SECTION A: WRITING (55 MARKS)

Question 1
Write an expository essay of about 350 – 400 words on any ONE of the topics given [25]
below. Marks will be awarded for orderly and coherent presentation of materials, use
of appropriate features and accuracy of spellings, punctuation and grammar.
a) Explain why Bhutan is considered a carbon negative country.
b) Discuss the importance of building reading habit.

(START WRITING BELOW)

Please take note that you are NOT PERMITTED to mention any personal or school
details which may disclose your identity. FAILURE to do so may lead to
CANCELLATION of your answer.

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Question 2
Write a letter on any ONE of the following situations given below. [15]
a) You are Sangay, the school captain of Jigmeling Middle Secondary School, Sarpang.
Write a letter of invitation to the programme coordinator of Bhutan Broadcasting
Service (BBS) requesting him/her to cover the important event of your school’s
reading week celebration.
b) You are Thinley, studying in Class XI Commerce in Rigpa Central School, Thimphu
Thromde. You wish to have a successful business person come over to your school
and give a talk to the commerce stream students from the business point of view as a
career path. Write a letter to the principal of your school requesting him to invite such
persons.
(START WRITING BELOW)
Please take note that you are NOT PERMITTED to use your real name and school
details in the letter and failure to follow this may lead to CANCELLATION of your
answer.

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 Question 3
Study the graph and transfer the information into paragraphs using NOT MORE than 150 [15]
words.

The chart show the use of social apps as per age groups (Bhutan
Media Foundation)
100% 95%
85%
79% 78%
80%
62% 58%
60% 55%
39% 41% 42%
40%
22%
20% 8%

0%
Generation Z Millennial Generation X Baby Boomers
(Age 13 -29) (Ages 30 - 44) (Ages 45-59) (Ages 60+)
Facebook WhatsApp WeChat

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 SECTION B: GRAMMAR (45 MARKS)
Question 4
Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs given in the table to complete the [5]
sentences that follow. Marks will be deducted for spelling errors.

win over break up called off make up come through give into
try on speak up give up set in get off act upon

i. You must _______________________________in defence of the innocent people.

ii. This year the summer season has _____________________________ a little early.

iii. My father has been able to _________________________his leg surgery very well.

iv. The meeting was not _________________________________ though the weather

was terribly cold.

v. Where is the fitting room? I’d like to _________________________these trousers.

Question 5
For each of the following questions there are four responses: A, B, C &D. Choose the [5]
alphabet corresponding to your response and CIRCLE it neatly. DO NOT circle
more than ONE response. If there are more than one choice circled, NO score will be
awarded.
i. The antonym for the word ‘spacious’ is
A minute.
B narrow.
C thin.
D tiny.
ii. The duck-billed platypus is truly a bizarre creature. The synonym for the underlined
word is
A aggressive.
B strange.
C docile.
D slow.

iii. Mountain is related to plain in the same way as enemy is related to

A friend.
B helper.
C teacher.
D stranger.

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iv. School is related to principal in the same way as newspaper is related to
A publisher.
B printer.
C reader.
D editor.

v. The odd man out from the words given below is

A jogging.
B jumping.
C sprinting.
D exercising.

Question 6
Match each sentence in Column A whose meaning corresponds to one of the idiomatic [5]
expressions in Column B. Answer by writing the alphabet against the number in the
table provided below.

Column A Column B
1. He has the ability to speak well at gatherings. a) fit as a fiddle
2. Parental property has become a cause of b) pull a long face
quarrel between the siblings. c) bone of contention
d) pull someone’s leg
3. The chairman looked disappointed when the e) hit the sack
members of the committee did not accept his f) beat around the bush.
suggestion. g) gift of the gab
h) a blessing in disguise
4. We must be wary of deceitful person. i) add fuel to fire
j) wolf in sheep’s clothing
5. Let’s not talk about unimportant things, but
come straight to the point.

Column A Column B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Question 7
Some of the sentences given below contain subject-verb agreement errors. Read them [10]
carefully and state which ones are CORRECT or INCORRECT as shown in the
example.

Example:
Dorji and Purna has written a beautiful story. incorrect

i. Sonam have gone to buy some more fruits from the new
fruit stall.

ii. My grandmother tell us that the snowy peaks were once

frequented by a yeti.

iii. Bowls of soup are taken from the kitchen by servers.

iv. My collection of photographs are kept by my mother.

v. The children could have gone for swimming after their

classes.

vi. The forest people were once blessed with great healing
powers.

vii. After the pile of books were stacked up, we were

allowed to leave the room.

viii. The eagle flow up and gazed down at us.

ix. The dinosaurs are thought to be the largest animals to

walk on earth.
x. The coach was exhilarated by the success of his football
team in the national tournament.

Question 8
Test your vocabulary! Use the hints given and rearrange the mixed letters to form [5]
words related to NATURE. You must use ALL the letters in each word. An example
has been done for you.

Example: an area of land that is surrounded by water

Answer: DILANS: ISLAND

i. the edge of land near sea or ocean

SOACT: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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ii. rocky edge at the sea or ocean

FIFLC: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

iii. dry, arid area with little vegetation

TERDES: ___ ___ ___ ___

iv. water body surrounded by land on all its sides

KEAL: ___ ___ ___ ___

v. an area of low land between mountains or hills

YAVELL: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Question 9
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. You must use ALL the given words [10]
in each sentence. Do not make any spelling errors while copying.

i. report / my / project / pollution / is / an / on / write / to /.

ii. my / playing / I / injured / football / leg /.

iii. end / at / chapter / of / the / book / exercises / the / has / every /.

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 iv. be / you / during / supervised / your / training / will /.

v. websites / browser / a / you / view / to / need /.

vi. residence / big / that / is / Thinley Pemba’s / house /.

vii. behaviour / his / times / me / at / irritates/.

viii. seal / by / a / gigantic / captured / fishermen / was /.

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 ix. politely /was / teacher / speaking / the/ young /.

x. bell / rang / tigress / as / he /saw/ the / Jim / his/ soon/ as/.

Question 10
The following is a dialogue between a seven-year old Sonam and his grandfather. [5]
Read the conversation carefully and complete the following dialogues by filling in the
blanks with appropriate modal auxiliaries.

• Sonam: Grandpa, look! You will be amazed to know that I

_________________________ jump over that fence with ease.

• Grandpa: It’s not a big deal. When I was your age, I ________________________
catch a flying bird!

• Sonam: Please, stop fooling me! But how I wish I were a bird! I
____________________________ fly over the hills and enjoy the view. Grandpa,
may I go out and meet my friends?

• Grandpa: Of course! Sonam, _________________________________ you please

open the windows before you leave? It’s getting hot inside. So, what plans do you
have with your friends?

• Sonam: We are going to the park and play chess.

• Grandpa: That is a nice plan! ______________________________ we have a

match after you return home from the park?

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