3.

Change the following sentences using sure to, certain to , bound to, likely to, and
unlikely to. (5)
a. Certainly, a new Prime Minister will be appointed soon.
b. They seem to move out this summer.
Model Questions-2077 c. I think the cinema hall will be houseful.
Grade: XII Subject: Compulsory English (004) F.M.:100 d. I doubt if Sumana will buy a laptop.
e. The new visitors will probably visit this museum.
Set-I
4. Change the following sentences using ‘when’ instead of ‘and’, or ‘but’. (5)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (15) a. I looked in the kitchen and found some fried eggs.
The development of the space shuttle has dramatically reduced the cost of sending b. She drank the coffee and asked for another cup.
loads into space. The shuttle takes off from Earth like a rocket, and lands again like an c. He put his foot on the brake but nothing happened.
aircraft. It can transport not only its own crew, but also passengers, and has a huge d. I read his autobiography and discovered him as a man of multiple intelligent.
cargo- hold which is capable of carrying large satellites or a laboratory. e. He kicked the ball to the post but it got punctured.
Before the space shuttle was created, it was necessary to plan trips into space several
years in advance. However, for the rest of the century, it should be possible to make 5. Express your wish or regret as appropriate. (5)
space fights every week or so. Any scientist or engineer needing travel into orbit can a. Write a wish for the following sentences:
take the next flight, stay as long as necessary, and then return as his or her i. You’re suffering from swine flu.
convenience. ii. You have lost the way.
It is difficult to image the immerse opportunities created by the shuttle. One of the b. Express regret for the following:
great advantages of having a reusable space vehicle is that it can take one load after i. You are jobless now.
another into orbit. Very large space stations could not be launched in their complete ii. She is angry with you.
form directly from earth, but they could be built in space. The space shuttle is likely to iii. You missed the class.
be used as a general ‘workhouse’ for the rest of the century, and the building of such 6. Rewrite the following sentences using (not) used to + ing. (5)
stations in orbit should become common place. Example: The traffic doesn't wake him up at night…….
One these huge orbiting space stations are completed, they are likely to become the He’s used to sleeping in the street.
platforms from which hundreds of robot space ships could be launched cheaply and a. He’s going to find it hard work working on a building site….
easily to explore the solar system and to start miming operation on the moon. The b. She was quite surprised when I gave her some flowers…….
technology needed for this is already developed by space technologies. It is likely that c. He won’t mind if you stare at him……
governments will be increasingly willing to start extensive programmes of the space d. I get a bit lonely sometimes, now that she’s gone………..
engineering, exploration and research. e. It’s quite hard work doing all my own washing and cleaning……..
Questions:
a. What is the space shuttle and how does it work? 7. Change the suggestions below using ought to, ought not to, might as well, or
b. How has the shuttle made space travel easy? there’s no point. (5)
c. What are the main advantages of reusable space shuttle? e.g.: Let’s not take the lift- he only lives in the first floor
d. How can the space platforms be used? There’s no point in taking the lift.
e. For what purpose are the space stations likely to be used by the governments? a. Let’s not sell it-it’s not worth any way.
b. Don’t ask him- he doesn’t speak English.
2. Change the following sentences using “as soon as”. (5) c. Why don’t you take a hot soup-it might turn cold.
a. I had my lunch and immediately participated in the workshop. d. Let’s not argue about it – that won’t solve the problem.
b. My guests arrived and at once I greeted them along my parents. e. Let’s not ring the mobile now- the examination is going on.
c. Mooney told me about her problem and I instantly offered a help.
d. He left the college straight after the classes were over. 8. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘ If there’s one thing…………. (5)
e. He got a scholarship of Fulbright and immediately rang up his parents. a. People who are cruel to pets are hateful.
b. People who break promises make me angry.
c. Alisha has forgotten to feed the cat again.
d. I loathe people who ring me early in the morning.
e. I hate people who speak while eating.
9. Write an essay on any one of the following: (in 200 Words) (10)
a. Role of Youth in national Building
b. Women’s Role in National Development

10. Write a magazine article describing why practical education is the real education
in one’s life. (5)

11. Imagine that you have just visited your countryside after 10 years. Explain your
feelings about the changes you found there. (10)

12. Answer any five of the following: (5X3=15)

a. What are the reasons that determine that God is great? Illustrate. (God’s
Grandeur)
b. How does Mrs. Mooney succeed in her mission at the end? Explain.
(The Boarding House)
c. Why is Martin Luther King’s speech so popular till now? Explain.
( I Have a Dream)
d. How were the handicapped, black and weak children viewed in the past?
(The Children who Wait)
e. Why is Lydia Pinkham the most notable character in the essay?
Explain.(Women’s Business)
f. What are the consequences of overpopulation? Suggest some of the solutions of
it. (Two long Term Problems)

13. Answer any one of the following: (1X10=20)

a. Why does the narrator kill the old man? Would you call the narrator mad?
Provide appropriate reasons to your answer.( The Tell-Tale Heart)
b. Why does the old man kill his own son and his father? Explain how this drama is
connected with religious belief. (Purgatory).

