SEE Examination 2080
(2024)
SEE Examination (New
Course) [2080 (2024)] RE- 1011 'SP' (Sudurpashchim Province)
Candidates
are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable.
Figures in the margin indicate the full marks.
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 75
Attempt
all the questions.
1.
Read the following text and put the sentences in the correct order. [5x1=5]
Aranceri on foot rush back and forth,
to the sides of the square stacked with orange crates, filling their shoulder
bags and bagy tops. As soon as a cart approaches, they charge, bombarding it
with oranges. Horses halt, for a few minutes; oranges explode then the cart
takes off again, the aranceri chase it for a while, burling the last of their
supplies. They wear no protection, and walk around with their hair caked in
orange bits, juice running down their faces. Some have broken noses, some
clutch a side of their face, arms or ribs. They hold their heads high, shouting
their team's war cries.
I.
The aranceri make a big noise supporting their team.
II.
The game is played without wearing any protection hats.
III.
The bombarding activity causes horses to stop for some time.
IV.
When the aranceri cart comes near, they start throwing oranges.
V. Aranceri standing on the square are loaded with oranges.
Chuseok, also called Hangawi, is a
Korean festive holiday celebrated on the 15th day of August, according to the
lunar calendar. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the fall harvest and
to honour one's ancestors. Similar to Thanksgiving Day in the United States,
the Harvest Moon Festival, as it is also known, is one of the most popular
holidays in Korea. Traditionally, Koreans return to their ancestral hometowns
to celebrate with their families. The festival day begins with a ceremony in
which food and wine are offered to ancestors. This is followed by a meal that
typically consists of fish and newly harvested vegetables and grains. The food
most associated with the holiday is songpyon, a crescent-shaped rice cake that
is cooked on a bed of pine needles. Later in the day, celebrants visit the
graves of relatives, where more ceremonies are performed. Chuseok is also
marked by gift giving and athletic events, including tug-of-war competitions,
archery contests, and sirrum, Korean wrestling matches. Other activities
including dancing and music playing. On this day, many Koreans wear hanbok, the
traditional clothing.
2.1
Choose and copy the correct alternatives to answer the questions given below. [5x1=5]
1.
Which of the following is the purpose of celebrating Chuseok?
A.
to celebrate a festival holiday
B.
to memorialize the fall harvest
C.
to replicate Thanksgiving Day in the US D.
D.
to make it a popular holiday
II.
Why do Koreans come back to their family hometowns?
A.
to meet their relatives
B.
to celebrate Thanksgiving
C.
to celebrate Chuseok with their neighbours
D.
to celebrate Chuseok with their relatives
III.
What is presented to the ancestors on the first day?
A.
fish and wine B. sirrum and archery C. food and wine D. Vegetables and grains
IV.
When do the celebrants visit the graves of their ancestors?
A.
before they begin the celebration
B.
as soon as they begin a celebration
C.
before they eat fish
D.
after they eat the feast
V.
Which one of the following activities is not an athletic event?
A.
sirrum B. tug of war C. gift giving D. archer
This text is about Chuseok, a Korean
festival, Koreans call it (I)........... in their mother tongue. It is
equivalent to American (II).......... day. It is celebrated for three days in
the month of (III) ... every year. The special food they eat at Chuseok is
(IV)...... They visit the graves of their ancestors and participate in various
games. Most importantly, they wear a special costume called (V)..............at
Chuseok.
3. Read the following text and do the tasks
that follow. [10]
Farmers in Gadhimai
Municipality of Rautahat today organised a demonstration demanding water for
irrigation. Citing the fact that the subsidiary canal dying due to lack of irrigation,
rate farmers held water for irrigation their fields. "Fifteen years after the subsidiary canal
of Bagmati Irrigation Project was built, the canal has yet to be put into
operation. Our paddy fields are parched for want of rain", said Rajdev
Das, a farmer of Gachimai-1, adding that paddy purospin our bighas of land were
wasting away.
Another farmer Dipen
Shrestha also lamented, "They took, our land in the name of constructing
irrigation canal. So far, they haven't given us any compensation. On the
contrary, even though the canal is ready, they don't release water for
us," he said. On his part, Bagmati Irrigation Project divisional engineer
Akhilesh Siddhaki said the project had taken farmer conce seriously and was
working towards addressing them. "Our life has been very tough. We don't
have other source for our Iivelihood," said Kanhaiyalal. The farmers were
hopeful that their problem would soon be solved.
3.1 Write 'TRUE' for true statements and
'FALSE' for the false ones. [5x1=5]
I. The farmers protested in front of the
project office.
II. The subsidiary canal has already come
into function.
III. More than six bighas of paddy crops were
damaged.
IV. The markers would get enough water after
the project.
V. The farmers were positive about having
their problems solved.
3.2 Answer the following questions. [5x1=5]
I. What was the farmers' demand?
II. What happened to their paddy crops?
III. Why was Dipen Shrestha in grief?
IV. How did the project engineer assure the
farmers?
