Notes of Intermediate (2nd YEAR)

Notes of Intermediate (2nd YEAR)

(Lesson No 1) Thy Dying Sun
A1. A star seldom finds another star near it because of the vast distance among them.
A2. When a wandering star came near the sun then it raised tidal waves and formed mountain.
A3. When the wandering star came nearer and nearer, the mountain would rise higher and higher.
A4. The wandering star pulled some matter from the sun. It scattered in the space. The small pieces of
matter became planets.
A5. There is no life on the stars because some of them are hot and some are so cold.
A6. One of the cooling pieces of the sun gave birth to life. First simple organisms, lastly human beings
were born.
A7. The universe is frightening because of long distances, our loneliness and littleness.
A8. There are some necessary conditions for life like temperature. Such conditions are not available on
other stars.

(Lesson No 2) Using the scientific method

A1. Scientific method has helped us in many ways to win our fight against diseases. We discovered many
medicines due to scientific method.
A2. Today, the roads and streets are wide and paved. They are cleaned. While in the past, the roads were
unpaved and dirty.
A3. Today, the sanitary condition in our village is very bad. We can improve them with the help of
education and scientific method.
A4. The scientific method has increased the production. Now we can have all kind of vegetables, fruits all
round the year. The things can be preserved by freezing.
A5. Our ancestors were afraid of famines.
A6. Scientific method has proved that the diseases are not caused by evil spirits. With this belief, scientific
method us to get over the old fears.
A7. Astrology played a key role in the lives of men and women. People used to consult the fortune tellers
before marriage or doing any work.
A8. When a crow caws on the roof, some guest is expected to visit and howling of cats is a sign that
somebody will die in the neighbourhood. It affected badly.

(Lesson No 3) Why boys fail in college

A1. Some boys fail because they do not try. They are idlers. We can help them by advising correctly.
A2. The impact of mistaken ambition is that the students do not take interest in their studies and fail in the
examination.
A3. The students, who do not work hard at college, fail to make their mark. Such students are found
everywhere in the world.
A4. Some poor students do the jobs to meet out their college expenses. As a result, they cannot pay full
attention to their studies and fail. Yes we have such cases in our country.
A5. Many students fail because of bad health. The problem of health can be solved with the help of the
doctor appointed in the college.
A6. Sportsmen have their own importance in college but they should not be at the cost of education. There
should be balance between them.
A7. Such students should never be allowed to stay in college.
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(Lesson No 4) End of term

A1. His attitude towards the weekend was like a prisoner. He longed for it because he was tired of the
hardships in school.
A2. His view was that the school life was full of labour and difficulties.
A3. He liked holidays for his freedom form the school lessons.
A4. He used to go to village of his grandparents for spending his summer vacations.
A5. He longed or a tricycle, sweets and ice cream.
A6. He saved his pocket money in a box.

(Lesson No 5) On destroying books

A1. People presented ordinary books and twenty years old magazines to soldiers.
A2. In fact, people wanted to get rid of their old books.
A3. Bad books should be destroyed because the new books can take their place.
A4. It is difficult to destroy books because we do not have proper place to burn them.
A5. He could not burn the unwanted books because he had no cooking range in his house.
A6. He decided to get rid of the books by throwing them into the river.
A7. He put the sack of books over his shoulder. On the way he passed by a policeman. He was frightened.
At last he dropped the sack into the river.
A8. First of all, he was afraid. He was feeling shame at his cowardice. So he mustard up courage and threw
the sack into the river.
A9. Yes, he felt sad for the books.
A10. He did not like to send these books to soldiers because these books were useless.

(Lesson No 6) The man who was a hospital

A1. The writer felt him a patient of liver to read an advertisement. He was suffering from typhoid and
cholera etc.
A2. He was not suffering from Housemaid’s knee.
A3. No, he was not pleased to find he didn’t have it.
A4. At first, he felt hurt about this.
A5. He should be an acquisition to the medical class because students world have no need to walk the
hospital. They would study him and know about all the diseases.
A6. He told the medical man about all diseases. The doctor examined him and wrote a prescription.
A7. He thought so because the doctor was going to get more experience of a unique case in the medical
history.
A8. The doctor wrote that you should walk daily and never think about those things which you do not
understand.
A9. When he went to the chemist. The chemist replied that these things were available from a cooperative
store.
A10. This is very important advice. Generally people think about the unknown things and get worried.