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 SET-II 4. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘seem’. (5)
a. Sarita is very friendly.
b. He isn’t very rich.
Attempt all the questions. c. She is happily married.
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: (15) d. Milan watches movie a lot.
The Polynesian word tattoo became part of the English vocabulary after English e. The man usually carries a walking stick when he goes out.
explorer, James Cook, visited the Pacific island of Tahiti. Mayans in Mexico tattooed
themselves with the pictures of their god. Scientists have even discovered tattoos on 5. Change the following sentences using look, look like, look as if/look as though as
Egyptian mummies. In 1991, hikers in the Alps found the tattooed mummy of a man necessary. (5)
who died 5,000 years ago. In Marquesas, tattoos were used to signify a number of a. This mobile costs a lot.
things. One was beauty. The more complex designs were considered more beautiful. b. They are celebrating.
They were the symbol of courage because tattooing process is painful. Finally, tattoos c. Nepal is like Switzerland.
showed wealth because the tattoo artist was well paid. Marquesan men often had their d. He is handsome.
entire bodies tattooed on their hands, lips, shoulders, ankles, and behind their ears. As e. He is going to start a fight.
important was, however, it died out because of pressure from Europeans. In 1842, the
islanders were taken by the French, who made tattooing illegal. 6. Read the following example and write the similar conversation. (5)
Most of the Marquesan designs would have been forgotten by now except for the E.g. Fine\ for a parking offence? (Talking)
work of a German anthropologist; Ivan Kruesentern’s work has helped make tattoos A: Have you ever been fined for a parking offence?
popular in the United States and has influenced body art in western culture today. B: No, I haven’t but I have been fined for talking. They caught me talking Nepali in
Kruesentern spent 20 years taking the photographs of tattoos. His photographs have English class.
gained importance since the 1970’s, when tattooing came in vogue again. Tattoo a. steal/wallet?, (mobile)
artists now may use modern battery-operated tools, but they often use the traditional b. trap/ in a lift? (classroom)
designs they find in Kruesentern’s work. c. X-ray/ teeth? (chest)
Questions: d. fine/ for a parking bike? ( being absent)
a. When was tattoos started in the use among humans? e. throw/ out of class? ( library)
b. How is tattoo related with the beauty of expressions or belief?
c. What is the connection between tattooing and culture? 7. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘ If there’s one thing……………… (5)
d. What is the reason behind the popularity of tattooing in western culture? a. People who pull others’ hair irritate me.
e. Do people get tattoos for same reason? How are their reasons similar and b. People who beat animals offend me.
different? c. Jeena’s hair is grey. I’m impressed.
d. She has long hair. How attractive!
2 Answer any five of the following questions. (5x3=15) e. They are laughing at the poor. How annoying!
a. What did the two writers learn about the life and culture of the people of the
Karnali region during their journey on foot?(Hurried Trip to Avoid a Bad Star) 8. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with for, in, until, or by. (5)
b. Describe the relation between the narrator’s uncle, aunt and the narrator himself. a. Last night we talked……two in the morning.
(A Story) b. The food will be ready…….7:30 p.m.
c. Justify the title ‘Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies’ on the basis of the poem? c. We studied French …… four years.
d. How is life meaningful according to the poem ‘Traveling Through the Dark’? d. She learnt to run computer……. two months.
e. Describe the love affair of Alyohin in different situations?(About love) e. I will be here….. a couple of hours.
f. Describe the poet’s feeling towards the time?(The Lamentation of the Old
Pensioner) 9. Join the following sentences using an appropriate relative word. (5)
a. Sanjina was woken up suddenly by the loud noise. She had been in a hard dream.
3. Answer any one of the following. (10) b. The window was wide open. Mary had locked it securely the night before.
a. Show the interrelation between overpopulation and deforestation. Describe their c. The servant had left the house. Mary had laughed at them only that afternoon for
causes and remedies too. (Two Long-Term Problems……..) being superstitious.
b. How does the story show the growth of an ordinary boy into an assertive young d. Sarita saw an old white woman. Her mouth was twisted into a toothless grin.
man? (The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship) e. Mike heard a strange noise. It seemed to come from outside his window.
10. What would you call a person who: (5)
a. Jokes about everything.
b. Lets people down.
c. Worries about what people think.
d. Helps other when in problem.
e. Does not boast.

