SEE English Question Paper Year 2074 Set: DC Newcourse.
Symbol No. ........ RE-101'DC'
SEE 2074(2018)
Reading and Writing
(Written Test)
Candidates are required to give their answer according to the given instructions.
Time: 2 hrs. 15 minutes Full Marks: 75
1. Read the part of the poem and do the tasks. 5
I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought too long a day;
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
I remember, I remember
The roses, red and white,
The violets, and the lily-cups-
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,-
The tree is living yet!
A. Complete the following sentences with suitable words from the poem. 5x1=5
a. The speaker vividly ......... the house he was born in.
b. ......... rose and set just on time.
c. The poet recalls that ......... were red and white.
d. ......... built its nest in the lilacs.
e. The lilac tree is still ......... by the house.
2. Read the text and do the tasks. 10
I suppose every family has a black sheep. Tom had been a sore trial to him for twenty years. He had begun life decently enough: he went into business, married, and had two children. The Ramsays were perfectly respectable people and there was every reason to suppose that Tom Ramsay would have a useful and honourable career. But one day, without warning, he announced that he didn’t like work and that he wasn’t suited for marriage. He wanted to enjoy himself. He would listen to no expostulations. He left his wife and his office. He had a little money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Rumours of his doings reached his relations from time to time and they were profoundly shocked. He certainly had a very good time. They shook their heads and asked what would happen when his money was spent. They soon found out: he borrowed. He was charming and unscrupulous. I have never met anyone to whom it was more difficult to refuse a loan. He made a steady income from his friends and he made friends easily. But he always said that the money you spent on necessities was boring; the money that was amusing to spend was the money you spent on luxuries. For this he depended on his brother George.
A. Write 'True' for true and 'False' for false statement. 5x1=5
a. Tom left his wife and his office to enjoy his life freely.
b. Tom had a regular income from his business.
c. The relatives were happy to know that Tom was visiting capitals of Europe.
d. He preferred expenses on luxuries to expenses on necessities.
e. Brother George was a responsible brother.
SEE 2074(2018)
COMPULSORY ENGLISH
(New Course)
Reading and Writing
(Written Test)
Candidates are required to give their answer according to the given instructions.
Time: 2 hrs. 15 minutes Full Marks: 75
1. Read the part of the poem and do the tasks. 5
Past and Present
I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought too long a day;
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
I remember, I remember
The roses, red and white,
The violets, and the lily-cups-
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,-
The tree is living yet!
- Thomas Hood
A. Complete the following sentences with suitable words from the poem. 5x1=5
a. The speaker vividly ......... the house he was born in.
b. ......... rose and set just on time.
c. The poet recalls that ......... were red and white.
d. ......... built its nest in the lilacs.
e. The lilac tree is still ......... by the house.
2. Read the text and do the tasks. 10
I suppose every family has a black sheep. Tom had been a sore trial to him for twenty years. He had begun life decently enough: he went into business, married, and had two children. The Ramsays were perfectly respectable people and there was every reason to suppose that Tom Ramsay would have a useful and honourable career. But one day, without warning, he announced that he didn’t like work and that he wasn’t suited for marriage. He wanted to enjoy himself. He would listen to no expostulations. He left his wife and his office. He had a little money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Rumours of his doings reached his relations from time to time and they were profoundly shocked. He certainly had a very good time. They shook their heads and asked what would happen when his money was spent. They soon found out: he borrowed. He was charming and unscrupulous. I have never met anyone to whom it was more difficult to refuse a loan. He made a steady income from his friends and he made friends easily. But he always said that the money you spent on necessities was boring; the money that was amusing to spend was the money you spent on luxuries. For this he depended on his brother George.
A. Write 'True' for true and 'False' for false statement. 5x1=5
a. Tom left his wife and his office to enjoy his life freely.
b. Tom had a regular income from his business.
c. The relatives were happy to know that Tom was visiting capitals of Europe.
d. He preferred expenses on luxuries to expenses on necessities.
e. Brother George was a responsible brother.
B. Answer the following questions. 5x1=5
a. What type of life was expected of Tom Ramsay?
b. How did Tom survive when he ran out of money?
c. What was the shocking announcement made by Tom?
d. How was Tom's personality?
e. Whom did Tom rely on for his expenses?
