SEE 2076 | Model Question | Compulsory English

SEE Preparation Examination-2076

PABSON Examination Committee, Kaski

(Reading and Writing Test)

Subject: Compulsory English      Time: 2hrs 15mins                Full Marks: 75

Candidates are required to write answers creatively where applicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

1.    Read the following poem and do the activities that follow. 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!

I remember, I remember

Where I was used to swing,

And thought the air must rush as fresh

To swallows on the wing;

My spirit few in feathers then

That is so heavy now,

And summer pools could hardly cool

The fever on my brow.

I remember, I remember

The fir trees dark and high;

I used to think their slender tops

Were close against the sky:

It was a childish ignorance,

But now ’tis little joy

To know I’m farther off from Heaven

Than when I was a boy.

-       Thomas Hood

A.   Choose the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences. (5x1=5)

a.    The speaker says his childhood days used to be __________ .

i.              boring

ii.            exciting

iii.           very long

b.    The laburnum was set on   __________ .

i.              the speaker's birthday

ii.            his brother's birthday

iii.           neither of the occasions

c.    The speaker enjoyed   __________ .

i.              flying in feathers

ii.            playing with swallows

iii.           playing on the swing

B.   Answer the following questions. (3x1=3)

a.    What does the speaker remember about the house where he was born?

b.    How does the speaker compare his childhood with his adulthood?

2.    Read the passage and answer the questions given below. 10

I entered the building, and as instructed by the curator, I bought a ticket and hired a special hand machine that will play the recorded voice to explain to me everything in English. As I passed the administrative building, I came across a beautiful garden; it was full of pointed shapes of fir and pine trees, giving the best proof of French topiary. Far away stood other trees like walnut, juniper and yew, birds chirruped from the top. Among the topiary art stood a huge black bust, on top of which lay a drooping figure of Rodin. Not Rodin himself but a magnificent sculpture of him. It is commonly known as Rodin’s Thinking Man. The Thinking Man squatted on a large and tall marble slab, in half bent posture and pensive mood. This is one of the masterpieces in modern art, an incomparable work. Rodin’s pensive mood is remarkable.

Three years ago I had visited a smaller museum in Baltimore; Sewa had joined me from Illinois. In that very small museum, Rodin’s copy too was quite small. Rodin’s little thinker in Baltimore was a black metal work, just a replica. I remember writing an article which reminds us of our visit to Baltimore, and Van Gogh’s Irises. It got published in Antarderisti edited by Jyoti Ghimire of the USA.

A.   Write whether the following sentences are True or False. (5x1=5)

a.    The curator bought a ticket for the narrator.

b.    Birds chirruping from the top was a proof of French topiary.

c.    Rodin's Man was not Rodin himself.

d.    The narrator had visited the museum in Baltimore before this.

e.    Rodin's copy in Baltimore was a big black bust.

B.   Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)

a.    What was the curator's instruction to the narrator?

b.    Why did the narrator hire a special hand machine?

c.    What is remarkable about the Thinking Man?

d.    How was Rodin's little thinker in Baltimore?

e.    What reminds the narrator of his visit to Baltimore?

3.    Read the following text and answer the given questions. 10

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A.   Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)

a.    What type of device is HP Personal Media Drive?

b.    How is it easy to use on PCs?

c.    What can happen if the device isn't handled properly?

d.    Is it dangerous if the aluminum case gets warm? Why?

e.    What harm can liquids and drinks do to the drive?

B.   Complete the following sentences with appropriate words the text. (5x1=5)

a.    The HP Personal Media Drive is mainly used for _______ media files.

b.    The _______ may become very warm when the drive is run for a long time.

c.    The built-in fan automatically turns on at _______.

d.    If the drive is connected to _______ your PC, it should be placed in a well-ventilated area.

e.    Opening the drive case will invalidate the _______.

4.    Read the following text and do the activities that follow. 15
If you grew up in Bouddha in the 90s or early 2000s, you probably ate at Mechung restaurant. For many years, the restaurant, located a stone's throw from Bouddha Stupa's main gate, was the go- to- place for thukpas and momos.

The restaurant wasn't the cleanest nor was it the most pleasant- looking but it was beloved. The service was quick, the momos always served on steel plates with a complimentary bowl of bone broth, and thukpas almost always arrived minutes after ordering. You'd bump into your neighbours, relatives and friends, hungrily chomping away at juicy crescent-shaped momos and slurping down long strands of white noodles.

