English Model Activities For O/ L And Other: Essays for OL

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Friday, July 24, 2026

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IDIOMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR G.C.E. O / L

ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH ACTIVITIES

Idioms are expressions peculiar to any language. It is interesting to learn them and use them appropriately in language. There are hundreds and thousands of idioms in the English language. As a learner of English you should have a collection of idioms in your vocabulary. The correct idiom at the correct place can decorate your language ;and at the exam , if you could use a few of them in your writings it could make a positive impression on the teacher who marks your paper. It demonstrates your enthusiasm for learning language.

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ACTIVITY 01: Match the following idioms with their meanings. Write the correct letter of the meanings given below against the suitable idiom.
1. A wolf in sheep's clothing.
2. To put the cart before the horse.
3. To let the cat out of the bag.
4. To get all your ducks in a row.
5. The lion's share

      A. to do something in the wrong order.
    B. the best or the largest part of something.
    C. seems to be harmless but really an enemy.
    D. to tell a secret by mistake
    E. to be well organized.

AL General English Support Activities and papers

General English Resource Hub

The Best Resources For General English Teachers & AL students

Best Cloze Passages for OL

About Cloze Passages:

The cloze passage is the 11th question on the OL English language paper. The question carries 7 marks (14 blanks; 1/2 mark for each).

Well, most students always grumble that the question consumes time and it is challenging. This means you lack practice in answering cloze passages. I also find that most English language teachers also are reluctant to expose children to cloze passages.

Attempting a cloze passage involves intense brain work. It requires a knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and related techniques. More than anything else , 'patience'. Really, a cloze passage put your 'patience' on test.

My students, you can practice cloze passages at home. You can do it for yourself. First, take it as a game.

Well, you can do it the way I mention below. Try it and comment if it works.

Step 01: Select a suitable passage depending on your language proficiency. Make sure that the passage is an appealing one to you. I recommend a short story at first. Write it on a paper or just photocopy it.

Step 02: Read the passage several times until you get some idea of the theme. You may use a dictionary if you find any new words.

Step 03: Leave the first one or two sentences and mark words after every four , five or six words. Then remove the words and write them down on a separate paper.

Step 04: Now jumble the words you have removed as you please.

Step 05: Now you have a cloze passage with you. Try to insert the words. Check your answers yourself with the list of words you took down in order at first.

Note: while attempting to insert the words try to associate the words with the words immediately around the blank.

e.g. If there is a blank with the article 'an' , your answer MUST be a word beginning with a VOWEL.

As you practice you will catch up your own techniques.

Well, you can inform me later.

Bye.

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Find scores of cloze passages among the pages of the two Steps to Brilliance Books with answers. The writer is a government teacher at a school in Nittambuwa.

OL English Activities Videos (OL and Other College Videos)

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The Channel also contains other video clips related to history , nature , college life and people. The blog page here brings all the clips to one platform.

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Best Poems for Comprehension| OL and Other

"A thing of beauty is joy forever"

The poems published here could be used for your language teaching and learning process. They have been carefully selected to suit the young reader. The teacher can turn these short poems on to a platform where the young learner is motivated towards poetry.

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A trained teacher of English

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Dear teachers,

Do not merely get your students to answer these simple poems and switch on to another. First build up a fine bridge between your students and the poem. Your students will walk over slowly into the poetic world. Let them have that fun with you.

Then let your students attempt the questions and finally make sure that you lead a healthy discussion. The poems I publish here create a background for you to guide them deeper into the poems.

Today, most of our teachers have become quite mechanical and do not let the students to peep into the literary world.

I was made to leave this remark here because I chanced to listen to some young lady teacher explaining a poem in her language class. She did not treat the poem the way she should have done it and roughly touched upon the surface of the poem for the sake of doing it.

Do justice to the poems and the poets by discussing them with your students. Listen to what your students speak of them. Let your students truly enjoy a poem. Do not steal that right from them. Be well prepared before discussing a poem with your students.

I humbly regret if I have hurt you my readers.

Blogger Sajendra Kumara.

