THE KEY TO OL MODEL QUESTIONS

Dear friends and students,

On request of most of my students and users of this blog I decided to publish the answers for the model questions on this page. I will publish the answers as and when time permits me. My focus is more on preparing study materials for you. 

Two hundred similar activities created for OL with answers appear in the two books which I have advertised below. If you are interested simply leave me a message on WhatsApp with your address and you can get down the books to your home on Cash On Delivery mode.

Use this website for teaching and learning. It contains activities for lower grades as well. 

Good luck!  

Sajendra Kumara
A trained teacher of English
TP: 0777597875

Activity: 1
1) sheaf 2) bouquet 3)chain 4)gang 5) range

Activity: 2
1) natural 2) tourism 3) located 4)interested 5) historic 6) vandalistic 7) polluted 8) friendship  9) purify 10) honesty 

Activity: 3
2) had visited 3) had come 4) had given 5) an assignment 6) could take his book 


Activity:5
1) family 2)members 3)three 4)parents 5)sofa 6) sitting 7)something  8) looking  9) child  10) enjoy 

Activity:6

                                     NOTICE

A debate on the topic "Camping is a challenging experience" has been organized by the English Literary Association. It will be held in the college main hall on the 20th of April from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of this is to educate children on camping. All the members are invited.

15/04/2020                                              Secretary

                                                                English Lit. Asso.

Activity:7 
1) out  2) after 3) into 4) for   5)by   6)into   7)of    8)over  9)to  10) about 

Activity:8 
1) an  2) The 3)a  4)a  5) the  6)a  7)the 8)The 9)the 10) the 

Activity:9
1)shoes 2)size 3)brand 4)stock 5)made 6)see 7)fit 8)discount

Activity:10
1. Sandun said, "My father was in hospital two days ago."
2. Manoj said, "I will visit Kandy next week."
3. Gayan said, "I am going to buy a new bicycle."
4. Nayani said, "I hope to meet the principal soon."
5. Wiraj said, "I did my homework yesterday."
6. Malith said, "I was not at home last week."

Activity:11

                                           NOTICE

The Health Society of Ranpokunagama M.V. has organized a guest speech on 'The value of eating home made food'. It will be held in the college main hall on the 3rd of May from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dr.Palitha Ekanayake of Wathupitiwala hospital. All the members are invited. 

29/04/2020                                                      Secretary
                                                                        Health Society 
Activity:12
                                                                       15th May
Ranuka,
I forgot my pocket dictionary at your home yesterday. I kept it on your reading table. It is an Oxford dictionary. Please bring it to school tomorrow. 
                                                                       Supun
Activity:13
1) and 2)but  3)or  4)because  5)so

Activity:14
1. ful(careful)  2. ly(kindly) 3. iness(happiness) 4.lize(vandalize)
5. ify(beautify)

Activity:15

Jagath has a large garden. One evening, he was watching the birds in a corner of the garden. Suddenly, a large flying object landed in his garden. Jagath was frightened to death. He quickly took cover behind a bush and and watched what was going to happen. He was trembling with fear. His lips were dry. 

  It was a flat grey object. The object was of the size of a big car. It stood on three long metal shafts about 5m tall. It had a red blue and green strip of blinking lights around it in the middle. However, the object did not give much noise. Jagath's palpitations ran high. His eyes were glued on the strange object. 

 After a few minutes a small door opened. Then a roller ladder came down. Jagath felt like running away. He had heard of aliens and had watched many alien movies on TV. Now, he was quite sure what was in front of him was a flying saucer or a UFO. He had recently watched a film about some aliens kidnapping a small boy in USA. His shirt was soaked in sweat. He felt like running away. But he felt his legs as heavy as logs and fixed to the ground. 

  Just then, two small built men who looked more like aliens came down the ladder. They were dressed in white and carried some heavy gadgets. It seemed they were searching for something. One of them bent down and picked up something. After that the two aliens engaged in some brief chat, turned back and boarded the UFO. In seconds, the UFO vanished into the sky. 

 Jagath looked on with his mouth wide open. It was like a dream. That evening, Jagath told all about this to his father. Father after hearing Jagath's story only laughed and patted his shoulder. 