(Lesson No 7) My financial career

A1. These expressions reflect the confused state of writer’s mind. He was full of fear. He could not express
his matter properly.
A2. Leacock was insisting the manager to meet him alone so he thought that Leacock wanted to reveal an
awful secret.
A3. When the manager learnt the amount of money, he became angry.
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A4. He stepped into a safe. He wanted to draw six dollars but in confusion he wrote 56 dollars on the
cheque.
A5. After misadventure in the bank, he kept his money in his socks.
A6. He was frightened to see the accountant. He wrote 56 instead of 6 on the cheque.

(Lesson No 8) China’s way to progress

A1. After independence, China made a great progress. That is why the world has changed its attitude
towards China.
A2. Land has been divided into small agricultural sectors. Different machines are used in the fields.
Farmers work and do not move to the cities.
A3. China depends on its resources by using all sorts of products and machines prepared in China.
A4. Student gets up early in the morning. He goes to school at 8 a.m. He takes lunch and goes back. He
again comes back home at 3 p.m. He takes rest. He also shares the work of his parents.
A5. Chinese woman work hard. They do not use beauty products. They enjoy free security services.
A6. Government has provided them free hospitalizations, medical care, nursery and infant school etc.
A7. There are two worlds. One is the world of facts and the other is the world of faith. The writer believed
that people themselves are important if they have the faith for the benefit of the people.
A8. According to this statement, one should work for the betterment of others. This is the secret of china’s
progress.

(Lesson No 9) Hunger and population explosion

A1. It means never having enough to eat. After one meal, there is no security of another meal.
A2. The Nile remained dry for seven years and the Egyptians had to face famine. China and England faced
great famines. Russia faced famine in 1921.
A3. Famines occur due to over population, failure of crops and shortage of food and lack of rains.
A4. The major cause is the different between the death rate and the birth rate.
A5. Birth rate means the number of births per 1000 population.
A6. The discovery of the treatment of many diseases has decreased the death rate. When death rate
decreases, the population increases.
A7. Birth rate is very high in under developed countries. Here people are illiterate. They produce children
but never think about their feeding and education.
A8. The birth rate is not so high in more advanced countries because people are educated.
A9. Poverty, illiteracy and diseases are the common factors in under developed countries. Such countries
have poor economy because they depend on the export of raw material.

(Lesson No 10) The jewel of the world

A1. He was twenty years old when he escaped from Damascus. He jumped into the river and reached the
opposite bank. Luck favoured him. Syrian troops accepted him their leader. He captured all the Spain
with in some years.
A2. He killed him. He sent his head to the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.
A3. He said, “Thanks to be Allah for having placed the sea between us and such a foe”.
A4. He introduced the system of pure water. He constructed a wall around it. He built a palace for himself.
He founded the great mosque.
A5. During his reign, weaving, leather making, wool, silk, pottery, gold, silver and other metals flourished
in Spain.
A6. He enlarged the University of Cordova. He invited the professors from the east. He established a
library.

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Part II
(Lesson No 11) First year at harrow
A1. To some extent, this complaint is true but mostly it does not happen.
A2. Our examiners ask typical questions in the examination. One may guess the question paper
successfully.
A3. The writer did not know the answer of the questions. So he could not do well in the examination.
A4. He wrote his name on the top. Then he wrote down the number of questions only.
A5. It was gain for him. This knowledge proved very useful for him.
A6. He stayed at harrow for three years. Here he learnt the basic rules of English.
A7. Churchill learnt English. In after years, this knowledge helped him in getting a job easily.
A8. Churchill viewed that the students should learn their national language first. After it, they could learn
Latin as honour. It is a good view.

