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First Term Test 2018 Grade 9

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English Language Two hours

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Answer all the questions.
Test 01: Complete the following phrases with suitable nouns selecting from the list given below.
First one is done for you.

soldiers, puppies, cows, milk, musicians, players, flowers, birds, rice, directors, sailors

1. A bottle of …….milk………… 7. A bunch of ……………………

2. A kilo of …………………… 8 .A herd of ……………………

3. A band of …………………… 9. A crew of ……………………

4. A team of …………………… 10. An army of ……………………

5. A litter of …………………… 11. A board of ……………………

6. A flock of ……………………

[10 marks]

Test 2 : Read the following sentences and then put commas where necessary. One is done for you.

1. Sorry, I forgot to bring your book.

2. My friend lives in a small village Panwala in Ehaliyagoda.

3. We saw lions tigers monkeys and some fish in the zoo.

4. Hello can I speak to the principal?

5. When we go to the computer lab in our school we tend to play games.

[5 marks]

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Test 3: Match the words given to make meaningful words. And then write the word in the space
provided.

1) Finger fall a. Fingerprint

2) Cup ball b. ……………………………

3) Hand print c. ……………………………

4) Ear writing d. ……………………………

5) Water paste e. ……………………………

6) Foot stick f. ……………………………

7) News board g. ……………………………

8) Tooth end h. ……………………………

9) Rail paper i. ……………………………

10) Week ring j. ……………………………

11) Lip way k. …………………………… [10 marks]

Test 4: Fill in the blanks using the plural form of the nouns given in brackets. The first one is done
for you.

1. There are only …………boys………… in our school. (boy)

2. Our uncle often tells us funny ……………………… (story)

3. The girls bought three ……………………… in the mall. (dress)

4. Our family needs three ……………………… of bread for dinner.(loaf)

5. You should clean your ……………………… twice a day. (tooth)

6. They have five ………………………, three girls and two boys. (child) [5 marks]

Test 5: Complete the following paragraph with suitable prepositions given below. One is done for
you.
on / up / out / into / behind / for

One morning, I woke (1) ……up…… late (2) ………..…. school. I jumped (3) ………..…. of bed

and ran to the bathroom. Then I brushed my teeth and changed (4) ………..…. my uniform. I put (5)

………..…. my shoes and dashed out of the house. I heard my mother calling from (6)……………..

, but I continued running down the stairs. [10 marks]

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Test 6. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given.

One evening, Upul received a call from his friend Namal. It was a bad news, that he had had a
fall. Namal’s mother had taken him to the hospital and the doctor had prescribed a cast. Upul
decided to visit him.

The following morning, when he got up, his mother had gone to hospital. He had to stay at
home, till his mother arrived. So, he sent a message to his class teacher and the class mates telling
the incident. When his parents had arrived, he inquired about his friend. He got to know that his
friend is getting well. Upul’s parents told him that he could visit him in the evening. So, he went to
the garden and found some fruits: a mango, some guavas and a ripe papaw for him. At 5 o’clock, he
left home with his father to visit his friend. When they reached the hospital, his class teacher and
some class mates had arrived there. He was very happy because his friend was getting much better.

1. Who received the call? .......................................................................................................................

2. From whom did he receive it? ………................................................................................................

3. What was it about? .............................................................................................................................

4. To whom did Upul send the meassage? ..............................................................................................

5. With whom did Upul visit his friend? .................................................................................................

6. Complete this sentence.

Upul found ……………………………………………………………………… from his garden.

7. What do the following words refer to?

a. ‘him’ Line 3 : ……………………… b. ‘his’ in line 5 : ………………………

8. Find words form the paragraph similar in meaning to;

a. next : ………………………. b. asked : ……………………… [10 marks]

Test 7. Complete the paragraph with the most suitable adjectives. The first one is done for you.

wooden, soft, wet, black, old, quiet

The (1) …..old…….. man drew close to the gate. A (2) …………..... voice came from between
his lips. He spoke to a little boy in a (3) …………... tone. He took off his (4) …………...... hat and
introduced himself. He pointed to the (5) …………..... fields and mountains. The little boy did not
know what to do and ran to the (6) …………..... hut. The old man drew away. [10 marks]

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Test 8.Write a paragraph describing the following picture. You may use the words given.

in, refrigerator, vase, table, near, serviette

plates, beside, oven, spoons, beneath, chair,
among, wall hanging, on, tiled floor, between,

You may begin the description as follows.

This is a picture of a kitchen. …………………………………………………………………………..

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[15 marks]

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Test 9. Read the following information about Maddhuma Bandara, the hero and then write a
paragraph about him. Use the words/phrases given. Use about 100 words.

Full name: Ehelepola Wijesundara Wickramasinhge Chandrasekara Amarasekoon Wasala

Mudiyanse Madduma Bandara

Born : 1806, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Died : 17th May 1814, Kandy Sri Lanka

Cause of death: Executed by beheading

Nationality : Sri Lankan

Residence : Kandy , Sri Lanka.

Known as : a child hero in Sri Lanka who faced death

fearlessly.

Parents : Ehelapola Maha Adikaram (father) Ehelepola Kumarihamy(mother)

Relatives : Loku Bandara(brother) Tikiri Menike(sister) and Dingiri Menike(sister)

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[15 marks]
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Test 10: Listening: Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks.

Place Goods bought

Communication centre
Exercise books
Pharmacy
Textile shop
Packet of biscuits

[10 marks]

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