Students and Teachers Forum

1. Choose and copy the best answer to complete the text.     

Hi everyone! I’m David and I live 1. ___________( on/in)  Munich. 2._______ (AT ?In) summer I like to travel 3._______ (from / to) Italy because of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane 4. (To / From)___________ Munich to Rome. 5. (From / At) ________ the airport we went to our hotel 6. ___________ (by / with) bus. We stopped 7. ______________ (at / behind) a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus 8. (near / behind) __________ the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver ,so we waited 9. (on / in)__________ the restaurant 10. ____________(for /in)  one hour. 

Hi everyone! I’m David and I live in  Munich. In summer I like to travel to Italy because of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane from Munich to Rome. From  the airport we went to our hotel by bus. We stopped .....

2. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets.      
               
a. Mina walked _________ the hall. (Add a preposition)
b. Her car crashed ___________ a tree. (Add a preposition)
c. They walked ___________ the road. (Add a preposition) 
d. She jumped __________ the horseback.  (Add a preposition)
e. We ran ______________ the tree. (Add a preposition)
f. The bus passed _______________ the tunnel.  (Add a preposition)

a. Mina walked into the hall.  b. Her car crashed into a tree.  c. They walked along/across the road.  d. She jumped onto the horseback.   e. We ran around  the tree.  f. The bus passed through  the .....

3. Make sentences using the following prepositions.                       
off        through    along        up         under        across
 

a. She fell off her bicycle.   b. Don’t run through the field.  c. Who is walking along the river? d. What is climbing up the tree?  e. My rabbit is under the sofa.  f. Let’s run across the road.    .....

4. Read the following poem below and do the activities that follow. 

We are all born to lead successful lives, but our conditioning leads us to failure. We are born to win but are conditioned to lose. We often hear comments like “This person is just lucky, he touches dirt and it turns to gold’’ or ‘’He is unlucky; no matter what he touches, it turns to dirt.’’ These comments are not true of anyone. If you were to analyse the lives of lucky and unlucky individuals being commented on, you’d find that the successful person is doing something right in each transaction, and the failure is repeating the same mistake time and again. Practice does not make perfect –only perfect practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent whatever you do repeatedly. Some people keep practising their mistakes and they become perfect in them. Their mistakes become perfect and automatic.

A. Answer the following questions.                                         
a. What is responsible our failure?
b. Why do some individuals fail?
c. What leads to perfection?

B. Write down ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.                         
a. Success is associated with birth.  
b. No one is lucky or unlucky. It depends on what we do.  
c. Practice doesn’t make perfect. 
d. Practice doesn’t make anything permanent if repeated.  
 

A. a. Our conditioning is responsible for our failure.   b. Some individuals fail as they repeat the same mistake time and again.    c. Only perfect practice leads to perfection.   B. a. F     b. T   .....

5. Read the text and do the tasks.

April 10, 2018

The Editor, 
The Rising Nepal,
Kathmandu, Nepal

Dear Sir,
These days traffic jam is very common in Kathmandu. One cannot reach his/her destination on time due to the traffic jam on the road. Recently, it took me an hour to drive to Kalimati from New Baneshwor. It was a frustrating experience as the road was jam-packed with motorbikes, taxis, buses and cars. Water and oil tankers were also there to obstruct the route.
During the tiresome journey, I noticed four causes of the traffic jam. First, the motorcyclists tend to overtake every vehicle by violating the lane rules and obstructing the route of the vehicles coming from the opposite direction. As a result, traffic jams occur. Secondly, the motorcyclists and taxi drivers cross the busy road from anywhere they like and sometimes they take minutes to cross the road. This causes a jam on all lanes and in both directions. Thirdly, the public buses cause jam as the helpers instruct the drivers to stop the buses wherever they see the passenger waiting by the roadside. The traffic police look on helplessly as so many rules are broken.
The road widening works also lead to jams as we can see helps of soil, sand and other construction materials including big drain pipes kept by the side of the ready congested road. If these shortcomings are corrected, I think the problem of traffic jam would be addressed to some extent.
Yours faithfully, 
Bidushi Poudel 

A. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.                             
a. The letter was sent to a magazine. 
b. This is a piece of informal writing.  
c. Traffic jam is uncustomary in Kathmandu. 
d. The expansion of roads is also leading to traffic jam.  
e. The letter was written by Bivushi Poudel.  

B. Rewrite the following sentences putting them in the correct order.                 
a. The public buses stop anywhere they like.   
b. A passenger is unable to reach destination on time.  
c. If these shortcomings are corrected, the problem could be addressed.  
d. The writer noticed causes of traffic jam.  
e. Motorcyclists breach traffic rules.   

C. Answer the following questions.                                 
a. When was this letter written?
b. Who is the letter addressed to? 
c. How many causes of traffic jam are being discussed here? 
d. How do public buses contribute to traffic jam?
e. When did the writer notice the problem of traffic jam?  
 

