English II · End Term · May 2026 · AN

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What meaning can be inferred for the word “frond” from the passage?

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The figure of speech used in “like a saucer held sideways” is:

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What can be understood about Papa from the passage?

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Which word can replace “grimace”?

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The description of Father Benedict’s face using “condensed milk and cut open soursop” is an example of:

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What does the use of the word “troop” symbolise?

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Why did the congregation refer to Father Benedict as new?

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How does the addition of the word “meaningfully” add to the meaning of “enunciated”?

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Why does the narrator detail the physical actions in the passage?

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Based on the passage, the narrator is most likely:

**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse** **markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most** **fitting answer for every blank to answer the subquestions.** Jemima Puddle-Duck set out to find a nesting place far away from the farm because she wanted to hatch her own eggs. So she found a clearing in the woods, where she encountered a certain foxy gentleman who invited her to build her nest in his woodshed which was full of soft, warm feathers. Jemima [about to leave after laying her first egg]: [i] _____, I am certain that I couldn’t leave the care of my nest in better hands. Mr. Fox: [ii] _____! Oh, there’s nothing I like better than eggs and ducklings. I should be proud to see a fine nestful in my woodshed. [iii] _____, what could be a finer sight? [To himself] Patience, patience! Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. She laid nine eggs in the woodshed. They were greeny-white and very large. Jemima: So, I shall return tomorrow and I then intend to sit on my eggs until they hatch. I will bring a bag of corn with me so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched. They might catch the cold! Mr. Fox: Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag. I will provide you with oats. [iv] _____, before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat. Let us have a dinner party all to ourselves. Jemima: Oh! Oh, what a truly splendid idea! Oh, how kind, how thoughtful! Mr. Fox: May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm garden to make a dish? Sage and thyme and mint and two onions, oh, and some parsley? Jemima: [v] _____! Sage, thyme, mint, parsley, and onions from the kitchen, yes. Jemima Puddle-Duck was a simpleton. She quite unsuspectingly went around nibbling snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck! Transcribed and adapted from: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - “The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck.”

Fill in blank [i] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse** **markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most** **fitting answer for every blank to answer the subquestions.** Jemima Puddle-Duck set out to find a nesting place far away from the farm because she wanted to hatch her own eggs. So she found a clearing in the woods, where she encountered a certain foxy gentleman who invited her to build her nest in his woodshed which was full of soft, warm feathers. Jemima [about to leave after laying her first egg]: [i] _____, I am certain that I couldn’t leave the care of my nest in better hands. Mr. Fox: [ii] _____! Oh, there’s nothing I like better than eggs and ducklings. I should be proud to see a fine nestful in my woodshed. [iii] _____, what could be a finer sight? [To himself] Patience, patience! Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. She laid nine eggs in the woodshed. They were greeny-white and very large. Jemima: So, I shall return tomorrow and I then intend to sit on my eggs until they hatch. I will bring a bag of corn with me so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched. They might catch the cold! Mr. Fox: Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag. I will provide you with oats. [iv] _____, before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat. Let us have a dinner party all to ourselves. Jemima: Oh! Oh, what a truly splendid idea! Oh, how kind, how thoughtful! Mr. Fox: May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm garden to make a dish? Sage and thyme and mint and two onions, oh, and some parsley? Jemima: [v] _____! Sage, thyme, mint, parsley, and onions from the kitchen, yes. Jemima Puddle-Duck was a simpleton. She quite unsuspectingly went around nibbling snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck! Transcribed and adapted from: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - “The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck.”