3. Read the text and do the tasks. 10
There are five people at our table, including myself. I've already learnt a great deal about them in the short time. We have been at a sea, although we rarely meet except at meal time. First of all, there is Dr. Stone, my favourite, I must confess. He is a man of about sixty five, with grey hair and a humorous face. He gave up his practice a short while ago and is now travelling round the world before he retired to some quiet country village. During the day, he sits on the deck reading or else gazes out to sea through an old fashioned telescope.
Then there is "grandmother". I call her that because I cannot recall her name. In spite of being a grandmother she looks remarkably young, not more than 45. She is on her way to visit a daughter who emigrated to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought seeing her again and her three grand children whom she has never seen. Then there is a man I do not care for very much, engineer by the name of Barb. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore. He seems to be full of energy, He swims or plays tennis, the best part of the day. I have never in my life met a man with such a loud laugh.
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I have found out hardly anything about her. She is extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about her children's various ailments. She is on her way to join her husband in India.
a. What type of life was expected of Tom Ramsay?
b. How did Tom survive when he ran out of money?
c. What was the shocking announcement made by Tom?
d. How was Tom's personality?
e. Whom did Tom rely on for his expenses?
3. Read the text and do the tasks. 10
There are five people at our table, including myself. I've already learnt a great deal about them in the short time. We have been at a sea, although we rarely meet except at meal time. First of all, there is Dr. Stone, my favourite, I must confess. He is a man of about sixty five, with grey hair and a humorous face. He gave up his practice a short while ago and is now travelling round the world before he retired to some quiet country village. During the day, he sits on the deck reading or else gazes out to sea through an old fashioned telescope.
Then there is "grandmother". I call her that because I cannot recall her name. In spite of being a grandmother she looks remarkably young, not more than 45. She is on her way to visit a daughter who emigrated to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought seeing her again and her three grand children whom she has never seen. Then there is a man I do not care for very much, engineer by the name of Barb. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore. He seems to be full of energy, He swims or plays tennis, the best part of the day. I have never in my life met a man with such a loud laugh.
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I have found out hardly anything about her. She is extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about her children's various ailments. She is on her way to join her husband in India.
A. Match the first halves of the sentences in column 'A' with their
appropriate endings in column 'B'. 4x1=4
B. Answer the following questions. 6x1=6
a. What time do the people usually meet?
b. What is Dr. Stone currently doing?
c. Why does the writer call the old woman 'grandmother'?
d. When did her daughter shift to Australia?
e. Where does the engineer work?
f. Where does Mrs. Hunt's husband live?
appropriate endings in column 'B'. 4x1=4
B. Answer the following questions. 6x1=6
a. What time do the people usually meet?
b. What is Dr. Stone currently doing?
c. Why does the writer call the old woman 'grandmother'?
d. When did her daughter shift to Australia?
e. Where does the engineer work?
f. Where does Mrs. Hunt's husband live?
4. Read the text and do the tasks. 15
BHAIRAHAWA, DEC 18
Bhairahawa locals whose land was acquired by the Gautam Buddha International Airport project have halted construction work to protest delays in payment of compensation.
On Monday, agitating landowners padlocked the main entrance to the airport construction site demanding that authorities make early payment of the compensation amount as agreed earlier.
The entrance is used to take construction materials to the site. The farmers who lost their land complained that they were facing hassles to get their rightful compensation.
The project-affected farmers charged the project management of not working to facilitate payment of the compensation amount. They also accused employees at government offices such as the survey department of delaying issuing the paperwork required to obtain their money.
Landowners complained that government officials have been demanding money in exchange for faster service. Recently, middlemen have also started surfacing offering to get the paperwork done promptly for a 2-3 percent commission, they said.
"We had asked authorities to ease the compensation process, but they didn't listen to us. The farmers made the rounds of various government offices for months to collect their rightful compensation, but still nothing happened," said Suraj Prasad Barai, one of the farmers based in Siddharthanagar Municipality-10 whose land was taken over by the airport project.
The farmers said that after their land was acquired, they could not grow anything on it or get compensation. This has put an economic burden on our lives, they said. The farmers had staged a protest with the same demand about one and a half months ago.
Project chief Om Sharma said that lack of adequate manpower at the land survey office was causing delays in marking land plots for providing compensation. Because of this, farmers are foced to wait for days to get their money, he said.
