Compulsory English: Model Question Sets and Predicted Questions

Group A. 1. In Mugu district, at 2,990 m (in the far west). 2. 1976. 3. The Chuchemara ridge. 4. Two villages inside the boundary were resettled in the Tarai, so the families lost their home. 5. can't she. 6. since. 7. Milk is sold here. 8. natural. 9. an (the sound is /em/). 10. arrival.

Group B. 11. The plan has been approved by the committee. 12. He told me that he would help me the next day. 13. Neither of the two boys was present. 14. were. 15. Although it was raining heavily, we went to school (or It was raining heavily, but we went to school). 16. e.g. In spite of working hard, he could not finish the project on time. 17. e.g. In the photograph my sister is planting a sapling. My father is holding the watering can and smiling. 18. Endangered means at serious risk of dying out as a species — The red panda is an endangered animal in Nepal. 19. "What a beautiful morning!" said Sita. 20. Subject: Request for the reading list — Dear Sir, Could you kindly send me the reading list for this term? I would like to start the first book during the holiday. Thank you, Anisha (Class 8 'B').

Group C. 21. Format: address, date, The Ward Chairperson, Ward No. —, — Municipality, Subject: Request for repair of street lights, Yours faithfully. Content: how many lights, how long they have been out, the consequences (accidents, theft, girls and the elderly afraid to walk), the request and a time frame. 22. Format: date and day, first person, past tense. Content: the event in order, two concrete details, and your feelings and what you learned. 23. School name, NOTICE, date; purpose (inter-class quiz), date, time, venue, who may take part, team size, how to register and the deadline, prize; signature with designation. Under about 80 words. 24. Introduction: the phone is now the commonest tool in a student's hand. Body 1 — uses: learning material, dictionaries, maps, contact with family, emergency, payments. Body 2 — costs: lost study hours, poor sleep, eye strain, addiction to short videos, bullying and false information. Conclusion: not the device but the discipline — fixed hours, no phone while studying or at night, and a habit of checking sources. 25. Six turns, correctly labelled; natural spoken language; a progression from symptoms to examination to diagnosis to advice and prescription.

Group A. 1. Sharpened reeds dipped in soot mixed with gum. 2. The flight feather of a goose, trimmed to a point. 3. To trim the quill, which lasted only about a week. 4. A quick-drying ink matched to the ball. 5. did they. 6. has written. 7. The plants are watered daily by the gardener. 8. weary (annoyed/fed up is also acceptable in the sense used). 9. in. 10. beautiful.

Group B. 11. My watch is being repaired. 12. She asked me where I had bought that book. 13. The team is playing well, isn't it? (or The team are playing well, aren't they?). 14. melts. 15. Though he was ill, he attended the class. 16. e.g. As soon as the bell rang, the children ran out to the field. 17. e.g. It is cloudy and cold this morning. A light drizzle has been falling since dawn. 18. Conservation means protecting and using natural resources carefully so that they survive for the future — Community forestry is a successful example of conservation in Nepal. 19. My mother asked, "Have you finished your homework?" 20. e.g. Dear Rita, I am turning fourteen on Saturday and we are having a small lunch at home at noon. Do come — it will not be the same without you.

Group C. 21. Format: sender's address, date, The Editor with the paper's name, Subject, Yours sincerely. Content: where the waste collects, how long, the smell, flies and stray dogs, the drains blocking in the monsoon, the risk to children; then the request — regular collection, segregation at source, bins at the market, and a penalty for dumping. 22. Headline; place and date line; lead with what, where, when, who; then details — vehicle, time, number injured, where they were taken, the cause reported by police, one quotation; close with the action taken. No opinion. 23. Format of a formal application with Subject: Request for permission to use the school hall; content: the club's name, the purpose of the meeting, the date and time, the number of students, who will supervise, and an assurance that the hall will be left clean. 24. Senses first: the mist on the fields, the first bus, the smell of tea and smoke, the bell from the temple, the queue at the tap; present tense for what is always true; one closing sentence on what the hour feels like. 25. Introduction: forests take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, which is why the metaphor fits. Body 1 — what they do: oxygen, carbon storage, rain and springs, soil held on slopes, timber and fodder, habitat for wildlife, medicines. Body 2 — the threats: felling for settlement and fuel, forest fire, overgrazing, encroachment, landslide after clear-felling. Conclusion: community forestry in Nepal as evidence that local management works, plus plantation, improved stoves and fire lines.

Group A. 1. A mining town in northern Japan. 2. To make climbing possible for women, who were told it was not for them — it was a women-only club. 3. An avalanche buried their camp and she was pulled out unconscious from under four friends. 4. She led clean-up expeditions and climbed with students from the 2011 tsunami area. 5. shall we. 6. for. 7. The match has been cancelled. 8. failure. 9. is. 10. decision.

Group B. 11. Saplings were being planted by the children. 12. The teacher told us not to waste water. 13. She is good at English and weak in Mathematics (good at, weak in). 14. would have passed. 15. The road is not only narrow but also broken. 16. e.g. Unless you revise regularly, you will not do well in the examination. 17. e.g. I will visit my grandparents in Palpa. After that I am going to learn to repair bicycles with my uncle. 18. Migration is the movement of people or animals from one place to another to live or breed — The migration of young people to the cities has left many hill villages with only the old. 19. "Hurry up!" shouted the driver. "The bus is leaving." 20. e.g. Friday, 12 Asar — I had been waiting all month for the district quiz, and this evening the list came out without my name on it. I am trying to tell myself that next year will come.

Group C. 21. Informal letter format: address and date, Dear Rohan, friendly opening, the book's title and author, what it is about in two or three sentences with no spoilers, what you liked and one criticism, a recommendation, Yours affectionately. 22. School name, NOTICE, date; the eco club's purpose, who may join, the first meeting's date, time and venue, the activities planned (plantation, waste segregation, kitchen garden), how to enrol and by when; signature with designation. 23. Introduction: a clean school is made by three hundred small habits, not by one sweeper. Body 1 — what I do: use the bin, carry a cloth bag, keep my desk and classroom clean, no writing on walls, turn off taps, bring a water bottle. Body 2 — what we do together: duty roster, waste segregation, compost from leaves, plantation and its care, a monthly clean-up, reminding others politely. Conclusion: the habit transfers home and to the street. 24. Six labelled turns: pointing out the shortfall, the shopkeeper's doubt, re-counting the bill and the notes, finding the error, apology, polite close. 25. Headline; place and date line; lead with who, what, where, when; details — the project, the level of the competition, the number of competitors, the prize; one quotation from the student or the teacher; close with the school's reaction or the next competition.