CLASS (Nov 4) English LL.

B ENTRANCE 2023

PAPER IV English Language

Dishan Senarathne
( Attorney-At-Law]
(SLIM)

A look at the LL.B Entrance English Language Paper

As this is a competitive examination, the language paper is of a good standard and requires a
reasonable knowledge of the language.

Open University LL.B entrance – English Language Paper

Compulsory Questions
1. Filling the blanks exercises

• Prepositions
• Nouns Select from the given solutions and fill
or
• Articles Use your own solutions to fill
• Verb forms
• ...etc.....

1. Comprehension exercise – Passage Reading

2. Essay (Passage Writing)
Write two paragraphs of not more than 200-225 words on the one of the given topic.

Optional Questions
3. Grammar exercises
4. Part of Speech
5. Formation of sentences
6. Summering

❖ A candidate should compulsorily obtain a minimum of 25 marks for the English Language Paper out
of 100 total marks if he/she is to be selected from the LL. B Entrance test.

Total Marks = 100

Time = 1 Hours
Minimum Marks: 20%

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 Prepositions
1. What are prepositions?
Prepositions are usually small words used to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship
between two or more people, places or things.

There are hardly any rules as to when to use which preposition. The only way to learn prepositions is
looking them up in a dictionary, reading a lot in English and learning useful phrases off by heart.
Although prepositions are hard to generalize with separate rules, there is one simple rule about them.

2. Rule: They are followed by a noun/noun phrase or pronoun.

• Noun (dog, money, love) • Pronoun (you, him, us)
• Proper Noun (name) (London, Mary) • Noun Group (my first car)
• Gerund (swimming)

If we want to follow a preposition with a verb, we must use the "-ing" form which is really a gerund or verb in
noun form.
E;X I am interested in travelling to unknown places

Subject + Verb Preposition "noun"

➢ The pen is on the table.
➢ He lives in England.
➢ Henry is looking for you.
➢ The newspaper is under your green book.
➢ Pascal is used to English people.
➢ She isn't used to working.
➢ We ate before coming.

More examples:
➢ The last time I saw him he was walking down the road.
➢ I’ll meet you in the cafe opposite the cinema.
➢ It was difficult to sleep during the flight.
➢ It was the worst storm since the 1980s.
➢ Give that to me.

3. Three Groups
For the purpose of study, sometimes prepositions are put into three groups as follows:

a. Prepositions of time.
b. Prepositions of place, position and direction.
c. Prepositions for other relationships.

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There are over 100 prepositions in English.
The most common single-word prepositions are:
about above across after against along
around among as at beside by
between beyond before behind below beneath
down during despite except for from
in into inside like near of
on opposite off out outside upon
over onto past round since to
towards than through under underneath until
unlike up via with within without

The following table contains rules for some of the most frequently used prepositions:
I. Prepositions – TIME
Preposition Example of Usage Example
•on •days of the week •on Monday
•in •months / seasons •in August / in winter
•time of day •in the morning
•year •in 2006
•after a certain period of time (when?) •in an hour

•at •for night •at night

•for weekend •at the weekend
•a certain point of time (when?) •at half past nine

•since •from a certain point of time (past till now) •since 1980
•for •over a certain period of time (past till now) •for 2 years
•ago •a certain time in the past •2 years ago
•before •earlier than a certain point of time •before 2004
•to •telling the time •ten to six (5:50)
•past •telling the time •ten past six (6:10)
•to / till / until •marking the beginning and end of a period of time •from Monday to/till Friday
•till / until •in the sense of how long something is going to last •He is on holiday until Friday.
•by •in the sense of at the latest •I will be back by 6 o’clock.
•up to a certain time •By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Exercise 1
❖ Fill in the following blanks with appropriate preposition.
1. The concert is scheduled to start ____ 7:30 PM.
2. The museum is closed ____ Mondays.
3. The store is open _____ 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM every day.
4. We should finish the project ____ the end of the month.
5. The conference is scheduled to take place ___________ March 15th and March 17th.
6. She will be back ____ a few days.
7. You should complete your homework ________ the next hour.
8. She has been working here _______ five years.
9. He has been a loyal employee of the company _______ 2010.
10. They won't start the movie ______ everyone is seated.

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II. Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
Preposition Example of Usage Example
•in •room, building, street, town, country •in the kitchen, in London
•book, paper etc. •in the book
•car, taxi •in the car, in a taxi
•picture, world •in the picture, in the world
•at •meaning next to, by an object •at the door, at the station
•for table •at the table
•for events •at a concert, at the party
•place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
•at the cinema, at school, at work
•on •attached •the picture on the wall
•for a place with a river •London lies on the Thames.
•being on a surface •on the table
•for a certain side (left, right) •on the left
•for a floor in a house •on the first floor
•for public transport •on the bus, on a plane
•for television, radio •on TV, on the radio
•by, next to, beside •left or right of somebody or something •Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.