Fill in blank [ii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse** **markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most** **fitting answer for every blank to answer the subquestions.** Jemima Puddle-Duck set out to find a nesting place far away from the farm because she wanted to hatch her own eggs. So she found a clearing in the woods, where she encountered a certain foxy gentleman who invited her to build her nest in his woodshed which was full of soft, warm feathers. Jemima [about to leave after laying her first egg]: [i] _____, I am certain that I couldn’t leave the care of my nest in better hands. Mr. Fox: [ii] _____! Oh, there’s nothing I like better than eggs and ducklings. I should be proud to see a fine nestful in my woodshed. [iii] _____, what could be a finer sight? [To himself] Patience, patience! Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. She laid nine eggs in the woodshed. They were greeny-white and very large. Jemima: So, I shall return tomorrow and I then intend to sit on my eggs until they hatch. I will bring a bag of corn with me so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched. They might catch the cold! Mr. Fox: Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag. I will provide you with oats. [iv] _____, before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat. Let us have a dinner party all to ourselves. Jemima: Oh! Oh, what a truly splendid idea! Oh, how kind, how thoughtful! Mr. Fox: May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm garden to make a dish? Sage and thyme and mint and two onions, oh, and some parsley? Jemima: [v] _____! Sage, thyme, mint, parsley, and onions from the kitchen, yes. Jemima Puddle-Duck was a simpleton. She quite unsuspectingly went around nibbling snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck! Transcribed and adapted from: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - “The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck.”

Fill in blank [iii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse** **markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most** **fitting answer for every blank to answer the subquestions.** Jemima Puddle-Duck set out to find a nesting place far away from the farm because she wanted to hatch her own eggs. So she found a clearing in the woods, where she encountered a certain foxy gentleman who invited her to build her nest in his woodshed which was full of soft, warm feathers. Jemima [about to leave after laying her first egg]: [i] _____, I am certain that I couldn’t leave the care of my nest in better hands. Mr. Fox: [ii] _____! Oh, there’s nothing I like better than eggs and ducklings. I should be proud to see a fine nestful in my woodshed. [iii] _____, what could be a finer sight? [To himself] Patience, patience! Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. She laid nine eggs in the woodshed. They were greeny-white and very large. Jemima: So, I shall return tomorrow and I then intend to sit on my eggs until they hatch. I will bring a bag of corn with me so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched. They might catch the cold! Mr. Fox: Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag. I will provide you with oats. [iv] _____, before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat. Let us have a dinner party all to ourselves. Jemima: Oh! Oh, what a truly splendid idea! Oh, how kind, how thoughtful! Mr. Fox: May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm garden to make a dish? Sage and thyme and mint and two onions, oh, and some parsley? Jemima: [v] _____! Sage, thyme, mint, parsley, and onions from the kitchen, yes. Jemima Puddle-Duck was a simpleton. She quite unsuspectingly went around nibbling snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck! Transcribed and adapted from: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - “The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck.”

Fill in blank [iv] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse** **markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most** **fitting answer for every blank to answer the subquestions.** Jemima Puddle-Duck set out to find a nesting place far away from the farm because she wanted to hatch her own eggs. So she found a clearing in the woods, where she encountered a certain foxy gentleman who invited her to build her nest in his woodshed which was full of soft, warm feathers. Jemima [about to leave after laying her first egg]: [i] _____, I am certain that I couldn’t leave the care of my nest in better hands. Mr. Fox: [ii] _____! Oh, there’s nothing I like better than eggs and ducklings. I should be proud to see a fine nestful in my woodshed. [iii] _____, what could be a finer sight? [To himself] Patience, patience! Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. She laid nine eggs in the woodshed. They were greeny-white and very large. Jemima: So, I shall return tomorrow and I then intend to sit on my eggs until they hatch. I will bring a bag of corn with me so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched. They might catch the cold! Mr. Fox: Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag. I will provide you with oats. [iv] _____, before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat. Let us have a dinner party all to ourselves. Jemima: Oh! Oh, what a truly splendid idea! Oh, how kind, how thoughtful! Mr. Fox: May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm garden to make a dish? Sage and thyme and mint and two onions, oh, and some parsley? Jemima: [v] _____! Sage, thyme, mint, parsley, and onions from the kitchen, yes. Jemima Puddle-Duck was a simpleton. She quite unsuspectingly went around nibbling snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck! Transcribed and adapted from: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - “The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck.”

Fill in blank [v] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

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Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank: "After a month’s gap, the import of personal computers from China, including laptops and tablets, surged 11.3 percent to _____ in December."

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Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank: "The same month witnessed a decline in the import of personal computers from countries/regions like Singapore and Hong Kong, which saw a decrease of _____."

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Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank: "It was _____ of Fiscal Year 24."