(Sajendra Kumara) - If you like the story leave a comment.

Activity 16:
a) fitted  b)seen  c) common  d) trees  e) its

Activity 17:
1) girls  2)boy   3)talking   4)plugging  5)angry / annoyed  6)books 7) papers 8)girls  9)glasses /specs 10) hair 

Activity 18:
1) stingy  2) hot-tempered  3) wasteful  4) punctual  5)creative 

Activity 19:

                                    INVITATION

The Cultural Society of Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya has the pleasure in inviting all the parents and past pupils to be present at the Cultural Show to be held in the college main hall on the 12th of May from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of this is to create reconciliation among children. The special guest of honour will be the Minister of Education. 

Secretary

Cultural Society

09/05/2020

Activity 20: 

Have you ever read about bees? Well, bees live in a house called a 'hive'. There are three kinds of bees: workers, and drones and queens. Only one queen can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work. Bees are very wise and intelligent creatures. 

Activity 21:
1) must  2)should  3)must   4)must    5)should 

Activity 22:
1) so    2) because  3)so   4)because   5)so 

Activity 23:
1) attend    2)had   3)missed  4)did    5)visit   6)join 

Activity 24:
To: kamal@gmail.com
Subject: Hi
Are you coming to Science class tomorrow? If you are coming, can you bring your English Grammar note book to the class. I will bring it back to school. Please, don't forget it.
Bye
Gayan

Activity 25:
1. sister's  2. teachers'  3. grandparents'   4. ladies    5. children's 

Activity 26:
1)subject  2)report   3)doubled  4) reasons  5)decrease  

Activity 27: (Gulliver's Travels)
1. men  2. close 3.wind 4.we  5.and  6.made  7.the  8.got  9.sea  10. strong  11.soon  12. do  13. to  14. believe 

Activity 28:

1. either or 2. neither nor 3. neither nor 4.either or 5.neither nor

Activity 29: 

1. give up  2. come round 3. put up 4. look up  5. look down upon

Activity 30: 

1. possession 2. consist  3. of   4. a  5 . access  6. teller  7. business 8. should  9. that  10. not  11. knowing  12. an  13. be  14. remember

Activity 31: 

1. dirty  2. hot  3. weak  4.  popular    5. problems 

Activity 32:

1. Who migrated to Australia? 

2. Why is Nuwan absent? 

3. Where did Chalani keep the letter? 

4. When did the match start    ?

5. Whose maternal uncle is Mr. Nimal?

Activity 33:

To: jsajendra@gmail

Subject: Invitation 

I'm going on a picnic to the Negombo beach on the 7th May. We are going by our car. You also can join us. We can have a lot of fun. Don't forget to bring your guitar, if you are coming. 

Nuran

Activity 34: 

My friend Ruwan is an early riser. He usually gets up at 4 a.m. First, he brushes teeth and drinks a glass of milk. The he reads till 5.30 a.m. After that he gets ready to go to school. He usually does not take his breakfast at home. He leaves home to school around 6 a.m. 

Activity 35: 

1. borrow 2. was locked 3. tapped 4. came 5. opened  6. is  7. will be 8. know 9. has  10. would come 

Activity 36: 

1. he could borrow 2. hadn't brought 3. he would come 4. not to come 5. if he would bring 6. he was not coming 

Activity 37: 

1. was organized 2.was held 3. were....helped  4. was started 5. had been informed 6. was collected 7. could be collected 8. was being cleaned 9. was painted 10. were treated  11. was competed 12. were thanked 

Activity 38:

1. Mrs. Kusalani told the students not to forget to bring a file. 

2. Mrs. Kusalani told the students to come with their parents the next day. 

3. Mrs.Kusalani told the students not to bring polythene to class.

4. Mrs. Kusalani told the students to clean the class everyday. 

5. Mrs. Kusalani tod the students not to disturb other classes.

Activity 39: 

Sagara,

My congratulations! I was very happy to hear that you have won the all island English essay competition. You are a gifted writer. I know how hard you work to improve your writing. Now your hard work has been rewarded. You have brought credit to your family, friends and the school. Well I got the news from your father. I am really proud of you. My congratulations again. 