•under •on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else•the bag is under the table

•below •lower than something else but above ground •the fish are below the surface

•over •covered by something else •put a jacket over your shirt

•meaning more than •over 16 years of age
•getting to the other side (also across) •walk over the bridge
•overcoming an obstacle •climb over the wall
•above •higher than something else, but not directly over I •a path above the lake

•across •getting to the other side (also over) •walk across the bridge
•getting to the other side •swim across the lake
•through •something with limits on top, bottom and the sides •drive through the tunnel
•to •movement to person or building •go to the cinema
•movement to a place or country •go to London / Ireland
•for bed •go to bed
•into •enter a room / a building •go into the kitchen / the house
•towards •movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)
•go 5 steps towards the house
•onto •movement to the top of something •jump onto the table
•from •in the sense of where from •a flower from the garden
•Past •Passing by a certain place •I am walking ahead past the bungalow
•Off •Remove a thing away from something- •He took the hat off his head

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Exercise 2
❖ Complete the exercise by looking at the picture.

1. ……. the picture, I can see a woman.

2. The woman is sitting ............ a table.
3. She is sitting ……… a chair.
4. 4. There is another chair …………… the woman.
5. Her feet are …………… the table.
6. The woman is holding a cup …………. her hands.
7. .......... the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator,
a. an appointment calendar, two pens and a muffin.
8. The woman is looking ……….. her laptop.
9. The woman's bag is ……… the table.

III. Other important Prepositions

Preposition Example of Usage Example
•from •who gave it •a present from Jane
•of •who/what does it belong to •a page of the book
•what does it show •the picture of a palace
•by •who made it •a book by Mark Twain
•on •entering a public transport vehicle •get on the bus
•walking or riding on horseback •on foot, on horseback
•in •entering a car / Taxi •get in the car
•off •leaving a public transport vehicle •get off the train
•out of •leaving a car / Taxi •get out of the taxi
•by •rise or fall of something •prices have risen by 10 percent
•travelling (other than walking or horse riding) •by car, by bus
•at •for age •she learned Russian at 45
•about •for topics, meaning what about •we were talking about you

Exercise 3
❖ Fill in the following blanks with appropriate preposition.

1. She brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers ______ Michael.

2. I noticed a scratch on the surface ____ my new car.
3. My friend recommended a mystery novel _____ Agatha Christie.
4. Please remember to get _____ the train before it leaves the station.
5. We decided to get _____ the car and take a road trip across the country.
6. The passengers were courteous and let the elderly woman get _____ the train first.
7. As soon as we arrived at the museum, we got _____ of the taxi to start our tour.
8. The stock price of the company has risen ______ 50 percent in the past six months.
9. He started playing the piano ____ the age of 10.
10. We were arguing ______ the best way to solve the problem.

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Homework
❖ Fill in the following blanks with appropriate preposition.

1. She arrived ____ the party at 8:00 PM.

2. The cat is hiding ______ the bed.
3. The concert is scheduled to start _____ 7:30 PM.
4. The keys are usually kept ____ the drawer.
5. They will meet you _____ the corner of the street.
6. The project needs to be completed ____ the end of the week.
7. The book is located ____ the top shelf.
8. We have a meeting _____ Sunday.
9. I will be on vacation _____ July.
10. The restaurant is known _____ its delicious pizza.
11. The event is planned _____ the weekend.
12. Please submit your report _____ the deadline.
13. We will stop _____ the store on our way home.
14. The museum is closed ____ Mondays.
15. He arrived _____ the airport just in time for his flight.
16. The store is open ______ 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
17. She is allergic ____ peanuts.
18. The cake was delicious, thanks ______ the recipe you shared.
19. I'll see you _____ the movie theater.
20. The treasure was buried __________ the old oak tree.

Last week Answers (Oct 29) – Passive voice tense

1. The letters are delivered by the postman every morning.
2. The cake was baked by the chef last night.
3. The report was submitted before the deadline.
4. The awards will be presented at the ceremony next week.
5. The party will be organized by Mary on Saturday.
6. The project is being worked on by the team.
7. The cake was being baked when the power went out.
8. The documents have been checked by the supervisor.
9. The dinner had been prepared before the guests arrived.
10. The project will have been finished by the end of next month.

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