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Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank: "In November, when the government’s online monitoring system for the import of electronic hardware items became operational, imports from China contracted _____, while the overall decline was 17 percent."

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Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank: "This announcement led to a surge in the import of laptops and tablets _____and October (by 29.7 percent), amid fears of licensing requirements."

**Read the following email and answer the given**

Choose the appropriate option to suffix the Subject line

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By sending the specific link containing the image in question to the website admin, what aspect of email etiquette does the sender exhibit here?

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Choose the appropriate closing line.

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Choose the appropriate sign-off for the context of this mail

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In case the recipient hasn't responded to your mail even after 3 days, choose the right option for a follow-up mail as a reminder. Keep in mind that the issue is of utmost urgency to you and that you want the image taken down at the earliest.

**Identify the implied meaning of the sentences given in the subquestions: (Note that the** **word with stress is italicized and marked in bold).**

“I thought he was **your** brother.”

**Identify the implied meaning of the sentences given in the subquestions: (Note that the** **word with stress is italicized and marked in bold).**

“**He** played really well.”

**Answer the subquestions based on the given sentence:** “Did you know that Alex and John are moving to Bombay?”

In the given sentence, if the emphasis is on “to”, then the meaning is that:

**Answer the subquestions based on the given sentence:** “Did you know that Alex and John are moving to Bombay?”

In the given sentence, if the emphasis is on “Bombay”, then the meaning is that:

**In the given sentences, the scope of the focus adverbs are limited to:** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

“The Bowdens showed that only opportunity and stimulus were lacking.”

**In the given sentences, the scope of the focus adverbs are limited to:** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

“There is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater than even a king or a schoolmaster!”

**“At that time Bogota was a remote, lugubrious city where an insomniac rain had been** **falling since the beginning of the 16th century” is an example of**

**“Ladies’ man” is an example of oxymoron. This statement is**

**Look at the statements given below and choose the correct answer:** Statement A: Adjectives can function as complements in a sentence. Statement B: All complements are adjectives.

**In the sentence “They seem lost”, “seem” is a _____ verb.**

**Consider the following sentences:** Sentence A: “The pipe emitted a hollow sound.” Sentence B: “The inner wall of the building was hollow.” The word “hollow” is:

**Consider the following sentences and spot the ones in which degree adverbs are used** **correctly.** i. There is scarcely any chance of rain ii. The need for an intervention was very felt by the employee association. iii. The poor man’s smile was very much satisfying.

**Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:** "The suitcase is __________ heavy for me to carry on my own."

**Fill in the blank with the verb that is in the past perfect tense:** "Eshwaranna _______ peacefully."

**Fill in the blank with the verb that is in the present perfect continuous tense:** "Poongodhai and Zara ______ the dream."

**Which of the following is an outcome of the active verb being changed into be + V3 form?** i. The sentence becomes passive ii. The verb no longer contains tense iii. The verb no longer contains agreement iv. The verb no longer takes an argument

**The verb “staggered” in the sentence “I staggered”:**

**In the given sentence, adverbial phrases of _____ and _____, respectively, are italicised.** “Deary carted to wherever she was staying a pedestal chair sculpted as a hand.”

**Identify the adverb in the following sentence:** "Peace is a state of mind here."

**In the sentence "I believe that he is innocent," the clause "that he is innocent" functions as:**

**Identify the subject, predicate, and type of verb in the following sentence:** "The sun was shining, but it was still chilly outside."

**State whether true or false.** **"The storm approaching from the West was causing concern" is a complex sentence.**

**Identify the adjectival clause in the following sentence and the noun it modifies.** "The dog, who was abandoned by its previous owner, found a loving home with a kind-hearted family."

**Which of the following sentences is complex?**

**Identify the complement and/or adjunct in the following sentence:** “She is a talented singer.”

**Identify the clause in this sentence:** "India, which is crowded with 1.4 billion people, is also a stronghold for wildlife."

**In this sentence, _____ is a relative clause:** "He was a hardworking, cheerfully energetic young man who never shirked his job from Monday to Saturday."

