Mid Term Examinations, December 2022

Session 2022-23
Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 2 hours
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Attempt all questions on the question paper.
‘Garbage’

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the
text to check your answers when appropriate. (15 marks)

Garbage cans are not magical portals. Trash As landfill space increases, interest in
does not disappear when you toss it in a can. composting grows. Compositing is when
Yet, the average American throws away an people pile up organic matter, such as food
estimated 1,600 pounds of waste each year. If waste, and allow it to decompose. The
there are no magic garbage fairies, where does product of this decomposition is compost.
all that trash go? There are four methods to Compost can be added to the soil to make the
managing waste: recycling, landfilling, soil richer and better for growing crops.
composting, and incinerating. Each method While composting is easy to do onsite
has its strengths and weaknesses.  Let's take a somewhere, like home or school, it's hard to
quick look at each. do after the garbage gets all mixed up. This is
because plastic and other inorganic materials
Recycling is the process of turning waste into must be removed from the compost pile or
new materials. For example, used paper can they will pollute the soil. There's a lot of
be turned into paperboard, which can be used plastic in garbage, which makes it hard to
to make book covers. Recycling can reduce compost on a large scale.
pollution, save materials, and lower energy
use. Yet, some argue that recycling wastes One thing that is easier to do is burning
energy. They believe that collecting, garbage. There are two main ways to
processing, and converting waste uses more incinerate waste. The first is to create or
energy than it saves. Still, most people agree harvest a fuel from the waste, such as
that recycling is better for the planet than methane gas, and burn the fuel. The second is
landfilling. to burn the waste directly. The heat from the
incineration process can boil water, which
Landfilling is the oldest method of managing can power steam generators. Unfortunately,
waste. In its simplest form, landfilling is when burning garbage pollutes the air. Also, some
people bury garbage in a hole. Over time the critics worry that incinerators destroy
practice of landfilling has advanced. Garbage valuable resources that could be recycled.
is compacted before it is thrown into the hole.
In this way more garbage can fit in each Usually, the community in which you live
landfill. Large liners are placed in the bottom manages waste. Once you put your garbage in
of landfills so that toxic garbage juice doesn't that can, what happens to it is beyond your
get into the ground water. Sadly, these liners control. But you can make choices while it is
don't always work. Landfills may pollute the still in your possession. You can choose to
local water supply. Not to mention that all of recycle, you can choose to compost, or you
that garbage stinks. Nobody wants to live next can choose to let someone else deal with it.
to a landfill. This makes it hard to find new The choice is yours.
locations for landfills.
1. Which best explains why the author begins the text by talking about magical garbage
fairies? (1 mark)
a. He is putting a common misconception to rest.
b. He is trying to get the reader's attention.
c. He is addressing his concern in a serious way.
d. He is supporting his argument with evidence.

2. Which best defines the meaning of incineration as it is used in the text? (1 mark)

a. To bury waste materials in a large hole

b. To allow waste products to decompose and become fertilizer
c. To burn waste materials and harvest the energy
d. To turn waste materials into products like book covers

3. Which was not cited in the third paragraph as an issue with landfilling? (1 mark)

a. Landfills are smelly. b. Usable materials are wasted in landfills.

c. Landfills may pollute the water supply. d. It is difficult to find locations for landfills.

4. Which conclusion could best be supported with text from the passage? (1 mark)

a. Each method of waste management has its drawbacks.

b. Recycling is without a doubt the best way to handle waste.
c. Incineration is the best way to process waste.
d. All large cities should create massive compost piles.

5. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph? (1 mark)

a. Landfills take up a lot of space.

b. Composting is good for the soil but it can be hard to do.
c. The process of composting is very complicated and scientific.
d. There is a lot of plastic garbage in landfills.

6. Which best expresses the meaning of the word compacted as it is used in the third
paragraph? (1 mark)

a. Garbage is burned before it is thrown in a hole.

b. Garbage is put in trucks before it is thrown in a hole.
c. Garbage is crushed smaller before it is thrown in a hole.
d. Garbage is put in a can before it is thrown in a hole.

7. Which best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this? (1 mark)

a. To convince readers to recycle and compost

b. To persuade readers that recycling is a waste of resources
c. To compare and contrast recycling and landfilling
d. To inform readers of methods of waste management
8. Which is not included in this text? (1 mark)

a. A description of how trash is collected

b. A description of the uses of compost
c. A description of the two methods of incinerating trash
d. A description of how landfills have advanced over time

9. Which best explains why composting is not feasible on a large scale? (1 mark)

a. People wouldn't want to touch all of that gross rotting food.

b. It would smell too bad in densely populated cities.
c. It would attract rodents that would spread disease.
d. Plastic would get into the compost and turn it into a pollutant.

