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1. Read the following advertisements published in a local newspaper. Match them with
the descriptions of people given. Write the correct letter of the advertisement in the
correct box. The first one is done for you.

a. Wanted d. English for All

o Management Trainees For school leavers
o 18 years and above with GCE O/L ➢ Spoken
o Fluent in English preferred ➢ Grammar
Walk in with your completed CV ➢ Business writing skills
between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact- 077775353525
Contact Ms. Ruwini for more details

b. A Baby sitter needed immediately e. Carrier opportunities

To look after 3-year-old baby girl
From 7.30 a. m. - 4.30 p.m., week days
Rs. 7 000 per week
Call Methmini on 076 4534231
Residence- Ambepussa
A leading construction company engaging in
construction projects urgently require
a Store Keeper and an Admin Officer
graduates with minimum,5 years of experience
jobs@time.com.lk Contact 0537289234

c. Room for Rent f. A Holiday Bungalow for rent in Bandarawela

For female university students
A 10x10 room with attached bathroom
two double beds, table with 4 chairs
Close to University of Peradeniya
Kandy- Gampola Road
Contact – Meththa- 0812352352
3 Fully furnished bedrooms
with attached bathrooms
A Kitchen with a pantry and a gas cooker
Well experienced cook, if necessary
Call – Sathiru- 0712348765

1. Netra who is a university student is looking for a boarding place c

close to the main road.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Silva are planning to spend the vacation with the
family in a place that has cool and pleasant climate.
3. Gayathri who loves children is looking for a job close to her
place.
4. Asmath needs to improve his English before joining a reputed
company.
5. Pasan who is a graduate with 6 years of working experience,
seeks a job as an Admin Officer in a construction company.
6. Malith is an energetic young boy with good command of English.
He just left school after his Advanced Level exam and looking for
a job.

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2. Match the following advertisements with the requirement of the people. Write the
relevant number of the advertisement in the box provided. The first one is done for you.

(1) A block of land facing the carpeted road. (2) A house within 5-minute drive from the
12 perches suitable for a business. Low-Level Road. No brokers. Make an
Rs. 300,000 per perch appointment.
Contact: 0815353525 Call- 0542956743
(3) A luxury house with 4 bedrooms with (4) Affordable price! Attractive area! All
attached bathrooms, Parking space for facilities!
several vehicles. A big front garden. Loans and easy payments!
Call- 0366576343 Contact: 075 8987774
(5) Newly built flat with 10 apartments. Each (6) Annex for a couple with furniture.
apartment consists of 2 bedrooms with Close to a highly residential area. First
attached bathrooms, a dining room, pantry come first serve basis.
and a balcony. Calm and quiet Call: 076 7575252
surrounding.
10, flower Road, Wennappuwa-071
6767235

a. You are looking for a serene place to build a house. (1)

b. You are looking for quick access to the public transport. ( )
c. An owner of a reputed shopping complex is looking for a place to build a supermarket. ( )
d. Mr. and Mrs. Peiris are looking for a furnished annex. ( )
e. A businessman wanted a house for his family with ample parking space. ( )
f. A small family is looking for an apartment in a flat. ( )

3. Read the following paragraphs. Select the most suitable caption for each paragraph and
write the letter in the box against the paragraph.
Captions
A. Donation of dry rations B. Relaxing in the beach C. A surprise party
D. Tree planting campaign E. A camp fire

(1) All of us in the family decided to celebrate my mother’s birthday. We planned everything without
her knowledge. Ordered a birthday cake and dinner from online because we wanted to keep as
a secret. On mother’s birthday we arranged everything and made her so happy

(2) The D.S Senanayake Primary school celebrated its 50th year. Principal requested each class to
bring at least 10 plants. The teachers and students planted most of the plants them in the school
garden and the rest of the plants by the side of the road. Parents too participated.

(3) Our Guiding teacher took us on a trip to the Hanthana mountains. It was very late in the evening
and we had to hurry to put up our own tents, so we started making our tents. Then we arranged
the fire in the middle, enjoyed a meal prepared by ourselves.

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(4) During the Covid period our neighbours collected dry rations to the poor in the villages who
could not travel and to the who have lost their jobs. So, we all contributed what we were able to
the poor people. Finally, a van full of dry food was taken to many places to be distributed.