(Lesson No 12) Hitch Hiking across the Sahara

A1. The Sahara is a very vast desert in Africa. England is very small if compared with this desert.
A2. His foster mother used to threaten to send him to Timbuktu. Instead of getting afraid of it, this name
aroused desire to see this place.
A3. Christopher showed the officer a permit from the ministry. The officer permitted him to have a seat.
A4. Ghardia is a typical desert city. Everything was covered with files. He saw many children in the streets
whose faces had masks of flies.
A5. They dragged ten feet strips of steel mesh from the truck and made a runway.
A6. He told that their car stuck in sand and thus they died due to thirst.
A7. El-Golea was beautiful place. Water was available here. There was a pool of water. In-Salah differs
from El-Golea. Water was not easily available here.
A8. Professor was a great man. He was a guide. He served the people. He reached at In-Abbangarit with
food and saved hero’s life.
A9. Christopher started his journey with little party. They felt hungry. They reached the well and it was
dry. They killed a camel and got greenish fluid.
A10. Land of thirst and death is the most dangerous region. A small group started a journey. On the way,
they could not get water. They killed a camel and drank greenish liquid.
A11. A boy led Christopher at In-Abbangarit. He reached to the well but the water was low. He made a link
of wire and drew out water with teapot.

(Lesson No 13) Alexander Fleming

A1. Certain chemicals which are used to destroy germs are called antiseptics. Antiseptic method means to
prevent germs from entering into the body.
A2. The chief defect was that his method destroyed while blood cells of the body.
A3. White blood cells protect the body against disease.
A4. He was born in 1881. He studied in London. Three of his brothers were already there. His brother
pushed him into medicine. He joined the staff of St. Mary’s Hospital. He started research on germs.
A5. Fleming was growing some colonies of germs on culture plates. Suddenly a mould spore came and
dropped on the plate. The germs began to disappear. He experimented and discovered penicillin.
A6. Penicillin a better than other antiseptics because it strengthens and aids to fight against germs.
A7. Oxford team included some trained chemists. They consolidated penicillin for practical use.
A8. They made penicillin more effective by adopting new methods of manufacturing.
A9. Penicillin is a wonderful drug. It was discovered by Fleming. It is about three times as strong as
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carbolic acid. It has no poisonous effect on the white blood cells.
A10. No, Fleming was not proud of his discovery.
A11. Penicillin could not be discovered in America because there was no dust in the streets. There was no
mould spore to come into the room.
A12. He discovered penicillin and more anti-biotic which paved the way for other discoveries in the medical
field.

(Lesson No 14) Louis Pasteur

A1. Pasteur was born in France. He was sent to college for study. He showed no interest in study. After
some years, he changed his thoughts. He used to tease the professor of chemistry.
A2. He was true patriot. He offered himself to serve in the army. He worked for France. He saved the silk
industry of France.
A3. It means the production of living organisms from non-living matter because of bacteria.
A4. Silkworm industry had great importance in France. Pasteur treated the worms and saved people from
starvation.
A5. Pasteur discovered the treatment by injecting weak germs of this disease into an animal’s blood.
A6. Pasteur cultivated the weak germs into healthy animals. They produced illness. This protected the
animals from different disease.
A9. Pasteur injected weakened germs. These germs introduced into dogs rendered them immune to
hydrophobia. Pasteur undertook the boy’s treatment. He cured by this method.

(Lesson No 15) Mustafa Kamal

A1. The Turkish government adopted a slavish attitude towards the allies after world war-1.
A2. Mustafa Kamal was sent to Anatolia to control the situation with an iron hand.
A3. Trukish patriots reached strongly. They decided to struggle for their independence.
A4. Mustafa met Ali and chalked out a plan for resistance. He also decided to take no help from
Muhammad. He went to villages and towns. The people were ready to fight against enemies.
A5. Mehmet ordered Mustafa to return because he thought that Mustafa was putting his interest to danger.
A6. His reply was that I shall stay in Anatolia until the nation has won its independence.
A7. Mehmet tried to regain Anatolia by diplomacy and cunningness.
A8. His plan failed because the people did not support him.
A9. According to these terms, all the Arab provinces were to become mandated territories.
A10. Greeks attacked on patriots in 1921. This battle was fought for fourteen days. They were chased and
driven back.
A11. When Mehmet’s tricks ended. He sent a message for protection. A British officer took him in a car.