10. Which title best expresses the main idea of this text? (1
mark)

a. The Magic of Recycling: Bringing Back What Was Once Lost

b. Methods of Waste Management: Pros and Cons
c. Recycling, Landfilling, or Composting: Which is Best For You?
d. Do Your Part: How to Save the Earth by Recycling and Composting

11. Match the words given in Column ‘A’ with their definition in Column ‘B’. Write correct
letter in the ‘Answer Column’. (5 marks)

Answer
Column A Column B
Column
disappear a. burn
throw b. lethal
estimate c. organizing
incinerate d. to smell extremely unpleasant
managing e. decay
stink f. guess
decompose g. remove
toxic h. vanish
harvest i. compress
compact j. yield
Q2. Circle the correct phrasal verbs in the blanks. (5 marks)

i. Faisal is a fast a reader he (went through, went off) the book in only two days.
ii. the fire brigade (put out, put in) the inferno in two hours of efforts.
iii. We (checked in, checked out) the airport on time to catch the flight.
iv. The guard (stood by, stood) in at the entrance of the royal hall.
v. The oncoming car lost the control and (ran with, ran into) standing bus.
vi. The generator (broke down, broke in) yesterday after it submerged under heavy rain water.
vii. The police was (looking for, looking into) the criminal who was hiding in the building.
viii. The weak wrestler (stood for, stood aside) after being beaten by the opponent.
ix. (Stand back/ Stand by) as the floor is still wet and slippery.
x. The plane (took off, took in) late in the evening.

Q3. Choose the correct participles in the following sentences. (5 marks)

i. The room has been (painting, painted) light blue.

ii. The gardener had (watered, watering) plants before the arrival of the guests.
iii. My bike got (punctured, puncturing) just after the racing competition.
iv. Do not sit on the (breaking, broken) chair or you will fall off.
v. Five friends were (invited, inviting) in the party.
vi. The condition of the streets after the rain is very (disappointing, disappointed).
vii. My brother was (giving, given) first prize in the debate contest.
viii. Rain is a (blessing, blessed) in the scorching summer.
ix. Last year they were (growing, grown) mangoes, bananas and grapes in the orchard.
x. The pizza was (delivering, delivered) in twenty minutes.

Q4. Choose suitable prepositions from the box and insert in the blanks. (5 marks)

off towards upon during outside

i. He fell ________________ the bicyle and hur his ankle.

ii. The cheetah ran ________________ the jungle.

iii. He does not like disturbance _________________ book reading.

iv. Do not peep ____________ of window.

 v. He acted ___________________ my advice.

Q5. Identify the parts of speech in the following sentence write them in blanks below. (10 marks)

“Bravo! We won the toughest match at yesterday against Alpha School.”

Words Parts of speech

i. Bravo! _________________

ii. we _________________

iii. won _________________

iv. the _________________

v. toughest _________________

vi. match _________________

vii. at _________________

viii. yesterday _________________

ix. against _________________

x. Alpha School _________________

Q6. Insert the correct participle form of the verb. (10 marks)

i. He jumped out of a ________________ train. (burn)

ii. The __________________car was brought to mechanic. (burn)

iii. The final match between Pakistan and India was very _________________. (excite)

iv. The ________________________ crowd jumped over the fence and was trapped. (excite)

v. The weak branch of the tree is ________________. (break)

vi. The ________________ branch was too heavy to lift alone. (break).

vii. The lesson was _________________ early in the morning (teach).

viii. The ________________ of the institute is very impressive. (teach).

ix. The ________________ between the wickets was very quick. (run)
x. I haven’t _______________ on hill before. (run)

Q7. Complete the following sentences by adding suitable clauses. (10 mark)

i. If you work hard, _________________________________________________________

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ii. What would you do if _____________________________________________________

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iii. If I became the president of Pakistan, _________________________________________

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iv. Will you help me ________________________________________________________

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v. I will watch the match if __________________________________________________

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Q8. Use any four of the following words in your own sentences. (10 marks)

deliver quickly
inking look after
in vacations useless

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Q9. Letter writing: (15 marks)

Write a letter to your uncle and thank him for the gift which he sent you on your success in
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Q10. Creative writing: (15 marks)

Write about 250 to 300 words on any one of the following topics.

 A day without electricity near exams

 Physical fitness
 Blessings of Allah
 Give respect, get respect
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