English Translation Passages for Part 2 -Past Papers
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Lahore Board Group I 2005
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At present, it is the need of the hour to increase production and reduce prices. A common man is much more worried economically in the country. His earnings are lesser than his expenses. Keeping in view the low income, prices of groceries, vegetables, clothes, and shoes should be below. It is possible/feasible only when agricultural and industrial productions increase and people work day in and out.
Lahore Board Group II 2005
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Cramming is a disease. It does not develop confidence in students. They do not learn self-dependence. Once one gets addicted to it, it becomes difficult for one to get rid of it. It is the duty of the teachers to inculcate confidence in their students at the primary level and encourage those students who would develop the ability to comment. Such students become good writers on growing up. They do not follow anyone blindly.
Lahore Board Group I 2006
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Razia Sultana was the eldest daughter of Shams-ud-din Altumash. Altumsh loved her very much. She was the most intelligent, wisest and most competent ( ) of all his children. Her all brothers were dull, worthless and playful. They avoided studies and shirked ( ) war games,( )but Razia studied diligently ( )and did every task carefully and zealously ( ). Seeing this quality in her daughter, Altumash started taking her advice in the affairs of the country.
Lahore Board Group II 2006
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The first part of national character is patriotism. ( ) It is a passion that sacrifices personal interests for the sake of national interests. The citizen of independent country should think before doing every work whether it is beneficial ( ) for the nation or not. The second important part of national character ( )is to deal with honesty and justice in every walk of life.
Lahore Board Group I 2007
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Pakistan is faced with ( ) several national and international problems these days. Our enemies are in a constant pursuit ( )to harm us. We
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know it very well. The enemy of the Muslims Ummah is very clever and cunning. ( ) To get out of these problems, we need a sincere and honest leader who can bring us out of destruction and oppression. ( )We need to learn a lesson from our glorious ( ) past.
Lahore Board Group II 2007
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Panjabi is an old language but this is not only spoken in the Punjab, but also spoken and understood in other provinces of Pakistan. In addition to this, ( ) there is hardly any country in the world where Punjabi speaking community does not exist. Punjabi resembles Urdu to great extent. ( ) Both languages are written in the same script( ), and Punjabi folk tales are famous all around the world.
Lahore Board Group I 2008
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These days, the importance of the jungles is great. They make the atmosphere pleasant. They reduce the severity ( ) of weather. They stop windstorms, floods, salinity ( ) and waterlogging ( ). They cause rainfall and stop snow from melting soon. They enhance ( ) the fertility ( ) of soil. Jungles play an important role in the economic progress of a country.
Lahore Board Group II 2008
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Health is a great blessing, but man does not value it as long as he stays healthy. He realizes its real worth when he comes across a minor ailment. ( ) If there is a pain in any part of the body, the whole body gets affected ( ) by it. A person enjoys eating, drinking, walking and working only when he is healthy. Nothing gives pleasure when one is out of sorts. The life becomes burdensome ( ) for those and their relatives who often remain ill.
Lahore Board Group I 2009
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I have great passion for book readings, Therefore, I spend most of my time in college library. I study books for hours and savour ( ) myself of the thoughts of great scholars of the world. Sometimes I wonder why the majority of students are not seen in the library. Why is this place abandoned( )? If students develop reading habit, our country will make progress by leaps and bounds.
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Lahore Board Group II 2009
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A man keeps his fate in his own hands. He can make it good or mar( ). Man can attain a high place in life by dint of ( )hard work. Sometimes he fails in some effort but success and failure go side by side in life. Success makes us happy whereas failure teaches us a lesson. We should work hard. God does reward hard work.
Lahore Board Group I 2010
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When you are getting old. You get very sleepy at times, and the time seems to pass like cattle moving across a pasture( ). It was like that for Chips. He, like some old sea-captain measured ( )time by the signals of the past. For him, Brookfield School was more important than Greenwhich time. In old age, he liked to sit by fire and drank a cup of tea. He often got lost ( ) in the recollections ( )of past.