Short Answer Question of Novel Mr. Chips

Q1. What did doctor Merivale say about health of Mr. Chips?
Q2. What advice did Merivale give to Mrs. Wicket about Mr. Chips?
Q3. When did Mr. Chips join Brookfield and how did he remember it?
Q4. How did Mr. Chips recall the memory of his interview with Mr. Wetherby?
Q5. Describe Mr. Chips first meeting with Mr. Wetherby?
Q6. What was chips famous joke about the third Colley?
Q7. What were Chips thoughts when he joined Brookfield?
Q8. What special advice did Wetherby give Mr. Chips?
Q9. Write a note on the attitude of the Students on the first day of Mr. Chips at Brookfield.
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Q10. Why was spring 1896 very dear to Chips?
Q11. What were the Chips views about the women of the nineties?
Q12. How did Chips come across Katherine Bridges?
Q13. Why did Katherine like Chips?
Q14. What were the feelings of Mr. Chips towards Katherine?
Q15. What was the result of the meeting between Chips and Katherine Bridges?
Q16. Describe Chips marriage.
Q17. What changes did marriage bring in Chips?
Q18. How did marriage bring in Chips?
Q19. Write a note on the influence of Katherine on Mr. Chips.
Q20. Describe Katherine’s death.
Q21. What were the Chips feelings on the death of his wife?
Q22. What was the effect of Katherine’s death on Chips?
Q23. Describe the personality of Mr. Ralston.
Q24. Describe the row between Ralston and Chips.
Q25. How did the people of the town come to know about the quarrel? What were their reactions?
Q26. How did chatters behave with Chips?
Q27. Write a note on Brookfield.
Answers
A1. He said that he was fitter than the doctor himself. He added that he was the lucky one who would die a
natural death.
A2. He advised Mrs. Wicket to take special care of Mr. Chips.
A3. Mr. Chips joined the Brookfield in 1870. It was the same year when the war between France and
Prussia was broke out.
A4. Mr. Chips still remembered his interview with Wetherby. It was a sunny July of 1870. The air was full
of flower scents.
A5. When Mr. Chips joined Brookfield, Mr. Wetherby was the head. He expected that Brookfield and Mr.
Chips would go on well. He advised to be strict in the matter of discipline.
A6. He called the third Colly as the biggest fool of the lot.
A7. He thought that he could go nowhere to better himself. So he tried to settle there wholeheartedly.
A8. He advised to be strict in the matter of discipline.
A9. The students teased the Chips on his first day at Brookfield. They considered it their right to tease the
new master.
A10. Spring 1876 was very dear to Chips because he met Katherine in this year.
A11. The new women filled him with horror. She liked plays of Shaw and Ibsen. She also liked bicycling.
A12. One day he saw a girl in difficulty. He rushed towards her and in the process his ankle injured. When
she saw Chips as injured, she came to help him.
A13. She liked Chips because he was different from the people of his age His ideas were noble and looked
charming.
A14. Chips used to wait for that attractive girl. He felt great joy in her company. They fell in love. She liked
his profession.
A15. The result was that they fell in love. They were married in London.
A16. Katherine had no parents. She was married from the house of her aunt. Chips left the house and
returned to his hostel.
A17. His marriage changed him. His eyes gained sparkle. His mind began to move quickly. His discipline
improved.
A18. She argued that these boys were just as important for England as Brookfield. The result of this
argument was that all agreed.
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A19. Katherine exercised a very strong and positive influence on him. She loved him and his profession.
She made him realize that how sacred his profession was.
A20. Katherine died on childbirth. It was a sad end to the golden period of Chips life.
A21. Mr. Chips was disturbed. He exclaimed. My wife is dead and my child is dead and I wish I were dead
myself.
A22. He was badly shaken. He was changed. His hair had turned gray.
A23. Mr. Ralston was a young man. He had an impressive personality.
A24. Ralston called Chips in the office and asked to retire. Mr. Chips was not prepared for this. The row
started between them.
A25. A small boy heard and reported to the other boys. The news spread like fire. People supported Mr.
Chips.
A26. He behaved in a good manner with chips.
A27. Brookfield was a school. It had plenty of playgrounds. Its building was great.