A. a. F         b. F         c. F         d. T         e. F               B. In .....

6. Choose and copy the best answer to complete the text.                     

Here is a 1. ____________ (process / method) for making rice pudding. 2. _____________  (First / Well) of all pour a litre of milk in a heavy bottom saucepan and boil it. 3. _______________(As/ Also)  it boils, take out half of the milk from the pan. 4. _____________ (Than / Then) mix a cup of rice and stir it with a dipper for 15 minutes on a low flame. 5. _______________ (When /What) it becomes soft, add the remaining milk and stir it for some time. 6. ____________________ (After that /After all)  add half a cup of sugar and stir it. 7. ____________ (Initially /Finally) it looks very 8. _________ (softy /soft) , add half a spoon of the cinnamon powder, 20 grams of grated dry coconut, 20 grams of raisings and 20 grams of fresh ghee. 9. __________  (Stick /Stir)  it for a minute. Now your rice pudding is 10. ________ (really /ready), serve it on a flat plate and have it. 
 

Answers are underlined. Here is a process for making rice pudding. First of all, pour a litre of milk in a heavy bottom saucepan and boil it. As it boils, take out half of the milk from the pan. Then mix a cup of rice and stir it with a dipper for .....

7. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets.   
                 
a. Mina didn’t go to school. Mina had a headache. (Join using ‘because of’)
b. You work very hard. You cannot achieve the desired success. (Join using ‘unless’)
c. Silpa went to the beauty parlour. She could get her hair cut. (Join using ‘so that’)
d. She throws a lot of rice. My brother doesn’t do so. (Join using ‘but’)
e. We enjoyed the weekend. We had a busy schedule. (Join using ‘despite’)
f. She helped the needy ones. She was poor. (Join using ‘in spite of’) 
 

a. Mina didn’t go to school because of headache.  b. Unless you work very hard, you cannot achieve the desired success.  c. Silpa went to the beauty parlo so that she could get her hair cut. d. She throws a lot of rice, but my .....

8. Write an application to your Principal about your plan for a 5-day study tour to different places to enrich your learning and understanding of various subjects. Also, request his or her participation in your trip.

ANSWER may vary. May 3, 2018 To Principal ABC School Handigaun, Kathmandu Subject: An application about your participation Sir

This is to inform you about our 5-day study tour to different places in order to .....

9. Make sentences using the following conjunctions.                       
as long as        although    despite        after        so that        in order to
 

Students may write in their own way.  a. She fell off her bicycle although she had learnt well to ride it. b. You can’t go home as long as you don’t complete your classwork. c. .....

10. Interpret the following table.          
             
Population of Nepal in Terms of Religious Groups
Religious groups Percentage
Hindu 81.3
Buddhist 9
Islam 4.4
Kirats 3.4
Christian 1.4
Prakrities 0.5
Others 0.3

Introduction: The given table illustrates the population of Nepal on the basis of religious groups. There are seven religious groups: Hindus, Buddhists, Islams, Kirats, Christians, Prakritis and Others.  Body: Highest number of followers is of .....

11. Read the text and do the tasks.
A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be, grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between. She tried to ignore to avoid a scene. So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished here stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking. ‘’ If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.’’ With each cookie she took, he took one too. When only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered her one of the halves and ate the other. She snatched it from him and thought, ‘’ this guy has some nerve and he’s also rude. Why he didn’t even show any gratitude!’’

She had never known that she had been so galled and sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at at the thieving ingrate. She boarded the plane and sank in her seat, and then the sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes. ‘’ If mine are here’’, she moaned in despair, ‘’ the others were his, and he tried to share.’’ Too late to apologize with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief.

A. Fill in the blanks with a correct word.                            
a. ____________________ is the antonym of ‘increased’.
b. We can use the word ___________________ instead of ‘many’.
c. _________________ gives the opposite meaning to ‘pleased’. 
d. ______________ means thankfulness. 
e. When we have no hopes we are said to be in ____________________.


B. Rewrite the following sentences putting them in the correct order.                 
a. A man with a bag of cookies was sitting next to the woman.
b. Both the man and woman ate the cookies from the same bag.
c. The woman realized her mistake as she found her cookie bag safe after boarding the plane. 
d. A woman was waiting for her flight reading a book.
e. The woman was, in fact, the ingrate which she thought the man was. 

C. Answer the following questions.                                 
a. What two things did the lady buy at the airport?
b. Why do you think the man must have been surprised?
c. How was the last cookie eaten?
d. Why did the woman think the man was rude?
e. Did the woman apologize for her mistake? Why? Why not?

