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TEST -11
2020 O/L BATCH
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Q-01 Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words
given below.
Inside honey queens together bees shape hive
Between wise flowers winter busy have work
Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There are three kinds of bees: workers,
drones and 1)………………………only one queen can live in each
2)……………………..if she is lost or dead the other 3)……………….will stop their
work. Bees are very 4)……………..and busy little creatures. They all join
5)…………………….to build cells of wax for their 6)…………….…Each bee takes its
proper place and does its own 7)…………………… Some go out and gather honey
from the 8)…………………….. Others stay at home and work 9)…………… hive.
The cells which they build are all of one 10)………………. and size, and no room
is left 11)………………….them .The cells are not round. They 12)……………..six
sides. It is pleasant to see how 13)………………….they always are. But the drones
do not work. Before 14)……………………comes, all the drones are driven from the
hive so that they don’t eat the honey which they did not gather. ( 7 Marks)

Q-02 Use the words to fill in the blanks. There are two extra words.

Summit , disaster , ejected, rock , in , plants , centuries , under , flee , of , pours ,

volcanic , extinct , fly , molten , covers.
A volcano may sleep for a long time,sometimes for 1)…………………with nothing
but a faint cloud 2)…………………smoke over the 3)……………………. But
sometimes 4)……………………the ground rumbling and booming starts and grows
louder.Animals and birds 5)………………………….sensing the approaching
6)……………………….. A column of black smoke and ashes
7)……………………….out of the cone.Stones and a stream of 8)…………………rock
called lava are 9)…………………………..when it cools,the lava , 10)
………………………the ground with a coat of 11)…………………….People who
inhabit 12)……………………………..regions plant in orchards and vegetable farms
on the slopes of 13)………………………….volcanoes because the lava is rich
14)…………………. Substances that help plants to grow. ( 7 Marks)

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Q-03
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. There are three extra words.
Do you know how a bee keeper gets honey from honeycombs? The bees react
1)…by…. filling themselves with honey because their 2)……………..instinct tells
them that the smoke might be coming from a forest 3)………………..in the vent of
this, the bees will move to a 4)………………home. This defence mechanism has
developed 5)…………………….many years. This is why bees rarely sting the
person 6)……………………………scrapes the bees away 7)………………the honey
comb. As a result, the bee keeper has made his job 8)………………………………to
perform.
Still, the bee keeper 9)…………………precaution by wearing a long
sleeved coat so that arms will not be 10)…………………..to the bees. He puts on a
pair of gloves when he 11)…………………….the hives. He also wears a
12)……………….with a veil so that the bees are unable to 13)…………………….his
face. He holds the hives carefully to 14)………………………knocking them and
alarming the bees. The bees are scraped into new hives and they start collecting
15)……………………. For making honey all over again. ( 7 Marks )

Takes , is , handles , by , over , exposed , nectar , sting ,

Fire, natural , important , avoid , from , hat , easier , who , what

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Q-08
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it.

Sailing our to space

I dream of sailing out to space
Upon a yacht of stars.
With portholes all along the sides.
I’d gaze amazed at Mars.
With mast made strong with spider webs.
And sail of fluffy clouds.
I’d watch the Earth go sweeping past,
As out to space I ploughed
With stars in front and stars behind,
And planets far and near,
I’d sail my yacht around the rings,
Of Saturn with a cheer.
And onwards passing Jupiter,
To watch the big red strom.
Then far around its outer moons,
And through an asteroid swarm
(Gareth Lancaster )
1).What is the yacht made of ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2).How will the traveller watch Mars ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3).What are these made of
1). Mast : …………………………………….
2). Sail : ……………………………………….
4).How many planets will the traveller pass by ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5). Write the phrase the shows the traveller will enjoy the journey ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Q-11

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. There are three extra words.

And , improve , ugly , ground , discipline , in , your , but , packets ,

our , plastic , trashcans , entire , to , garbage , pollutes.

A school is our second home. we mainly attend school to 1)…………………….our

knowledge, learn skills and most importantly learn 2)……………………..and
manners.
Cleanliness plays a vital role in the classroom. Leftovers, food
3)…………………..pencil shavings, papers and wrappers should be thrown
4)…………………….. the waste paper basket or the 5)…………………, as keeping
the premises neat and tidy is very important. Not only the classroom, but also
the 6)………………………….school should be kept clean as it would be an
7)…………………sight if garbage is thrown everywhere.
Litter is always unsightly 8)……………………can even cause deadly
diseases.it can be the breeding 9)…………………for many deadly diseases like

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malaria and dengue. also when it rains, the 10)……………………rots and gives
out unpleasant smells. Garbage also helps breed flies. Remember that the
cleanliness of the school reflects on the character of the students. It is important
to keep the school clean 11)…………………………….we must also remember now
to dump garbage on the reads as it 12)………………………the area and also spoils
the beauty of the place.