Sharma added that they had written to the Department of Land Survey to assign five surveyors to work solely on the airport construction site so that farmers could receive their compensation on time.
The airport in Bhairahawa, the gateway to the pilgrimage destination of Lumbini in south central Nepal, is being upgraded to a fully equipped international airport. The airport now covers an area of 787 bighas after an additional 500 bighas was acquired some two years ago.
More than 2000 people were displaced due to land acquisition for the airport upgradation project. The project has set aside Rs. 23 billion to be distributed as compensation to farmers. Of this, only Rs3.5 billion for 70 bighas has been distributed so far. The project is expected to be complete by early 2019.
A. Match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B'. 5x1=5
B. Complete the following sentences using the correct words from text. 5x1=5
a. The locals are protesting because of the ...... in payment.
b. The ........ offices like land revenue office have been blamed.
c. The land acquisition created an ........ load on the lives of farmers.
d. Bhairahawa airport is being transformed into ........ airport.
e. The number of affected people is more than .......... .
C. Answer the following questions. 5x1=5
a. What are the farmers demanding with the authorities?
b. What are the government employees accused of ?
c. What are the middlemen offering the farmers?
d. Had the farmers protested for the same before? When?
e. What is the religious value of Bhairahawa airport?
5. One of your classmates has won "The Best Singer Award" in the district level singing competition. Write a message of congratulation to be published in a newspaper on behalf of your school using the following clues: 5
Dawa Sherpa........ "The Best Singer Award"........ the result of his hard work....... all really proud of him..... wish for further success.
6. Write a short story with the help of the outlines given below and also give a suitable title and moral to it. 5
A silly ass................ fond of lion's skin.............. thinks to have fun .........wears it........... starts to frighten people.......... people afraid ....... people shut up in houses ......... the ass pleased .......... a bold and fearless villager fights with ....... the skin slips off - villagers recognise and kill ......... moral.
7. What do you remember about your childhood days? Write your experience in about 120 words. 6
8.Write an article to be published in a newspaper on 'Environmental Pollution' in about 150-200 words. 8
BHAIRAHAWA, DEC 18
Bhairahawa locals whose land was acquired by the Gautam Buddha International Airport project have halted construction work to protest delays in payment of compensation.
On Monday, agitating landowners padlocked the main entrance to the airport construction site demanding that authorities make early payment of the compensation amount as agreed earlier.
The entrance is used to take construction materials to the site. The farmers who lost their land complained that they were facing hassles to get their rightful compensation.
The project-affected farmers charged the project management of not working to facilitate payment of the compensation amount. They also accused employees at government offices such as the survey department of delaying issuing the paperwork required to obtain their money.
Landowners complained that government officials have been demanding money in exchange for faster service. Recently, middlemen have also started surfacing offering to get the paperwork done promptly for a 2-3 percent commission, they said.
"We had asked authorities to ease the compensation process, but they didn't listen to us. The farmers made the rounds of various government offices for months to collect their rightful compensation, but still nothing happened," said Suraj Prasad Barai, one of the farmers based in Siddharthanagar Municipality-10 whose land was taken over by the airport project.
The farmers said that after their land was acquired, they could not grow anything on it or get compensation. This has put an economic burden on our lives, they said. The farmers had staged a protest with the same demand about one and a half months ago.
Project chief Om Sharma said that lack of adequate manpower at the land survey office was causing delays in marking land plots for providing compensation. Because of this, farmers are foced to wait for days to get their money, he said.
Sharma added that they had written to the Department of Land Survey to assign five surveyors to work solely on the airport construction site so that farmers could receive their compensation on time.
The airport in Bhairahawa, the gateway to the pilgrimage destination of Lumbini in south central Nepal, is being upgraded to a fully equipped international airport. The airport now covers an area of 787 bighas after an additional 500 bighas was acquired some two years ago.
More than 2000 people were displaced due to land acquisition for the airport upgradation project. The project has set aside Rs. 23 billion to be distributed as compensation to farmers. Of this, only Rs3.5 billion for 70 bighas has been distributed so far. The project is expected to be complete by early 2019.
