ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY PACK

GRADE 11 A,B,C(29TH April 2024)

TEST 1
Complete the dialogue between Charith and Suren. Use the words given in the box. Write
the correct word in the blank.

Photocopy, reference, type, copying, draw

Suren : Hello, What are you doing Charith?

Charith: I am (1)……………………….some notes for my sister.

Suren : Why are you doing it instead of her?

Charith: She wanted me to do some urgent (2)………………………for her.

Suren : Did you (3)…………………….any diagrams?

Charith: No. Only some charts. After I finish writing I’ll (4)……………………these
notes.

Suren : That’ll be good. What will you do afterwards?

Charith: I’ll (5)…………………………them and post them to her. That’ll be safe.

TEST 2

Fill in the blanks in each sentence by using the correct form of the word given within
brackets

1) There are many sources of ____________________(inform) in the world today.

2) Some public places are very____________________(pleasant) to use.
3) My brother was _______________________(serious) ill yesterday.
4) Water rafting is an _____________________(adventure) outdoor activity.
5) John solved all the sums ____________________(correct)
TEST 3

Find the required information from the invitation and write them down in the blanks.

1) Occasion -________________________________________________
2) Date of the event -________________________________________________
3) Venue -_________________________________________________
4) Name of Chief Guest -_________________________________________________
5) Host -_________________________________________________

Invitation
The principal, the staff and students
Of Central College
Cordially invite
Dr. Angela Fernando
To
THE ANNUAL ENGLISH DAY
on Friday 20th December, 2021
At 4.00 p.m. at the school’s main hall.
Prof. Anjana Perera
Senior Lecturer at
University of Sri Jayawardenapura,
will grace the occasion as the chief guest.
TEST 4 (1/2*10=5
marks)Study the picture and fill in the blanks. The first one is done for you.

This is a picture of a sitting room. There is a man, (1)____________women and three children in
this room. The man is reading (2)_____________________. One woman is reading a story to the
(3)____________________. A cup, two saucers and a (4)_____________________are on the
stool. There is a telephone and two (5)_____________________on the cupboard. The boy is
building something with (6)_______________ blocks. The striped (7)_____________________
is on the floor behind the boy. There is a rack behind the sofa. The (8)_____________________
is next to the rack. There is a (9)__________________ picture with a scene of a desert. The vase
is on the (10)_________________ sill.

TEST 5

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.

Neil Armstrong was born on the 5th of August 1930 in Ohio, in the United States. He was
fascinated by airplanes from a very early age and was determined to get his pilot’s license.

In 1947, after leaving Blume High School, Neil went to Purdue University to study aerospace
engineering on a navy scholarship. He served as a navy pilot in the Korean War and flew 78
combat missions. He completed his science degree in 1955. He then worked for NASA, until
1971. He flew 200 different types of aircrafts, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders.

On 23rd December 1968, Armstrong was chosen as the Commander for Appollo 11, the manned
missions to the moon. Appollo 11 was to orbit the moon and the lunar module called Eagle, was
to land on the surface. There were three people in Appollo 11. Armstrong and his friend Aldrin
landed on the moon in Eagle. He received many honours for his historic moon landing. He died
on the 25th August 2012.

1) Neil Armstrong was born in _______________________________

2) State two types of aircrafts Neil Armstrong flew
_______________________________________________________________
3) How many people travelled in the Appollo 11? ____________________________
4) Underline the correct answer.
a) Neil Armstrong’s childhood dream was to,
i. Work in the navy ii. Become a pilot iii. Go to Korea
b) Neil Armstrong landed on the moon,
i. Alone ii. With Collins iii. With Aldrin

TEST 6
Select a word from the list which has a meaning similar to the phrases given within brackets
and write it in the space given. There are three extra words.
Reverted, neglected, reversed, condition, disorganized, conquered, deserted, utilized
In the thirteenth century, when the Northern part of the island was
(1)____________________(took control by force) by foreign invaders, the ancient cities of
Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa were (2)______________________(left empty). The irrigation
work in those areas were (3)_________________(not given care). Human habitation was
abandoned and the Dry Zone (4)________________________(returned to previous state) to
jungle. It remained in this (5)__________________(state or situation) for centuries.

TEST 7
Categorize the words given in the table below according to the word class.

over soft tremble hard between

calm lake bravely stumble grass

Nouns-_____________________________________________________________________
Verbs-______________________________________________________________________
Adjectives-__________________________________________________________________
Adverbs-____________________________________________________________________
Prepositions-_________________________________________________________________