1Who is the man shown in the statue on the stone pillar in Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, seated with his hands joined beneath a cobra's hood?
2What do you know about Pratap Malla?
3Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': Queen Rajendra Laxmi ruled the country as a ........ because her son Rana Bahadur Shah was too young.
4Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': Many buildings were ........ as they were destroyed by the earthquake.
5Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': Many temples had their ........ made of gold.
6Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': As the original trophy was stolen, they made the exact ........ of it.
7Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': Madhav Prasad Ghimire was ........ the title 'Rastrakavi' in 2003.
8Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': The government ........ Jhamak Kumari Ghimire for her contribution to Nepali literature.
9Complete with a word from 'Pratap Malla': The British soldiers tried to ........ Nepal but the brave Nepali people chased them away.
10Why did Pratap Malla keep his father in jail? Choose from: Pratap Malla was insane; Pratap Malla wanted to be the king soon; Pratap Malla's father was insane; Pratap Malla had no experience of administration.
11What made Kantipur a strong state during Pratap Malla's reign? Choose from: his bravery; his diplomacy; his love for poetry; his love for art and culture.
12Which of these was not renovated by Pratap Malla: Pashupatinath, the temple of Taleju, the temple of Degutale, the temple of Budhanilakantha?
13Which of these did not happen during Pratap Malla's reign: trade with India and China, promotion of art and culture, invasion of Kantipur, presence of learned men at the palace?
14Name two countries that had trade with Kantipur.
15How did Pratap Malla keep his kingdom safe from Lalitpur and Bhaktapur?
16Where did Pratap Malla place the image of Lord Hanuman? Why?
17Pratap Malla conferred on himself the title 'Kabeendra'. Do you think this title suited him? Give reasons.
18Pratap Malla used to invite intellectuals to his palace. What does this show about his personality as a king?
19Pratap Malla contributed a lot to Nepali culture during his reign. Name some of his works which still exist.
20Pronounce these possessive phrases and put them in the right column, /s/, /z/ or /iz/: Lisa's essay, Nepal's border, my brother's book, children's shoes, the aircraft's black box, a week's work, Thomas's job, the bus's arrival, James's office, the girls' excitement, my parents' wedding, the ladies' room, Socrates' philosophy, Ulysses' friends, coach's decision, princess's necklace.
21Narrate what you did during your recent holidays.
22Make a conversation for: Grandparents / eat ice cream / yesterday afternoon.
23Make a conversation for: Sima / send message / an hour ago.
24Make a conversation for: Manu / wash hands / 5 minutes ago.
25Make a conversation for: Father / watch / football match / last night.
26Make a conversation for: Lunibha / feed the cat / yesterday.
27Make a conversation for: Kate and Tim / clean room / last weekend.
28Tell about a party that you attended: who invited you, where you were invited, why the party was organised, and anything you offered or received.
29Match and correct the verb: The alarm (go) ... Choose the second part from: Brinda (reply) her; while Trishna (sleep); we (see) the sun shining brightly; when the telephone (ring); the audience (rush) into the stadium.
30Match and correct the verb: As soon as the teacher (ask) the question ...
31Match and correct the verb: I (do) my homework ...
32Match and correct the verb: When the doors (open) ...
33Match and correct the verb: When we (wake) ...
34Complete: When I ........ (arrive) home, my dad ........ (prepare) snacks for me.
35Complete: That day, when we ........ (leave) home, the sky ........ (be) overcast and it ........ (drizzle).
36Complete: Last week, we ........ (book) a hotel online. The hotel ........ (be) really wonderful. The staff ........ (stand) at the gate to welcome us when we ........ (reach) there.
37Complete: ........ (the children / sleep) when you ........ (reach) home that night?
38Complete: Something very strange ........ (happen) on my way home yesterday. I ........ (walk) along the way. Suddenly, I ........ (see) my grandfather following me. But he had died a year ago.
39Complete: We ........ (travel) to Chitwan when the police stopped us on the way. According to them, there ........ (be) a bomb there. So, we ........ (have) to wait for an hour.
40Make a sentence in the simple past or past continuous: it / begin to snow while we / return / home
41Make a sentence: Kamal / fall off while he / play on the verandah
42Make a sentence: Amit / wait for me / when I / reach the station
43Make a sentence: Simran / take my photos while I / not look at the camera
44Make a sentence: what / you do / yesterday when I / call you?
45Make a sentence: I break the glass / while I / wash it
46Make a sentence: the teacher enter the class / while some students / dance in the class
47Make a sentence: I find the lost purse / while I / clean the room
48Make a sentence: Dipisha finish her homework / while her brother / watch TV
49Using the events from 1st Poush 2017 B.S. to 26th Chaitra 2046 B.S., write a couple of paragraphs about Nepal's journey from Panchayat to multiparty democracy.
50Some people think studying history is just a waste of time, while others think it is essential. Write your opinion in about 200 words.
51What does night jasmine represent in your culture?
52What does the lotus represent in your culture?
53What does globe amaranth represent in your culture?
54Find the single word from 'Flowers in Russian Culture' for: a strong, usually pleasant smell.
55Find the single word for: different colours of paint, especially as used by an artist.
56Find the single word for: to a great degree.
57Find the single word for: lasting only a short time.
