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Tst 9 For
examiners'
Read the text and underline the most suitable word given within brackets. The first one is use only
done for you.

"Here is a newcomer to your class. Why don't you welcome him with a loud applause?" said

the teacher introducing a new (1)...... ((a; ftena (b) friendly (c) friendship) to the

class. That was how Sugath became our classmate. He was very supPortive and co-operative

in everything we did. So he became (2)...............((ut populalify (b) popular (c) populady)

with us. At the term end examination, he (3).... ((a) ao G) did (c) doing) bettei

than most of us. 'He will bring credit to our school one day,' we thought. (4).-....

((a) f'ortunate (b) Unfortunate (c) Unfortunately) he did not stay long in .our school. He teft

our school to (5)...... (1a1 loining (b) joined (c) join) his previous school again. We

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away from a good friend like Sugath!

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complete the following passage using the rnost appropdate form of the verb
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Animat€d movies are very popular in the woiO toOry. Manf people consider, Winsor McCay

animated movies with the photographs of hand-drawn pictures. Hundreds of photographs

(Z) ... ...... (need) to make even a one-rninute movie. However, the production
of animated movies (3) ... (change) a lot since its inception in the 1900s.

Today, most animated movies (4) .......... ...... (pduce) with special computer software'

Unlike hand-drawn animation, the work can (5) ...... (do) much faster by a
computer. Anyone with a ho,rne computer and special software can
make a'simple animation

Test 13
Read the following stories of films. Match them with the type of film
the five students love
to see. Write the correct letter of the film in the box'
Film A film B
12 Years a Slave Virunga
This is a true story of a free black man called The film is named after the Virunga National Park
Solomon from New York who is abducted in Congo. It not only caPtures the wildlife in the
and sold into slavery. In the twelfth year of his national parkwith particular focus on gorill.as, but
captivity, with a Canadian, Solomon manages to also the de&cation of teams aiming to protect it.
from the cruel slave owner'

Film C
The Bridge on the RiverKwai
British war prisoners are forced to build a railway
bridge across the river Kwai for their |apanese
captors, not knowing that their own forces are
to destroy it.
Fitm D
A Tale of Marie and Three PuPPies
This story is about what Aya's dog Marie and
puppies have gone through after an
that strikes fapan. Going through a lot
Aya manages to save her dog and puppies'

Film E
The Blue ElePhant
This is a cartoon movie about a young elephant
that lives in a forest. It thinks about its lost
father whorn it has never met. Leaving the forest
in search of its father, it finds real friends and
a brave elephant that has a gentle heart.

Type of Film
..I love to see films about animals. I like stories where animals
act along with other people just like human beings'"
.,I love to see cartoon films but I do not like cartoons about
heroes or human characters."
.,I like to see films based on real characters. such films allow us
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to learn how people succeed in overcoming hardships'"
"To see the beauty of nature is what I like most' That's why
I like films on nature."
"We learn abotrt world wars at school, but haven't seen one'
Films on war give us that chance- That's why I like war movies'"
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) Write a letter to one of your friends who is ctudying in a foreign country. Describe the plans I use onlv
for your future education. Use about 1(X) words.
Include the following:
. about the Advanced Ipvel Examination o subjects you would select
o reasons for your choices . your ambitions
. any other plans
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) The following bar graph shows extra activities done by Grade 10 students of Vidyaloka Vidyalaya
to improve their English language skills. write a description about it.
Use about 1fi) words. The following words will help you.
most, equal, least, more popular, less than, Iess popular
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(2) underline the phrase that is closest irl meaning to the following. examiners'
(a) 'offspring'in paragraph O use only

(i) female otters (ii) male otters

(iii) baby otters (iv) adult otters
(b) 'encounter'in paragraph @
(i) ignore (ii) dislike (iii) meet (iv) look after
(lx2-0Zmarks)
(3) Write the word in paragraph @ tt at is similar in meaning to .whole,.

(01 mark)
(4) what do the following words in the text refer to? write your
answers in the space giv
(i) 'her'in paragraph @ fine +
(ii) 'it' in paragraph @ Une 5 .........
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(5) which of the following provides an example to show l

a mother otter,s caring nature?

Underline the answer.
(1) one brave mother climbed into a boat to rescue
her large pup.
Q) a mother's protective behaviour towards her offspring is obvious to anyone.
(3) scientists have made interesting observations on ,l
mothers and pups.
(ot mark)
(6) study the four sub-headings given below :

underrine the most suitabre sub-heading for the

last paragraph.
(1) The role of female sea otters
(2) The art of feeding the pups
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(3) Nutritional value of sea otter milk

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Test 16
write on one of the forowing topics. use about 2(x) i

words, )

(a) write an articre to a school magazine on .The

naturar beauty of Sri l,anka,
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o rivers, rnountains, waterfalls, forests and wildlife l

o how to protect the natural beauty

(b) A speech you would make in the morning assembly on "Good
spreading of diseases.,' health habits prevent
Include
o good hearth habits (personal hygrfne, *ome-made food,
exercise)
r how they prevent diseases
o what students can do in schools
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(c) Write an essay on 'sources of Information' use only
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. coilrmon sources '
(television, newspapers, b@ks, journals, weh paged)
o describe the sources You use
o advantages of using ftem
(quic[ access to irformation, reliable, usefirl, providing entertainment)
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(d) Rizvi and Shenal are students. They are discussing what they did during
Complete the dialogue between them'
Rizvi : It was a long vacation, wasn't it?
Shenal : Yes' How did You like it?

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