11. Imagine that your friend’s house was robbed last night. Write a police
description about the robber as a witness. (5)

12. Write a job application for the following vacancy. (10)

VACANCY
Lincon International College, Kathmandu,
A reputed college for an international standard seeks a candidate for the post
for Physics Lab-Assistant. Please enclose your C.V with required
qualification and testimonials to the noted address within a week of
the notification. To: [email protected]/P.O.Box.65321

13. Write an essay on the ‘Influence of Internet in Students’ Life’. (10)

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 SET-III c. What is purgatory? How is this title appropriate to the play? (Purgatory).
d. Elaborate the title of the poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner”?
e. Why do you think the poet, Bear is impressed by his Grandmother? Explain.
Attempt all the questions. ( Grandmother)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: (15) f. “Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
Chronic bronchitis is a persistent inflammation, causing destructive changes in the And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared and toil.”
mucous membrane and the structure of the tubes which carry air in and out of our Explain above lines in reference to the respective poem.
lungs. When the lining of the bronchial tubes is irritated by inflection or the other 4. Rewrite the following sentences using must, can’t or might/may. (5)
causes, the mucous glands and cells overproduce in self-defense. Eventually the strain a. I’m sure she is working.
of constant coughing to remove the offending material collapses the microscopically b. May be he was delayed.
thin walls of the bronchial passageways. Swollen and scarred, they become narrower. c. Perhaps he’s telling the truth.
Thus, chronic bronchitis may set the stage for its more vicious partner, emphysema. d. I’m sure the snow has melted on Himalayas.
Pulmonary emphysema, the most serious of the chronic respiratory diseases, breaks e. I’m sure the share market is down.
down the walls of the alveoli, tiny air sacs of which the lung is partly composed.
Some 750 million of these sacs are joined together in grape-like clusters at the end of 5. Change the following sentences choosing one of the verbs to report the remarks
the bronchioles- the smallest branches of the bronchial tree. Normally elastic, the below. (5)
alveoli expand and contract, enabling the bellows- like lungs, assisted by the chest urge, insist, suggest, threaten, recommend.
muscles, to carryout their vital function. Via a network of capillaries, running through a. I’ll report to the police if you don’t do what I say.
the walls of the alveoli, oxygen is passed into the bloodstream while carbon dioxide is b. You would better learn hard to achieve high profit.
discharged from it. But in emphysema the air sacs lose their elasticity; they become c. No, I have already told I won’t marry you.
inflated and, because of the obstruction and distortion of the air ways, cannot expel d. You really ought to have your car serviced, you see.
the captive air. Eventually they may rupture. This process is responsible for rapid, e. Why don’t you paint the ceiling green?
shallow and laborious breathing.
Nevertheless, because the normal human has six times the amount of lung tissue 6. Write a wish for each of the following sentences. (5)
needed to breathe, emphysema is able to range out of control long before it was a. It’s raining.
discovered. The disease may begin in the victim’s late twenties, but he is not likely to b. You’re lonely.
suffer the first obvious symptom- sever shortness of breathe- until his forties and then c. You’re ill in bed.
he usually attributes it to middle age. d. Your car’s broken down.
Questions: e. You’re short of Money.
a. What causes destructive changes in the mucous membrane?
b. What is the primary function of the bronchial tube? 7. Write a description of yourself. Talk briefly about your height, weight and build,
c. What do the chest muscles do? and describe your face in detail. (5)
d. What has caused the airways to be obstructed and distorted? 8. Join the following pair of sentences into one using appropriate relative clause in
e. Why is emphysema able to range out of control long before it is discovered? each case. (5)
a. George has been to his country. He is living there.
2. Answer the following questions. (Any One) (10) b. The cows have destroyed your crops. The cows are gazing under the tree now.
a. What is the dream of Martin Luther King? Explain the historical significance of c. The boy was not good. You beat the boy yesterday.
this dream in connection to his speech. (I Have a Dream) d. The castle is entertaining. We spent our vacation there.
b. What are the businesses done by American women in the essay entitled Women’s e. My friend works in Bir hospital. His name is Ganesh.
Business? How did they start and flourish their business in America? (Women’s
Business. 9. Change the sentences as given in the example into a conversation. (5)
Example:
3. Answer any five of the following questions. (5X3=15) A. Her husband was horrified when she came back from hairdressers
a. Describe the outing made by Mr. Thomas and his friends in relation to the story B. Why? What happened? or, What had they done?
“A Story”? C. Well, they had cut her hair really short, and they’d dried it a kind of green color.
b. How is Karnali linked to Nepalganj economically? (Hurried Trip To Avoid a Bad a. The policeman received a medal for the bravery.
….) b. It was good thing I checked my bill before I paid.
10. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘ If there’s one thing. (5)
a. I loathe people who ill talk about others.
b. I hate people who love money.
c. People who have long dirty nail disgust me.
d. People who speak English fluently impress me.
e. People who talk about themselves annoy me.

