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Question: 01

Read the flowing text and fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. There is an extra word in each group. The first one is done for you.

We Live in a town on the sea (1) coast. My elder brother, younger sister and I often go to the

(2)……………………… to play. (beach, coast, town)

We make sand (3) …………………., castles and many other things with (4) ……………………… we

run about on the sea beach, leaving our foot print on the wet sand. (house, sand, water)

Soon the (5)……………………… roll over the sand and (6) ……………………. the foot print off.

(wash, sand, waves)

My sister (7) ………………………. beautiful bubbles and sea-shells in a bag. Sometimes we (8)

………………………….. through the water. When a huge wave (9) ……………………………

rolling over the beach, we run back. (collects, comes, goes, swim)

Soon the waves breaks (10) ………………………… the sand and water flows back. Then we run (11)

………………………… it into the sea once again. (into, upon, behind )

Question: 02

Fill in the blanks with the suitable words given in brackets.

Cleopatra the empress of Egypt is ………………….. one of the most ………………….. woman who ever ……………………

(lived, considered, beautiful)

The chief guest for a cultural ……………………. Would be invited with a ……………… of betel. At a ……………………. house the betel is arranged upside down on the tray.

(funeral, function, sheaf)

Fibers are necessary and come from ………………….. materials. They help in the ………………… of food and prevent ……………….. diseases.

(bowel, digestion, plant)

The great wall of china was built to ……………………… china’s northern border in the 3rd ………………… BC.

(century, protect)

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Question: 03

Complete the following descriptions by selecting the correct word from the group of words given in brackets. There is an extra word in each group. The first one is done for you.

(01). Pyramids are (1) huge constructions. The bodies of the dead (2)………………………… are preserved and (3)………………………… in them. The interior chambers are (4) ………………………… decorated with paintings. (beautifully, huge, placed, kings, small)

(02). Niagara fall is the (5)………………………… as well as the most (6)………………………… water falls in the world. The people who visit this stay for (7)………………………… hours. (beautiful, wide, long, widest)

(03). Taj Mahal is a beautiful marble (8)……………………… built by an (9)……………………… commemorating his (10)……………………… wife. Her body is (11)……………………… inside it. (Emperor, placed, dead, king, palace)

Question: 04

Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. There is an extra word in each group. The first one is done for you.

Mother went (1)… to ... the well (2)…………….. a bucket (3)………….. hand.

[with, by, to, in]

She kept the bucket (4)………….. the floor and tied the rope (5)…………….. the handle (6)………….. the bucket.

[round, on, to, of]

She pulled the bucket (9)…………...

[down, up]

She went (7)………….. and lowered it (8)………….. the well.

[into, on, near]

She kept it (10)………….. the slap and took the bucket (11)………….. water to the house.

[in, of, on]



Question: 05

Complete the Vote of Thanks with the suitable words given in the brackets.

Vote of Thanks

Chairman, Guest Speaker, Members and Guests, it’s my privilege to ……………………

(thank, thanking) Dr. Sivaji for his …………………… (interest, interesting) presentation, and to

deliver the Vote of Thanks. I …………………… (wish, wishes) to thank Dr. Sivaji, on behalf of the

members of our Association, for graciously accepting our invitation.

Thanks to our Guest Speaker, I shall also take this opportunity to thank the ……………………

(organized, organizing) committee for making arrangements for …………………… (today, today’s)

function, and a special ‘thank you’ to the …………………… (execute, executive) committee for

hosting this event. As the secretary of this Association, I would be …………………… (neglect,

neglecting) my duty, if I didn’t thank you all for your …………………… (presence, present). Thank

you …………………… (of, for) your presence and …………………… (corporation, co-operation).

Question: 06

Complete what some students say about the jobs they want to do. Use a suitable word from the box.

Nurse, journalist, teacher, violin, pilot, patients, learns, scientist, aero plane, easier, articles, musician

Sujeeva

I want to be a 1) ………………. Flying an 2)………………………… is the dream of my life.

Shanthy

One day I will be a 3)………………and look after 4)………………… I want to see them get well.

Varna

I’m going to be a 5) …………… and invent things that make life 6)……………and better.

Ranga

I want to be a 7)………………. and write interesting 8) ………………… for everybody to read.

Poojah

My only ambition is to be a 9) …………… Even now I teach my sister. When she 10) ………….. I’m happy.

Salini

I would like to be a 11)……………….. The 12)………….…. is my favourite instrument. Music makes me happy.



Question: 07

Complete the sentences. Select the correct word from the group of words given in brackets.

Question: 08

Complete the following poem with the correct word from the group of words given in brackets. There are two extra words in each group. The first one is done for you.

