Test 10

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TEST 10 5
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Guided Activity
Read the following conversation and report the dialogue in the reported speech. You have been guided with
appropriate sentences. The first one is done for you.
Mike: What are you doing here, Liz? I haven't seen you since June.
Liz: I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland.
Mike: Did you enjoy it?
Liz: I love Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly.
Mike: Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?
Liz: It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?
Mike: I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.
Liz: You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?
Mike: I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?

Mike asked Liz …what she was doing there……. And he said …that he hadn’t seen her………. since June.
(What are you doing here, Liz? I haven't seen you since June.)
Liz explained that ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………holiday in
Ireland. (I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland.) Mike wondered if ……………………………………………it.
(Did you enjoy it?) Liz told him that ………………………………………………………………………………………………… (I love
Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly.) Mike wanted to know whether …………………………………… to
the Wicklow Mountains. (Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?) Liz said that it ……………………………………
first trip and that she ………………………………………………………………some pictures. And then she asked him if
……………………………………………………………………..………… (It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures.
Are you doing anything tomorrow? ) Mike explained that ……..………………………………………………………………….
a couple of things. But he added that ………………………………………………………………………free at night. (I must
arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight. ) Liz suggested that …………………………………………………………
and asked …………………………………………………………… meet (You might come to my place. What time shall we
meet?) Mike said ……………………………………………………………………………………………at eight. And then he asked
………………………………………………….…whether ………………….. all right. (I'll be there at eight. Is it all right? )

(1) Complete the steps of making “a cup of tea” using the correct form of the verb given within the brackets.
First some water (i)…………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………. ……..(boil)
Next water (ii)………………………………………………………………………………….……….. ……..………(pour) in to a cup.
Then the tea bags (iii)…………………………………………………….…………………………………… …… (put) in the water.
After that some sugar and milk (iv)………………………………………………………………………….………(add) to taste.
Finally, the tea (v) ………………………………………………………………………………….….………(serve) with a biscuit.

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(2) You met your new neighbour on the way home. Tell your family about her.
1. May name is Natalia.
2. I am going to be your neighbor for few years.
3. I lived in Nuwara Eliya for five years.
4. I will get a new job in Kandy next month.
5. I don’t have a vehicle.
6. Can you help me to find a good car?

I met our new girl on the way home. She said that (1) ……. her name was Natalia………………………………………..…
She said (2) ………………………………………………….………………….......................................................... for few years.
She told that (3) …………………………………….………………………….………………………………….…..…...……... for five years.
She said that (4) …………………………………………………..……………..………...……………………….….……… ………... month.
And she said that (5) ………………………………………………………………………...………………………………………………………..
She asked whether (6) ………………………………………………………………………………......…...…………………….a good car.

(3) Mrs. Geetha is the class teacher in Dilum’s class. She gave some instructions to the class. Help him to report the
instructions to his parents.

“Come to school every day.”

“Do not disturb other classes.
“Involve in sports and games.”
“Do not complete the home work in the class.”
“Help each other and discuss past papers with friends.”
“Maintain a class library and read books during the free time.”

Our teacher told us to come to school every day.

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(4) Read the conversation between Hasitha and Leena and complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs
given within brackets.
Nice meeting you here. From where Hasitha A notice ………………….……………… (display)
did you receive the information about last week in front of the gate.
the competition?
Only twenty competitors
The closing date …………………………. (be …………………………… (be / select) for the
/extend) till next Monday. competition.

Leena Some competitions …………………………….

But two activities ……………………………….… (design) for differently abled which is highly
(can / do) by one competitor. appreciated.

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(5) Read the following dialogue.

One day two friends ‘Janu and Supun’ went camping. They put up a tent under the stars. During the night Janu woke
his companion and told “Supun, look up at the sky and tell me what you see”.
Supun said: “I can see millions of stars.”
Janu asked, “And what do you assume from that?”
Supun thought for a minute and said, “There can be few more planets like earth among them. And there may also be
life.”
Janu whispered, “Supun, you are an idiot”. And he said, “Our tent has been stolen.”

• Report the above dialogue using appropriate phrases. The first one is done for you.
One day Janu and Supun went camping. They put up a tent under the stars. During the night Janu woke his companion
and told him to look up at the sky and (i)……tell him what he saw …………………………………………………………………………………
Supun replied (ii)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Then Janu asked him what (iii)…………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Supun thought for a minute and said there (iv)…………………………………..…………………………………………………… …among them.
And there (v)…………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………
Janu whispered him an idiot and informed him that (vi)…………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………

(6) Complete the question to get the underlined part as the answer. The first one is done for you.