11. Develop a paragraph entitled “Use and Misuse of Internet” in about 120 words.
(5)

12. Write a letter to the Editor of the Kathmandu Post on “Facebook and Its Impact
on people’s life.” (In about 200 words) (10)

13. Write an essay on “Healthy Lifestyle”. (10)

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 SET-IV 5. Change the following sentences using must, can’t, may/might. (5)
a. Maybe he is coming.
Attempt all the questions. b. I am sure he was happy.
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (15) c. I am sure she did not pass her exams.
The inhabitants of Tango, a small island in the South Pacific, discovered a plant which d. Perhaps they have won the match.
contained a powerful drug. This drug made it more difficult for them to think e. Obviously she will come today.
rationally- it stopped them worrying about the future, and enabled them to forget all
their problems. At the same time, it made it much easier for them to relax and enjoy 6. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with “As soon as” (5)
themselves: so much so, indeed, that the whole population of the island stopped a. They saw the house and immediately fell in love with it.
working and spent all their time singing and dancing and looking at the sea. b. I wrote the letter and posted it straight away.
Unfortunately this had a very bad effect on the country’s economy, and people began c. He got his exam results and immediately rang up his parents.
to run short of food. This however did not discourage the people from taking the drug. d. The train passed and immediately the crossing barrier went up.
The Prime Minister made speeches on T.V. warning them about the drug, but nobody e. He got married again immediately after his wife’s death.
took any notice, and before long the economy was in ruins. This forced the 7. Write full instructions for making tea or coffee for five. (5)
government to make the drug illegal. But that only made the situation worse. The law
couldn’t prevent the people from taking the drug, which grew wild over the island: on 8. Write a paragraph describing experience and achievements of a famous actor of
the contrary, the fact the drug was illegal merely encouraged people to take it. your country. (5)
Eventually, the Government found better solution: they exported the drug to other
9. Imagine that you friend Kate Miller from U.K. is desiring to visit Nepal soon.
countries. This saved the islanders from having to work more than one day a week,
Write a letter to her explaining how Nepal is focusing on peace and security for
and allowed them to spend the rest of their time sitting in the sun without care in the
the tourists. (10)
world.
Questions:
10. Write a paragraph expressing your attitudes to beggars. (5)
a. What effect did the drug have on people’s mind?
b. What effect did it have on the country’s economy, and why? 11. Imagine that you have just visited your countryside after 10 years. Explain your
c. What did the Government do, and why weren’t they successful? feelings about the changes you found focusing on the climate change. 10
d. What did the Government do at the end, and why was that a better solution?
e. What is the message of the text? 12. Answer any five of the following: (5X3=15)
a. How does the poem praise the glory and magnificence of God? (God’s Grandeur)
b. Is Mrs. Mooney successful in her mission at the end of the story? Explain.
2. Write a news on the following headlines. (5)
(The Boarding House)
a. Airport collision: 20 killed
c. How can you say that the poet’s grandmother is loving, inspiring and
b. Actor arrested in night club brawl
hardworking? (Grandmother)
d. Why is Lydia Pinkham most notable character in the essay? Explain. (Women’s
3. Change the following remarks using supposed to: (5)
Business)
a. Apparently elephants have very long memories.
e. What are the consequences of overpopulation? Suggest some of the solutions of
b. People say it’s unlucky to walk under a ladder.
it. (Two long Term Problems…………)
c. They say there is a monster in Loch Ness.
d. I am told that garlic stops you catching a cold. 13. Answer any one of the following: (10X1=10)
e. They say that Methuselah lived for more than 300 years. a. What is Purgatory? How is this title appropriate to the play “Purgatory”? Explain.
b. Compare the trend of adoption twenty years ago with the one prevailing at
4. Change the following sentences into passive voice as given in the example. (5) present in America. Also mention the factors that brought changes in it. (The
Example: He was born in Manchester in 1932. (know) Children Who Wait)
He is known to have been born in Manchester in 1932. *******
a. His parents took him to America when he was seven. (think)
b. He is worth five billion dollars. (estimate)
c. He is living on a remote Greek island. (rumour)
d. He was responsible for several murders in the sixties. (allege)
e. He has been married five times. (believe)
 SET-V 5. Join the following sentences using When (5)
a. arrive/border ………show/passport
Attempt all the questions. b. water/boil………pour/teapot
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: (15) c. turn off/light…………change/bulb
Hiking –most of us remember our first overnight hike at summer camp or a campout with d. turn on/gas………….light/gas
friends- the experience meant walking, blisters, swimming in a cool stream, cooking food e. meet/stranger……......shake/hands
that tasted better than any 5-star hotel, and then sleeping in absolute silence under a 6. Compare the prices of the things below (5)
blanket of stars .memories bring back strange sounds in the night, leaving the camp to find a. tinned peas:25p frozen peas:48p
a “private” place, telling ghost stories by firelight, and making friends with people you b. cotton sheets: $14 silk sheets: $ 150
hardly knew. c. olive oil: $2 corn oil: 99c
This month, we share a primer on hiking and backpacking so that you may consider adding d. leather gloves: $8 woollen gloves: $2.75
it to your list of activities. Just to whet your interest, you may be surprised to know a e. colour TV: $310 black-and-white TV: $60
person weighing 135 pounds, hiking with a 20- pound backpack for 4 hours at 3 and half
mph will expend 1,358 calories, while a person weighing 150 pounds, carrying the same 7. Join the following pair of sentences using (a) had only just ….when… (b) No sooner
backpack for 4 hours at 2mph, will burn 1,200 calories. had …..than….. (5)
The American Hiking Society lists many benefits to hiking. They state that hiking can a. My grandfather retired/ he had a heart attack
stem heart disease, decrease hypertension by dilating blood vessels, decrease cholesterol b. The Wilkinsons went to bed/ Mrs Wilkinson heard a strange noise
levels while increasing HDL(the good cholesterol), decrease weight by burning calories, c. The plane took off/ three hijackers walked into the cabin
etc. d. I sat down to watch my favourite programme/ some friends turned up
We need to be very careful before we go for hiking. There’s no perfect list as different e. The new exhibition hall was opened/ it was destroyed by fire
trips require different equipment and gear. If you have diabetes, essentials for any hike
would include extra clothing, food and water. Depending on the hike, you may carry a map 8. Write approximately when these people were born, and then decide approximately
in a water proof container, compass, flash light with extra batteries, matches in a water- what age they are now. (5)
tight case, etc. thus hiking is a terrific exercise. a. Richard 1930/3
Questions: b. Alan 1964/5
a. What do you mean by hiking? c. Jane 1928/9
b. How does one’s weight determine the calories required for hiking? d. Naresh 1960/61
c. List down the advantages suggested by American Hiking Society? e. Ganesh 1945/45
d. What does a diabetic person require to take along with while going hiking?
9. Write an essay on “Academic Pressure on Students”. (10)
e. What are the things to be considered before going for hiking?