**Fill in the blank with the modal verbs 'can' or 'could' based on the context and intended** **meaning in each sentence.** “If you do not leave now, you ____ miss the test.” Hint: a possible future consequence

**Identify the modal auxiliary in the given sentence:** “We must be responsible.”

**Which of these sentences has a that-clause embedded as the object of the verb in the matrix** **predicate?**

**Choose the correct reported speech.** "Who did you see?" Prema asked.

**Indirect speech of the given sentence is:** “I haven’t seen him.”

**“The business tycoon who made billions with his hotel chain Resorta, has been found dead.”** Here, "tycoon" means:

**“The music club auditions allow candidates to have a karaoke to the song they’ll be singing.”** Here, “karaoke” means:

**The following sentence is an example of a ___ conditional:** “If water reaches 100 degrees Celsius, it boils.”

**Identify the type of conditional sentence used in the sentence below:** “If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.”

**Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:** Positive: The movie starts at 7 PM. Negative: The movie _____ start at 7 PM.

**Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:** Positive: The baker prepares a delicious cake. Negative: The baker _____ prepare a delicious cake.

**In the following sentence, the word "captivating" acts as a gerund:** “Anurag Kashyap directed some captivating thrillers.”

**In the sentence “The breakfast was prepared by Usha”, the agent is __**

**In the sentence "No, there aren't any", "any" functions as a/an:**

**Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:** "There are ____ strong chess players in this college."

**Indirect speech of the given sentence is:** “Where is Karan?”

**“The meteorological department has warned about a typhoon along the coastline.”** Here, "typhoon" means:

**Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:** “They waited here ___ sorting out the issues.”

**Which part of the sentence describes the unexpected outcome (the fact that goes against** **normal expectation)?** "He was tired although he slept well."

**What are the productive processes at work in the formation of the word “instilingo”?**

**Identify the number of prefixes used in the sentence below:** “She keeps disagreeing with her coworkers as well as her ex-boss regarding the coming changes although she knows very well that they are unavoidable.”

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

Why does the author refer to the Bhore Committee?

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

Match the following sentences to its structural role: “UHC is grounded in the universal human right to health…”

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

Match the following sentences to its structural role: “Evidence suggests that patients often have to incur out-of-pocket expenditure.”

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

Match the following sentences to its structural role: “In practice, recent reforms…have undermined the primary care approach.”

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

Match the following sentences to its structural role: “It is imperative for India to take this path…”

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

**Which paragraph most effectively anticipates and absorbs a counter argument without** **explicitly stating it?**

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

**The word “Conversely” introduces a contrasting point, showing a conditional relationship** **rather than a contradiction. This statement is:**

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

**The word “however” in the second paragraph signals:**

**Read the following article titled “Not Just Insurance, Indians Need Universal Healthcare”,** **published in The Indian Express. Answer the given**

**What makes this writing argumentative?**

**Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blanks. See the hint(s) or context(s) provided and** **choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

"Their offices were perched on the forty-first and forty-second floors of a building in midtown New York– higher than any two structures here in Lahore _____ be if they were stacked one atop the other." Context: Second conditional: To talk about something impossible in the present and unlikely to happen in the future

**Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blanks. See the hint(s) or context(s) provided and** **choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

"Coleridge’s ill-health _____ have stemmed from a bout of rheumatic fever and other childhood illnesses; he was treated for these conditions with laudanum, which fostered a lifelong opium addiction." Hint: To show the kind of possibility where there are equal chances of something’s having been and not having been the case

**Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blanks. See the hint(s) or context(s) provided and** **choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

"Readers _____ not mark, underline, write, or tear pages or otherwise damage the library documents." Hint: To state a requirement for appropriate behavior in a socially-rooted sense

**Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blanks. See the hint(s) or context(s) provided and** **choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.** Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

"You agree that the foundation, the trademark owner, and any distributor under this agreement _____ not be liable to you for actual, direct, indirect, consequential, punitive or incidental damages even if you give notice of the possibility of such damage." Hint: To talk about company policy and procedure

**Read the following resume section and answer the given**

What is the major weakness in this section?

**Read the following resume section and answer the given**

Which verb can BEST replace "worked on" in the second sentence?

**Read the following resume section and answer the given**

Which revised sentence is the most effective?