1 A bed of roses Life is not bed of roses.

2 To take to heart He took his failure to heart.
3 Apple of discord Kashmir is an apple of discord between Pakistan and India.
4 A broken seed A broken seed may leave you in the lurch.
5 Bossom friend Aslam is my bossom friend.
6 To take heart He took heart and tried again.
7 To be taken aback I was taken aback to9 see him in dirty clothes.
8 To cry over spilt milk It is useless to cry over spilt milk.
9 Up to the mark His performance was not up to the mark.
10 In full swing The winter is in full swing now.
11 To bring to book The naughty boy was brought to book.
12 Lay by Lay by something for a rainy day.
13 To carry the day He at last carried the day.
14 To carry weight His words always carry weight.
15 Take after He takes after his father.
16 Kith and Kins He invited his all kith and kins at dinner.
17 A turncoat Our leaders are turn coats.
18 A red rag to a bull The name of his enemy is like a red rag to a bull.
19 By the sweat of one’s brow I earn my living by the seat of my brow.
20 Under one’s nose Do not try to cheat me under my nose.
21 Apple of one’s eye He is an apple of his father’s eye.
22 At fault He is at fault for breaking the computers.
23 At the beck and call She is always at the beck and call of him.
24 All ears I am all ears. Please continue with your story.
25 As a rule As a rule, I get up early in the morning.
26 Monkey business I do not like monkey business.
27 Turn tail When the police arrived, the thief turned tail.
28 Hold one’s horses Please hold year horses while I make a phone call.
29 On hand We have not milk on hand.
30 Clip one’s wings We had to clip his wings for peace.
31 A feature in one’s cap He was a contest which is a feature is his cap.
32 A bird’s eye view We got a bird’s eye view of Lahore.
33 All in all He is all in all in this meeting.
34 A lame duck We have a lame duck parliament.
35 Bad blood These were a lot of bad blood between two parties.
36 Cast aside The project should not be cast aside.
37 To lose heart Do not lose heart and try again.
38 Bag and baggage They put all their bag and baggage near the wall.
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39 A man of straw A man of straw can easily be befooled.
40 At arm’s length Keep the naughty boys at arm’s length.
41 Few and far between In villages schools are few and far between.
42 See eye to eye Mo party sees eye to eye with minister.
43 Get rid of We should get rid of bad habits.
44 Hand in glove They are hand in glove with another.
45 Put up with I cannot put up with this insult.
46 At the eleventh hours He was dropped out at the eleventh hour.
47 Cut down We must cut down air expenses.
48 Go back on He went back on his promise.
49 Call off The meeting was called off.
50 Come out Truth will at last come out.
51 Nip in the bud Bad habits should be nipped in the bud.
52 Root and branch We should get rid of bad habits root and branch.
53 A fish out of water Outside Pakistan, I fell myself as a fish out of water.
54 A turncoat Every politician is a turncoat.
55 Over head and ears He is over head and ears in debt.
56 A big shot Aslam’s success is a big shot.
57 Lick the dust PML had to lick the dust.
58 Came across I came across my friend.
59 Make up for You will have to make up for my loss.
60 Cry for the moon You should not cry for the moon.
61 To fall out with She fell out with me.
62 To look upon I look upon him as my brother.
63 To take down Please take down my leacture.
64 To set in The rainy season has set in.
65 To turn against People turn against the rebel.
66 At home in She is at home in cooking.
67 A cock and bull story His statement is just like a cock and bull story.
68 Show the white feather He always shows the white feather.
69 To play second fiddle Akram plays second fiddle to ministers.
70 Beneath one’s dignity To tell a lie is beneath his dignity.
71 To turn a deaf ear to They turned a deaf ear to my request.
72 Turn down He turned down my offer.
73 To stick to one’s guns He sticks to his guns.
74 Take to Do not take to smoking
75 Look forward to He is looking forward to his visit.

Known to Addicted to Afraid of Account for Anxious about

wander about Agreed to Conscious of Live in Bring about
Torn to Indifferent to Capable of Trust in Look up
Cut with Indebted to Boasts of Deals in Abide by
Gave to obliged to Ignorant of Fool in Dependent upon
Protect against Accustomed to Desirous of Work in Act upon
Add to Adjacent to Envious of Believe in Passed through
Carried through Adapt to Short of Bestowed on Suffering from
Well to Accede to Worthy of Effect on Write at
Drained into Adhere to Tired of Attend on Call at
Supported by Attend to Deprived of Call on Part from
Order to Trial to Accused of Insisted on Takes after
Acceptable to Destined to Fight for Congratulate on Depend on
Prone to Harmful to Beg for Charged with Work in
Married to Owe to Developed for Agreed with Ashamed of

