The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Modular Foundation Examinations

Autumn 2001

September 03, 2001 FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH MODULE “A” (Paper A1) (MARKS 100) (3 hours)

Q.1

Give the meaning of the following: a. Averse b. d. Blueprint e. g Devoid h. j. Submissive

Aversion Bona fide Facsimile

c. f. i.

Biennial Destitute Fallacy

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Q.2

What are the synonyms of the following: a. Yell b. Attraction d. Hypocrisy e. Fictitious What do you understand by the following idioms: a) Throw dust in one’s eyes b) Bell the cat c) White elephant d) Strike while the iron is hot e) At daggers drawn Give the meaning of the following proverbs: a) The higher the monkey climbs the more he shows his tail. b) If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. c) It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

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Q.4

(06) Q.5 Use the following in simple sentences. a) Up to the mark b) Ups and downs c) In due course d) Hope against hope Change the following into indirect speech: a) Munir said to Akbar, “He will betray your trust”. b) He said, “Alas! How foolish I have been”. c) Sam said to me, “I went there last night”. d) She said to her friend, “I shall not play with you tomorrow”. e) She says’ “I go to my college by bus”. a) Punctuate the following passage and also apply the capital letters where needed: She felt as though she had been living in that part of the country for ages and ages it seemed to her that she knew every stone and every tree on the road from the town to her school her past was here her present was here and she could imagine no other future than her school. Marya was unhappy indeed. (07) b) i) ii) Change the following active voice into passive voice: Mushraf has seen the blueprint of the new office building. She had visited Larkana.

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Q.6

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Q.7

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(2) c) i) ii) Q.8 Change the following passive voice into active voice: These books have been read by Amira. Many scholars have been invited by the Headmaster of the school.

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Indicate whether the form of boldfaced verb is correct or incorrect: i) Tuesday we were busy. We had interviews and the telephones rung all morning. ii) When the manual arrived, the cover was all tore up. iii) Last week our senior accountant quitted his job. iv) Stock prices have sunk to a new low this quarter. Correct the following sentences. i) We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee leave. ii) The head of purchasing department gave me an excellent advise. iii) We seldom call Ibrahim unless we need to place an order. iv) The mistake had all ready been corrected when I got your message. v) My two sister-in-laws have opened an office in Faisalabad. vi) The data you provided is outdated. vii) The reason for his anger is because three tellers just resigned. viii) Just like she said, the computer was programmed by Mona. ix) Any one who works in personnel should of know the answer. x) The copier is slow, moreover it is perfect for our project.

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Q.9

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Q.10

The test of a great book is whether we want to read it only once or more than once. Any really great book we want to read it the first time; and every additional time that we read it, we find new meanings and new beauties in it. A book that a person of education and good taste does not care to read more than once is probably not worth much. But we cannot consider the judgment of a single individual infallible. The opinion that makes a book great must be the opinion of many. For even the greatest critics are apt to have certain dullnesses, certain inappreciations… A man must be many sided to utter a trustworthy estimate of many books. We may doubt the judgment of the single critic at times. But there is no doubt possible in regard to the judgment of generations. Even if we cannot at once perceive anything good in a book which has been admired and praised for hundreds of years, we may be sure that by trying, by studying it carefully, we shall at last be able to feel the reasons of this admiration and praise. The best of all library for a poor man would be a library entirely composed of such great works only, books which have passed the test of time. a) b) c) Write précis (in about 75 words) of the above passage Suggest a suitable title for the above passage Give the meanings of the following words: Infallible, Apt, Inappreciation, Trustworthy, Perceive (10) (05) (05)

Q.11

Write an essay of approximately 350 words on any one of the following: i) Peace Prospects in South Asia ii) Modern Era is an Era of Declining Values iii) E-Business in Pakistan

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Q.12

Write a letter to your father to communicate the news that you have passed in your modular “A” examination. (05) (THE END)