58Find the single word for: the act or process of producing children or baby animals.
59Find the single word for: enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
60Find the single word for: a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
61Find the single word for: causing to be kept away.
62Find the single word for: to be a sign of something that will happen in the future.
63Words like gift-giving, heartwarming and cardboard are compound words. Make a list of such compound words from 'Flowers in Russian Culture'.
64Complete: People do not care which flowers they are receiving as long as the flowers are beautiful and they give ........
65Complete: Flowers are gifted worldwide to express ........
66Complete: Following the strict flower ........ while gifting flowers in Russia saves you from offending people.
67Complete: Red carnations symbolise ........ produced by the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party of Bolsheviks.
68Complete: Russian people believe that the white carnation ........, so we should not gift them to performers.
69Complete: Russian people do not gift red poppy flowers to their ........ because they think if they do so their love becomes weak.
70Complete: When Russians want a break-up from their beloved ones they gift ........
71Complete: Chamomiles have ........ values so they can be used for the treatment of fatal diseases.
72Complete: We should not gift a white lily bouquet at a Russian wedding as it symbolises ........
73Mention any two reasons for which people gift flowers to others.
74How do people feel when they are gifted flowers?
75What determines the selection of flowers for gifting in Russia?
76Which event in Russian history is reflected by the red carnation?
77Does a Russian like to keep a white carnation under his or her pillow? Why?
78What is the reason for connecting the red poppy with fragile love?
79What makes Russian people eat poppy seeds at their weddings?
80Would you prefer to grow chamomile in your garden? Why?
81What colour is chamomile?
82Write the names of two flowers used for fortune-telling.
83Which flower is mostly used in Russian weddings?
84Do you know other flowers that are commonly used for gifting? Write their names and the occasions on which they are given.
85Look at the badge of two crossed kukris beneath a crown. What do you see in it?
86What do you think the badge of two crossed kukris beneath a crown represents?
87Listen and complete: The Queen's Windsor Castle is being protected by the ........ soldiers.
88Listen and complete: The Gurkhas began to work in the British Crown ........ ago.
89Listen and complete: The soldiers have been preparing to take their duty in the month of ........
90Listen and complete: Drill is all about putting everyone into ........
91Listen and complete: The soldiers are in training for ........ weeks.
92Listen and complete: This is the ........ time the Gurkhas are guarding Buckingham Palace.
93Listen again and answer: When did the Gurkhas begin to guard the Queen?
94Listen again and answer: Name two places which are guarded by the Gurkhas.
95Listen again and answer: What will each soldier carry in the parade?
96Listen again and answer: How long is the training course in total?
97Listen again and answer: How did the soldier's family feel about their son joining the British Army?
98Do you know any other countries where the Gurkhas serve in the army? Share in the class.
99Complete with the correct form: The children ........ five minutes ago. (arrive)
100Complete: Ramchandra ........ the ticket before he went to the cinema. (buy)
101Complete: Alexander ........ one-fourth of the world before he was thirty. (conquer)
102Complete: When she came out of the airport, nobody ........ for her. (wait)
103Complete: I found a thousand rupee note in my pants pocket while I ........ it. (wash)
104Complete: Somebody ........ at my door while I was taking a rest. (knock)
105Complete: Every year, he ........ some money which he spent to buy a new house. (save)
106Complete: I ........ my breakfast before I went to work. (have)
107Complete: The train ........ before we reached the station. (leave)
108Complete the story with the correct verb forms: A young lady (enter) a shop in Birendranagar, Surkhet. She (put) a few items of food in a bag. She (choose) a time when not many people (be) there in the street. She (wait) for the moment when no one else would see her running away. When the shopkeeper (check) the goods, she gave him a thousand-rupee note. As soon as the shopkeeper (open) the box, she (snatch) all the money from it. Meanwhile, she (run) out of the shop before the shopkeeper (realise) what (happen). When the shopkeeper (check) the amount in the box, he (find) that the thief (take) only Rs. 450. As the thief (leave) a thousand-rupee note behind, the operation (cost) her Rs. 550.
109Write a story using this outline: The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts. A great conflict between the birds and the beasts; two armies collected together; the bat refuses to join; says he is a beast; beasts request; says he is a bird; peace made, no battle; rejoicing; bat wishes to join; both turn against him; threaten to tear him into pieces; bat flies away; moral.
110Write a story that begins with the sentence: 'One warm summer afternoon an old owl was dozing when a grasshopper disturbed it with a very raspy song.'
111Collect information about one of the famous kings of Nepal. Write the major events of his reign and display them in a timeline on chart paper.
112Why is the way Pratap Malla came to the throne described as both interesting and controversial?
113Explain the difference in meaning between 'When I arrived, my dad was preparing snacks' and 'When I arrived, my dad prepared snacks'.
114The writer calls Pratap Malla's scholars 'jewels in the galaxy of scholars'. What figure of speech is this, and what does it tell us?
115You are visiting a Russian family for a wedding and also calling on a friend who is performing in a concert. Which flowers from the article should you avoid in each case, and why?
116Why does 'the girls' excitement' add no extra sound, while 'the bus's arrival' adds a syllable?
117Rewrite as one sentence using the past perfect: The guests left. Then we arrived at the party.