 

A. a. diminished         b. several     c. irritated         d. gratitude         e. despair          .....

12. Read the text and do the tasks.     
                                
Bhedetar is a transit point to Dhankuta from Sunsari district. It is 16 km northeast of Dharan. It is at the top of the hill almost 1450 meters high from sea level. People from different places visit Bhedetar for a picnic in the winter and to enjoy cool fresh air in the hot summer. Charles’ Point, a speak the British Prince Charles climbed in 1994, and now known as Bhedetar Viewpoint, is a point one should reach. Visitors are allowed to take photographs there.

A road goes for Kamphek, Danda Bazaar and Ravi from Bhedetar. Visitors can stay in cosy lodges and hotels there. A twenty-minute walk to the west from Bhedetar leads the visitor to the famous Second Pathibhara Devi’s temple. Hindus are allowed to worship the goddess. They say belief in supernatural power is necessary to weave people together. In addition, Bhedetar is a viewpoint of the beautiful scenery of the plains of Koshi and the charming Himalayan ranges like Kumbhakarna and Makalu. Anyone can easily catch regular buses or hire taxis at Bhanuchowk, Dharan for Bhedetar. 

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text.         
a. Bhedetar is a ____________________ to Dharan from Sunsari district.
b. Charles’ Point is also known as ______________________
c. Visitors can enjoy ___________________ of the plains of Koshi from Bhedetar Viewpoint.
d. Bhedetar is situated at the elevation of ________________________
e. Hindus ______________________ the goddess at Pathibhara temple. 

B. Answer the following questions.                                  
a. How far is Bhedetar from Dharan?  
b. How is the weather in Bhedetar? 
c. Where does Pathibhara Devi’s temple lie? 
d. Where, do you think, visitors can stay at Bhedetar? 
e. Would you like to visit Bhedetar? Why? Why not? 
 

A.   a. transit point         b. Bhedetar Viewpoint         c. beautiful scenery         d. 1450  meters e. worship  B.  a. Bhedetar .....

13. Read the following text and do the activities that follow.    
                        
The given pie chart displays the performance of the students in English subject in letter grading examinations of the academic year 2072 -2073. According to the pie chart, only 436, 983 students took the SLC examination in the academic year 2072-2073,  Among them, only 2.87 per cent of students secured A+ and 9.17 per cent of examinees scored A. The pie chart clearly shows that 7.48 per cent of students obtained B+, whereas 8.08 had to be satisfied in the grade B. In the same way, 7.31 per cent of the students obtained C+, and 12.84 of them scored C grade. 

As seen in the chart, among the total hundred per cent, 16.28 per cent of students scored D+, and the highest number of students, i.e. 19.69 per cent scored D. Similarly, 16.28 per cent of students obtained E. The lowest number of students, i.e. 2.87 scored A+ grade. 

On the whole, the achievement of the students in the SLC examination is not satisfactory because only very few students, i.e. 2.87 per cent scored A+ and C+, i.e. between satisfactory and outstanding. The pie chart elucidates that the concerned authority and stakeholders should pay attention to raising the present performance level of the SLC students of Nepal. 
 
A.    Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.                     
a. The pie chart presents the data of all the subjects of the SLC examines. 
b. According to the pie chart, the majority of total examinees scored the grade A in the exam.
c. The least number of students belonged to the group that obtained B.
d. The highest number of students scored D+ grade.
e. Among the total students who appeared in the exam, only 8.08 per cent scored the grade B.

B. Answer the following questions.                                     
a. How many students appeared in the SLC examination in the year 2072-73?
b. What is the percentage of students who scored grade C+?   
c. What grade was scored by the majority of the students?
d. What is the total number of students who achieved the grade D+? 
e. Is the achievement level of the students in the SLC examination satisfactory? Why? Why not? 
 

A. a. F     b. F     c. F     d. F     e. T B. a. 436,983 students appeared in the SLC examination in the year 2072-73.  b. 7.31 per cent of students scored C+. c. The majority of .....

14. Read the following text and do the activities that follow. 
 
The bar chart illustrates the comparison between the number of boys and the girls studying in a public school in Ilam each year between the years 2011 and 2015. The dark bar to the left shows the number of boys, whereas the bar to the right depicts the number of girls. 

The bar chart reveals that the number of boys decreased every year and fell to 500 in 2015 from 600, whereas the number of girls increased every year and reached 600 in 2015, i.e. a hundred more than in the year 2011. In 2011, the number of boys was exactly a hundred more than that of girls. But after a five years period, the figure became just the opposite. The number of boys gradually went down, and the number of girls increased in the same ratio. So in the year 2015, the number of boys remained a hundred less than the number of girls though the number of boys and girls was exactly the same in 2013. 

Overall, we can see the decline in the number of boys, while the number of girls seems to be a rising trend. 

A. Choose the best alternative.                                         
a. The number of students in the school .............................................
i. changed rapidly        ii. changed only in few years        iii. was the same in all years

b. The ratio of the boys and the girls in 2015 was ..................................
i. 6:5            ii. 5:6                    iii. 0.83 %

c. The number of girls increased ............................
i. as much as the number of boys that decreased
ii. less than the decreased number of boys
iii. more than the number of boys that decreased

B. Answer the following questions.                       
a. What kind of data are presented in the text above? 
b. How many girls were studying in 2015? 
    