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Prefer to Odious to regard for Familiar with Died of
Run to Attention to Unfit for Acquainted with Deference from
Thankful to Plunged into Longed for Satisfied with Die for
Pray to Got into Notorious for Part with
Belong to Broke into Famous for Context with
According to Fell into Eligible for Sympathies with

Synonyms
Word Synonyms Word Synonyms Word Synonyms
Immense Huge Ordered Trial Faminity Femaleness
Seldom Not often Baiting Teasing Literally Factually
Organisms Living things Implacable Unforgiving Flee Run away
Extremely Very Scowl Frown Few and far Not many
between
Frightening Horrible Rampart Stonewall Premonitory Fore warring
Milky way Galaxy Dwindled Declined Sift Know
thoroughly
Space Area Conceited Self Important Malady Disease
Hardly Scarcely Inadequacy Insufficiency Slight Insult
Entirely Completely Niche Job Malignant Serious
Critical Analytical Infected Given disease Acquisition A rare thing to
have
Forefathers Ancestors Abandoned Discarded Butted Pushed
Benefitted Taken Armour Protective Rattled Confused
advantage covering
Uncertain Unsure Invader Attacker Shambled Walk badly
Likelihood Possibility Oculist Eye expert Sepulchral Sad and
serious
Expected probable Legacy Inheritance Grave Serious
Prevention avoidance Replaced Substituted Reveal Disclose
Refuse Waste Prevent Stop Gathered Believed
material
Considerable Huge Extensively At length Relieved Relaxed
Thrifty Fragile Forerunner Predecessor Invalid Disable
Nutritious Healthful Contaminated Poisoned Slovenly Careless
Overcome Controlled Stimulate Inspired Insubordinate Disobedience
Obtained Procured Conscript Recruit in army Forbearance Patience
Concentrate Pay attention Evidence Proof Indictment Accusation
to
Uproot Remove Enabbass Confuse Obstinacy Stubbornness
Detest Hate Agonizing Unpleasant Chaos Disorder
Pant out Indicate Vigilant Watchful Tangible Solid
Adequate Sufficient Arduous Difficult Indignation Anger
Asserted Emphasized Dune Some on sand Spontaneous Naturally
Drift Go aimlessly Mishap Accident Envisaged Imagine
Detriment Damage Disastrous Terrible Monkeying Cleverly
Compelled Forced Collapse Faint Impeded Hindered
Make good Succeed Encroaching Engulfing Thrashed Punished
Native Natural Stiffing Suffocation Tumultuous Nary
Heartrending Painful Replenish Refill Sensational Amazing
Grind Hard work Slaughtered Killed Hysterical Panic stricken
Dismal Sad Instinctively Naturally Strenuously Actively
Ominous Giving bad Detour Long journey Taxing Tiring
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omen
Anticipate Know before Nation Ideal Emerged Came out
hand
Threat Danger Revolutionized Completely Despised Hated
change
Luxuriously Lavishly Epilogue Conclusion Reverberating Resounding
Rose coloured Beautiful Pretentious Showy Snuffed Killed
Felicity Happiness Hrashed Punished Volunteer Unpaid helper
Strenuous Tiring Placid Peaceful Dauntless Brave
Desperately Great by Assiduous Hard working Chubby Fat
Oddest Very strange Wrenched Injured Impudent Disrespectful
Reluctant Hesitant Rescued Saved Peered Go over
Absurd Foolish Norelish Delight Quaintly Strangely
Rubbish Garbage A monstrous Horrible Chill Cold
High Heaven Haven Shelter Conservative Conventional
kissing
Improved Managed Oprehensible Bad Hooligans Ruffians
Suspicious Doubtful Radical Revolutionized Volt face A sudden
change
Acquired Found not Articulate Expressive Hitch Problem
guilty
Implication Effect or Contradict Oppose Consent Permission
result
Rumination Meditation Duple Keep away Cooped Confined
Pedestrian A person Momentous Significant Reminiscence Memories
walk son foot
Tramp Vagabond Solicitor Lawyer Leniency Kindness
Indolently Lazily Afflicted Troubled Anecdotes Sorties
Scourge Curse Mediocre Average Desultory Random
Devastating Destruction Gravity Seriousness Nightmare Horrible dream
Fetched Brought Immensely Greatly Nodded Shook head
Arbitration Negotiation Remarkable Prominent Condolences Sympathies
Plunged Suddenly got Pedagogy Teaching Trance Day dream
into methods
Averted Prevented Conscientious Hardworking Commodious Big
Imparted Passed Inspiration Motivation Bereavement Sorrow
Flourished Prosper Astonishing Wonderful Mellowness Maturity
Consistently Constantly Adventurously Bravely Tattered Torn
Stupendous Astonishing Refuse Reject Quizzical Questioner
Abolished Elimination Wretched Miserable Beguiled Charmed
Evacuated Vacated Whispered Murmured Poise Self assurance
Over ruled Rejected Schizophrenia Mental disease Orthodox Traditional
Pursued Followed Oblivion Forgetfulness Ferocious Wild
Invasion Attack Conservative Old fashioned Summoned Sent for
Steadily Gradually Bourgeois Middle class Dogmatic Inflexible
Consternation Worry Ember some Awkward Catastrophic Destructive
Eager Keen Maxim Saying Legendary Famous
Collaborate Cooperate Stimulate Arouse Pre-occupied Absorbed in
thoughts
Anno domino Old age Masses Ordinary people Ruthless Pitiless
Queer Strange Intervenes Interferes Slack Ineffective and
slow