                                                                                                        Sajendra 

 Activity 40: 

1) to eat his meal

2) No

3) After the traveller had finished eating. 

4) By tossing a coin and making the woman hear the sound

5) It- meal     he- the old man 

Activity 41: 

1) its  2) its 3) it's  4) it's 5)it's  6)it  7)It   8)It's  9)It   10) it's   

Activity 42: 

1) to play  2) a bird 3) sing 4) no / never  5) at close of day ( in the evening ) 

Activity 43: 

1) The / the / the / the  2) a / a 3) an / the 4) the 5) the 

Activity 44: 

Nayani Perera lives at Veyangoda. Her home address is No: 6, Main St. , Veyangoda. Her father is a teacher and mother is a housewife. She has two brothers. Nayani studies at St. Mary's college, Veyangoda. She is in Grade 11 A. She is a tall girl. Nayani has short hair. She is fair complexioned. Her hobby is reading books. Nayani is good at music. 

Activity 45: 

1) on 2) ran 3) could 4) avoid 5) a 6) parked 7) wasn't 8) on 9) hit 10) forgotten 

Activity 46: 

1) sharpen 2) clearly 3) solutions 4) strangers 5) movement 

Activity 47: 

1) gruel 2) grumble 3) barking 4) gruff 5) growing 

Activity 48: 

1) C 2) A 3) A 4) B 5) B

Activity 49: 

Ruchith is in Grade 11. He studies at Negombo South International School. He goes to school with his father. He usually gets up at 4 a.m. Then he reads till 5 a.m. He sometimes helps his mother in the kitchen. He does not take his breakfast at home. He enjoys his life as a student. 

Activity 50: 

a) delicious b) fruit c) dessert d) digestion e) medicinal f) realize g) unripe h) suffer

Activity 51

Mrs. Damayanthi is KKulith's class teacher. She teaches him Science. She is from Attanagalla. She comes to school by car. She is tall and slim. She wears glasses. She wears her hair in a knot. Children like her because she is like a mother and teaches very well. 

Activity 52

1.born 2.took 3.came 4.served 5.started 6.lived 7.helped 8.gave 9. cured 10. visited

Activity 53

1. happiness 2.prettiest 3.valued 4.invitation 5.friendship 6.treatments 

Activity 54

a. young b. long c. beautiful/ugly d. thin and tall e. happy f. best g. everybody h. kind 

Activity 55

a-5  b-1  c-3  d-4  e-2

Activity 56

1) B 2) D 3) E  4) A 5) C

Activity 57

1. discovered 2. hidden 3. decided 4.given 5.became 6.put 7. was 8. did not know 9. do 10. was 

Activity 58

1. he was not well 2. it was sour 3. they are beautiful 4. they are interesting 5. I didn't have money

Activity 59

1) fair 2) principal  3) cheque 4) hair 5) there 

Activity 60

a) lives b) his c) youngest d) work e) at 

Activity 61

1) headache 2) class 3) medicine 4) minutes 5) home 6 ) notes 

Activity 62

1) beach 2) people 3) four 4) woman 5) basket 6) head    7)  riding 8) making 9) flying 10) sailing 

Activity 63

1) talk 2) interest 3) clear 4) like 5) clean  6) interest 7) like 8) clean 9) clear 10) like 

Activity 64

a. do not b. think c. dogs d. and e. puppies f. them 

Activity 65

lives / popularity / stories / totally / told / agricultural 

Activity 66

1. happiness 2. higher 3. valued 4. gifted 5. neglected 

Activity 67

2) went 3) died 4) lives 5) painting 6) painted 7) buy 8) finishes 9) goes 10) go 11) have 

Activity 68

1. call off 2. broke into 3. break out  4. give up 5. get over 

Activity 69

1. d  2. c   3. f   4. a   5. b   6. e 

Activity 70

a) 3  b) 2   c) 1  d) 4  e) 5

Activity 71 

5 , 2 , 6 , 4 , 7 , 3 . 10 , 8 , 1 , 9 

Activity 72 

1) three 2) picture 3) caravan 4) person 5) looking 6) window 7) leisurely 8) in front of 9) vacant 10) drinks 

Activity 73

1) was organized 2) were taken 3) were painted 4) was washed 5) were removed 6) could be hung 7) was being done 8) will be painted

Activity 74

1) 6 a.m. 2) the Dalada Maligawa 3) breakfast 4) Labukelle 5) tea factory 6) Nuwara Eliya 7) Gregory Park 8) boat ride 9) lunch 10) flower garden 11) returned  

Activity 75

2) Kulith said that he had visited Kandy with his father. 