A. a. was the same in all years b. 5:6           c. as much as the number of boys that decreased B. a. In the text above, data of boys and girls studying in a public school in Ilam each between the years 2011 .....

15. Choose the correct answers.

One morning ______ (in/on/at) early April, I _____(woke/wake/awake) up to see my friend Govinda standing by me. I blinked at him in surprise. “_______(I was sorry to wake you up/I am sorry to wake you up/I have been sorry to wake you up), Ramesh,” he said, _____ (but/because/and) we have a client waiting in the sitting room. She is a young lady. It seems she ______ (has/have/had) something very urgent to communicate. You would be interested in hearing what she has to say, ______ (won’t you/wouldn’t you/didn’t you)?” “Of course, I would, my dear fellow,’ I said. I dressed quickly and left for the sitting room. ____ (A/An/The) client was a young lady dressed in black. She looked pale and frightened. “You must not be afraid.” said Govinda soothingly. Things ____ (will be put/is put/are put) right by us, I assure you. Please, tell us everything about your problem, madam,” said Govinda. “If you ____ (don’t tell, didn’t tell, hadn’t told) us everything about your problem clearly, it will be difficult for us to solve your case.” MrGovinda____ (had/got/gets) her tell everything and she did the same.

Answers are highlighted in bold.  

One morning_____ (in/on/at) early April, I_____ (woke/wake/awake) up to see my friend Govinda standing by me. I blinked at him in surprise. "__________, (I was .....

16. Rewrite the following sentence.

He is only four. (Into Negative sentence)

He is not more than .....

17. Change the following statement.

The form of "Raju is not older than you. (Into Affirmative sentence)

You are as old as .....

18. Choose and copy the best answer to complete the text.
When man first made music, he probably .............. (1) .......... (starts / started) by beating sticks together or by hitting a hollow log with a stick. This, of course, ........... (2).......... (is/are) just rhythm, without melody. Rhythm, one of the ingredients that ................. (3) ......... (go/goes) together to make up music, is the oldest. What exactly ................ (4)................... (is/are) rhythm? In music, the word rhythm means the steady beat of time. It refers to time patterns that repeat over and ­­­­­­over again. Some people .............. (5)............ (has/have) the idea that only fast music has rhythm. This is not so. Rhythm is found in all music, whether  it is slow or fast. When we .............. (6)............ (hear/hears) slow music, we listen to a slow steady flow of music in time. When we hear quick lively music, we also  hear rhythm. When dad ............. (7)............. (drive/drives) the car, he watches the speedometer to know how fast he’s going. Also, songs .............. (8)............. (is/are) found along the way to tell him the speed limit. In music, the conductor .............(9)......... (tell/tells) us how fast to go. We also ........ (10)............ (has/have) a music speedometer. 
 

1. starts         2. is         3. go         4. is         5. have         6. hear   .....

19. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets.                                                      
a. Either they or she _______ asked for help. (Supply a correct form of the verb)
b. The writer and editor _______ walking on the roead. (Supply a correct form of the verb)
c. None of the garbage ______ picked up last week. (Supply a correct form of the verb)
d. A lot of water _______ wasted in Nepal. (Supply a correct form of the verb)
e. Ram along with his two classmates _______ going shopping. (Supply a correct form of the verb)
f. A lot of children _______ awarded by the principal. (Supply a correct form of the verb)

a. has   b. is   c. was   d. is   e. is   f. .....

20. Read the text and do the tasks.   

Taking a group of people to a particular area, creating a feeling of jealousy among colleagues, exercising discrimination on the basis of different things, dictating to the staff at work, calling oneself important is opposed to the ethics of good leadership. One of the basic functions of leadership is to unite the people in order to achieve the common objectives. People say there is strength where there is unity.

Defining leadership is very difficult. The task of a leader is to get his/her people from where they are to where they have not been. It is also important to note that leadership is defined not only by what it is, but also by what it does. As a matter of fact, one can say that leadership is both action and being.
Leadership empowers, motivates and organises people to achieve a common goal and provides moral guidance. It is a service to the people and a vision for the future. It is also very important to note that whenever leadership is discussed, we must also take into consideration what leadership is. A good leader should be a few steps ahead of his/her team, but not too far for the team to be able to understand and follow them.

One of the very rules for providing effective leadership is understanding the importance of good followers. Being a good follower means that you have enhanced the caliber to be directed and guided by an individual or a collective. It means that you are motivated and highly disciplined in carrying out your responsibilities to completion. Good followers are reliable and dependable people, on whom the leadership can count on.

When I say followers, the intended followers are not passive followers or yes men and women. I am hinting at assertive, critical thinkers who will allow their talents to be used but resist misleading, selfishness and abuse. An aspiring individual can learn the art of effective leadership by being a consistent and committed follower. Everyone has the potential to lead and follow the positive traits of a righteous leader.

