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2018 Public Examination

SinhalaContinuers Level

Tuesday 23 October: 2 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Reading Time: 10 minutes Working Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

• Youhave10minutestoreadallthepapersandtofamiliariseyourselfwiththerequirementsofthequestions.Youmustnotwriteduringthistime.

• Monolingualand/orbilingualprinteddictionariesmaybeconsultedduringthereadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.

Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 1.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 1 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in SINHALA.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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MarksText 11. Which specificpassengerswouldbe interested in the announcement?

Give two pieces of information that are important for these passengers.3

Part A (Questions 1–3) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

YouwillhearTHREEtexts.Eachtextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecond playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH.

You may make notes in this space. These notes will NOT be assessed.

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MarksText 22. (a) Why has the school chosen this particular date to honour

MrKannangara?2

(b) Give three reasons why Mr Kannangara’s education policy achieved a high level of success.

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MarksText 33. Tomorrow, you have to give a lecture to your class. Identify seven points

from what you heard in Text 3 that will help you.7

How to present an interesting lecture

your voice • clearvoice

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presenting the ideas •

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further strategies to engage the audience

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• bodylanguage

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MarksText 44. Your friend is starting a new business in Colombo. Send an email to draw

attention to fourfinancialbenefitsofshoppingattheSooriyafurnitureshop, using the information from the advertisement.

Tnf.a ñ;=frla fld<U w¨;ska jHdmdrhla weröug hhs¡ fj<| oekaùfï i|yka úia;r wkqj" iQßh ,S fj<| ief,ka ,S nvq .ekSfuka we;s uQq,Huh jdis y;rla ms<sn|j wjOdkh fhduq lrjñka úoHq;a ,smshla hjkak¡

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Part B (Questions 4–6) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

YouwillhearTHREEtexts.Eachtextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecond playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in SINHALA.

You may make notes in this space. These notes will NOT be assessed.

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MarksText 55. Identify and explain examples of how the proverb stated at the beginning

ofthetextwasreflectedintheconversationbetweenthesisterandthebrother.

wlald iy u,a,S w;r jQ ixjdofha oS fhdod.;a WodyrK y`ÿkd f.k" thska mdGfha uq,ska i|yka l< m%ia:dj msre< ms<sìUq jkafka flfiaoehs úia;r lrkak¡

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MarksText 66. (a) Identify the reasons why, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary,

Peradeniya University awarded Dr Danapala a special trophy.

fmardfoKsh úYaj úoHd,fha 75 jk ixj;airfha oS" úfYaI iïudkhla msßkeóug wdpd¾h Okmd, uy;dj f;dard .ekSug fya;= y`ÿkd .kak¡

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(b) WhatspecificqualitiesofthepaddygrainsintroducedbyDrDanapalaenabledSriLankatobecomeself-sufficientinriceproduction?

› ,xldj iy,ska iajhxfmdaIs; lsÍug wdpd¾h Okmd, uy;d úiska y`ÿkajd ÿka ù j¾.fha we;s úfYaIs; jQ ,CIK fudkjd o@

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2018 Public Examination

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Section 2: Reading and Responding (25 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes for Section 2.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in black or blue pen.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in SINHALA.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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mdi,a isiqkag zisiq iqrCIdZ rCIKh

kdu,a is,ajd

mdi,a isiqka i|yd fkdñf,a ffjoH rCIK l%uhla osh;a lsÍu miq.sh

od wOHdmk wud;HdxYfha oS isÿ jQ w;r" tysoS wOHdmk wud;HdxYh

iy rCIK ixia:dj w;r wjfndaO;d .súiqula o w;aika lrKq ,eîh¡

zisiq iqrCIdZ kñka y÷kajk fuu rCIK l%ufha uQ,sl wruqK jkafka"