Non- biodegradable items like 13)…………………….should not be thrown but

reused or recycled.by just following and implementing simple steps we can keep
14)……………………………..country clean and beautiful. ( 7 Marks)
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Q-13
Complete the following letter with the correct form of the verbs within brackets. The
first one is done for you.
Dear Betty,
Thank you for dinner last night. We (1)…ate… (eat) like Kings and (2)…………..
(have) a wonderful time. Charles (3) …………. (put) so much effort into the meal.
It (4)……….. (be) a wonderful way to end our vacation. Your directions were
excellent. Unfortunately, Jim (5) …………… (take) the wrong street and we (6)
………… (get) lost. We finally ( 7) ……………. (find) the right street around 3:00
a.m. But we didn’t (8) ………….. (go) home. Instead we (9)……………. (go) to the
beach and (10) ………….. (see) the sunrise. It (11) ……….. (be) spectacular. We
got back to the hotel around 7:00.
Again, many thanks.
Linda and Jim

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Q-16
Fill in the blanks in the following text using the words given in the box.
air, brain, it, environment, movement, our, the, become, carry, has,
loudness, or, result, when,

NOISE POLLUTION
If there were no sounds in the world, it would be a strange world. Sound is our
chief means of communication. It gives us warnings that often save lives. It
provides beauty in the form of music. Sound is made by (1) .........................
.This movement causes vibrations (2) ......................... waves to push through (3)
......................... air. These unseen waves reach (4)......................... ears.
Sensitive nerves soon (5) ........................ the messages to the (6)
......................... , and sound is heard. 7)..................... sounds of different types,
(8) ......................... , and frequency fill the (9) ......................... at the same time,
the (10)......................... is noise. Noise has (11) ......................... a danger in our
(12) ......................... . In many cities, noise (13) ......................... reached a level
where (14) ......................... can damage people’s health. Too much noise can
injure the sensitive nerves in the ears. So, steps should be taken to limit noise
pollution.

Q-17
Select a word from the box which has a similar meaning to the word given
within brackets and write it in the spaces given. One is done for you.

artificial , fraud, execution, precious, ferocious , persuaded

A vendor of 1.……………..… (of high worth or cost) stones once sold a necklace
made of 2…………………..…….(man - made) stones to a Roman Empress. On
discovering the3………………..……. (intentional deception) she was so furious
that she 4………………………......... (influenced) the Emperor, despite his
reluctance, to condemn the man to the arena. On the appointed day the Empress
proceeded to the place of 5……………………...... (killing) with her maids. She
anticipated with great pleasure the spectacle of the poor dealer being torn to
pieces by a 6.….…………..….......... (marked by violent energy) animal. The
cage was opened but instead of the wild animal there came out a lamb.
(5x1=05 marks)

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Q-18
Fill in the blanks with the words given below

Currently, future ,recognize , estimated, intervention , thousand ,

survive , of , declining , species , world , risk , extinct ,categories

Endangered species generally refer to plant and animal species that are in
danger of becoming extinct. To date it is (1) ……………………. that over nineteen
(2) ……………………. plant species and five thousand animal species in the (3)
……………………. are classified as endangered and many thousand more become
(4) ……………………. in each year. There are three (5) ……………………. of
endangerment. First of all, endangered (6) ……………………. are at immediate risk
(7) ……………………extinction and probably can’t (8) ……………………. without
immediate and direct human (9) …………………….

Secondly, threatened species are abundant but they are (10) ……………………. in
total numbers and therefore, at a (11) ……………………. of extinction in the
foreseeable (12) ……………………. Lastly biologists also (13) …………………….
That there are certain rare species that are (14) ……………………. low in
numbers. (7 Marks)