A. Complete the following sentences using the correct words/phrases from the text.
a. Leadership provides people with _____________________. 
b. A good leader should not be very _____________ for the team to understand them. 
c. ___________________ the significance of good followers  is one of the rules for providing effective leadership. 
d. __________________ are always dependable and reliable people.
e. A potential individual can learn the ____________ of effective leadership. 

B. Answer the following questions.
a. What is one of the fundamental tasks of leadership?
b. What is very difficult?
c. Why should a leader not be too far from the team?
d. Who are good followers? 
e. Who are the intended followers of the writer? 
 

A.   a. moral guidance         b. far         c. Understanding     d. Good followers      e. art  B.  a. One of the fundamental tasks of .....

21. Choose the correct answers.

One day, when I get home, tired after a morning's shopping, I found that my purse _______ (stole, is stolen, had been stolen). I at once retracted my steps as far as the chemist's in ___ (a, an, the) main road where I _______ (buy, would buy, had bought) some medicine, ________ (Because, But, Therefore) there was no sign of the Purse ____ (in, on, at) the pavement. Luckily, there ____ (was, were, had) not much money in it, only some small change, but it also contained photograph of my daughter. Later, in the day, I called at the police station to enquire if ____________ (they had found, you had found, we found) the purse. A policeman said, "Somebody had handed it there. If you ________ (didn't write, do not write, had not written) your address, you would not have get it back", he added. "The man left the address, ________ (did he, didn't he, wouldn't he)?" I wanted to know. The man was a driver who had made a note of his name and address. His manner made me _____ (to thank, thank, thanked) him.

One day, when I get home, tired after a morning's shopping, I found that my purse _______ (stole, is stolen, had been stolen). I at once retracted my steps as far as the chemist's in ___ (a, an, the) main road where I _______ (buy, would .....

22. Read the following text and do the activities that follow.    
Reporter:     Doctor, would you please tell me about Typhoid fever?
Dr. Rajan: Well, typhoid fever is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by bacteria called Salmonella Typhi and   
                 Salmonella Paratyphi A and B. The disease is common in developing countries like Nepal where sanitation is  
                 poor.  
Reporter:  What is an infectious disease? Could you please tell us how it is serious to humans?
Dr. Rajan: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, virus, parasites or fungi. 
                The disease can spread directly or indirectly from one person to another. You can get infected by touching, 
                eating, drinking or breathing anything that contains microorganisms. Infectious disease are serious to humans 
                as they can kill more people worldwide than any other single cause. The socio-economic impact of infectious 
                disease is huge because disease survivors may take several months to recover and resume their work. 
Reporter:  Doctor, how do we know if a person is suffering from typhoid? What are its symptoms? 
Dr. Rajan: During the first week of infection, the patient has a high grade fever, headache, bodyache and loss of 
                 appetite. Constipation may be present although diarrhea and vomiting may also be common in early illness. At 
                the end of the first week, rashes called rose spots may appear on the upper abdomen and back. Patients may 
                develop a cough and become delirious. By the end of the second week, patients may become profoundly ill 
                 unless the disease is treated by antibiotic treatment. In the third week the patients may pass into coma and die 
                if no treatment is given. 

A. Find the word/s from the text above that are similar in meaning to the following.         
a. with the capacity to develop or happen in the future ________________________
b. the conditions relating to public health, especially adequate sewage disposal __________________
c. continue after interruption _______________________
d. the condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels ______________________
e. a prolonged state of deep unconsciousness _________________

B. Answer the following questions.                        
a. What do you mean by Typhoid fever?
b. What is an infectious disease?  
c. What are the symptoms of Typhoid fever? 
d. Who are conversing in the interview? 
e. In which week is the patient of Typhoid fever likely to pass into comma?                      

 A a. potentially          b. sanitation        c. resume     d. constipation        e. coma B. a. Typhoid fever is fatal infectious .....

23. Read the text and do the tasks.                                    
                                                  Vacancy Announcement
ABC Bank [Nepal] Limited, a rapidly growing National Level Bank currently with its eight branch offices at various locations has further plans to expand its network outside the Kathmandu Valley. 
We are looking for highly motivated and highly dynamic Nepalese citizens to act as an efficient Branch Manager for following locations:
Designation: Branch Manager
Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Management or Economics from a recognized 
                    university
Experience: At least 3 years’ experience in banking or financial institutions preferably as a 
                  department head in the area of credit, finance and operation 
Locations: Dang, Butwal, Syngja, Lahan, Birgunj, Dharan, Biratnagar, Damak, Birtamod