Lahore Board Group I 2011
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Allama Iqbal is our national poet. He was born at Sialkot and got his early education from there as well. He came to Lahore then. He did his masters in Philosophy. He remained a professor at Govt. College for sometimes and went to England later on. On his return from England, he started practicing law but he did not like it much. His major interest ( ) was in poetry and national issues ( ). He has expressed his emotions ( )in his verses.
Lahore Board Group II 2011
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Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w) was the last prophet of Allah. He (s.a.w) was born in Makkah. The Arabs were idol worshippers ( )at that time. The entire society was plagued ( )by different evils He (s.a.w) led a very pious life. He started preaching Islam at the age of forty. The Arabs turned against him and tortured ( )him in many ways. He bore all the hardships. Some people embraced ( )Islam. Most of them were poor.
Lahore Board Group II 2012, G-I 2013
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Indiscipline ( )is increasing day by day in our colleges; students do not pay heed to their studies. They do not respect their teachers. They not go to their colleges regularly. If they happen to go there once or twice ( )a week, they idle away ( )their precious time in useless
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discussions. They do not participate in healthy co-curricular activities. They are fond of smoking and obscene ( )movies. The situation is pathetic ( ). If teachers, parents and the government do not fulfill ( ) their responsibilities, our education system will be ruined. ( )
Lahore Board Group II 2013
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India after violating ( )the agreements of water, constructed many dams on all the big rivers of Pakistan. Since these rivers originate ( )from India and occupied ( )Kashmir, it was easier for India to do so. Now our rivers will be dry, dams depleted ( )and fields without any crops. And green Punjab will become the Thar and the Cholistan. Our rulers have politicized ( ) Kala Bagh Dam. If we have to fight a nuclear war with India on the issue of water, we should not refrain ( )from it.
Lahore Board Group I 2014
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Kids are given corporal ( ) punishment in our schools; its obvious ( ) purpose is to reform the child. But it has been observed ( ) that children lose their self-confidence ( )because of the punishment. Aggressive ( )behaviour and emotions of rebellion ( ) develop in them. Resultantly, ( ) they start hating teachers and the schools and quit going there.
Lahore Board Group II 2014
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A historian presents a true and complete picture of his age. He neither falsifies ( )nor repeats. He does not bear a grudge ( ) against any. Sometimes, two historians do not see eye to eye with each other. They see the same picture and narrate ( ) different stories. The reason is that they are humans not machines. Humans are different from one another and see things from different angles. Therefore, the personality of a historian is not missing in his writing.
Lahore Board Group-I 2015
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Cell-phone is the invention of the present age it has many advantages, ( ) it is an effective and inexpensive ( ) means of communication. But it has many harms too. We should discourage its wrong use. It is distasteful ( ) to tease others through mobile phones. All of us should discard ( )its wrong use. Those who tease others, cannot be happy either.
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Lahore Board Group II 2015
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Pakistan is basically an agricultural ( )country and majority of its people live in villages. Farmers have to work day in and night; but their betterment ( )and prosperity ( )are least taken care of. Villages lack basic facilities. Therefore, a large number of people migrate ( ) towards cities.
Gujranwala Board Group I 2014
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Fashions keep changing. Sometimes collars and trousers’ bottoms ( )become wide and sometimes very narrow. The length of shirts keeps on becoming short and long. Fashions of literature ( )also change like the fashions of dress. Yesterday was the old poetry and today it is the new one. It was poetic prose ( )earlier and now it is the age of free verse. ( ) These very changes make life beautiful.
Gujranwala Board Group II 2014
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When man learns how to speak, first of all, he speaks the word ‘mother’. This word makes the tongue sweet. The world makes our feelings beautiful. When a man is entangled ( ) in miseries, ( ) his mother is a refuge ( ) for him. The mother becomes a ray of light ( ) in disappointment ( )and a shield ( )in miseries. Mother’s prayers guard ( )a man.