V. What did Kanhaiyalal's family relay on?
Thomas Edison was
born on 11 February 1847. He was one of the outstanding geniuses of technology
and he obtained patents for more than one of the thousand inventions including
the electric light bulb, the record player and an early type of film projector.
He also created the world's first industrial research laboratory.
He was born in Milan,
Ohio and he was always on inquisitive boy. By the time he was 10, he had set up
a small chemical laboratory in his house after his mother had shown him a
science book. He soon became fascinated with electrical currents and it
remained the main interest of his life.
In 1869, he borrowed
a small amount of money and became a freelance inventor. In the same summer,
there was a crisis in the New York financial district called Wall Street when
the new telegraphic gold-price indicator broke down. Edison was called in to
repair it and he did it so well that he was given a job as supervisor with the
Western Union Telegraph Company. They later commissioned him to improve the Wall
Street stock ticker that was just coming into use. He did so and produced the
Edison Universal Stock printer, which immediately brought him a fortune of
$40,000. With this money, he set up himself as a manufacturer in order to
produce electrical machines.
In 1876, he built a
new laboratory so that he could spend all his time inventing. He planned to tum
out minor inventions every ten days and a 'big trick every six months. Before
long, he had 40 different inventions going at the same time and was applying
for as many as 400 patents a year. The following year, Edison moved to New
Jersey in order to build the Edison Laboratory (now a national monument) which
was 10 times bigger than his first laboratory. In time it was surrounded by
factories employing 5,000 people and producing many new products. Edison died
on 18 October, 1931 having a remarkably productive life..
4.1 Match the meanings in Column 'A' with the
correct words in Column 'B'. One word does not have a match. [5x1=5]
Column 'A' Column 'B'
I. a room, building for scientific research
and experiment A. genius
II. to be attracted to B. laboratory. III.someone who
sells his service without a long-term contract C. inquisitive
IV. officially charged someone to do
something D. fascinated
V. someone possessing extraordinary
intelligence E. freelance
F. commissioned
4.2 Put the following sentences in the
correct order as they appear in the text. [5x1=5]
I. Thomas Edison gained the credit for
building an industrial research laboratory.
II. Thomas Edison was an excellent inventor.
III. Thomas Edison set up a small chemical
laboratory in his house.
IV. Thomas Edison got a job as a supervisor
in the Western Union Telegraph Company.
V. Thomas Edison bull a new laboratory so
that he could spend all his time inventing.
II. What was Edison interested in?
III. Why was he appointed as a supervisor in
the Western Union Telegraph Company?
IV. How did he manage to set up himself as a
manufacturer of electrical machines?
V. Why was the Edison Laboratory of New
Jersey significant?
5. Write
a set of five rules and regulations to be followed in the library using the
given clues in about 100 words. [5]
membership
card.........maintaining silence... book return........... fine for pages torn………..
placing the book in appropriate shell…….no eating and drinking.............
6. Write a readable story using the outlines
given below in about 100 words. [5]
A body always
postpones his works.......... parents worried............ parents always
suggest to study regularly......... listens always studies for hours without
sleep............. SEE comes closer gets sick and spoils the papers…. A stitch
in time saves nine.
7. The beginning part of a paragraph on
'Difficulties in Learning English' is given below. Complete the text in you way
in about 150 words. [6]
Studying a foreign language is not an
easy job. Although I have studied English for ten years, I have a number of
difficulties……………
8. The cases of road accidents have been
increasing in Nepal for decades. Write a letter to the editor explain causes,
consequences and alternative measures to control accidents in about 200 words.
[8]
9. Reproduce the following sentences as
indicated in the brackets. [6x1=6]
I. Let me help you...........? (Supply the
correct tag.)
II. When we reached the bus station, the bus
already (leave). (Use the correct form of the verb leave given in the brackets)
III. My brother beat me when I was young.
(Change into negative.)
IV. We heard a noise outside. (Change into
passive voice.)
V. The school nurse said, "You can make
telephone calls from my office, Ram." (Change into indirect speech.)
VI. Shyam has been living in the USA. (Change
into 'Where' question.)
Everybody (a) ………………(want/ wants/
wanted had wanted) to be successful in the world. They need to work hard for
success, (b)……(do they/ don’t they/ doesn't he/ hadn't he? (c)……….(Although/
Because/ However/ So) a few people become successful, it's really difficult to
achieve it. Can you give me (d)…… (a/an/ the/ no article) piece of advice as to
how I can become successful in life? Each of us (e)……..(have/ has/ do / do
have) got a potential within us. In other words, we (f)……(has to/ have to/ was
to/ had to) explore it for its manifestation. If you cultivate a habit of
pursing your hobby, it (g)…….(will help/ would help/ would be helping/ would
have helped) you a lot. Moreover, having an aim in life makes one (h)……..
(stick/ to stick/ stuck/ sticking) to his/ her work. So, you should always
avail yourself (i)………….(off/ of/ for/ in) your own potential in order to get success
in life. That will definitely give an (j)……..(awful/ awesome/ amplified/ ample)
result.
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