Note: Only short-listed candidates are invited for interview. Telephone inquiries shall not be 
           entertained. 
Interested candidates meeting the requirements above may apply with their curriculum vitae, experience letter, a recent pp size photograph and a cover letter. Candidates should have good command of computer application and be fluent in both written and spoken English. Applications should reach us on or before Chaitra 12, at GPO Box: 879, Kathmandu, Nepal. 
A.  Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.            
                A                                     B
        a. announcement                i. denizens
        b. citizens                           ii. execution
        c. presently                        iii. willing
        d. designation                    iv. bio-data 
        e. interested                       v. public notice 
        f. curriculum vitae             vi. post
        g. operation                        vii. currently 

B. Answer the following questions.                         
a. Where can people see this sort of notice?
b. What is the vacancy announced for?
c. Who is the employer?
d. Where in Nepal is the ABC Bank Limited located?
e. What is the minimum qualification?
f. What are the required documents to apply?
g. Which citizens can apply? 
h. How can eligible applicants apply for the post? 

A.        a. announcement              v. public notice         b. citizens                        i. .....

24. Choose the correct answers.

Wandering in search of a safe home ___ (a, an, the) porcupine reached a cave. When he entered the cave, he _________ (found, was finding, had found) a snake family residing there very humbly, the porcupine requested the snakes ___ (is, was, were) kind and gentle. They allowed the porcupine to shave the cave ____ (to, by, with) them. Soon the snakes found inconvenient and uncomfortable to stay with the porcupine _________ (however, because, although) the sharp prickly quills of the porcupine were hurting their soft skin. The snakes requested him _________ (to leave, please leave, leaving) the place. However, he said slyly, "I'm very much comfortable here, ________ (amn't I, are I, aren't I)? If you have inconvenience staying here, you _______ (can leave, could leave, could have left) the place and stay elsewhere" Seeing no other way out, poor snakes left the cave to save them from the quills. Finally, the porcupine made the snakes ________ (leave, to leave, left) the cave. In this way, the cave _____________ (was captured, were captured, was been captured) by the porcupine.

Wandering in search of a safe home ___ (a, an, the) porcupine reached a cave. When he entered the cave, he _________ (found, was finding, had found) a snake family residing there very humbly, the porcupine requested the snakes ___ (is, was, were) .....

25. Complete the following work.

He will not pass the test. (Into Future perfect tense)

He will not have passed the .....

26. Write a narrative essay on ‘Memorable Experience of My Life’ in no less than 200 words.

I went to a zoo a month ago – it was a Saturday – I saw a host of people – I was excited – My father bought two tickets and some food to eat in the zoo – I was bored of waiting for my father – he was in a long, .....

27. Reproduce the following sentence as directed.

a. Rohini had breakfast this morning. (Yes/No question)
b. Dipa has some problems. (Negative Sentence)
c. Ram shall go to temple, _______? (Question Tag)
d. Bimala as well as her friends _______ going on an excursion. (Concord)
e. Suman killed _____ ewe last night. (An Article)
f. Ramesh marries an 18 years old girl. (Passive)

a. Did Rohini have breakfast this morning? b. Dipa doesn’t have any problems. c. Ram shall go to temple, shan’t he? d. Bimala as well as her friends is/was going on an excursion. e. Suman killed a ewe last night. f. An 18 years old girl .....

28. Read the following text and do the activities that follow.                            

While all these books are fairly new, it would be a great injustice to not mention V for Vendetta, a controversial graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd, published 1980s. It is set in a future totalitarian England where the Norsefire party rules by instilling fear in its citizens. It is now a world of corrupt officials, oppression, concentration camps conspiracies and, last but not least, a vigilante called V in a Guy Fawkes mask. V is more than an anarchist fighting against tyranny—anonymous, he is an idea, a thought. He is every one of us who dares to fight against oppression, and a symbol of unity. The story has now become an inspiration and the Guy Fawkes mask a symbol of protest and revolt against corruption. 
There are no mythical creatures or hostile alien species in these books. There are no perfect people either. There are only flawed humans, the merciless things they do to one another, their hubris and their hopes.  

    A.    Give short answers to these questions.  
                          
      a. What can be a great discrimination? 
      b. Who is the author of V for Vendetta?
      c. What type of the world is totalitarian England?
      d. Who is V?
      e. Who is a symbol of revolt and protest against corruption? 

    B.  Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the text above.                     

     a. V for Vendetta is a  _______________ writing by Alan Moore.
     b. V for Vendetta was published in ____________. 
     c. Norsefire party rules its citizens by virtue of ________________.                                

    C.    From the text above, find the words that are similar in meaning to the following words.    

     i. debatable                            ii. bribery 

 

A   a. Not mentioning V for Vendetta can be a great discrimination.   b. The author of V for Vendetta is Alan Moore.   c. Totalitarian England is a world of corrupt officials, oppression, concentration camps, conspiracies, .....

29. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’.                                