rfÜ os<s÷ fouõmshkaf.a wd¾Òl nrg ms<sirKla ùuhs¡ fuf;la

wOHdmk fCIa;%fha ksr; rcfha mdi,a isiqkag ,nd ÿka ks, we÷ï iy

fmd;a m;a j,g wu;rj" wOHdmk moaO;shg tla jQ kj wx.hla jk

fuu ffjoH rCIK l%uh újD; jkafka" fkdlvjd mdi,g meñfKk

isiqka i|yd muKs¡ tu.ska › ,xldfõ wOHdmkh ;j ÿrg;a mq¿,a

lsÍug yd Yla;su;a lsÍug rel=,la jkq we;ehs n,dfmdfrd;a;= fõ¡

zisiq iqrCIdZ rCIK l%ufha iqúfYaIS ,CIKhla jkafka" tu.ska

frda.S jQ isiqkag wjYH Wmldr ,nd oSu muKla fkdj" isiqka yosis

wk;=rlska wdndê; ùula isÿjk wjia:dj, oS jqj o fouõmshkag

fyda Ndrlrejkag uqo,a wdOdr ,nd oSuhs¡

fuu jev igyk zf,dal <ud oskhgZ iu.dój 2018 j¾Ifha

Tlaf;dan¾ ui 01 jk osk isg l%shd;aul fõ¡ fuu rCIKh rcfha

mdi,a i|yd muKla fkdjk w;r fm!oa.,sl mdi,a" cd;Hka;r

mdi,a iy msßfjkays bf.kqu ,nk isiqka mjd wdjrKh lrkq we;¡

fuu jev igyk id¾:l f,i l%shd;aul lsßfï j.lSu mdif,a

úÿy,am;sjreka i;= fõ¡

Part A (Questions 7–8) (10 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts( forexample,bycomparing,contrasting,summarisingand/orevaluating)andconveytheinformationappropriately.

7. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the question that follows.

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QUESTIONMarks

Identify the new support scheme being introduced for students studying in Sri Lanka. Include its main features and explain how it differs from the existing student aid programs.

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risl udmd

YS% ,xldj hg;a úð;hlaj mj;sk iufha" bx.%Sis NdIdfjka l;d

lsÍug yelshdj we;s whl= úYaj oekqula we;s whl= f,iska iudcfha

f.!rjhg md;% úh¡

isxy, NdIdj rdcH NdIdj njg m%ldY ùfuka miqj › ,xldj ;=,

bx.S%is NdIdj bf.kSug ;snQ Wkkaÿj fndfyda ÿrg wvq úh¡ uE;la

jk;=re › ,xldfõ bx.%Sis NdIdj b.ekaùu iy yeoEÍu wOHdmksl

wjYH;d mokï lr isÿ jQjd úkd m%dfhda.sl Ndú;h i|yd t;rï

Ndú;d jQfha ke;¡

bx.S%is NdIdj cd;Hka;r NdIdjla njg m;a ù we;s neúka" j¾;udk

YS% ,xldfõ jvd;a by< /lshdjl ksr; ùug" /lshdj, Wiia ùfï

wjia:djka ,`.d lr.ekSug iy úfoaY /lshd fidhd .ekSug bx.%Sis

NdId oekqu wksjd¾h ù we;¡

fm!oa.,sl mdi,aj, iy cd;Hka;r mdi,aj, bx.%Sis NdIdj b.ekaùug

wu;rj fjk;a úIhhka bx.%Sisfhka b.ekaùu" isiqka wdl¾IKh lr

.ekSu i|yd isÿ flreKs¡ kuq;a oeka bx.%Sis NdIdjg we;s b,a¨u ksid

rcfha mdi,aj, o tA ms<sn|j wjOdkh fhduq ù we;¡

bx.%Sis .=rejrekaf.a o jD;a;Sh oekqu iy l=i,;d by< kexùu i|yd

úfoaY rg j,ska m%ùKhka f.kajd Tjqkaj ish¿u osia;%slalj,g heùug

ie<iqï lr we;¡

;jo" iuyr mdi,a u.ska iEu fYa%Kshlu isiqka i|yd úNd. mj;ajd

Tjqkaf.a bx.S%is NdId oekqï uÜgu y`ÿkd f.k ÿ¾j, <uqka i|yd

Wmldrl mx;s o mj;ajkq ,efí¡

wdishdkq l,dmfha fjk;a rgj, mjd bx.S%is NdIdj b.ekaùu ms<sn|j

úfYaI Wkkaÿjla we;s ù ;sfí¡ tu rgj,a wkq.ukh lrk l%ufõohka

ms<sn|j o oekqj;a ù iqÿiq foaj,a muKla f;dard f.k wkq.ukh

lsÍfuka › ,xldjg o jvd;a M, m%fhdack ,nd .; yels fõ¡

8. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

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QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Explain how attitudes to learning English have changed over time in Sri Lanka and why knowledge of English is considered important today.

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(b) What two steps have been taken to improve the study of the English language in schools in Sri Lanka?