2. Change the following sentences using ‘supposed to’ (5) 10. Write a magazine article on Modern Technology and its Effects on Students. (10)
a. Apparently Marilyn Monroe was an insomniac.
b. People say the universe is collapsing by 2050. 11. Write a paragraph describing merits and demerits of being unemployed. (5)
c. Apparently Kathmandu is slowly getting over populated.
d. People say she was born in flying plane. 12. Answer any five of the following questions: (5X3=15)
e. They say the politicians are wasting their crucial time just by kidding. a. What is the central idea of the poem “Lamentation of the Old Pensioner”?
b. Compare the love between Anna and Alyohin with the one between Nikanor and
3. Change the following sentences using “as soon as”. (5) Pelageya. (About Love)
a. I had my lunch and immediately participated in the workshop. c. Why does the poet lament in the poem? (The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner)
b. My guests arrived and at once I greeted them along my parents. d. Is death meaningful? Explain. (Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies)
c. Mooney told me about her problem and I instantly offered a help. e. Why were the businesswomen taken to the court? (Women’s Business)
d. He left the college straight after the classes were over. f. How do you claim that the narrator is mad? (The Tell Tale Heart)
e. He got a scholarship of Fulbright and immediately rang up his parents.
13. Answer any one of the following: (1X10=10)
4. Express regrets in the following situations. (5) a. Compare the poor eastern society with the rich western society in terms of Pregnancy,
a. You failed your exams. Childbirth, and childrearing. ( A Child is Born)
b. You did not bring your umbrella, and it’s raining. b. Summarize the story “Hansel and Gretel” written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
c. Your house caught the fire.
d. You lost your money in a casino. “ALL THE BEST”
e. You got a bike accident.