AQUINAS COLLEGE OF HIGHER STUDIES- COLOMBO 08

DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH
CERTIFICATE LEVEL II
GRAMMAR & WRITING
WEEKEND AND EVENING
JULY 2021

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 AQUINAS COLLEGE OF HIGHER STUDIES- COLOMBO 08
CERTIFICATE LEVEL II
GRAMMAR & WRITING
WEEKEND & EVENING
JULY 2021
Student ID : …………………………. Marks …………………..
N.I.C. No : ………………………………. Duration : 2 hours

Writing Test
TEST 01 (10 marks)

One of your friends has organized a trip to Nuwara Eliya on the Weekend. Write a note to
your friend apologising him/ her because you won’t be able to join the trip due to a
particular reason. Mention that next time you will definitely join with him/ her. Use about
40-50 words.
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TEST 02 (15 marks)

Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics. Use about 50-60 words.
 Let’s learn English
 Importance of education
 My favourite leisure time activity

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TEST 03 (10 marks)

Study the picture and describe it in about 60 words.

You can start like this,

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TEST 04 (20 marks)

Write one of the following letters. Use about 100-120 words.

a. Write a letter to your aunty who is living in France describing an interesting function held
in your school. Mention the special programmes.
Include the following,
What was the function?
Who were invited?
Who was the Chief Guest?

b. Write a letter of complaint to the Municipal commissioner of your area complaining

against the night time crimes happening around your area. Mention the hardships that the
villagers / dwellers have to face due to those activities.
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TEST 05 (15 marks)

Write a dialogue between two friends on attending a get-together after facing the O/L
examination. They would have this dialogue on the last day of the exam.

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Grammar Test

TEST 01 (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

Underline the most suitable relative pronouns.

1. Alessia was able to find the book ________ I searched for about a week. (what/that/who)
2. My mother told me about a man _________ son is a famous actor. (whose/who/which)
3. The intelligent boy ________ got the highest marks for the local exam was praised by all.
(whose/whom/who)
4. The reason ________ I left the school was that the students behaved very badly.
(which/why/what)
5. The child with ________ she played tennis met with a fatal accident. (whom/whose/who)

TEST 02 (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

Combine the following sentences with a suitable conjunction given in the bracket.

1. Brayan’s father is ____________ a good social worker ____________ a good leader.

(either…or…/neither…nor…/not only…..but also…)
2. ________ you study hard, you will pass the exam. (unless/if/while)
3. The doctor could do the operation successfully, _________ he came to the theatre an
hour late. (but/and/because)
4. My friend used to write neatly _________ he was 14 years. (despite/that/since)
5. Our father will never speak to us _________ we apologise to him. (however/unless/when)

TEST 03

Change the following sentences into Negative. (1 x 10 = 10 marks)

1. Taniya will leave the classroom.

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 2. Do you visit your grandparents?
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3. They were practising a song for the concert.
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4. You are the best speaker of the year.
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5. Was I watching the latest movie?
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6. He has to share the book.
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7. The students will be describing the story.
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8. Are you speaking to the principal?
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9. The robber jumps over the wall.
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10. We completed our final assignment.
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TEST 04 (1 x 10 = 10 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. An example (0) has
been done for you.was
Once there (0) was_ (be) a little boy who (1)__________ (have) a bad temper. His father (2)
_________ (give) him a bag of nails and (3) _________ (tell) him that every time he
(4)_________ (lose) his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

The first day the boy (5) _________ (hit) 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks the
number of nails (6)_____________ (hammer) daily gradually dwindled down.

Finally the boy (7) ______________ (not/lose) his temper at all. He (8) ____________ (say) his
father about it and the father (9)_______________(suggest) to pull out one nail for each day that
he was able to hold his temper. Later the young boy was able (10) __________ (tell) his father
that all the nails were gone.

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