How Mechung got its name is a story of its own. The word, which means a short person, was coined by the locals who dined there because the restaurant had a server who was shorter than four feet. “He was efficient, remembered the orders by heart, and a regular at the importantly, was an entertaining character,” a regular at the restaurant said recalling her years' eat there.

After serving hundreds of thousands of plates of momos and thukpas, the restaurant closed down. In 2018, Mechung reopened in the exact spot-where it initially was. Wanting to discover what this old haunt had to offer, I walked into restaurant on a recent Sunday evening. The current livery of Mechung is fancier than what it once was. It is spread across two floors; there's a floating wooden staircase, tiled floors, and comfortable cushioned chairs except for the name, the place is devoid of any trace of its past, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

The first thing to order is, of course, a plate of buff momo and a bowl of buff thukpa. The momos take more than a few minutes to arrive, and I tell myself that the is now operating in a wildly different world- maybe it has decided to do away with its lightning-quick service.

A.   Match the words from the text in column 'A' with their meanings in

column 'B'. 5x1=5

         A                                                  B

a.    complimentary                      i. at the beginning

b.    slurp                                     ii. a mark or sign

c.    haunt                                    iii. given free

d.    initially                                  iv. to drink noisily

e.    trace                                     v. a gathering place

B.   Answer these questions. (5x1=5)

a.    Where was Mechung restaurant?

b.    What made people go to Mechung restaurant?

c.    What does the word 'Mechung' mean?

d.    When did Mechung reopen after it had closed down?

e.    How does the narrator feel about the restaurant operating now?

C.   Read the text again and rewrite the following sentences in order of the different happenings of the story. (5x1=5)

a.    The narrator went into the restaurant on a Sunday evening.

b.    Mechung restaurant was well known for its quick service.

c.    The narrator had to wait long for his order.

d.    The restaurant reopened in the same place.

e.    The narrator found Mechung fancier than before.

5.    Write a formal message of congratulation to be published in a newspaper on the basis of the information given in the box. 5

     Pritam Sharma --------- class Ten, Maryland High School, Pokhara --------- English Debate Champion --------- organized by Miteri Club, Pokhara --------- on the occasion of Education

6.    Look at the bar chart given below and interpret the new student enrolment in Laxmi Secondary School in the years given. 5

                               

7.    Imagine that two students are planning a trip after their SEE preparation exams. Prepare a dialogue of at least six exchanges between them. 6

8.    Write a letter to editor of daily newspaper drawing the attention of the concerned authority to the issue of frequent to tine supply of to the area in which you live. 8

9.    Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. (6x1=6)

a.    Someone is waiting at the gate, _________________? (Add an appropriate question tag.)

b.    Father sometimes goes to the movies. (Change into negative.)

c.    It took her four hours to complete the work. (Change into a 'how long' question.)

d.    Rita (return) home by 4 this afternoon. (Supply the correct tense of the verb in the brackets.)

e.    Sarina said to me, "Would you like some tea?" (Change into the indirect speech.)

f.     The results will be announced next week. (Change into the active voice.)

10. Choose the correct alternatives from the brackets to complete the text below.

Rewriting the passage is not necessary. (10x0.5=5)
Anisha and I stayed in a hotel in Pokhara. The name of __(1)__ (a, an, the) hotel was Task Force International, at a stone's throw west from Amarsingh Chowk on the highway. It was a seven- storeyed building with lift facility. One day, while we __(2)__  (sat, were sitting, sitting) on the view tower at the top of the building and sightseeing, a big jet flew __(3)__   (up, over, above) us producing an enormous sound. She asked me with curiosity which country __(4)__  (the plane might, might the plane, the plane may) be flying to. I said, "It should be flying to a foreign country __(5)__  (as, however, although) the domestic planes are rarely that big, (are they, aren't they, isn't it)?" She was not happy with __(6)__  my answer, though. "The manager and accountant of this hotel  __(7)__  (is, are, were) so cunning, right?" she changed the topic and asked again. "Had you been in this business, you __(8)__  (will be, would be, would have been) cunning too," I said. She then went to the room to check her order __(9)__  (gave, gives, had given) in the morning. I wondered what had made her __(10)__   (think, to think, thought) about the manager in that way.

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