Gujranwala Board Group I 2015
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Health is a great blessing. Only a healthy mind can nurture a healthy body. Therefore, it is essential ( )that we should take care of our physical health. If we adopt regularity in our habit, it will surely cast a pleasant ( ) influence ( ) on our health. It is hard to think of good health without a balanced diet and exercise. In short, life is enjoyable if health is good. A diseased( ) body ends all the sweetness ( )of life.
Faisalabad Board Group I 2014
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A good friend is more valuable than any kind of wealth. A good friend takes interest in every matter. Whenever he observes deficiency ( )in his friend’s personal or social life, he tries to make it up( ). If the friend faces any danger, he helps him; he pleads ( )people and uses every channel ( ) (for the success of his friend). When a friend succeeds, it
enhances ( )his joy and when the friend faces the danger of failure, he consoles ( )him.
Faisalabad Board Group II 2014
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At present, Pakistan is surrounded ( )by national and international problems. Our enemies are trying to harm ( )us day in and day out. All of us are fully aware of it. The enemy of the Muslims Ummah is very shrewd. ( ) To be out of all these troubles, we need a sincere, honest and patriotic ( )leader who can pull us out of the quagmire ( )of destruction and torture. ( )
Faisalabad Board Group I 2014
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The moon is a desolate planet. It's one day is equal to our fortnight ( It means that the Moon remains dark for half a month. It revolves around the Earth. It appears bright in the sunlight. Man has made the moon the topic of his stories. It is also compared to beauty.
Rawalpindi Board Group I 2015
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Rights and duties ( )go side by side. When one does not fulfil one’s duty, one violates ( )the rights of others. Islam has defined the limits of duties, but they are generally violated. Govt. officers have become slack ( ) and do not pay attention to the welfare of the masses( ). Therefore, the issues of the public keep on multiplying ( )instead of being resolved. ( )
Multan Board Group I 20157
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When Tipu sultan’s dead body was removed from the heap of dead soldiers in the evening, his sword, belt and turban were missing. His dead face reflected fearlessness ( )as did his life. His body was warm and his face intact. ( ) With the death of the martyred ( )sultan, all hopes of Indian independence were dashed to the ground; ( )but the establishment of Pakistan was the realization of Tipu’s dream.
Bahawalpur Board Group I 2014
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It is feared ( )that the oil of the world will be depleted ( )in a few years. Every country is trying to discover further reservoirs ( )of oil. How much this effort will bear fruit is uncertain. ( )The need for the hours is that we should reduce our demands for oil. The demand for oil in
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industry and trade cannot be diminished ( )but we can limit our individual needs. We should import buses instead of cars so that we can improve the travel facility for the masses.
Bahawalpur Board Group II 2014
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The role of a teacher is pivotal ( )in every educational system in the world. The intellectual aims and educational activities are futile till a teacher infuses ( ) life into them by the charm of his personality. Spacious buildings, comprehensive syllabus, old and new teaching methodologies, laboratories and valuable audio-vial aids are futile ( )without him. A pedagogue ( )makes education meaningful and useful. He highlight the hidden talents of students promotes them. Islam raises the status of a teacher. If we want to spread learning, we have to increase the number of trained teachers.
D.G Khan Board Group I 2014
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This is my village . It is beautiful, it has green fields all round it. It is summer season now. The sun is shining. Many people are gathered in the fields. They are reaping ( )the prepared wheat crop. They are working really hard. It is not easy to work in the scorching ( )sun, but they are happy. They have got this crop after the toil of many months. They are cutting the crops now. Tomorrow they will sift ( )grains from the chaff. They will eat the grains and give the chaff ( )to their animals
D.G. Khan Board Group II 2014
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Sports command great significance in human life. They are causes of recreation, ( )health and felicity for man. Real happiness is missing in this world. Man is often ensnared ( )in his sorrows. Games act as an antidote ( )in this situation. His worries disappear ( ) temporality. Sports are a concrete ( )source of staying healthy.
