HSSC - Federal Board

QUESTION # 04: Grammar - SSC-II FB

Q: 04 (a). fill in each blank with Past Indefinite or Past Continuous Tense of the Verb in brackets.

BAHRIA COLLEGES – PNET                      

i.                    What ___________ (you / do) when I ___________ (call) you last night?

ii.                  Shamsa ___________ (watch) a film when she ___________ (hear) the noise.

iii.                We ___________ (play) tennis when Javed ___________ (hurt) his ankle.

iv.                When you ___________ (arrive) at the bus stand, who ___________(be) there?

BAHRIA COLLEGE NORE-I:

i. If you work hard, you ______ (pass) the examination.                                                                  

ii. She ______ (mop) the floor when her cousin came in.                  

iii. He walked along the road, wondering what _____.(happen)

iv. It seldom ____________ (rain) here in February.

BAHRIA COLLEGE KARSAZ:

(i). Saman (live) ___________ in Berlin for more than two years, in fact, she (live) ___________ there when the Berlin wall came down.

(ii). I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) ___________.

(iii). If it (snow) ___________ this weekend, we (go) ___________skiing near Lake Tahoe.

(iv). If you (need) ___________ to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) ___________ at the Sheraton in San Francisco.

(v). When I (arrive) ___________ home last night, I discovered that Jamil (prepare) ___________ a delicious dinner.

(vi). I (have) ___________ the same car for more than ten years. I (think) ___________ about buying a new one.


(b). Rewrite the following sentences so that the Verbs will be in the Active Voice (Any Four).

BAHRIA COLLEGES – PNET

i. The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work.

ii. The town was destroyed by an earthquake.

iii. We are taught grammar by Mrs. Sikandar.

iv.  You will be given a ticket by the manager.

v.    The budding was damaged by the fire.

vi.  He was praised by the teacher.

BAHRIA COLLEGE NORE-I:

(b). Change the paragraph into indirect speech:

The King said, “Is my son dead?” The messenger said, “No Sir, thank God.” The King worriedly said, “Do you mean he is fine?” The messenger replied, “No Sir, he is in great trouble and badly needs your help.”

BAHRIA COLLEGE KARSAZ:

(b). Change THE GIVEN direct speech into Indirect Speech (Any Four)

(i). I said to her, “Are they inviting me for the meeting?”

(ii). She said to me, “Brother, you are not helping me as I expected.”

(iii). She said, “I have been waiting for him since last morning.”

(iv). My brother said to me, “Have you bought a story book for me?”

(v). My mother said, “I saw you in the shop buying chocolates.”

(vi). Rabi said, “What a horrible sight!”

(vii.) I said, “How beautiful your handwriting is!”

c. Fill In the blanks with appropriate modal verb as per direction given In the brackets. (Any Four).

BAHRIA COLLEGES – PNET

i. ___________ I come with you? (Permission)

ii. There was a time when I ___________ stay up very late (Past Ability)

iii. You ___________ not lose any more weight. You are already slim. (Necessity)

iv. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ___________ still read and write without glasses. (Ability)

v. ___________ you help me with house work, please? (Polite request)

vi. Our country ___________ become a superpower by 2025. (Possibility)

BAHRIA COLLEGE NORE-I:

i.Everybody knows the name of Iqbal.                       (Change into an Interrogative Sentence)

ii. Remind me to come here again.                              (Transform into a Negative Sentence)

iii. You must study regularly.                                     (Change into an Imperative Sentence)

iv. I can never forget you.                                           (Change into an Interrogative Sentence)

v. You are the only person fit for the post.                 (Change into a Negative Sentence)

vi. Are there any restrictions?                                     (Change into an Assertive Sentence)

BAHRIA COLLEGE KARSAZ:

(c) Do as Directed (Any Four) of the followings.

(i). You are requested to shut the windows and doors. (Change into Imperative Sentence)

(ii). Do you like chocolate pasties?                             (Change into Negative Sentence)

(iii). My name is Jawaid Nizami.                                (Change into Interrogative Sentence)

(iv). This is a beautiful place.                                      (Change into Exclamatory Sentence)

(v). Go and try this newflavour.                                 (Change into Negative Sentence)

(vi). Today is not a gloomy weather.                          (Change into Assertive Sentence)

(vii). Do turn off all the lights and fans when you leave the room. (Change into Imperative Sentence)