English and Foreign Languages Branch

Department of Education
Central Province
1.You lost your spectacles in the playground. You want to find it. Write a notice to be displayed in
the school notice board. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include – the date it was lost
the shape and color of it
if found where to return it.

2. You lost your school bag in the main hall. You want to find it. Write a notice to be displayed in the
school notice board. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include - the date it was lost
the things in it
if found where to return it.

3.You lost your library story book in the canteen. You want to find it. Write a notice to be displayed
in the school notice board. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include - the date it was lost
the name of the book
the name of the author
if found where to return it.

4.You found a sports bag in the playground. You want to find the owner of it. Write a notice to
be displayed in the school notice board. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include - the date it was found
the things in it
how to collect it

5.The Health club of your school has organized a seminar on “Preventing Dengue”. Write a notice
informing about the workshop. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include – date, time and venue
purpose of the workshop
participants

6. You are the class monitor of your class. Your class is organizing a picnic under the supervision of
your class teacher. Write a notice to display in the class notice board. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include - date, time, venue
cost of it
things to bring
invite your classmates to join it

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7. Your best friend has invited you for his/her birthday party. But you are unable to attend it due to
an unavoidable reason. Write a note to your friend explaining the reason. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include – thank him for inviting
reason for not attending
visit him/her on another day

8. Your English teacher asked you all to write an essay for a competition. Your best friend was
absent
on that day. Write a note to him/her giving information about the competition. Use about 40- 60
words.
Include – topic and the number of words
deadline
whom to hand over

9.You received the following note from your friend, Nimesh. Write a reply to him including the
following. Use about 40- 60 words.

Dear friend,
We have decided to go on a trip to Jaffna. We want you to join us. Please meet me
soon.
Nimesh

Include – thank him for inviting

express your willingness to join them
ask the date, time and participants of the trip
give a date and time to meet him

10. Write a note to your aunt requesting a puppy from new born ones. Use about 40- 60 words.
Include – what colour one you want
gender of it
when you come to collect it

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