Sargohda Board Group I 2014
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Knowledge is a great power. In our religion, getting knowledge is obligatory ( ) for every Muslim. These days, no one can adopt a respectable profession without an education. People of the past were aware of the need and importance of knowledge. It is such wealth as nobody can steal it. It increases by teaching. An educated man is respected wherever he goes. After acquiring knowledge, man can become a source of betterment for himself, his society and his nation.
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Sargohda Board Group II 2014
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Bribery ( )and corruption have become a part of our society. They are not limited to one department or any specific part of society; they are indispensible ( )part of every department and institution instead. They have seeped ( )into our bodies. The middle class has gone astray ( ) in its imitation ( )of the rich. Those, who do not spend their lives with their means and dreams of becoming rich overnight, fall prey to ( ) bribery and corruption.
Sargohda Board Group I 2015
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Nothing is impossible in this world. Man normally succeeds if he adopts the right methodology. If one fails, one can get a great treasure in the form of experience. This wealth proves valuable in his future life. Sometimes, success does not come in the form as is expected by man. We are benefitted ( ) in different ways from the effort that is done to achieve a specific goal. ( )
Sargodha Group II 2015
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Primarily, Pakistan is an agricultural country. All the time, there is reliance ( ) on rains to produce crops on large areas of land. Famine ( ) is thrust ( ) on the country if there is a lack of timely rainfall and the condition of humans and animals is unbelievably ( )deplorable. ( ) Village ponds provide water for drinking. Animals have to depend on tree leaves.
Mirpur Board Group I 2014
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It is pleasant today. It is raining and a cool breeze is also blowing. Birds are chipping; ( ) flowers are blossoming ( )in the garden. It is lush green ( )everywhere. The rain has stopped. People are coming out of their homes. Farmers are going towards their fields. Some people are waiting for a bus to take them to their offices. Students are also going to their institutes. Every man looks happy. Thank God that the summer has ended.
Mirpur Board Group II 2014
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Knowledge is a great power. We can get not only material ( )wealth but also spiritual ( )peace through it. Getting knowledge is obligatory (
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for every man in our religion. It is such a thing that cannot be stolen. Without learning, man cannot recognize ( )himself and therefore, remains oblivious of his purpose in life. Man can improve himself, his society and his nation by getting knowledge. Therefore, we should devote ( )all our energies to getting knowledge.
Sahiwal Board Group I 2014
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Childhood is the best part of one’s age. Therefore, you must have heard the elders wishing to be children once again. Probably, the reason is that we are sick of ( )the responsibilities of youth and age. One does not have any responsibility in his childhood. Therefore, there is no sorrow. A child plays all the day long. His parents love him. They feed him well and clothe him nicely. Therefore, life is itself a toy for a kid.
Lahore Board Group II 2014
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Man is the architect ( )to his own destiny. ( ) He can either make it or mar it. Man can achieve greatness in life by dint of ( ) hard work. Sometimes, he fails in his endeavour, ( )but success and failure go side by side in this life. As success gives us joy, failure teaches us a lesson likewise. We should work hard. Allah rewards the hard work positively.
Lahore Board Group I 2009
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Books are a strange ( ) blessing. When dark clouds of sorrow overcast ( ) a man, these books do not leave him alone. These books encourage ( ) him with their sweet words like a true friend. When our relatives leave us in a lurch, these books do not leave us. Some books are more harmful ( )than the poison of snakes and scorpions. We should take great care in the selection ( ) of books.
Lahore Board Group II 2009
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The first quality of an ideal teacher is that he appeals ( ) to the hearts and souls ( ) of the students. He urges them to probe into ( ) their souls. He reveals ( ) that the knowledge of self is the knowledge of God. To study ‘self’ is really a difficult task. It requires deep devotion ( ) and great wisdom. Therefore, an ideal teacher helps his students to develop the qualities of self-knowledge, ( ) self-control ( ) and self-esteem ( ).
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