Then Green Now Desert Visited a country-side when I was forty

Walked (1)………………………. bushes and thickets (through, over, to)

Saw many birds and (2)……………………….

Bathed in rivers and (3)………………………. (houses, streams, taps, beasts)

Shocked to (4)………………………. a few fierce looking men

Who were (5)………………………. wood cutters and no others (saw, officers, poachers, see)

Deeply (6)………………………. of dirty killers

Who would (7)………………………. after two decades (remain, stayed, think, thought)

But not other living things I saw

Two (8)………………………. rolled or in no time

I too (9)………………………. twenty years older (became, years, months, decades)

Revisited the same (10)………………………. once again

Not through cool (11)………………………. woods (city, place, desert, green)

But through hot brown desert.

The Sinharaja rain forest is the

…………………. reserve in Sri Lanka. It

was made a ………………… wilderness

area. It is the home to many rate animals,

birds, and trees. (Large, national, natural,

largest)

Computers are used in many

………………….. they can be used to

forecast …………………….or to control

robots which make cars. (Weather, fields,

sports, whether)

Snakes do not usually attack man but will

defend …………………………. if threatened.

Venomous snakes use ………………………..

teeth to inject poison into their victims. (they,

themselves, special, specification)

I fell ill yesterday and went to

…………………….. the doctor with my parents,

He …………………. me thoroughly and

prescribed some medicines. (got, medicine, see,

examined )

The provincial director of education will ……………………. open the sports festival. He

will also open a science …………….. on that day. (exhibition, exhibits, declare, do)

through



Question: 09

Complete the sentences by putting the correct word. The missing words are given in the brackets.

Question: 10

Fill in the blanks with suitable words given below. There are extra words in each brackets. The first one is done for you.

Dreams are a series of

……………..……… that pass through the

mind of a person when ………………………

They are in form of images. (dream,

experience, blind, sleeping)

It is believed that many people

…………………. four or five ………………

a week. A dream may be in black and

…………………. or in colour. (minutes,

white, dream, usually, times)

There is a considerable movement of the

………………………….. behind the closed

………………………….. but very little body

………………………….. occurs during a

dream. (lids, eyes, stage, generally, movement)

Why do people dream? The reason is not

exactly known. However, ………………………

show that there is a …………………………….

and physiological need to dream. (experiments,

experts, essential, psychological)

PHILATELIC CLUB A person who (1)………………………. (2)………………………. can join in our club. The (3)………………………. fee will be Rs 50/= only. Contact - 0773457890.

(sea-shells, fine, membership, collects)

SALE Vehicles and (6)………………………. are available for sale at “Samson & Co”, Station Road, Colombo-05. Showroom will be open on (7)………………………. from 8am to 6pm.

(available, spare parts, week days, price)

WANTED The young and (4)………………………. sales person is wanted for our company. If you have a valid (5)………………………., send your entries to us.

(driving license, useful, energetic, dress)

EXHIBITION The handicraft club of Manipay Hindu College is going to put up an exhibition of beautiful (8)………………………. These items are for sale with 25% (9)……………………….

(waste, discount, bags, money)

LOST A small money (10)………………………. which is in (11)………………………. colour was lost at the bus-halt yesterday. Those who find it please handover it to me.

(brown, paper, colourful, purse)

collects



Question: 11

Fill in the blanks in the following short texts using words from the boxes. Write the correct letter in the blank.

I like to be in the (1)………………………. and to pick up

(2)………………………. every (3)………………………. I take

them to (4)……………………….

We have a (5)………………………. in the school. I am a

(6)………………………. of the orchestra. I

(7)………………………. playing the guitar.

We must take (8)………………………. after our

(9)………………………. never take them when our

(10)………………………. are empty.

Question: 12

Fill in the blanks of the following advertisements using the letter of the correct word given in the box. The first one is done for you.

Wanted (1)………………………. to (2)………………………. houses in the

Northern (3)………………………. .

T.P.-0112781523

(4)………………………. cars to travel through the (5)……………………….

Reasonable (6)……………………….

Quick cabs - 0813146151

Four bedroom (7)………………………. in the heart of the

(8)………………………. to rent or (9)……………………….

T.P.- 0774521361

For all your (10)………………………. visit us. (11)……………………….

prices. Limited stocks available.

Sanduni Book Shop - Seeduwa.

a. vase b. school c. garden d. trees e. flowers f. morning

a. guitar b. member c. concert d. practice

a. heads b. stomachs c. meals d. medicine

a) build b) province c) masons d) bricks

a) charges b) tour c) new d) island

e) town f) lease g) garden h) house

a) stationery b) provisions c) cheap

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