     One day he wished to get ________ most magnificent shoes with ________ remarkable quality. People had never heard of such __________ thing before. He called ________ cobbler and gave ____ large sum of gold coins from ____ royal treasury to buy _________ finest materials __________ few days passed ________ cobbler didn’t turn up. Then, he sent ________ Prime Minister to examine _________ progress. After __________ hour, ______Prime Minister came with _______ empty hand. ______ poor emperor could not believe that he had such _______ liar in his kingdom. 
     
 

       One day he wished to get the most magnificent shoes with a remarkable quality. People had never heard of such a thing before. He called a cobbler and gave a large sum of gold coins from .....

30. Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets.  
   
i. Can they speak Spanish? (Statement)
ii. Ritika did not see anybody at the party. (Affirmative)
iii. All of them were happy yesterday. (Negative)
iv. He also drinks wine. (Negative)
v. We have a spacious garden. (Yes/No Question)
vi. We haven’t done anything wrong yet. (Affirmative) 
 

i. They can speak Spanish.  ii. Rita saw someone at the party. iii. None of them were happy yesterday. iv. He doesn’t drink wine either.   v. Do you have a spacious garden? vi. We have already done something .....

31. Complete the given task

It is known that blind faith does not pay. (Into Active voice)

People know that blind faith does not .....

32. Change the following sentences into active voice.   

a. English is taught in each institutional school in Nepal.
b. I was humiliated. 
c. Let the door be opened. 
d. This problem cannot be solved.
e. Their math is being telecast live. 
f. He is thought to be a future president of Nepal.  
 

a. Teachers teach English in each institutional school in Nepal. b. Someone humiliated me.  c. Open the door.  d. Nobody can solve this problem.  e. A TV channel is telecasting their match live. f. People think that he is a future .....

33. Read the following text and do the activities that follow.    
                 
In modern English, we can often express the same idea in different words. This is because English has over the centuries absorbed words from many different languages. For example, fear, terror, alarm and fright all have similar meanings but each came into English from a different language. 
Anglo-Saxon: English developed from Anglo-Saxon (also known as Old English), the language brought to Britain by Germanic tribes (the Angles, Saxons and Jutes) in the fifth century AD. These invaders gave England its name, ‘the land of the Angles’, and provided the language with many common basic terms. Man, woman, eat, house, etc. are examples. 
Latin: At the end of the sixth century, a group of monks came as missionaries from Rome to strengthen Christianity in Britain. The words which came into English from Latin at this time are mainly connected with religion and learning. School, minister, verse, candle, etc. are examples. 
Old Norse: In the ninth and tenth centuries, invaders came from Scandinavia and occupied a large part of eastern England. Many everyday words in modern English  come from their language, Old Norse, which is related to Anglo-Saxon, and many place-names end in –by, from their word for village. Sky, leg, call, dirty, etc. are examples. 
French: When Britain was conquered by the Normans in 1066, French became the language of the ruling classes.  Many words in modern English which describe government and the legal system, as well as terms connected with cooking came from French at this time. Sovereign, court, govern, advise, etc. are examples. 

      A.    Give short answers to these questions.          
                                   
        a. What are some synonyms that have come from different sources? 
        b. Who are Germanic tribes?
        c. Why did some monks come to Britain from Rome in the sixth century?
        d. From where did invaders come in the ninth and tenth century and occupied some part of England?
        e. Where did the word ‘govern’ come from? 

      B.    Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.        
                                 
        a.     Germanic tribes came to Britain in the 5th century. 
        b.     A group of missionaries came to Britain from Rome.
        c.     ‘Take’ came into modern English from Latin. 
        d.     Fear and fright are antonyms. 

       C.    From the text above, find the words that are similar in meaning to the following words.    

         i. campaigners                ii. seized             iii. intruders 

A   a. Fear, terror, alarm and fright are some synonyms that have come from different sources.   b. Angles, Saxons and Jutes are Germanic tribes.   c. Some monks came to Britain from Rome in the sixth century to strengthen .....

34. Complete the given task

Has nobody helped it? (Into passive voice)

Has it been helped by .....

35. Change the following sentences as per the instruction given in brackets. 

a. Manisha ________ her aunt to help her. (Causative Verb)
b. I go to school every day. (Present Perfect Continuous)
c. A blue shirt was worn by her. (Into Active Voice)
d. Priyanka dived ____ the swimming pool. (Preposition) 
e. I am jubilant by nature, _________? (Question Tag)
f. My uncle bought these pair of jeans from _____ Netherlands. (Article) 

a. got b. I have been going to school. c. She wore a blue shirt. d. into e. aren’t I f. .....

36. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate relative clause.        

a. The man ___________________________________ is a businessman. 
b. The day ____________________________________ is still fresh in my mind.
c. The back of the yard _____________________________ is my favourite place. 
d. President Bhandari, whose___________________________________, is representing us. 
e. My best friend, __________________________________, is a famous singer.
f. The town ___________________________________ has changed a lot. 

a. who is sitting on the chair b. when we encountered with a ghost c. where nothing has been kept d. husband died in the Trishuli river e. who is a poor son f. where I was .....

