ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS PAPER ITSELF

Test 9
Read the following statements and underline the most suitable word given within brackets. The first
one is done for you. (5 -Marks)

(1) Our class teacher took us to see some ………………………. ruins in Polonnaruwa last week.
( histories, history , historical )
(2) Only the ……………….………… candidates will be selected for the post of assistant
manager. ( qualification , qualified , qualify )
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(3) Our presentation was …………………………… by all the members of the society.
( appreciate appreciated , appreciation)

(4) The new manager was appointed with the highest ……………..……………………
( recommend , recommended, recommendation)

(5) The company seeks an …………………………. who can work hard throughout the hours.
( employer , employee , employment)

(6) It is the ……………….…………. of every student to handle the textbooks with care.
( response , responsibility , responsible )

Test 10
Read the text and match the words in the box with the phrase within brackets. There is one extra word.
The first one is done for you. (5 –Marks)

borrowed, borrower section, returned, usually, librarian, fined

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Most libraries have a lending section and a reference (1) ……section… (one of the
parts that something is divided into). Books can be (2) …………………… (issuing for
temporary use) from the lending section and they can usually be kept by the borrower for two
weeks. (3) …………………… (in the way that most often happens) a person may borrow
about two to three books for this period. They must be (4)…………………( to give back ) at
the end of this time, but if the (5)…….…………( a person or an organization that borrows)
has not finished reading them, the period may be extended by the
(6)……………….……….( in charge of a library ) .

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o Test 11
Fill in the blanks with the words given within the box. (7- Marks)

dead are to from takes the they

their queens and home have winter eat

Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There 1)…………………… three kinds of bees:
workers, drones and 2)……………………. Only one queen can live in each hive. If she is lost
or 3)………………… the other bees will stop 4)………………… work. Bees are very wise
5)…………………… busy little creatures. They all join together 6)…………………… build
cells of wax for their honey. Each bee 7)…………………… its proper place and does its own
work. Some go out and gather honey 8)…………………… the flowers. Others stay at
9)…………………… and work inside 10)…………………… hive. The cells which
11)…………………… build are all of one shape and size. They 12)…………………… six
sides. Before 13)…………………… comes, all the drones are driven from the hive so that
they don’t 14)…………………… the honey which they didn’t gather.

o Test 12
Complete the following paragraph using the correct form of the verb in brackets. The first one is done
for you. (5- Marks)

The Taj Mahal 1) was built in 1631 by the emperor Shah Jahan. He dedicated it to his wife

who had died. Thousand elephants 2) ………………………………….. (use) to carry the

materials to the site. The Taj Mahal 3) ………………………………. (consider) to be one of

the most beautiful buildings in the world. Some of the precious gems

4) ………………………….…. (bring) even from Sri Lanka to cover the white walls. It

5) ……………………………….. (visit) by four million people every year. Some people are

worried that the Taj Mahal 6) …………………………………...(damage) one day because of

air pollution. The dust in the air has already changed the colour of the building. They are

looking for ways to protect the famous monument.

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o Test 13
Read the following poem and answer the questions. (5 – marks)

What will you be

What will you be when you grow up

A dancer? or a doctor?
A teacher? or a cricketer?
There are so many careers you can choose to do

It’s very hard to decide you know

Sometimes you may keep on thinking
Doing many jobs and never deciding
Monday you will keep a street keeper
Wednesday you will chart the skies with the navy

Thursday you will go for the war with the army

Friday you will be happy on sea, as a sailor
Saturday you are back to be a tailor
And on Sunday again you will keep wondering
What the years that lie ahead will likely bring

1. List three types of jobs mentioned in the poem.

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2. On which day will you not wonder about any particular job?
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3. What can you do if you join the army?
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4. Find similar words for the following from the poem.
a) Job ……………………. b) difficult…………………….
5. Find a rhyming word from the poem for the following word.
a) tailor ………………………..

• Test 14

a). Write a letter to your uncle who is in abroad describing the donation your class friends had done for
the benefit of some farmer families whose crops were destroyed during the drought season last
year. Use about 100 words.

Include - The way you organized the donation.

- People who helped you and the way you selected the families
- The things you donated

or

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b) The following table tells you the favourite subjects of 150 students in a school like to study for the
Advanced Level. Study it and write a description based on the information given in the table. Use
about 100 words.
Use the following words in your description.

