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Test 01
Provincial Department of Education Test 02
Test 03
Northern Province Test 04
Test 05
G.C.E. (O/L) Third Term Examination-2021 (2022) Test 06
Test 07
Test 08
English Language - I Paper I
Index No:…………………………………… 1 Hour Paper II
Final

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS PAPER ITSELF.

Test 1
Match the posters with the places. Write the correct number of the poster in the box. The first one is
done for you.

1 2 3 4 5 6
a) In a doctor’s room
b) In a library 1
c) In an aquarium
d) In a filling station
e) In a museum
f) In a reservoir 1 X
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Test 2
Complete the sentences. Select the most suitable word from the box and write the letter of that word
in the space given. The first one is done for you.
SECRETARY: Good afternoon. WD Company, Margaret Baker 1)…e……. a) unavailable
PETER: Hello, this is Peter York. Could I speak to Martin Jones, please?
SECRETARY: I’m afraid Mr. Jones is out of the office. Would you like to b) business
2)…………….. a message?
PETER: Well, I was hoping to set up a meeting with him for next Wednesday. c) leave
Do you know, what his 3)……………… looks like?
d) touch
SECRETARY: Mr. Jones is away on 4)………………. and we don’t expect
him back until next Thursday, but he could see you Friday afternoon. e) speaking
PETER: Unfortunately, I’m 5)……………….. on Friday. Let me give you my
phone number and could you ask him to get in 6)……………… with me as f) schedule
soon as he arrives? My phone number is 0-7-2-2-2-3-1-7-6-9.
SECRETARY: Let me repeat it. It’s 0-7-2-2-2-3-1-7-6-9.
PETER: That’s right.
SECRETARY: Fine. I’ll ask him to call you as soon as he gets on.
PETER: Thank you, goodbye.
SECRETARY: Goodbye. 1 X
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Test 3
Study the picture given below. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph using the words given in the box.
Write the letter of the correct word in the blank. The first one is done for you.

a) pillow
b) teapot
c) window
d) newspaper
e) frames
f) two
g) wall
h) girl
i) building
j) living
k) door

This is a picture of a (1) ……j…… room. There is a man, (2) ……………………. women
and three children in the living room. The man is reading a (3) ……………………. . One woman is
relating a story to the small (4) ……………………. . The other woman has a cup in her hand. A cup,
two saucers and a (5) ……………………. are on the stool. There is a telephone and two (6)
……………………. on the cupboard. The boy is making a toy with (7) ……………………. blocks.
The (8) ……………………. which has stripes on it, is on the floor behind the boy. The rack is behind
the settee. The (9) ……………………. is next to the rack. There is a picture of a desert on the (10)
…………………….. The pot of flowers is on the (11) ……………………. sill. The curtains are all
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Test 4
Underline the most suitable word to fill in each blank. The first one is done for you.

Anus
My family and 1)………… (me, I, mine) hope to go on a holiday, in the next April vacation to Nuwara
Eliya. 2)…………… (My, I, Me) father requested 3)……………. (I, mine, me) to ask you to join
4)………………… (us, we, ours). Let me know what 5)………… (your, yours, you) would like to do
on the holiday. 6)…………… (I, We, You) am eagerly waiting for your reply.
Danis

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Test 5
Read the text and complete the sentences given below. The first one is done for you.

There are two types of banks governed by the central bank. They are the state banks and private banks.
There are different purposes for different banks. The state banks aim at developing country; granting
loans to people and increasing productivity through various schemes. The private banks aim at profit
making; granting loans and granting credit cards. Some names of state banks are, National Saving
Bank, People’s Bank and the Bank of Ceylon. Some examples of private banks are Hatton National
Bank, Nation Trust Bank and Pan Asia Bank. Both banks maintain two types of accounts - current
accounts and savings accounts. They provide many facilities. Banks issue cheque books for current
account holders. They also provide overdraft facilities to current accounts. A bank pays interests to
saving account holders. They also issue ATM cards to account holders.

1. Both state banks and private banks are governed by the Central Bank.
2. The …………………………… contribute to develop the country while private banks make profit.
3. If you want to have a cheque book, you should open a ………………………………………….
4. ATM cards are only issued for …………………………………………………………………..
5. Cheque books are only issued for ………………………………………....
6. People deposit money in …………………………………. to get an interest.
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Test 6

You were not well and unable to go to school for a few days. You want to go on the school trip. Write
a note to ask your friend the date and the time of departure, places to be visited, and things to be
brought. Use about 40 - 50 words.