Q-19 Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words given
below. One has been done for you.
the, every, another, fly, leave, enjoy, can, by, than, who, work, also, they,
airport, pilots
Airport
You can (1) fly place to places all over (2)…………………….world from airports.
Planes and helicopters (3)………………………. and arrive (4)…………………day.
You often take a plane from an (5)……………..........
When you go to (6)………………….. country on holiday or for work. Some
people go to air ports because they (7)……………………….watching planes there.
You get to airport (8)………………….bus, taxi, or car. Sometimes you go there to
meet friends (9)………….are arriving from other places. In most air ports, there
are shops, cafes, and toilets. People (10)……………….buy things before they get
on the plane. These things are usually cheaper in air port (11)……………….in
other shop. You have to wait in a plane called the departure lounge before you
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the time because (13)................................are very big and a lot of people use
them. You see a (14)……………………there, too. There are
(15)……………………………..policemen and policewomen, and mechanics who
work on the planes before they fly. (1/2x14=7)

Q-20 Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

doctor/ terrible/ had/ made/ decided/ dropped/ lunch/ forgot/ bit/ received/
planned/ hospital/pieces/ shop

I’ve had a (1)………………..day. I got up at 6o’clock, (2)……………bed, had a

shower, brushed my teeth and went downstairs. I(3) ……………….…a nice cup of
tea. But then I (4)……………the milk jug and broke into (5)…………………. I
cleaned it up and (6)………………….…to do the shopping. I (7)……………to take
my wallet, So I had to walk all the way home again. It was 12’o clock by this
time. So I had (8)……………….…… After lunch I (9)………………….a few phone
calls and (10)………………..……to go out again. Even before I got to the
(11)………….. a big dog ran at me and (12)………………me on the leg. Now I’m at
the(13)………………waiting to see a (14)…………………….. (14×1/2=7marks)

Q-21 Fill in the blanks using the words given below.

and for an blood oxygen heart of
begins human breathing lungs into muscles reduce

Running is one of the simplest yet most beneficial forms of exercise. Technique
comes naturally, equipment is minimal but, more importantly, it’s very good for
1) ………………..body. There are many benefits 2) ……………… running and it
does a lot of good 3)……………………. you. It increases fitness 4) ………………..
energy, lowers the risk of 5)………………… disease releases tension and 6)
……………………….. sleeplessness. With each step, hundred 7) …………………….
are automatically used. When breaking 8)……………………… a run, the system
really 9) …………………. to work. The body needs 10) …………………. for energy,
so the 11) ………………….. rate increases from 18 to 50 times a minute. The
12)………………. fill and the heart pumps freshly oxygenated 13) ………………….
through the body. Muscles are strengthened and in 14) ……..….. average person,
a great deal of energy is used for each eight – minute mile. (07 marks)

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Q-22
Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words given below.

(London, for , end , was , queue , man , grumble , his , train , hour , after , but ,
people , a , way)

Tom entered the station shortly 1 after five O’ clock in the afternoon. This is a
bad time to travel in 2.____________, both by bus and 3_____________ , because
crowds of 4_______________ go home from work at this 5_____________. He had to
join a long 6________________of people who are waiting 7_______________ tickets.
When at last 8_______________ turn came, he had some difficulty in making the
9________________ understand the name of the station he wanted to go to. The
people in the queue began to 10_______________ impatiently at the delay.
However, he got the right ticket in the 11_____________ and, by asking several
people the 12 _____________, he also found the right platform. This
13_____________ packed tight with people. He did not manage to get on the first
train, 14________________ he was able to move nearer the edge of the platform so
as to be in 15___________better position to get on the next one. When this came
in emerging from the tunnel with a terrifying roar, Tom was swept forward on to
the train by the rush of people behind.
Q-23 Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words
given below.

Printer boyhood journeyed happy East Popular

Success School pilot pen – name thirteen Mississippi Humorous

Mark Twain was the 1) __________________ of Samuel Langhorne

Clemens. He spent his early 2) ________________________ in the little town of
Hannibal in Missouri, and it was those 3) ______________________ days he was
remembering when he wrote ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’. Mark Twain left 4)
___________________ at the age of 5) _________________, he went to work as an
apprentice – printer, and later became a wandering 6) ________________ in the
cities of the 7) ________________ and West of America.In 1856, he 8)
______________________ down the 9) ___________________________ and became a 10)
__________________ on that great river. Later he wrote 11) ______________ stories
for papers, and was 12) ________________________ lecturer in the far west. 1n
1869, he 13) _______________________ the witty travel book the Innocents Abroad,
and with this 14) ____________________ he settled down to become a novelist.

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Q-24
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
water , eat, its, whales, in, than , as,
lived, long, are, grow , largest, the , to

The blue whale is the 1……………….. living animal 2………………… have ever
lived on 3………………planet earth. Blue whales 4……………….. larger than
largest dinosaur that ever 5………………. the largest blue whale can
6………………….as large as 100 feet 7…………………… which is longer
8………………… three buses put together. Even though blue 9…………… are huge
, they 10.………..………….. tiny creatures known 11…….……………….krill.

