Competitive Exam for selecting to Custmer Officers - 2016 02

English Language

Conducted By :- Daminda Dissanayaka Tel Phone :- 0718101600

(1) Fill in the blanks in the following sentence using:

to, on, in, through, under, for

1. I read ................... the notes before answering the tutorial.

2. You can buy 3 oranges ................... Rs. 10/=

3. His shop is ................... Nugegoda.

4. They work ................... poya days to claim overtime.

5. He showed the statement ................... the manager.

6. Theree labourers were hiding ................... a table.

(2) Write a summary of the following newspaper report in about 50

words.

on 31st May there was an accident at sea close to the Galle harbour, where,

two ships went down. The smaller ship 'White Rose' had been going from

Colombo to Singapore. The other the 'Lady of Spa' had been on its way to

Colombo from Melbourne. The 'White Rose' has been carrying a consignment

of crepe rubber and finished garments to Singapore. The bigger ship had been

bringing a load of milk foods and electrical equipment from Australia. It has been

reported that a group of passengers too have been travelling in this ship. Both ships

had been travelling slowly and showing the usual lights. Before they went down a third

ship took all the passengers and the crew off and later brought them to Colombo.
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(3) The main idea sentence is not given in the following paragraphs. In
the space provided, write a sentence that expresses the main idea of
each paragraph.

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The first is planning which is common to all administration and management.
The second element which is not common to all administration is execution.
Execution is the carrying out of a plan or an instruction. It is the actual doing.
The third element of management is control.

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An account who has no knowledge of electronic data processing is at a se

vere disadvantage. He dose not have to be an expert or specialist, since he

can hire experts, but he must be able to evaluate the performance of his

subordi nates and the new systems that are proposed.

(III) .................................................................................................................

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A small firm with few pieces of equipment, for instance, may have only one

account for its equipment. A larger business will probably need an account for

each type of equipment or even, in some cases, for a single piece of equip

ment. A business with only one owner will need only one capital account; a

partnership will need acapital account for each partner.

(4) Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with the correcrt form of

the verb given within the brackets.

1. The Annual General Meeting ............................ (hold) last Friday.

2. Sri Lanka ............................ (celebrate) fifty-nine years of independence this

year.

3. A strike ............................ (organize) by the workers to win their demands.

4. Japan ............................ (be) the lowest number of holidays in the world.

5. The accounts ............................ (re-check) by the Chief Accountant.

6. The paddy harvest this year ............................ (be) rather poor, compared with

last year.

7. A third office ............................ (open) in Anuradhapura last week.

8. The New zealand dollar ............................ (push) down by half a US cent.

(5) Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from those given in

brackets.

1. I need to buy more tea ............................ the office. (to/of/for)

2. The picnic was organized ............................ the sports club. (by/on/to)

3. The sports meet will be held ............................ Wednesday 30th June. (in/at/on)

4. The time ............................departure will be 10 a.m.(at/of/in)

5. I'm sorry, I cant attend your farwell party due ............................ my brothers

wedding (to/in/for)

6. The notice was ............................ the Notice Board. but I didn't read it.

(in/on/up)

7. The classes will be conducted ............................ fridays and Saturdays (at/in/on)

8. Thank you ............................ responding to our advertisement (to/with/for)

9. We are looking forward ............................ an early reply. (with/to/of)

10. Write a note to him asking ............................ more information (to/up/for)

11. The circular was sent ............................ the office, but we can't find it.

(up/in/to)

12. The report ............................ hostel facilities was too long. (in/on/by)

13. The report deals ............................ the problem of youth-un-employment

(of/on/with)

14. The conformation ............................ minutes took longer than expected

(by/of/on)

15. The main item ............................ the agenda was a proposal made by the

members. (to/in/on)

16. They have made arrangements to tape the proceedings ............................ the

meeting (for/of/by)

17. I propose that the minutes are ............................ order (on/by/in)

18. The meeting was chaired ............................ Mr. Johnson. (at/with/by)

19. The meeting was adjourned ............................ 6 p.m.(on/in/at)

20. Part of the daily routine ............................ an office is the tea break.

(in/with/by)

(6) Which of the following are sentences?

If there are any mistakes in the sentences correct them.

a. Standing between the two boys.

b. how old was Nimal when he went to England.

c. walked in the rain.

d. a big hat was made.

e. who stood on a chair.

f. go to Colombo.

g. does he like mathematics.

h. the Himalayan mountains.

i. read the queston and give the answer.

j. what do you think of this.

(7) Fill in the blanks using the correct Article a/an/the

Mrs. Silva lived all by herself in .....1..... large house. One morning, Tilak, her neigh-

bour, noticed that Mrs.Silva's bottle of milk which was delivered early in .....2.....

morning, was still on .....3..... doorstep. This worried him. If Mrs. Silva had not taken

in her milk, perhaps she was ill. Tilak walked around .....4..... house until he found

.....5..... open window. He managed to get in through .....6..... window and proceed

to .....7..... hall where he found Mrs.Silva lying at .....8..... foot of .....9.....stairs in

.....10..... unconscious state.

(8) Combine each of the groups of sentences using the words you have

seen used.

(1) Mr.Silva has a house in Colombo. He has another in Galle.

(2) Their parents are dark in complexion. Their children are fair.

(3) He isn't good in his studies. He isn't good in sports.

(4) I am good in Accounts. I am good in Economics. I am not good in

English.
(5) Nimal is a good boy. He is not clever. He is not popular.

(6) Politicians are not interested in the country. Doctors aren't interested in

the country.

(7) Hermaphrodites are not males. They are not true females.

(8) I will help you. I will not do your assignment for you.

(9) He can't see. He can't hear.

(10) She is very intelligent. She is well behaved. She has no ambition.
(9) Write a short Description about banking industry in Sri Lanka.

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