HISSAN Central Examination- 2081(2025) Answers

 

HISSAN Central Examination- 2081(2025)

Questions and Answers

1. Answer the following questions in ONE SENTENCE each. [5]

 

a. What were some of the major goods traded along the Silk Road?

 

Answer: Some of the major goods traded along the Silk Road included silk, porcelain, spices, glassware, textiles, and precious metals.

b. How did the Silk Road contribute to the spread of religions and philosophies?

Answer: The Silk Road contributed to the spread of religions and philosophies by facilitating the movement of Buddhism from India to China, Korea, and Japan, and the transmission of Greek philosophy and scientific knowledge to the Islamic world.

c. What were some of the technological advancements spurred by the Silk Road?

Answer: The Silk Road spurred technological advancements in shipbuilding, horse breeding, cartography, and agricultural practices such as cotton and sugar cultivation.

d. What factors contributed to the decline of the Silk Road?

Answer: The decline of the Silk Road was caused by the rise of new trade routes, the Mongol invasions, and the advent of maritime trade.

e. How did the Silk Road contribute to the development of new technologies and innovations?

Answer: The Silk Road contributed to the development of new technologies and innovations by encouraging advancements in transportation, agriculture, and knowledge exchange across civilizations.

II. Read the text again and write.

 

TRUE:

 

if the statement agrees with the information given in the text.

 

FALSE:

 

if the statement contradicts the information given in the text.

 

NOT GIVEN: if there is no information in the text.

 

[5]

 

a. The Silk Road primarily facilitated the exchange of goods, with little impact on cultural exchange. FALSE

 

(Cause: The text states that the Silk Road facilitated both trade and cultural exchange.)

b. Buddhism spread westward along the Silk Road. FALSE

(Cause: The text mentions that Buddhism spread eastward along the Silk Road, not westward.)

c. The Silk Road contributed to advancements in transportation and communication technologies. TRUE

 

(Cause: The text states that the demand for efficient transportation led to advancements in shipbuilding, horse breeding, and cartography.)

 

d. The Silk Road exclusively benefited from peaceful and harmonious interactions between cultures. FALSE

 (Cause: The text indicates that the Silk Road was not always harmonious, as it also facilitated the spread of devastating diseases and cultural blending, which may have led to conflicts.)

e. The Silk Road's influence has completely vanished in the modern world. FALSE

 

(Cause: The text states that the legacy of the Silk Road continues to resonate in the modern world.)

 

III. From the text above find the exact words that match each the following

definition: [5]

 

a. Impossible to erase --- Indelible

b. Innovations –Creative

c. Channel– Conduit

d. Global: World/ Cosmopolitan

e Spread– Disseminated

 

7. Do as indicated in the brackets and rewrite the complete sentence. [10]

 

a. My house is different… from…….yours (Use suitable preposition)

 

b. Neither of the students.. was......(was/were) confident.

 

c. By the time we get to the stadium, they minutes. (Complete the statement with the correct tense form of the verb  in brackets) (play) football for 30

Answer: By the time we get to the stadium, they will have been playing football for 30 minutes.

 

d People believe that the old house was haunted. (Change into beginning with "The old house.........")

Answer: The old house is believed to have been haunted.

e. I didn't know it was only half a kilometer from my house, so I booked a passive ride. (Change into 'if sentence')

 

Answer: If I had known it was only half a kilometer from my house, I wouldn't have booked a ride.

f ...in spite of his ten attempts. (Complete the sentence in an appropriate way.)

Answer:He failed in spite of his ten attempts.

g. Nabin doesn't speak English nearly as well now as he used to. Nabin used to (much) he does now. (Using the word in brackets complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.)

Answer: Nabin used to speak English much better than he does now.

h. He said, "Were you looking for me?" (Change into indirect h speech)

Answer: He asked me if I had been looking for him.

i. She did not take the clothes in. It was raining. (Combine these sentences 1 using suitable connective.)

Answer: She did not take the clothes in although it was raining.

j. His step mother was not very kind to him. he had been staying with her (Join the following pair of sentences using the appropriate relative clause.)

Answer: His stepmother, with whom he had been staying, was not very kind to him.

 

 

8. Choose and copy the correct alternative. [5]

 

i. Choose the correct sentence:

 

a. I was wondering do they speak English well.

 

b. There is a meaning always to it

 

c. He said to me, "how are you?"

 

d. The castle sat in the mountains above the town.

 

ii. Find the correct guide word for the head words "bright/ brother".

 

a. Brush

 

b. Bring

 

c. Brown

 

d. Breeze

 

iii. The initial vowel sound of the word 'latent' is transcribed as

 

a. //

 

b./æ/

 

c./a/

 

d./o/

 

iv. If someone says "He's pulling your leg," they are likely to mean

 

a. Trying to physically restrain you.

 

b. Telling you a joke or teasing you.

 

c. Asking you for a favor

 

d. Giving you serious advice.

 

v. Choose the misspelt word.

 

a. receive

 

b. perceive

 

c. accommodation

 

d. prey