3) Ruchith asked if he had visited the flower garden. 

4) Kulith said that they had gone to see their grandmother. 

5) Ruchith said that English teacher had given them a past paper. 

6) Kulith said that he wanted to get a copy of it. 

7) Ruchith said that he had collected Ruchith's paper from the teacher.

Activity 76

a) hungry b) butcher's shop  c)  narrow bridge d) its mouth e) lost/dropped

Activity 77

1) noun 2) a written account of past events 

3) make / go down in history

4) A record of what has happened to a person, family , house etc. 

5) history 

Activity 78

1. yours  2. mine  3. I  4. its   5. she  6. hers 

Activity 79

1) youngest 2) older 3)taller 4) shortest 5) good 6) more interested 7) best 

Activity 80

1) nicely 2) well 3) carefully  4) unfortunately 5) decorations 

Activity 81

1) sunny  2) crowded 3) fence 4) bench 5) riding 6) bicycle 7) having 8) playing 9) floating 10) chasing 

Activity 82

1) kitchen 2) three 3) their 4)looking 5)spoon 6)going 7) pan  8)fruits 9) enjoying 10) youngest 

 

Activity 83

Paragraph given

Activity 84

                                                                                             5th Sept

Nawaz,

Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party. But I'm sorry I am unable to attend the party as I am going on a trip on that day. I will visit you later. Happy birthday!

                                                                                              Jayan

Activity 85

Sarath,

I have forgotten to bring my English Work Book and I want to borrow your one. I will return it just after the English period. Send it along with Nimal. 

                                                                                       Sajendra

Activity 86 ( Pie Chart )

Activity 87

1) grocer's shop  2) every week  3) the street  4) to eat  5) the grocer 6) busy man  7) adds bills 8) a till  9) a grocer 10) happy

Activity 88

                                            NOTICE

The Health Society of Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya has organized a Poster Competition to educate children on the dengue menace. It will be held in the College Main Hall on the 16th Oct. from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The winners will get a valuable certificate. 

                                                                   Secretary

                                                                    Health Society

Activity 89

1) angry 2) fire 3)medicine 4)slept 5)breakfast 6) office

Activity 90

1) a 2)a 3)a 4)a 5)the 6)a 7)the 8)the 9)the 10)an 11)the 12)✋ 13)the 14) the 15) the 16) the

Activity 91

1. has been written 2. is being decorated 3. were given away 4. will be organized 5. had been found 

Activity 92

2) they didn't have to bring their book.

3) to bring only the breakfast

4) they must have a plate for partaking of the alms. 

5) not to litter the class

6) to behave decently

  

Activity 93

Activity 94

1) living 2) vacuuming 3) younger 4) watching 5) floor 6) father 7) newspaper 8) chatting 9) telephone 10) work 

Activity 95

1. standing stone  2. West Coast  3. stone circle 4. Historians  5. astronomical observatory  6. Folklore  

Activity 96

1. build  2. found  3. make  4. cannot  5. rise 

Activity 97

1. Guidelines   2. restrictions   3. removed  4. related  5. confirmed  6. tested  7. Covid-19  8.patients  9.discharged  10. recoveries  

Activity 98

1) speak  2) nobody 3) take 4) short 5) for

Activity 99

Activity 100 

    Paragraph writing 

Activity 101

1) About vacancies for Sales Representatives for a company manufacturing toys. 

2) experienced , energetic 

3) No 

4) *Five year experience as a sales rep.

     *A knowledge of Tamil 

5) Find - seek   famous - well known 

Activity 102

1. of 2. on 3. in 4. at 5. for 6. near 7. after 8. within 9. with 10. beneath 

Activity 116: 

1. would buy 2. work 3. can't 4. rest  5. seen 6. studied 7. would have died 8.  stop 9. leave 10.  have 

               

 

                       to be continued....keep in touch