(i) Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara was the first Minister of Education in the State Council of Ceylon.
…………Who was Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara...............................................................................................................?
(ii) He was born in the Southern coastal town of Hikkaduwa.
Where............................................................................................ ........................................................................?
(iii) Dr.Kannangara was first elected to the Ceylon Legislative Council in 1923.
When............................................................................................. ........................................................................?
(iv) He began a Central Colleges scheme in rural areas of the country.
What ............................................................................................ ........................................................................?
(v) From 1911 to 1920 he served as the secretary of Richmond College Old Boys Union.
For how long............................................................................................ .............................................................?

(7) Underline the most suitable word within brackets. The first one is done for you.

We often forget how much human depend on nature. Even city dwellers (1) ………………………... (live, living, lives) in
modern multistory buildings (2) ………………………. (need, needs, needed) air to breath, water to drink, and food to
(3) ………………………...(ate, eating, eat) all of which are (4) ……………………….. (provide, provides, provided) by nature.
True you can buy (5) ………………………... (bottled, bottle, bottles) water and ready to eat meals in super markets, but
they were not (6) ………………………... (products, produced, producing) there. Some fruits and vegetables for example,
only grow in (7) ………………………... (tropic, tropically, tropical) countries and cross the globe in (8) ………………………...
(refrigerate, refrigerated, refrigerating) ship containers, to arrive just ripe to your local supermarket. All drinking
water (9) ………………………... (ultimate, ultimate, ultimately) comes from a natural source, since we still do not have
the technology to manufacture large amounts of water in laboratory. The same applies to the air we breathe,
which is (10) ………………………... (pure, purified, purifying) and oxygenated by plants. So when we speak about
(11) ……………………….. (preserving, preserve, preserved) nature, we are also talking about preserving ourselves.

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(8) Complete the sentences using the appropriate verb. (active /passive)
I. That car looks like it has never ………………………………………………….. (wash).
II. If I were you, I would ………………………………………………….. (contact) a lawyer.
III. Unfortunately, the budget has ………………………………………………….. (not/approve) yet.
IV. We ………………………………………………….. (wait) for 30 minutes. Where is the bus?
V. Today the town …………………………………………………..(protect) by the police.
VI. The building ………………………………………………….. (paint) last year
VII. The performance ………………………………………………….. (happen) right now. Let’s go.
VIII. I’ll be happy if our plan ………………………………………………….. (succeed).
IX. The judge ordered that smoking ………………………………………………….. (prohibit) in restaurants.
X. Penicillin ………………………………………………….. (discover) in 1928 by Alexander Fleming

(9) Complete the story using the correct form of the verb given in the brackets. The first one is done for
you.

Long ago there lived a boy who named Rodney in a small village. He was very happily living with his
family. But happiness could not (1) ………last………….……(last) for long. A severe drought (2) ………………
(occur). The rivers (3) ………………………………(dry) and the leaves (4) ………………………………(fell) from the
trees. Scarcity of water (5) ………………………………(make) the villages helpless.
One night a meeting (6) ………………………………(hold) and Rodney remined about the underground river
which (7) ………………………………(flow) through the village. The villagers started digging but gave up after
a few days. Rodney (8) ………………………………(desperate) to find water so he kept on digging.
One day water (9) ………………………………(saw) deep down. The message (10) ………………………………(pass)
and the villages were gathered. A new stream (11) ……………………………… (make) because of Rodney’s
attitude of “never give up so easily”.

(10) Complete the letter using the correct form of the verb.

32, Hadun Watte,

Kalaniya.
4th January 2023
Dear Helan,
Thank you very much for your letter. I’m keeping fine. I will explain more about our holiday plan. If you
come before the vacation you (1) ………………………………………. (have) to wait until I complete my exam. If you
like, my family (2) ………………………………………. (take) you on several day trips. I would share some tourists’
destinations if you (3) ………………………………………. (interest). Soon after my exam we can go on camping as
you suggested. If I were you I (4) ………………………………………. (collect) more information about camping sites.
If you had changed your plans you (5) ………………………………………. (inform) me by now.

Waiting to see you soon,

Yours
Vindya Yogi

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