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HSC Exercise Book Table of Contents English 1st Paper Serial Topic Marks Serial Topic Marks 1. Multiple choice questions 5 6. Cloze test without clues 10 2. Short answer questions 15 7. Rearranging 10 3. Information transfer/flow chart 5 8. Graph/Chart (Writing Section ‡`L) 15 4. Summary writing 10 9. Story Writing (Writing Section ‡`L) 15 5. Cloze test with clues 5 10. Informal letter (Writing Section ‡`L) 10 English 2nd Paper Serial Topic Marks Serial Topic Marks 1. Use of preposition 5 7. Use of sentence connectors 7 2. Special use of some phrases/words 5 8. Use of synonym and antonym 7 3. Completing sentences (using clauses and phrases) 10 9. Punctuation 7 4. Right form of verbs 7 10. Formal letter/Gmail (Writing Section ‡`L) 10 5. Narrative style 7 11. Writing Paragraph (By listing/description) (Writing Section ‡`L) 15 6. Use of modifiers 5 12. Writing Paragraph (comparison & contrast/cause & effect) (Writing Section ‡`L) 15 n h e i j ENGLISH English First Paper
 :––: n h e i j ENGLISH :––: Page No#1 English First Paper Question No-01: Seen Passages Seen Passage-01  Read the passage and answer the following questions. The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, 'Man is by nature a social animal.' What he meant was that man, by instinct, seeks company of others and establishes relationships, much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals however, man's relationships give meaning to his existence and inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues. Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social like the ones we have with friends and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with. All these relationships keep us close to each other and provide us all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and we when we suffer a loss and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health. To build relationships, we need to have trust and respect for each other, and love where this is needed. We cannot be selfish and possessive if we want to establish an effective relationship. But quite often we see people quarrelling and fighting with each other which only brings misery and loss to all. [Unit-06, Lesson-1 (B)] A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1. 'Man is by nature a social animal' indicates that –––. (i) man is force to live in society (ii) naturally, man cannot go against society (iii) man has a predisposition to from a communal bond (iv) unlike animals, man forms society 2. Intimate bonds are formed through –––. (i) nuptial arrangement (ii) community support (iii) professional relationships (iv) familial relationships 3. The word 'isolation' means –––. (i) connection (ii) confinement (iii) separation (iv) bond 4. The word 'lessen' mentioned in the passage means –––. (i) serve (ii) mitigate (iii) mention (iv) impress 5. what does not the author emphasise? (i) highlighting human instincts of companions (ii) focusing on soundness of the psyche (iii) merits of loneliness and isolation (iv) harmony achieved through mutual bond 6. Without proper relationship, there is, indeed, –––. (i) a crisis of existentialism (ii) emotional support (iii) mental support (iv) all of the above
 n h e i j English  2 7. Emotional health is a/an –––. (i) abstraction (ii) triviality (iii) concreteness (iv) discretion 8. The wild animals also need –––. (i) food (ii) house (iii) company (iv) occupation 9. Man establishes relationships for physical and emotional –––. (i) health (ii) help (iii) treatment 10. Man's relationship is related to his –––. (i) enmity (ii) antipathy (iii) entity (iv) humanity 11. What does a man pursue? (i) wealth (ii) knowledge (iii) health (iv) relationship 12. Relation to each other ––– a man to do well in life. (i) proves (ii) hinders (iii) unites (iv) encourages 13. Which one is an effect of social segregation? (i) mental comfort (ii) emotional estrangement (iii) physical pleasure (iv) material gains 14. Marriage is a key ––– relationship (i) for (ii) in (iii) to (iv) by 15. We develop ––– relationship in school. (i) familial (ii) professional (iii) educational (iv) social 16. We also ––– our relationship in workplace. (i) cheer (ii) nourish (iii) destroy (iv) repel 17. Where do we form close bonds with classmates and teachers? (i) in workplace (ii) in family (iii) in factories (iv) in school 18. Who from relationship with toys? (i) boys (ii) girls (iii) children (iv) men 19. What keeps us close to each other? (i) society (ii) family (iii) livelihood (iv) relationship 20. What does the word 'effective' indicate? (i) useless (ii) compulsory (iii) relative (iv) fruitful 21. The word 'philosopher' is the text can be replaced by –––. (i) idealist (ii) physician (iii) thinker (iv) politician 22. The best synonym of 'instinct' is –––. (i) instance (ii) significance (iii) decent (iv) impulse 23. The correct meaning of 'seek' is –––. (i) search (ii) sip (iii) look after (iv) look around 24. The word 'wild' in the passage means –––. (i) fierce (ii) tame (iii) domestic (iv) pet B. Answer the following questions. 1. Why does mental breakdown cause existential crisis? Ans: Mental breakdown causes -existential crisis because humans make their life meaningful through mental bonds and emotions. So, for a meaningful existence, it is important that they maintain mental soundness. 2. Do you agree that sharing joys and sharing sorrows are the same thing? Justify your answer. Ans: Sharing joys and sharing sorrows are, actually, the same thing. The former multiplies our happiness, while the latter, by decreasing our sorrows, helps us to maintain our mental balance.
 n h e i j English  3 3. Why does man want to establish relationships with others? Ans: Man wants to establish relationships with others for companionship and for physical and emotional support. 4. How is man's relationship different from those of other animals? Ans: Wild animals also- develop relationship. But man's relationship is related to his existence. It inspires him to do well in his life. Thus, man's relationship is different from those of other animals. 5. How can marriage make intimate relationship? Ans: Man makes family by marriage. It is a social contract. In society, all are related to some extent by bonding. Marriage is a kind of bonding that binds two souls together and through togetherness they give birth to children. In fact, marriage as a sacred bonding between a man and a woman is a process of coming closer to each other and deepening rove relationship between them day by day. 6. How does relationship help a man? Ans: Relationship helps a man by providing him with physical and emotional support. 7. What types of relationship are there? Ans: There are various types of relationship. Some are familial and intimate, some are social and some are professional. Moreover, there are relationships between human beings and animals, between children and their toys. 8. How is familial relationship formed? Ans: Familial relationship is formed when a person makes a family by marriage. Moreover, it can be formed by blood. 9. What is the role of school in man's relationship? Ans: School plays a great role in man's social relationship because he forms close bonds with classmates and great at school. 10. What do you understand by instinct? Ans: Instinct is a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with. 11. Where can we nourish our relationship? Ans: We can nourish our relationship in our workplace. As we go to our workplace everyday and stay for a long time, we nourish relationship with other fellow mates. 12. Why do human beings form relationship with animals? Ans: Human beings form relationship with animals as they love them. Owing to their love for animals, they keep animals at home as their pets. 13. How do children develop relationship with toys? Ans: Children like toys and they like to play with toys. And gradually they develop relationship with toys. 14. What do you understand by familial relationship? Ans: When a relationship is formed in a family, it is called familial relationship. 15. What do you know about professional relationship? Ans: We go to our workplace everyday and we mix with our colleagues there. In this way, we develop relationship with each other in our profession. This is called professional relationship. 16. How can we remain close to each other? Ans: We can remain close to each other by mixing with each other and by sharing our feelings with each other.