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Essays

1. Allama Iqbal

Allama iqbal was born is Sialkot. His father was a saint. He got his early education in a local school. He
got admission in Murray College Sialkot. He went to Lahore and studied in Government College Lahore. He
passed his M.A. in Philosophy. He went to abroad for higher education. He passed bar-at-law in London. He
came back home and started practice. He gave most of his time to poetry. He wrote many poems. He gave the
message of Islam. He also gave the idea of Pakistan. He addressed in Allah Abad in 1930. He said that there
should be state for the Muslims. Muslims should work for betterment.
They should fight for their goal. He awoke the Muslims for the unity of the Muslims. He also worked as a
great man. He wrote some books named Bal-e-Jabreel, Javed Nama, Zaboor Ajam and Zerb-e-Kaleem etc. He
died in 1938. He could not live to see Pakistan. He was buried in Lahore near Badshahi Mosque. He always
lives in our heart and soul. We cannot forget him. God may his soul rest in peace.
2. Village Life

Village life is full of charms. We cannot deny the importance of villages in our country. About fifty five
percent people are directed towards the agriculture. They provide the grains to the whole nation. Pakistan is a
land of villages. Some major portion of our population lives in lack of education and improper sanitations are
main problems of villages. The houses in villages are made of mud and backed bricks. Most of the villages
have rough roads and muddy land. Their surroundings are green due to the crops. The streets are dirty which
give foul smell.
But the climate of villages is so clean then cities. The method of villages is so simple. They have animals
like goats, cows, horses, camels, dogs, hens, pigeons and donkeys. And they are all so hard worker. The
villagers take rest under the shady trees outside the village. They hear folk songs there. The people of villages
enjoy fresh air free form population. The open fields with green crops present a beautiful sight. Their diet is
very good. They use milk and lassi and butter as their diet. They live in the bosom of the nature.
They work very hard. They grow food for us. They are the backbone of our country. They provide us fresh
vegetables, fruits and corn. Life in a village is very peaceful. There is no smoke and noise of the traffic. They
lead a contented life. They help each other in the hour of need. Their life style is very simple. Litigation is a
curse for them.

3. Co-Education

Co-education means the education of boys and girls in the same school or college. It is a modern idea. It
had mad a rapid progress. It was first introduced in Switzerland. In Pakistan there are two different opinions
about this issue. One group supports the Co-education and the other rejects this idea. The supporters say that it
is not possible for the government to open separate schools and colleges for boys and girls.
They also say that the social contacts between two sexes are useful. It will be useful in their future as men
and women. Boys become civilized and girls become courageous by studying together. It also creates a spirit
of competition. Here are also some demerits of the system. In our country it is not without danger. Here boys
and girls become young at an early age. They are blind, so there are chances of corruption.
The duties of the two sexes are quite different. It is wrong to teach the in the same college. In Pakistan
colleges are few and over crowded. In fact, Islam disallows this system of education. So this system is not fit
for our country. We may adopt the middle way we may allow it in the professional colleges and universities.
In ordinary arts and science colleges it is unnecessary.
4. An Accident

A few day age, I had to go to Faisal Abad from Lahore. The bus started early in the morning. We were on
a way to Faisal Abad. The bus was new and comfortable. There were only 25 passengers. All were gay and
happy. The driver was in good mood and was going a bit fast. We had covered only a distance of ten
kilometers when we met an accident. The bus was running speedily. Suddenly there was steady slope in the
road. The driver was not alert. The bus took a sudden jump from the ground. The brakes failed.

