Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 1

Department of English Language Teaching

Diploma in English (Extension) – 2024/2025
Semester 1 Examination
Model Paper - Language Structure
Lecturer - Sandun Pathirana

01. Identify the underlined words according to their word class.

A: Sri Lanka Police have busted over 50 brothels that had been operating under the guise of
Ayurvedic Spas in Negombo, leading to the discovery of two women, including a minor,
testing positive for HIV.
The Ayurvedic spas, which had been operated illegally, were raided over the last week based
on a tip-off.
The raids were launched after an individual addicted to alcohol had been subjected to a
medical examination during which he was found to have tested positive for HIV.
Further investigations revealed that the man, a resident of Kochchikade in Negombo, was a
frequent visitor to a spa in the Negombo area.

Word Word Class

1. busted

2. discovery

3. minor

4. illegally

5. after

6. medical

7. positive

8. that

9. resident

10. frequent

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B: The Department of Meteorology has issued a Heat Index Advisory for the Western, 2

Northwestern and North-Central provinces and the Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Galle
districts today.
According to the department, the Heat index, which is the temperature felt on the human
body, is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’ in the above - mentioned areas.
As per the advisory for caution level, fatigue is possible with prolonged exposure and
activity, while continuing activity could result in heat cramps.

Word Word Class

11. Advisory

12. today

13. According to

14. increase

15. above-mentioned

16. caution

17. possible

18. prolonged

19. while

20. heat

02. Underline the correct word from those given within brackets.

1. On the (instruct, instruction, instructional) of Urban Development Minister, (relevant,

relevance, relevantly) authorities have taken (action, active, activeness, actively) to

(construction, construct, constructive) a new playground with all facilities in Mihintale MV.

2. The election (amend/ amendment/amended) bill which was (recent/recently) tabled in

parliament will not impact the prearranged schedule of the elections, which are set to occur

in (comply/compliant/ compliance) with constitutional regulations.

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03. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given within brackets.

Holding a __________________ (parliament) election at the earliest is the best _________________

(opt) to overcome the current _________________ (politics) impasse. All political parties should
agree to hold a General Election and let the people’s ___________________ (sovereign) prevail.
We should enable the people to __________________ (decision) who their representatives should
be. An election must be held to let the people enjoy their sovereign powers to_________________
(election) a government of their choice.

04. Write the words denoted by the following phonetic script.

a. /dʒʌdʒ/ - ______________________________

b. /leʒə/ - ______________________________

c. /ʌŋkl/ - ______________________________

d. /sɒsɪdʒ/ - ______________________________

f. /keɪk/ - ______________________________

05. Complete the following sentences by putting the words in brackets in the correct order.

1. The government ______________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(sixty lorries/ North/ essential food items/ dispatched/ with/ has/to)

2. Mihintale Police
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(treasure hunting/ into/ a gang of seven/ in the area/ took/ in/ custody/ involved)

3. International __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(come/ medical services/ to/ to/ patients/ seek/ Singapore)

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 4. People __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(him/ the founder/ consider/ of the nation)

5. There ___________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(no report /has / due to / / of any harm/ the vaccine/ been/ caused to anyone)

06. Underline the correct answer.

1. I ___________ some new shoes. Would you like to see them?
(i). buy (ii). bought (iii). have bought (iv). had bought

2. At the time the factory closed down, Harry __________________ there for 2 years.
(i) worked (ii) has worked (iii) had been working (iv) was working

3. Sorry. You can’t meet me in the afternoon because I ______________ the office after lunch.
(i) will leave (ii) leave (iii) am leaving (iv) am going to leave

07. Select the correct verb from those given within brackets.

Susil has found a defect in a shirt he has bought and has gone back to the shop to complain.
Susil : I (1) _______________(buy, bought, have bought) this shirt here last week
and there (2) _______________(is, was, be) something wrong with it.
Shop Assistant : What (3) _______________ (is, was, has been) wrong with it?
Susil : Well, it (4) ________ (have, has, had, is having) a flaw in the pattern.
Shop Assistant : Where is the flaw?
Susil : It (5) _______________ (is, has, have) here on the right sleeve.
Shop Assistant : Why (6) _______________ (don’t , didn’t , aren’t ) you check when you
bought it?
Susil : Well, I (7) _______________ (am, was, were) in a hurry to go.
What (8) _______________ (do you do, are you going to do, did you
do) about it?
Shop Assistant : ( 9) _______________ (Are, Did, Do) you like to have a replacement?
Susil : Hmm, I (10) __________ (can, would, may) rather have my money back.
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08. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given within brackets.

The residents of a town, one day, decided that there (1) ______________(be) no point in all of
them worrying about their various problems.
“Let us appoint a Worry Man, somebody who (2) ______________ (worry) for all of us,” said the
Mayor.
Everybody hailed it as a great idea and when one of the elders (3) ______________ (suggest) that
they should give the job to Sirrah, the poor cobbler, who seemed to work hard for his living.
They (4) ______________ (send) for the man at once.
“How much (5) ______________ (you/ pay) me?” asked Sirrah, suspiciously after they (6)
______________ (explain) the nature of the job to him.
“Er …………fifty thousand rupees a month,” said the Mayor.
“No, it (7) ______________ (not/ work), said Sirrah.
“Why not?” (8) ______________ (ask) the Mayor.
The cobbler explained, “Because, if you (9) ______________ (give) me fifty thousand rupees a
month, I (10) ______________ (have) nothing to worry about.”

09. Write the following in the negative form.

(i) Ramani reads books at leisure.
____________________________________________________________________
(ii) They told me about the strike.
____________________________________________________________________
(iii) She has to work hard for living.
____________________________________________________________________
(iv). Textile manufacturing companies earn much foreign exchange.
____________________________________________________________________
(v). We were waiting long for you.
____________________________________________________________________

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10. Write Questions to get the underlined words as answers. 6

(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………

Helan takes 2 buses to go to work.

(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………….

I went to Denmark for a holiday.

(iii) ………………………………………………………………………………………

No, I didn’t sign all the letters.

(iv). ………………………………………………………………………………………….

They began the advertising campaign last month.

(v). ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Mr Herath has been working here for ten years.

11. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
1. This bottle has some ink in it.

There __________________________________________________________________

2. I’ve recently started wearing glasses.

I didn’t _________________________________________________________________

3. Sam left the office before I arrived there.

When I arrived ___________________________________________________________

4. I started making furniture five years ago.

I have __________________________________________________________________

5. There are eighty pages in this book.

This book ______________________________________________________________

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12. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Identify and correct the 7

mistake.
1. There is a vacant for a clerk in the head office of the company.

__________________________________________________________________

2. A university provide various degree courses for undergraduates.

__________________________________________________________________

3. We are having a tube well in our home garden, so we can grow vegetables.

__________________________________________________________________

4. My father don’t know that I sold my car.

__________________________________________________________________

5. One of my uncles live in Anuradhapura close to Nuwara Wewa.

__________________________________________________________________

6. Did you lent him the money?

__________________________________________________________________

7. My aunt Kumari doesn’t reads newspapers although she sells them.

__________________________________________________________________

8. I lost my key. So, I can’t start my car.

__________________________________________________________________

9. At the time the factory closed down, my father was working there for eleven years.

__________________________________________________________________

10. When we arrived at the cinema, the film has begun.

_________________________________________________________________

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