. Early rising is the habit of (a) ............get up from bed early in the morning. An early riser can enjoy the (b)................ fresh of the morning air. He can hear the melodious songs of the birds. Again, he can start his day's work (c) ...............early than others. An early riser does not suffer from physical problems very often. So, he need not go to any (d).............. physic frequently. Thus, an early riser enjoys (e)................ vary benefits and leads a peaceful life. 

7. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.                                                                                   1x5=5 random, Trees bear a great impact on the climate. If we destroy trees (a)................ one day the country will turn (b)............ a great desert. The country will bear the consequences of greenhouse effect. Again, there will be no rain and as a result the country will face a great crisis because ours is an agricultural country, and our economy is dependent (c) ................agriculture. Again, our agriculture depends on rain. So, trees have a great effect (d).............. our climate. Trees keep the soil strong. Trees save us (e).................... flood and many other natural calamities. 

8. Complete the following passage using suitable connectors.                                           1x5=5 Almost all countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (a).............. nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country. There are many reasons behind it. (b) .............. our country is industrially backward. (c) .................our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of life. It has little provision for vocational training. (d) ....................our students and youths have a false sense of dignity. (e)................ they run after jobs only. 

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.                            5 

 

honesty is a great virtue an honest man is respected by all my brother was honest for which he was rewarded if you are honest, you will always be trusted so we should be honest in our life.