GCE Ordinary Level Examination – 2020

English Language
Model Questions Paper - II

Fill in the blanks in the following text using the words given in the box.
avoiding day due even foods glasses
hot if in kidney problem to unbearable

It was believed that only people above 40 years can have problems with stones in the kidney.
But (1) .............................. youth are suffering from this (2) .............................. nowadays. This ailment
arises mainly (3) .............................. to wrong eating habits. Present (4) .............................. youth
are interested in consuming (5) .............................., spicy, salty and fatty fast (6)............................
together with artificially sweetened drinks. (7) .............................. you feel irritation while passing
urine (8) ..............................should consult your doctor early. (9) ..............................pains are also
signs of stones (10) ..............................the kidney. It is easy (11) .............................. prevent stone
formation in the (12) .............................. by drinking six to eight (13) .............................. of water
daily and also (14) .............................. acidic items like tomato, grape fruit, pineapple etc. should be
done. Native doctors say that some local herbal medicines are good for kidney.

Test 11
Fill in the blanks with the words given within the box. There are three extra words.
Interviewing, salesmen, say, called, pen, looked, to,
rupees, in, Asking, my, there, favourite, and,
different, at, he

When I was the manager of a trading company in Colombo, it was my duty to interview young
men and women for posts vacant in my department. One of my (1) __________________techniques in
interviewing prospective (2) _____________________was to hand them (3) _____________________
expensive fountain pen and (4) _____________________“Try to sell this (5) _____________________ me”
One day after (6) _____________________ several applicants who used (7) _________________ marketing
skills, I was surprised (8) _____________________ the skills of an applicant. (9) _____________________
picked up my pen (10) _____________________ at it, put it (11) _____________________ his pocket, sat
back (12) _____________________ said, “Sir, for thousand (13) _____________________ you can have your
(14) _____________________ back.” I was so impressed I appointed him as an assistant manager within
weeks.

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Test 12
A comedy show called “Don’t look now” is at a theatre in Colombo these days. These are the comments
made by some newspapers and viewers.
1. “People will love it” (The Daily News)
2. “It’s a fantastic show” (The Daily mirror)
3. “It will be a great success” (The Island)
4. “It’s the funniest play I have ever seen” (An actor)
5. “The production is perfect” (A film producer)
6. “I can’t remember a better show” (A singer)
Now report what the newspaper and the viewers said.
e.g. :
1. The Daily News said that the people would love it.
2. The Daily Mirror said that _____________________________________________________________
3. The Island said that _____________________________________________________ a great success.
4. An actor said that it _________________________________________________________ ever seen.
5. A film producer said that the ___________________________________________________________
6. A singer said that he _______________________________________________________ better show.

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Malaka’s mother noticed that he was thinking deeply about something. She talked to him about
it. Read the dialogue and complete what Malaka’s mother later reported to his father.

Mother : Come here, please. Sit down. What’s bothering you?

Malaka : There’s nothing, Mother.
Mother : Son, I know there is something wrong. So please don’t pretend there isn’t.
Malaka : Well, I need a good dictionary for my studies. It will help me to do better in English.
Mother : Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
Malaka : I didn’t want to trouble you as good dictionary are a bit expensive.
Mother : Don’t worry, son. A good dictionary is essential. I’ll ask father to buy one for you.

Mother reported the conversation to father, as.

Yesterday I asked Malaka what was bothering him. At first he said that
01)…………………………………………....and he hesitated to reveal and asked me 02)…………………………………………
When I encouraged him, he said that he 03)……………………………………………………, and he further said that
it 04)…………………………………………………………….………… to do better in English. I asked him why he
05)…………………………………………………… earlier. I told him that we would buy one.

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. There is one extra word.

important, polluters , concerns , pollution, protest, caused , consequences,

breathe, descendants, restore, protect, Encourage, masses, prevent, overcome

Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems __________ by human activities that we
should __________ to see a tomorrow and guarantee our___________ a healthy life. There are many
environmental ___________ for communities around the world to address. We should always
remember that___________ problems affect us all so each of us has to do his or her best to help
__________ ecological balance to this beautiful place we call home. Learn about the major
_________ in your area to _________ the air and water where you live. ___________ people to stop
pollution, tell them everything you know about this problem, and_________ local polluters together.
The ________should be educated on the danger of different types of pollution. People should know
everything about all________________ of the environmental pollution in order to __________ the
worst from happening. Let`s protect the water we drink, the air we __________, and the soil we use to
grow our food.

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Complete the following passage using the most appropriate form of the verb given within the
brackets. The first one is done for you.

Anton is sitting in the café where Christy works. He tells (tell) him, “I work in this café

almost every day. But yesterday I ______ (see) a famous TV presenter here for the first time. She

______________ (eat) an ice-cream at the table where you are sitting now. ”A week later, Anton

______________(speak) to a friend on the phone, “I saw Christy at the café last week. He said that he

worked in that café almost every day, but that the day before he______________________ (see) a

famous TV presenter there for the first time. She ______________________(eat) an ice-cream at the

table where I was sitting at that moment.”

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