Gerevr wWiresrtgl BED Glauoruh aud THONDAMANARU THANU PUBLICATIONS Second Term Examination - 2023 Grade 10 I English Language | 2.30 hours Answer all questions on this paper itself. in the blanks in the following advertisement. Use the words given in the box. ‘a)lessons starting) school_—) details e)sourse” —_f) director LIKE TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER ? JOINT NOW! © Three month certificate (1) .. °°M*S .. on photography for (2) ... leavers. *” Classes (3) «. sss. on Saturday, 16" September 2023 at 9.00am 7 @ .. conducted by Mr.G.A. Arumugan, (5), anche * Course Fee — Rs. 15,000/= For (6) ... Royal school of photography, Sri Lanka. .. contact - 212226 2. Himali and her brother wanted to buy a gift for their grandmother. They went to the nearest “ATM” to get some money. The following instructions had been displayed at the machine to help the customers. Put them in the correct order by writing the correct number in the boxes. First one is done for you. @) Now collect the money from the machine. ) Finally take your card back. ) First insert your ‘ATM" card to the teller machine. 1 @) Once the language is selected enter the ‘PIN’ code correctly. ¢) After inserting the card, Select the language A) Next enter the amount you want. Second Term Examination- 2023 English Language Grade 10 ‘Thondamanaru Thanu Publications. - I -3. Read the paragraph on “My brother”. Write a similar paragraph about “My sister”. Use all the information given in the box. Name = Sumudu (sudu) Age - 1S years Appearance - long hair and black eyes Clothes ~ skirts, blouses, frock Interests, Classical music, dancing, playing netball. My brother : ' My brother is Raveen and I call him ‘Ravi’. He is eighteen years old. He has curly hair and brown eyes. He usually wears jeans and T-shirts as well as shorts. He likes pop music, singing and playing cricket. My Sister |4- Complete the following dialogue. Select the most suitable word from the box. The first one is done for you. Postoffice, money, movie, books, fair, restaurant, stamps, library, sandwiches, vegetables, cinema, bank (1) Ruwan : Tomorrow is a holiday Saman__: Shall we go to the (1), (2) Malik: Did you write the letter? Sara: Yes, could you please get me four (3) ...... (3) Mala: I'm hungry. Saroja: Ok, Let’s go toa (5)..ceesesece (4) Dasuni : Have you finished reading the novels? to watch the latest (2) ...,.., MOVie. ++. When you go to the (4) .... for some (6) ............ Sithumi : Yes, I’m going to the (7) this afternoon. (5) Husband: What else do you need? Wife : Please stop at the (9) (10) (6) Daughter: The course fee is Rs. 10,000/= Mother : Oh! then I have to go to the (11) -- to retum the (8) ........... .. to buy some fruit and --. to withdraw some Second Term Examination—2023, English Language Grade 10 Thondamanara Than Publications ~2-(5, Look at the picture carefully and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. classroom, providing reconstruction fence standing broom yard engaging planting broken ‘This picture shows the (1) . cnsssssesens PROCESS Of a school. While all the students 1870, (2) :yecijee coat in work, the teacher is (3) .. them tea Two boys are (4) . a tree in the (5) . ceccestieeeee OF the school and another two boys are repairing the (6) .. ... desks. The boy (: . on the tables is painting the wall of the (8) .... A girl is cleaning the roof with a (9)... (10)..... .. Some students are putting up the 6. Read the following notice. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. The first one is done for you. Golden opportunity for Talented Actors! ‘The English literary Association of Saraswathy Maha Vidyalayam (1) (plan) to stage the Caucasian Chalk circle, a drama (2)..... .. (write) by Bertold Brecht, to mark the, English Day, It (3).........c:s:+0+ss--- (Stage) in the third week of September at the school ssseesee: (lOok) for talented (act) in this drama, which (6)...... ‘main hall. In order to make this event a success, we (4).... students who would like (5) (last) for two hours. If you (7).. . eee to the Secretary of the English Literary Association before the 15" August. A specimen appli form (8)...... date for the auditions (9). (10).sseseseseee si (request) to contact your English teacher now. (11) (not miss) this golden opportunity! 10" June, 2023, .» (interest), Please submit your application tion ..