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The tie-rod of bus was broken. The driver lost control and the bus crashed into a big tree. I was thrown out
of my seat into the air, fell on the ground and was senseless. When I came to my sense, I was a horrible scene.
I had lost one leg. The injured were lying around me. The front part of bus was missing. The big tree has
fallen on bus and many of the passengers were crushed to death. The limbs of the people scattered. A woman
had been cut into two.
There was blood and death everywhere. No cry, no moaning. Perhaps, I was the only person in senses. I
was again senseless. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in the hospital. I learnt that ten passengers
met their end at the spot. Five died in the hospital. Some were sounded badly but they were out of danger. I
was one of them.
5. My aim in life

Aim is very important in life. It is like a guiding star. It provides direction for our attempts. Robert
Browning says that the aim, if reached or not, makes great the life. There are as many aims as men. Some
want to be doctors, others to be engineers. Some want to be civil and military officers, other to be poets and
novelists. I desire to be a Professor.
Teaching is very good profession. Teachers are low paid people. The reason is that the world cannot pay
for their services. There are several reasons for my choices. First of all teaching is a noble profession. The best
people are those who teach the others. Engineers build road and doctors treat the patients. Civil officers run
the administration. Army officers defend the country. But it is their teachers who have made them so.
A teacher is a doctor maker, engineer maker and officer maker. Secondly, I am suited to this profession.
Thirdly, some persons may ask, why I want to be a teacher. The answer is that I am interested in this
profession. To achieve my aim, I work day and night. I devote all time to the study. I intend to write good
book. I hope to produce good books. I hope to produce good citizens whatever other think about my aim. I am
satisfied with it. It is according to my taste and nature.

6. A visit to a Historical Place

Last Friday, we decided to visit Jahangir’s tomb. We bought fruits and dry fruits. We hired a taxi. We
reached there at 9 am. This tomb is situated at shahdara. Shahdara is a place in Lahore. The fair tall minarets
of the tomb can be seen form a distance. A high wall ecloses it. We got tickets and entered in it. The park
appeared to be well kept. The flowers were in all their glory.
There were many groves here and there spreading a cool shade. A fountain in front of the tomb was
sending forth a cool shower of water. Then we reached the tomb itself. It is a low, large and beautiful edifice.
In an inner room sleeps the great Mughal Emperor, nothing to disturb them now. The walls of these rooms
were curious and a coloured design on them. The huge tomb has a vast terrace.
In each other, a minaret roars up towards the sky. I went up from the platform of the minaret saw the
beautiful sight of city. Soon it was evening and the light began to fade. The silence and peace of the tomb
affected us strangely. Our minds were full of serious thoughts when we left the place. We still remembered
this visit. In fact, it was the happiest day of my life.
7. A Match

Games are necessary for Physical fitness. Some games are played at national level while some are played at
international level. Matches, which are played between two countries, provide entertainment. I saw many
matches between Pakistan and India. I enjoyed much to see the beautiful matches between these countries.
Last Friday ________ Match was played between Pakistan and India. It was Holiday. I, with some of my
friends reached the stadium in time. There was a great rush of people. We got seats with great difficulty.
Policemen were there to control the people. Many hawkers were selling eatables. Their things were selling
like hot cakes. The match started at fixed time. Bothe the teams were in high spirits. They were trying their
best to win the match. The supporters of both the teams were shouting and clapping their hands loudly.
There were certain moments when each of the teams had a narrow escape. The terms tried hard to carry the
day. At last, our team won the match. It was an interesting match. The players of our team were happy. They
were looking good. The chief guest gave our captain man of match award. Our president congratulated the
team on his important occasion. We enjoyed it very much. It was getting dark. We hired a taxi and came back
home during the night. It was the happiest day of my life.

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