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zfgdma g%ej,aZ u.ska › ,xldfõ ixúOdkh lrk ksjdvq pdßld

l÷lrfha ksi, úfõlSh ksjdvqjla .; lsÍug

kl,aia l÷ jeáfha ukialdka; l÷ j<,a,

ksy`v fid÷re ksjdvqjlg mdrdoSihla

ks,ajka .ia fld<ka fijfka kejqï jd;h Yajikh lrñka ksixif,a .,d nisk msßisÿ osh oyr j, ri ú|skak

osh we,s wi, kejqï c, fmdl=Kq j, msyskSug

wdfõKsl mCISkaf.a is;a k<jk .S; j,g ijka foñka mßirfha iqkaor;ajfha wdYajdoh ,nkak

isis,a fijfka ilauka lsßug fyda ksfid,aufka Ndjkd lsßug iqÿiq mßirhl msysá yqkakia.sß fydag,h

m%foaYfha kejqï t<j¿ iy m,;=re ri ú|skak

wdhq¾fõo iïNdyk u.ska .;g iqjhla

uqyqqÿ fjrf<a wiSñ; l%shd ldrlï iys; úfkdaockl ksjdvqjla

wdre.ï fndlafla fmd;=ú,a m%foaYfha fjr< ;Srfha msysá ksjdvq ksfla;kh

f,dj mqrd r< l%Svd f,da,Ska wdl¾IKh lr.;a úYd, r< iys; uqyqÿ fjr<

fndaÜgq meoSug fyda fndaÜgq pdßld hEug

j¾Kj;a uiqka krUñka uqyqfoa lsñoSug

fjk;a fndfyda l%Svd myiqlï

ueoshï rd;%sh jk ;=re rij;a ix.S;hg ijka foñka rx.khg iy .dhkhg wjia:d

úúO jÜfgdare wkqj ms<sfh, l< rij;a uqyqÿ wdydr

we÷ï me<÷ï iy isysjgk wdosh ñ<oS .ekSug rd;S% fj<| fmd<lA

Part B (Question 9) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstrateanunderstandingofthestimulustext• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinSinhala.

9. Read the text and then answer the question in approximately 150 words in SINHALA on page 8.

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QUESTION

You are planning to take a close relative to Sri Lanka on a holiday. Write an email to your relative, comparing the advertised tours in light of your relative’s lifestyle and suggesting one tour, giving reasons for your choice.

Tnf.a lsÜgq {d;shl= ksjdvqjla i|yd › ,xldjg f.k hEug Tn ie<iqï lr we;¡ by; pdßld oekaùï fol Tnf.a {d;shdf.a Ôjk rgdjg wkqj ixikaokh lr" thska tla pdßldjla fhdackd lrñka Tnf.a f;dard .ekSug fya;= olajd" Tnf.a {d;shd fj; úoHq;a ,smshla ,shkak¡

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Section 3: Writing in Sinhala (20 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 3.

2. Write your answer to a question from Section 3 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ONE question in SINHALA.

4. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

5. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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10. ‘One kind deed will lead to another.’ Write an imaginative short story for a young adult writing competition, reflecting this saying.

ztla lreKdjka; l%shdjla ;j;a lreKdjka; l%shdjlg uq,a fõ¡Z fuu lshuk ms<sìUq jk whqßka fh!jkhkaf.a rpkd ;r`.hlg bosßm;a lsÍu i|yd uk#l,ams; flá l;djla ,shkak¡

11. Plastic waste has a devastating effect worldwide. Write a persuasive article for a newspaper, suggesting steps that could be taken to prevent this devastation.

f,djmqrd úkdYldÍ n,mEula we;s lsÍug ma,diaála wmøjH fya;= ù we;¡ fï úkdYh je<elaùug .; yels mshjr fhdackd lrñka mdGlhka i|yd mqj;am;lg fmd<Uùfï ,smshla ,shkak¡

12. ‘Technology was developed to help people, but now it has started to control people.’ Write an evaluative script for a speech, indicating how technology has helped people and how it has overtaken them. Your speech is to be presented at your school’s Technology Society meeting.

z;dCIKh ñksidf.a myiqj i|yd jeä oshqKq lrkq ,enqj o" oeka th ñksidj md,kh lsÍug mgka f.k we;¡Z ;dCIKh ñksidg Wmldr ù we;s wkaou iy th ñksidj wNsnjd f.dia we;s wkaou i|yka lrñkaa" we.ehSfï l;djl msgm;la ,shkak¡ fuu l;dj bosßm;a lrkq ,nkafka Tn mdif,a ;dCIK ix.ufha /iaùfï oSh¡

Section 3 (Questions 10–12) (20 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstratedepthoftreatmentofinformation,ideasand/oropinions• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinSinhala.

Answer ONE question from this section in approximately 250 words in SiNhAlA.

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Question Number:

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