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Level: Matric                                                                            Semester: Spring 2019
Paper:       Functional English-II                                              Maximum Marks:    100
Time allowed: 03 Hours                                                           Pass Marks: 100
                                            Note:  Attempt All Questions

Q. No. 1   What is the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? 
                    Give 5 examples of each.                             15
ANS:    Countable nouns  
             Countable nouns are nouns we can count for example ,eggs ,glasses ,copies
                girls,shirts
             uncountable nouns
             uncountable nouns are nouns we cannot count ,for example : water,sugar,petrol
             water,oil etc
Q. No. 2   Sarah is an intelligent student, but her grades are going down. Give her
                    at least 5 suggestions to improve her grades.
   1- Sarah Should Pick a place and time.
2- She must Study every day. 
3- She should Plan her time table.
4- She should discover her learning style.
5-She should stay motivated.
Q. No. 3    What do you know about pollution’? List 5 ways of avoiding it. 
Ans:  

Pollution defination

''Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials
are called pollutants.''

5 ways of avoiding Pollution

1- Reduce the number of trips you take in your car.
2-Reduce  fireplace and wood stove use.
3-Avoid burning leaves, trash, and other materials.
4-Conserve energy - at home, at work, everywhere.
5-Be sure your tires are properly inflated.

Q. No. 4    Write a note on your favorite celebrity.

                                             My  favorite celebrity

Ariana Grande is my  favorite celebrity.She is super good at singing and acting . she is also very pretty. She appears in movies, shows, and concerts on Nickelodeon. A movie that she is in is, Swindle, an original movie . She plays as a popular role named, Amanda Benson. A show that she used to be in was Victorious.This show that stopped airing. After this show Ariana starred in a new show called Sam and Cat. She’s one of the main characters. In the show, she acts like a little girl.
she’s really funny too. I love spending some of my free time by watching her shows . Ariana is also a great singer . she has her own songs and music videos. Two of my favorite songs from her are The Way and Baby I.  She is also a nice and kind person. I admire Ariana  because of her talents and her kindness.

Q. No.5       What different types of cards can be found in the Library card catalogue?

Ans:   Card catalogue

The card catalogue is a set of small file drawers with index cards in them. Books and other material in the library are listed on cards that are filed alphabetically in the drawers of a cabinet .Each drawer has a label showing how much of the alphabet is included in that drawer.
Guide Cards Guide cards, standing higher than other, mark the main sub divisions in each drawer
book, such as its publisher’s name, year of publication etc Index cards are in alphabetical order
There are normally three kinds of cards in the card catalogue that help in searching a book and these are:

 Subject card: 

The first line has a topic, usually in capital letters, for example, “Child care”

Author card:

 The first line of this card has the author's last and first names

Title card:

 The first line of this card has the title of the book.

Q. No. 6    Write down 5 reasons for consulting a dictionary. 

Ans:                            Reasons for consulting a dictionary.

1-look up the meaning of an English word you see or hear
2-check the part of speech of a word
3-Find out how to say a word
4-Find the English translation of a word in your language
5-Find out other grammatical information about a word  

Q. No. 7    Define the following:

                       1- Ozone layer                     2- Garbage       3-Environmental hazard.
 Ans:

                1- Ozone layer  

 Ans:  The ozone layer is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains high concentration of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere.

                2- Garbage

It is unwanted materials and objects that people have thrown away. It is often also called trash, garbage or rubbish.

               3-Environmental hazard.

 An environmental hazard is a substance or a state or an event which has the potential to threaten the surrounding  environment .It adversely affect on people's health. It also effects on pollution and natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes.

Q. No.8     Define the following:
1- Subject card
2-Author card
3-Title card

Ans:                                  Subject card

Subject card is a catalog that sorted based on the Subject.

                                               Author card

Auther card is a formal catalog, sorted alphabetically according to the names of authors, editors, illustrators, etc.

                                                 Title card    

Title card is a formal catalog, sorted alphabetically according to the article of the entries.
                                                

         




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