-. (display) on the schoo! notice board already. The Venue and (announce) later. For more details, you Organizing Committee. Second Term Examination~2023 English Language Grade 10 Thondamanaru Thanu Publications -3 -7. Here are some utterances between a teacher and some students about going on a trip. ‘Write what they said in “reported speech”. The first one is done for you. (1) The teacher : You have to come at 5 am. ‘The teacher said that we had to come at Sam (2) Sandun Twill bring breakfast for all. @) Samanthi : (4) Pathum - : Tam going to borrow my brother's guiter. (5) Menush Thought a new cap for the trip (6). Rizmina ri be joining my friends on the ne 8. Write a letter of complaint to your local authority regarding improper garbage removal of your area, Explain in brief the consequences of garbage being piled along the roads and request for immediate solution. 9. The following sentences are taken from a paragraph on peanuts; Written by a student. There is a mistake in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence correcting the mistake. (1) Peanuts are grow in many countries. (2) Argentina and Brazil are two of they. 3) The nutritional value of peanuts are very high. Second Term Examination—2023 English Language Grade 10 Thondamanaru Thanu Publications -4 -(4) They contains many vitamins and minerals, (6) Peanut butter is popular in some country. 10. Fill in the blanks of the dialogue with the given lines in the box. (a) Sure, I could help you. Where do you want to go sir? () Then would you like to join the tour in June? (©) Sorry sir, He’s at a meeting F (a) I want to make a trip to Bangkok with my family. (©) Three nights with accommodation in a five star hotel, Receptionist :- Good moming, Jetwing Travels Ltd. Can Thelp you? Raveen = Could I speak to the manager please? Receptionist =~ (1) .... Raveen = Ineed to make a reservation for a package tour. Receptionist :- (2). Raveen =@) sate SEE Receptionist _:- There will be package tours to Bangkok in a weeks time. Raveen :=No, that’s too early for me Receptionist :- (4) pa a tistaa teeth. eee lanes Raveen := Yes, that would be fine. How many days are included in the package? Receptionist — :- (5) ..... eatecg fis ists aR 0 oe epee ge Raveen ~ All right, I shall come there for further details. Receptionist :- Thank you sir. 11, Fill in the blanks with the correct collective noun. flight / swarm / board / bunch / gang (1) Lwas attacked by a . of bees when I went to pick fruits on a mango tree. (2) The police arrested the .. of thieves after several days. 3) T offered my teacher of flowers on Teachers’ Day. (4) The . of stairs was too steep that I could not climb. (5) The ..... of directors decided to terminate her services. Sccond Term Examination 2023 English Language Grade 10. ‘Thondamanaru Thanu Publications ~5 ~12. Read the following text and answer the questions given below. Many folk stories are hundreds or even thousand of years old and the same stories can be found in many different parts of the world. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was told in classical Greece and ancient India; the story ‘Hansel and Gretel’ has been found in the west indies, in the African villages,and ‘among the Ametican Indians. The story of ‘Cinderella’ was told in China, by the Arabs and the Zuni Indians. Many were not written down until the Frenchman Perrault and the Grimm brothers from Germany collected the stories and published them. They were not only for children; the whole family used to sit round the fire to listen to the storyteller. The stories often begin with a family situation “Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who lived near the forest with his wife and two children. “The endings are often alike too: ‘so they were married and lived happily ever after.’ Also in the stories the hero is usually handsome and the heroine often beautiful. Folk tales usually deal with feelings and experiences. Some of them are love, courage, jealousy and revenge. Therefore, these stories prepare children to face the real world. They teach children that in order to succeed in the world, you need to be skilful, determinated, intelligent, brave and good. (1) Underline the correct answer. ‘The story that was told in Greece and ancient India was ....... (a) Hansel and Gretel (b) Beauty and the Beast (©) Cinderella (2) Who told the story “Ginderella’ in China? (3) Where did the whole family usually gather to listen to the stories? (4) According to the passage, how do the stories often start? (5) What are folk tales generally about? 13, Write one of the following. Use about 150 — 200 words. (@) An article about popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka. (6) “The most interesting book you have read”. Including: name of the book the author ‘Characters Story in brief Why you found it interesting S — cond Term Examination-2023 English Language Grade 10” Thoodamanara Thaw Publications 6 ~