8 English Language

2 ½ hrs

Answer all the questions .

1).Read the headlines of the newspapers and find the relevant category. Put the correct letter
in the space given. (05 marks)
1. NASA takes flight .....F.......
2. K.Gunarthnam: Yugabhimani prize for invaluable contribution given to local cinema
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A) Sports
3. Prime Minister's expenditure reduced by 46percent.
B) Politics
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4. Cricket's great betrayal .......................... D) Cinema
E) Business
5. Exporters feted at 25th of presidential Export Award Ceremony . F) Space
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6. Bomiriya Central College : Turning point in Education Excellence . .....................

2). Fill in the blanks in the following note using prepositions given below. (05marks)

( by / in / above / with / to / for )

Dear Amma,

How are you? I am doing well. I had my third term test in February . Now I am waiting
..................my marks. When will you come .................. see me? A kite festival will be
organized................... Sirasa TV in February .It will be held on beach side. The students
.................... twelve can participate in . I too hope to join. Will you send me a letter
................ permission ?

Give my regards to family .

With Love

Daughter

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3). Describe the following picture using five sentences. (10 marks)

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4). Read the following dialogue and complete it using the correct Wh-question words.
(10 marks)

Shenya: Wow, this is beautiful. (1) How much is your pencil case?
David : It's five hundred rupees. Do you like it?
What
Shenya: Yes, I like it. (2).........................gave you?
Where
David : My mother bought it for me.
Why
Shenya : (3).................................. did she buy it for you?
How much
David : Because I got the first place in the class this time.
Where
Shenya: Great job..!From (4)................................... did she buy it?
David : She bought it from "Sandy Shopping Complex".
Who

Shenya: (5) ..................................... is it?

David : It's next to the Bank Of Ceylon in New Town.
Shenya: (6).................................are the colours available ?
David : Red and brown colour pencil cases are available. Hurry . I saw only a few pencil
cases remaining in the shop.

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5).This is Georgia's daily records. She keeps records of the places she visits during the week
days. Read it and complete the sentences using adverbs of frequency . (10 marks)
(Rarely / often /always /never / sometimes /rarely )

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

School School School School school

Temple Grandmother's Grandmother's Grandmother's Grandmother's
house house house house
Stadium Super marker Stadium

1. Georgia rarely goes to temple during the week days.

2. Georgia .....................attends school.

3. Georgia .......................... visits her grandmother.

4. Georgia .......................... goes to the super market with mother .

5. Georgia .........................goes to the stadium in the evening .

6. Georgia ......................... goes to the gym during the week days.

6).Read the following sentences and put them in the correct order. (10marks)
 After that you can put the mixture in to the buttered tray and spread.

 Finally cut it into your favourite shape(square or diamond ) and serve.

 Then heat the non stick pan in medium heat with the mixture and keep stirring till the

mixture get thick and colour change in to light brown colour .

 Now when the mixture starts to bubble and get thicker add vanilla essence and

cashews.

 First apply butter in a baking tray and keep it aside. 01

 Next put condensed milk, sugar , water and butter in to a non stick pan and mix well

about five minutes .

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7). Turn the following sentences in to passive voice .(present ,past and future)(10marks)
1. Ancient kings constructed tanks in Rajarata.
Tanks in Rajarata were constructed by ancient kings.

2. Students will get their vacation in December.

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3. Farmers in Nuwara Eliya grow vegetables.

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4. Our mother cooks delicious meals every day.

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5. I bought a new calendar yesterday.

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6. Our teacher will do a test on passive voice.

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8). Read the following and answer the questions. (10marks)

The Nine Arch Bridge

One of the worth seeing highlights in the Uva Province is the town of Ella! The Nine Arch
Bridge in Demodara near Ella is a clear-cut example of the railway construction in Sri Lanka
during the British colonial era. It is also called as the Bridge in the Sky. The spectacle of
greenery in the surroundings and the architectural wow-factors of the bridge draw large
number of tourists here.

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History says the Nine Arch Bridge in Ella was fulfilled in 1921. Popular hearsay about the
bridge was that when the construction of the bridge started, Britain was getting into the
warfare of the Second World War. She had to reallocate the steel assigned for the bridge to
the battlefront projects which caused the building process to a standstill. Eventually the locals
took on the work and completed it using bricks and cement; without any steel.

There are several travel options that can take you here. You can go for a quiet walk in the
jungle. At the parking spots after Art Cafe Umbrella, take a left into the jungle. A peaceful
walk of couple of minutes shall get you here. Coming from Ella town, it is more fun if you
walk along the railway track. The easiest of all is just taking a tuk-tuk from Ella that shall
drop you off just near the tunnel.

1. Where is the Nine Arch Bridge situated ?

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2. When was it constructed?

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3. Write another name given for the Nine Arch Bridge.

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4. Why couldn't Britain continue building the process using steel ?

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5. How did locals take on the work and complete?

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6. How can you travel to this place ? Name 3 options .

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7. Write synonyms for the following words .

 Valuable –................................Superb-...............................................................

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09). Write on one of the followings. (10 marks)
 My favourite festival .
 The place I like to visit
 The game I like most.
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