Krills are tiny shrimp like shellfish. The whale simply open 12….……………….
mouth, fills it with Krill and salt 13………………………. After that it filters the
water out of plates in its mouth called baleen. The blue whale may eat over 8000
pounds of Krill 14…..……………….. a single day. (14x1/2 =7 marks)

Q-25
Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words given
below.

[Than, look after, mothers, in, common, each, are, but, more, that, the, probable,
their, do]

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and the
stories of them helping drowning sailors have been 1)………………………………..
since Romans times. The 2)…………………………we learn about dolphins
3)………………………..more we realize that 4)…………………..society is more
complex 5)………………… people previously imagined. They 6)…………………….
dolphins when they 7)………………………………. ill,
Care for pregnant 8)…………………………….and protect the weakest
9)…………………………the community, as we 10)………………….. . Some scientists
have suggested 11)…………………….. dolphins have a language
12)………………..it is much more 13)……………………………..that they
communicate within 14)……………………… other without needing words. Could
any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? (07 marks)

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Q-26
Read the poem and answer the questions given below

KIND DEEDS By-Isaac Walts.

Little drop of water,
Little grains of sand.
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.

Thus the little minutes

Humble though thy be
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.

Little deeds of kindness

Little words of love
Make this earth an Eden
Like the heaven above.

a. Drops of water make 1. _______________________ and grains of sand make the

2. __________
The little minutes make the 3. ___________________________
b. Underline the word that means the same as mighty
4. ____________________________ (massive, endless, wide)
c. How can this earth be made like heaven?
5. ____________________________________________________
d. Which phrase tells you that the earth is beautiful?
6. ___________________________________________________
Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the words
Q-27
given below.

Although, farmer, for ,hid ,in, said, the, them, who, you
Once there was a farmer who had a large plantation of grapes. He had two lazy
sons 1)…………..did not help their father. 2)……………….the father wanted to
teach 2)…………..farming, they were never interested 4)……… learning . Just
before death, the 5) ………….called for his sons.
“I 6)…………….a treasure in our vineyard 7)………………the two of you. Make
sure 8) ……………… search for it together”, 9)…………….the farmer.
After he died,10) ………………two sons worked hard to find the treasure but they
could not find it but their hard word made the vineyard full of juice grapes.
Finally the two sons realized what the buried treasure was.

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Q-28

Fill in the blanks with words given within the box. There are 3 extra words.
Interviewing, salesmen, say, called, pen, looked, to, rupees, in,
Asking, my, there, favourite, and, different, at, he
I was the manager of a trading company in Colombo, it was my duty
to interview young men and women for posts vacant in my department.
One of my (1) __________________techniques in interviewing prospective (2)
_____________________ was to hand them (3) _____________________ expensive
fountain pen and (4) _____________________ “Try to sell this (5)
_____________________ me” One day after (6) _____________________ several
applicants who used (7) _________________ marketing skills, I was surprised (8)
_____________________ the skills of an applicant. (9) _____________________ picked
up my pen (10) _____________________ at it, put it (11) _____________________ his
pocket, sat back (12) _____________________ said, “Sir, for thousand (13)
_____________________ you can have your (14) _____________________ back.” I was
so impressed I appointed him as an assistant manager within weeks.
Q-29 Fill in the blanks in the following text using the words given in the
box. There are three extra words.

carried /communicate / internet / platform / aerial / touchscreen /network

/documents /Identity /invisible /make / text /listen /computer /features /browse
/data /connected
Mobile Phones
A mobile phone is an electronic device which is used to communicate with
others. The word ‘mobile’ means that it can be 1.carried around. Mobile phones
can be used to 2. ………………………..without being 3. ……………. to wires so
they are very popular among people today. Mobile phones are connected to other
phones and the 4. …………….. by a mobile 5……………… . Mobile phones need a
SIM card( Subscriber 6. ………………. Module card) for storing 7………………. A
simple mobile phone can be used to 8. …………. phone calls, send 9. ……………..
messages, 10. ……….. to music or take photographs. A smart phone, on the
other hands, like a mini 11. ………… .In addition to the above-mentioned 12.
……………., it can be used to send e-mails, 13. …………. websites, play games,
scan 14 …………… check maps and for navigation as well. It has a 15. ………..
which operates at the touch of your fingertips. ( ½ x 14 = 7 marks )

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