Most popular, least popular, highest, lowest, more than, less than, equal

Subjects Number of Students Percentage (%)

Sinhala 39 26
Geography 48 32
History 20 13.3
Buddhist Civilization 20 13.3
ICT 16 11
Political Science 7 5
Total 150 100

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Test 15
Read the following passage and answer the given questions. (08-Marks)

There was a poetry competition at our school last year. Anyone who was able to write a poem
could enter it. The first ten were to be printed in a booklet and the first-prize winner received five
thousand rupees and a framed certificate. I wanted to win that contest not for the prize money. I
wanted to be a writer.

I worked seven different poems and threw all of them away. None of them was good. And on
the last night, I wrote a poem that I knew was good. I knew it was the best writing I had ever done. I
called it ‘Mystery Train’ and entered in the contest.

On the day of the awards, before the winner was announced, the principal read the names of
the authors of the ten best poems. Mine was one of them. Then he announced the winner. First prize
to Hasitha for his poem titled ‘Memories’

When Hasitha’s name was called, he and his friends cheered. I just sat there stunned. I could
not believe it. Hasitha is not a sensitive boy who writes such poem. He is really rude and often bullies
kid. How can Hasitha who never write even a single line without copying from others, win ? I
wondered. I went home that day and wrote a poem about how much it hurt to lose the competition.
When I read the poem, I got the top of the world feeling again and I knew I would keep on writing.

During the holidays that followed, I borrowed a poetry book named ‘New poems’ from our
local library and I came across a poem called “Memories”. I thought Hasitha had the poem published.
But it was ‘Memories’ by Sanduni Gunathilaka. The poem was the same, the author was not. It was
published a month before the poetry competition.

Should I inform the principal and demand that the poems be judged again? Should I call
Hasitha and tell him I know he had cheated? That special moment of receiving the first prize was
over. But now I can write better poetry and I feel happy after reading them. But I wonder whether
Hasitha gets that happy feeling after reading his own poem. I am sure he will never feel the way I do.

(1) Say whether the following statements are True or False by writing ‘T’ or ‘F’ against each one of them
I. Only selected students can write poems for the competition.
II. Hasitha won the first prize for the poem ‘Mystery Train’.
III. Writer's poem was among the ten best poems.
IV. The writer brought a poetry book named ‘New Poems’
(½x4=2)

(2) What was the first prize of the poetry competition? (1 marks)

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(3) How many poems did the writer write before the final poem? (1 marks)

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(4) Write the sentence which says the writer was shocked after hearing the results. (1 marks)

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(5) The author wanted to win the competition because he wanted. (1 marks)

a. Prize money b. to be a writer c. something in his life

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 (6) Write what do the following words refer in the text? (1/2 x 2 = 1 marks)

a. It in paragraph 5 …………………………………………………….
b. He in paragraph 6 ………………………………………….…………

(7) Find words from the paragraph 4 which have the same meaning for the following. (1/2 x 2 = 1 marks)
a) Shouted with joy ………….…………………………………………….….
b) Frightens or hurts those who are weak …………………………………….

o Test 16
Write on one of the following. Use about 200 words. (15 Marks)

a) An essay on “The importance of sports for school children ”

You may include the following.

• Facilities available at school ( playground, equipment like balls, nets, bats etc, )
• Impact of sports on classroom education (many athletes do better academically)
• Benefits of doing sports ( physically and mentally fit / activeness / reduce pressure and stress,
promote good habits, friendship, leadership )

b) Write a speech you would make at the morning assembly on “ Drug abuse among school children”

You may include the following.

• Ways student get addicted (peer pressure, coping situation, for fun, to escape from problems,)
• Hazards of drugs ( ruins the complete life, anger , withdrawal from family, damage
to brain and health, financial loss,
• Damage to the school children. ( missing classes, lower grades, drop out of school, memory
loss , appearance change)
• Ways of prevention ( telling to a close friend or a teacher, avoid bad company, regular
exercises)

c) Write An article to a school magazine on the topic “Tourism in Sri Lanka”

Include the following,

• Good and bad effects of tourism
• Major tourist attractions in our country
• Issues we have in the industry.
• The steps taken by the government to develop tourism
• Things we must and must not do for the development of the industry

d) Complete the following dialogue between a salesman and a customer.

Salesman : - Good morning sir, may I help you?

Customer : - Good morning. I am looking for a birthday present for my son.
Salesman : - ………………………………………………………………..

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