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Test 7
Read the following text and underline the correct answer.
“We have visitors this morning,” the teacher said. “A journalist and a photographer from a newspaper
are coming. They are going to write an article about our school and take some photos. Some of you
will be in them.” “Arul won’t be in the photos. We would need a magnifying glass to see him”, Kiru
said when the teacher went out of the class for a second. Arul is small in size. His classmates always
make jokes about his size. Arul grinned even though Kiru’s comment was painful. He always grinned
when people made jokes like that. He understood they didn’t mean to hurt his feelings. The people
from the newspaper arrived. “Call me Kajal”, the journalist said. She had long hair and looked very
pretty. “I’m Gobi”, the photographer, said. He carried a camera with the huge lens, while chatting with
the students Kajal said that the journalist has to write clearly and truthfully. She invited the students to
asked questions. Raj asked, “Who is the most amazing person you have interviewed?” “Oh, the most
amazing person? A 100 years old lady who was learning to use a computer.” She answered. Then Gobi
told the children to get ready for photograph. He told Arul to come forward and focused the camera
on him. The children were surprised. “Is it because he is short?” asked Nathan. “No it’s because he
has got a smile which is a mile long and he is the happiest kid here.” Gobi said.
1) What do the visitors to Arul’s school; hope to do?
a) shoot a film b) donate some books c) write an article
2) Kiru’s rude comment was …………………… a) hurtful b) enjoyable c) joyful
3) According to Kajal what is the duty of journalist?
a) write imaginarily b) write factually c) write exaggeratedly
4) Raj asked about the most ……………… person. a) boring b) amusing c) astonishing
5) “A smile which is a mile long" means to smile ..........................................................................
a) good naturedly b) all the time c) meaninglessly
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Test 8
Write a paragraph on one of the following topics. Use about 50-60 words.
(a) An interesting place to visit. (b) The most admiring member in your family.

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Test 09
Provincial Department of Education Test 10
Test 11
Northern Province Test 12
Test 13
G.C.E. (O/L) Third Term Examination-2021 (2022) Test 14
Test 15
English Language - II Test 16
Index No:…………………………………… 2 Hours Paper II

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS PAPER ITSELF.

Test 9
Read the text and underline the most suitable word given within brackets. The first one is done for
you.

(1) I’m very (please, pleased, pleasing) with my drawing. I’m making a lot of progress.
(2) What I (appreciate, appreciation, appreciating) most about my grandmother is her kindness.
(3) The pleasure that reading brings is (unprofitable, immeasurable, uncomfortable).
(4) There was a cookery (demonstrated, demonstration, demonstrate) last week at Youth Centre.
(5) My cousin has (temporal, temporary, temporarily) built a garage.
(6) We (occasionally, occasion, occasional) visit my father’s home in Hambantota.
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Test 10
Complete the question to get the underlined part as the answer. The first one is done for you.
1. My English book is on the table
Where is your English book ?
2. He wrote a letter to thank his friend.
Why......................................................................................................................................?
3. Rani will practice the violin three times a day.
How often ............................................................................................................................?
4. The children are drawing a picture.
What.....................................................................................................................................?
5. My grandfather reads the newspaper in the morning.
Who......................................................................................................................................?
6. Our English exam is on Monday.
When....................................................................................................................................?

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Test 11
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
currently, future, recognize, estimated, intervention, thousand, survive,
of, declining, species, world, risk, extinct, categories

Endangered species generally refer to plant and animal species that are in danger of becoming
extinct. To date it is (1) ……………………. that over nineteen (2) ……………………. plant species
and five thousand animal species in the (3) ……………………. are classified as endangered and many
thousand more become (4) ……………………. in each year. There are three (5) …………………….
of endangerment. First of all, endangered (6) ……………………. are at immediate risk (7)
……………………extinction and probably can’t (8) ……………………. without immediate and
direct human (9) …………………….
Secondly, threatened species are abundant but they are (10) ……………………. in total
numbers and therefore, at a (11) ……………………. of extinction in the foreseeable (12)
……………………. Lastly biologists also (13) ……………………. that there are certain rare species
that are (14) ……………………. low in numbers.
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Complete the following passage using the most appropriate form of the verb given within brackets.
The first one is done for you.
The Iranamadu Tank water management project (1) was started (start) by the Irrigation
Department in 2010. The NEARRP for international development (2) …………………………………
(assist) this project. The funds and expertise for the project (3) ……………………………… (provide)
by it. Water (4) ……………………….. (use) in excess by the farmers. The project officers (5)
……………………… (educate) them in irrigation water use. Special programmes
(6)……………………….. (organize) by them for this purpose. 1 X
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Test 13
Here are some entries from Sana’s diary with the comments she made. Match the entries with the
comments by writing the relevant letter in the space provided. The first one is done for you.
Diary entries
Saturday 2nd May 1. I went to see a comedy film with my parents. …e…
Sunday 3rd May 2. I spilt my father’s coffee in the morning. ……..
Monday 4th May 3. I heard on the news that the scientists at NASA are doing experiment to
send a man Mars. ……..
Tuesday 5th May 4. The teacher asked me to rewrite the essay. ……..
Wednesday 6th May 5. I spent the whole evening practicing netball. ……..
Thursday 7th May 6. My mother was worried because I got home late today. ……..
Comments
a. I played really hard. It was tiring but fun.
b. I browsed the internet to find more about the planet.
c. It wasn’t my fault. The bus broke down on the way home.
d. I wish I had checked grammar and spelling in it.
e. It was so funny and we had a good laugh.
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Test 14
Write on one of the followings. Use about 100 words.
a) You have an irregular garbage disposal in your area. Due to the irregular garbage disposal the people
in your area face many problems. Write a letter of complaint of your area Municipal Officer about the
irregular garbage disposal. Use 100 words.
OR
b) The following bar chart gives information about the different food items sold by a school canteen.
Study the chart and write a description about it. Use about 100 words. The following words will
help you.
largest number, equal number, least number, some, most popular, more popular