A. Match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B'. 5x1=5
B. Complete the following sentences using the correct words from text. 5x1=5
a. The locals are protesting because of the ...... in payment.
b. The ........ offices like land revenue office have been blamed.
c. The land acquisition created an ........ load on the lives of farmers.
d. Bhairahawa airport is being transformed into ........ airport.
e. The number of affected people is more than .......... .
C. Answer the following questions. 5x1=5
a. What are the farmers demanding with the authorities?
b. What are the government employees accused of ?
c. What are the middlemen offering the farmers?
d. Had the farmers protested for the same before? When?
e. What is the religious value of Bhairahawa airport?
5. One of your classmates has won "The Best Singer Award" in the district level singing competition. Write a message of congratulation to be published in a newspaper on behalf of your school using the following clues: 5
Dawa Sherpa........ "The Best Singer Award"........ the result of his hard work....... all really proud of him..... wish for further success.
6. Write a short story with the help of the outlines given below and also give a suitable title and moral to it. 5
A silly ass................ fond of lion's skin.............. thinks to have fun .........wears it........... starts to frighten people.......... people afraid ....... people shut up in houses ......... the ass pleased .......... a bold and fearless villager fights with ....... the skin slips off - villagers recognise and kill ......... moral.
7. What do you remember about your childhood days? Write your experience in about 120 words. 6
8.Write an article to be published in a newspaper on 'Environmental Pollution' in about 150-200 words. 8
9. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets: 6x1=6
a. Let me sing a song, ..........? (Supply the correct question tag)
b. I haven't read your book yet. (Change into affirmative)
c. Our school starts at 10 O'clock. (Change into 'when' question)
d. She usually .......... (design) buildings. (Put the verb in bracket in the correct tense)
a. Let me sing a song, ..........? (Supply the correct question tag)
b. I haven't read your book yet. (Change into affirmative)
c. Our school starts at 10 O'clock. (Change into 'when' question)
d. She usually .......... (design) buildings. (Put the verb in bracket in the correct tense)
e. The teacher said, "Water freezes at 0OC". (Change into indirect speech)
f. Tigers are being killed indiscriminately. (Change into active voice)
10. Choose and copy the best answers to complete the text.
10x0.5=5
A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to
....(1).... (a/ an/ the) lake one day. The ducklings ....(2).... (was/ were/ had been) very happy following their mother. All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox ....(3)..... (in/ on/ at) a distance. She was frightened, ....(4)..... (was she/ wasn't she/ didn't she)? She shouted, "children, hurry up to the lake. There is a fox!" The ducklings ....(5)..... (hurry/ hurried/ are hurried) towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. Then she began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground ....(6).....(because/ as/ so that) the fox could see her. The fox saw her and became happy to catch her. He said to himself, "It seems she is hurt and can't fly!" ....(7)..... (He could/ He can/ I can) easily catch and eat her!" He ran towards her. The mother duck ran leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn't be able to harm her ducklings. If she had not taken the fox away it ....(8)..... (will attack/ would attack/ would have attacked) them. When the ducklings ....(9).....(were saved/ saved/ was saved) in the lake, she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought that she was tired and he came closer but the mother duck quikly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake. She got her ducklings ....(10)..... (swim/ to swim/ swam) to her.
f. Tigers are being killed indiscriminately. (Change into active voice)
10. Choose and copy the best answers to complete the text.
10x0.5=5
A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to
....(1).... (a/ an/ the) lake one day. The ducklings ....(2).... (was/ were/ had been) very happy following their mother. All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox ....(3)..... (in/ on/ at) a distance. She was frightened, ....(4)..... (was she/ wasn't she/ didn't she)? She shouted, "children, hurry up to the lake. There is a fox!" The ducklings ....(5)..... (hurry/ hurried/ are hurried) towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. Then she began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground ....(6).....(because/ as/ so that) the fox could see her. The fox saw her and became happy to catch her. He said to himself, "It seems she is hurt and can't fly!" ....(7)..... (He could/ He can/ I can) easily catch and eat her!" He ran towards her. The mother duck ran leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn't be able to harm her ducklings. If she had not taken the fox away it ....(8)..... (will attack/ would attack/ would have attacked) them. When the ducklings ....(9).....(were saved/ saved/ was saved) in the lake, she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought that she was tired and he came closer but the mother duck quikly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake. She got her ducklings ....(10)..... (swim/ to swim/ swam) to her.
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