GRADE 10 ENGLISH PAST PAPERS AND WORKSHEETS

The page contains past papers and worksheets for Grade 10.

The activities and papers which this page carries are free. However, it will take a few hours for Granting you access for downloading. Always keep in touch.

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This page will be an extra resource for reference for both Grade 6 English Medium teachers and students. I hope to publish here posts relevant to each unit in the Pupil's Book and extra worksheets for classroom work. Keep in touch. I appreciate your comments.

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English Through Newspapers

Dear readers,

This blog, like the 30 plus other blogs , I have published on this site jjsaje.blogspot.com will be of immense use to both learners of English and English language teachers. It will also be an eye-opener for some of you.

Short English news articles are one of the best sources available freely for one to either learn or teach English. If you are a teacher you have to be a bit innovative and creative to design your lesson with the news article. They improve one's day-today vocabulary and keep one abreast of the developments of the world.

My small attempt here will guide you how to use news articles in the classroom or personally to improve your knowledge.

I also have compiled a booklet (Learn English Through Newspapers: Book-1) carrying different news items from Sri Lankan newspapers with interesting activities. The book has been designed in such a way that a teacher can use it as a supplementary activity book for students. It also can effectively be used with AL General English Learners.

You can reserve your copy by contacting me on 0777597875.

I am looking forward to your feedback.

Good Luck

Sajendra Kumara

(A trained Teacher of English / Blogger / Material Writer )

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Paper Cutting -1 ( Sports News - Local )

Underline the correct answer

1) Kusal's a) son b) daughter was born on the June 19th.

2) a) Father's Day b) Mother's Day falls on the June 19th.

3) Kusal Mendis received the best news of his life on the

a) 20th June b) 19th June.

4) Kusal saw his baby a) on the day it was born b) a day after the it was born.

5) Underline the correct statement.

a) Kusal retired from cricket.

b) Kusal was injured in the third ODI with Australia.

c) Kusal will not be able to play cricket again.

6) According to the article the word 'duo' in the last paragraph referred to

a) Kusal and Nishell

b) Nishell and her baby daughter

c) Kusal and Pethum Nissanka

Paper Cutting -2 ( Local News)

Read the above article and answer the questions.

What does CAA stand for?
Where was the fuel stock hidden?
What is the total amount of the hidden stock?
What was done to the fuel stock?
Who will be charged in the case?

Paper Cutting :3 ( Local News)

Read the news item given above and do the activity.

1. The number of artificial limbs offered: ......

2. The artificial limbs were offered to: ......

3. The value of an artificial limb: ......

4. The total number of recipients of limbs this year (2022): ...

5. The number of soldiers lost their lives in the war.: .......

6. The number of soldiers injured or lost their limbs: ....

Paper Cutting 4: (Local News- Health)

Read the above news item and complete the sentences.

1. Laggala is situated in the ..............................................

2. Laggala and Wilgamuwa records the highest number of .............................

3. Over ................................. have been found from Laggala and Wilgamuwa areas.

4. Some people are addicted to smoking .......................... instead of cigarettes.

5. .................................is a cause of the wide spreading kidney disease.

Paper Cutting 5:

Paper Cutting 6: Business News (Economy)

Paper Cutting 7:

Learn to describe a graph for OL and AL

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
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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

O L 2017 NEW SYLLABUS ENGLISH PAPER

English Puzzles For Kids

The Best English Puzzles For Kids

Blogger's note:

The puzzles published on this page are created by Thareen Jayaratne (Ruchith ), my elder son who is an advanced level (English Medium) student of Bandaranayake Central College (Boys') Gampaha, Sri Lanka. He is also a past pupil of Negombo South International School, Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka. He is engaged in creating puzzles as a pastime.

I found that his simple puzzles could be useful to anyone: for the student as well as the teacher. It is an interesting way to put one's knowledge of vocabulary on to test. To the English language learner, an attempt at a puzzle once a week could be a challenge which brings in happiness at the end. It is an aged old pastime of some educated people.

Thareen creates them under my supervision to suit all age levels. I invite all the teachers to let their students try out a puzzle at least once a week.

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