37. Complete the given task

I had already deposited all the dues. (Change Into Passive voice)

All the dues had already been deposited by .....

38. Complete the task.

By whom has this house been designed? (Into Active voice)

Who has designed this .....

39. Complete the given task.

Let all the doors be locked. (Into Active voice)

Lock all the .....

40. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. ​​​​​​You are requested not to eat raw fruit. ( Into active voice)

2. ​​​​​Never tell a lie. ( Into passive voice)

3. You are forbidden to find faults with others. ( Into active voice)

4. Are you speaking to me?  ( Into passive voice)

5. ​​​​Milk is often turned sour by a thunderstorm. ( Into active voice)

6. Has nobody helped it? ( Into passive voice)

​​​​​​1. Please do not eat raw fruit. 2. You are advised never to tell .....

41. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
 
1. He was said to be a good candidate. ( Into Active voice)

2. All of the cake is being eaten by her. ( Into Active voice)]

3. Next year, we’re going to repair our dad’s vintage car. ( Into Passive voice)

4. A movie has been watched by me today. ( Into Active voice) 

5. It is time for the lesson to be revised. ( Into Active voice)

6. Let all the doors be locked. (Into Active voice) 

​​​​​​1. They said he is a good candidate. 2.  .....

42. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. Dessert isn’t supposed to be made by them. ( Into Active voice)

2. It is his duty to fence the park. ( Into Passive voice)

3. We were allowed to leave early. ( Into Active voice)

4. She is cooking food. ( Into Passive voice)

5. I will clean the house every Saturday. ( Into Passive voice)

6. The chairman is to be supported by him. (Into Active voice)

1. They aren’t supposed to make dessert. 2. The teacher let us leave early. 3. He is supposed to fence the .....

43. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. We used to say it in similar situations. ( Into Passive voice)

2. The novel was read by mom in one day. ( Into Active voice)

3. May God help you! ( Into Passive voice)

4. Can a letter be written by him? ( Into Active voice)

5. I hate people calling me at midnight. ( Into Passive voice)
 
6. Is this conduct being defended by you? ( Into Active voice)

1. It was used to be said in similar situations. 2. ​​​​​Mom read the .....

44. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. By how many persons were you supported? ( Into Active voice)

2. ​​​​​​His employers trust him. ( Into Passive voice)

3. Do they teach English in your school? ( Into Passive voice)

4. All the appointments are fixed by the secretary. ( Into Active voice)

5. He has been putting it up the whole life. ( Into Passive voice)

6. We used to say it in similar situations. ​​​​​( Into Passive voice)
 

1. How many people supported you? 2. He is trusted by his employers. .....

45. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. Let the Prime Minister take the final decision. ( Into Passive voice)

2. Let all the doors be locked. ( Into Active voice)

3. The pollution level ought to be kept under control. ( Into Active voice)

4. Why do we have to accept these conditions? ( Into Passive voice)

5. Will the refreshments have been served before we reach the venue? ( Into Active voice)

6. Are you speaking to me? (Into Passive voice)

1. Let the final decision be taken by Prime Minister. 2. Lock all the doors. 3. We ought to keep .....

46. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
 

1. Had the information been received by 5 p.m.? ( Into Active voice)

2. I had already deposited all the dues. ( Into Passive voice)

3. Has nobody helped it? ( Into Passive voice)

4. By whom has this house been designed? ( Into Active voice)

5. I was not laughing at anybody. ( Into Passive voice)
​​​​
6. She is cooking food. (Into Passive voice)

1. ​​​​​Had you receive the information by 5 .....

47. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. Were you being assisted by someone to produce the program? ( Into Active voice)

2. Help the poor. ( Into Passive voice)

3. You are requested to speak in English. ( Into Active voice)

4. They are to lead the youth. ( Into Passive voice)

5. It is assumed that she has married recently. ( Into Active voice)

6. We were allowed to leave early. (Into Active voice)
 

1. Was someone assisting you to produce the programme. 2. The poor has been .....

48. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
 
1. You have to write an application. ( Into Passive voice)

2. The chairman is to be supported by him. ( Into Active voice)

3. Is this conduct being defended by you? ( Into Active voice)

4. Whom will they give the responsibility of looking after the guests? ( Into Passive voice)

5. How many friends were invited by you? ( Into Active voice)

6. May God help you! ( Into Passive voice)

1. ​​​​ An application has to be written by you. 2. ​​​​ .....

49. Reproduce the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
 
1. It is known that blind faith does not pay. ( Into Active voice)

2. Nobody can achieve success without sincerity and hard work. ( Into Passive voice)
 
3. Were you discouraged by the obstacles you had to face? ( Into Active voice)

4. Don’t give false evidence. (Into Passive voice)

5. Some more time may please be given to me to finish the work. ( Into Active voice)

6. You are requested not to eat raw fruit. (Into Active voice)