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Test 15
Read the following text and answer the questions given below it.

With the advent of the internet, life has been made easier with quick access to information and
the number of tasks that can be performed online. But is it only convenient or are there any negative
effects associated with its use?

Undoubtedly, the Internet has many positive effects as Internet search engines have advanced
to provide quick information retrieval systems providing access to any kind of information for internet
users within a very short time. In addition, it has paved the way for some of the most effective means
of communication among people, including email, chat and Skype. It has also enabled businessmen to
do online transactions with their clients and customers without meeting them. In addition to these, it
has also allowed the exchange of ideas and materials among scientists, university professors, and
students. It has also provided servers, resource centers and online tools for their research and scholarly
activities. Moreover, millions of books, journals and other material have been made available online
through the internets which have enabled people to learn all sorts of new things.

Along with these positive things, the internet can have negative effects, too. One such negative
effect is the misinformation that it may provide. Many people trust the internet for information.
Students use it for research to help them in their homework while adults use it to find information on
things, such as medical or financial advice. The internet, for all its wondrous abilities, is still unreliable
due to bogus sites and misinformation. Addiction to the internet is another negative effect. Many cases
have been reported where the addiction to online social networks such as Facebook, twitter and online
games that have affected the studies and day-to-day work especially of students. Moreover, the
convenience of the internet has allowed people to become less active.

As people are able to shop online, and with the amount of time they spent on checking emails
and surfing the World Wide Web, they have become less active causing many health problems.
Sociologists have also warned about the gradual decrease of interpersonal relationships among family
members due to excessive use of the internet.

Among the negative effects, cyber bullying is another aspect which causes stress and anxiety
many victims. Sometimes people are robbed of their identities and their possessions through the
Internet. Theft is easily committed by experienced computer hackers. Therefore, the negative effects
of the internet on privacy have become a major threat to its users. Many users of the social networks
such as Facebook expose their privacy not knowing of its adverse effects. Sometimes they are exposed
to the entire world without their knowledge or consent which can lead to disaster. Many such cases
have been reported recently. Therefore, the users of the Internet have to be aware of its proper use in
order to minimize its negative effects.

1) State whether the following statements are True or False by putting a tick () in the relevant
column.
True False
1. Life has become easier with the invention of the internet.
2. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter etc., never affect the studies of students.
3. The Internet has not allowed people to be less active.
4. The internet helps people to learn many things.
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2) Underline the word that is one of the social networks.
a) journals b) Facebook c) emails (1 mark)
3) Write a single word from the text closest in meaning to each phrase below
a) Not having positive opinion - ………………………………………….
b) The state when you cannot stop doing something or taking something more and more -
……………………………….. (1 x 2 = 2 marks)
4) What do the following words in the text refer? Write your answers in the space given.
i) ‘that’ in paragraph 3 line 2 - …………………………………………………
ii) ‘their’ in paragraph 5 line 5 - …………………………………………………
(1 x 2 = 2 marks)
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5) Why is the internet unreliable? Underline the suitable answer. 2
i) As hackers are stealing people’s identities and their possessions 3
ii) due to bogus sites and misinformation 4
iii) due to cyber bullying (1 mark) 5
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Test 16
Write on one of the following. Use about 200 words.
1. Write an article to the newspaper on “Make your Environment Polythene Free”.
Explain:
- harm polythene does to the people and the environment.
- steps that can be taken to protect the environment from using polythene.
2. Write an essay about ‘COVID-19 outbreak’.
Include the following.
 How it spreads all over the world.
 The effects of the disease.
 Precaution methods.
3. Write a speech on ‘The positive and the negative effects of online learning’ to be delivered at
the English Literary Association gathering.

4. Complete the following story.

It was a holiday. I was alone at home. I invited some friends to spend the day with me.

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