(5) A favourite place to spend my leisure time is at a lonely beach. On a Sunday I joined my friend
to the Down South beach and found a place which was not crowded. We swam in the sea had
our lunch rested a bit and went back into the sea. In the evening we had a nice cup of coffee and
watched the sun set.

4. Read the poem and answer the questions given.

Today, I will put down my phone,
Turn off all my screens
And step outside.
I will feel the sun or the rain
Or the wind on my face,
I will be silent,
I will be still. I will take a deep breath
And gaze at the sky,
And I will know that I am alive.
I will repeat this as a vow to myself
Tomorrow and each tomorrow afterwards,
For I choose to remind myself every day
That I am alive,
And that is a gift.
Michael Cunliffe

(1) (a) Will the speaker switch off his computer (or the T V)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Which words tell you that?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(2) Write two things that the poet will do after stepping outside?
(i) ………………………………………………..…(ii) ………………………………………………………………….

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(3) Find two words/phrases in the poem which are similar to the word ‘quiet’
(i) ……………………………………………………(ii) ………………………………………………………………….

(4) What is referred to ‘this’ in line 11?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(5) What will the writer choose to remind himself every day?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Read the poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien and answer the questions given.

(1) (a) Does the poet sit at the side of fire place or in front of it?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(b) What phrase tells you that?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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 (2) Find two things that the poet has seen in the summer.
(i) ………………………………………………………….. (ii) …………………………………………………………

(3) What will blow above poet’s hair? .…………………………………………………

(4) What are the things that the poet has never seen?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(5) What does the poet listen to?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Read the poem and answer the questions given.

1. a. Does the speaker stand in the middle of the room?................................................

b. What phrase tells you that? …………………………………………………………………...

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2. Write 2 things that the poet owns.
(i) ………………………………………
(ii) ………………………………………

3. Find a word in the poem which is similar to ‘fall down’

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What is referred to ‘their’ in stanza 3?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What would they whisper?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Read the poem and answer the questions below.

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 do

It’s very hard to decide

Sometimes you may keep on thinking

Doing many jobs and never deciding.

Monday you will be a street keeper.

Wednesday you will chart with skies with the navy

Thursday you will go for the 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 bring likely

1. Write two jobs mentioned in the poem? i) ...............................ii).................................

2. How many careers are there in the world to choose?.................................................

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 3. What is very hard to decide?............................................................................................
4. Which day is not mentioned in the poem?.................................................................
5. On which day is the poet happy as a sailor?..............................................................
6. Find similar words from the poems for the following words
a) jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……….. b) difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Find two pairs of rhyming words
8. i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……….

8.Read the poem and answer the questions below.

The fishing Song by W.B Rands

There was a boy whose name was Phinn,

And he was fond of fishing;
His father could not keep him in,
Nor all his mother’s wishing.

His life’s ambition was to land

A fish of several pound weight;
The chief thing he could understand
Was hooks, or worms for ground-bait.

The worms crept out, the worms crept in,

From every crack and pocket;
He had a worm-box made of tin,
With proper worms to stock it.

His gave his mind to breeding worms

As much as he was able;
His sister spoke in angry terms
To see them on the table

1. What is the name of the boy in the poem?

2. His ambition is to ………………………………...
a) land a star b) land a fish
3. What are the two things he could understand?
1) …………………………. 2) ……………………………

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 4. Where did the worms creep out from?
5. Write two pairs of rhyming words.
i)…………… …………….. ii) …………….. ………………

9. Here is a page from a dictionary. Refer to it and answer the questions below.

Find a word/phrase for each of the following descriptions.

(1) A phrase similar in meaning to having soft round body ............

(2) A person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes ………………..
(3) A way of cooking egg without its shell, in water ………………..
(4) A bag sewn into a piece of clothing ............
Complete the sentence selecting a word from the dictionary page.

(5) My grandmother got wet in the rain and was diagnosed with ............

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10. Here is a page from a dictionary. Refer to it and answer the questions below.

Find a word/phrase for each of the following descriptions.

1. A person whose job is fit and repair water pipes ………………

2. A mature person is called ………………

3. A threatening sound ……………….

4. Complaining over something ………………

Complete the sentence selecting a word from the dictionary page.

5. Though he annoys all with his ……………. he is usually a kind nature.

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