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Free Government & Provincial English Papers

Local Grades 1–13 · source links by grade, province and examination.

ඔබේ ශ්‍රේණිය තෝරා අදාළ මුල් වෙබ් අඩවියෙන් ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර ලබාගන්න.

Choose English Language or General English on multi-subject portals. Check the grade, term, year and issuer printed on the paper. “English medium” may refer to another school subject.

නිවැරදි ඉංග්‍රීසි විෂය, ශ්‍රේණිය, වාරය සහ වර්ෂය තහවුරු කරන්න.

Local Grade 1 · English

NIE primary English learning recovery packs ↗Shared Grades 1–5 learning support. Choose English Language and your grade; this is a learning pack, not a verified Grade 1 provincial term-paper collection.Open the existing EWS Grade 1 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 2 · English

NIE primary English learning recovery packs ↗Shared Grades 1–5 learning support. Choose English Language and your grade; this is a learning pack, not a verified Grade 2 provincial term-paper collection.Open the existing EWS Grade 2 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 3 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 3 English activities ↗English activity sheets and original answers. A dedicated provincial term-paper collection has not been verified here.Open the existing EWS Grade 3 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 4 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 4 English question papers ↗Question-paper section; the listed third-term paper is from 2015. Check the original paper header.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Supplied files · issuer not confirmed

English - Grade 4 - First Term Test 2019 & Monthly Test February 2019 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 4 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 5 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 5 English question papers ↗English question-paper section; the listed third-term paper is from 2015.Open the existing EWS Grade 5 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 6 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 6 English papers ↗School, Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North Western source labels are retained in the official list.

Colombo & Western Province

Western Province · Term 2 · 2018 · Papers I & II ↗Original resource on Ministry of Education e-Thaksalawa.

Other provinces · outstation

Southern Province · Term 3 · 2018 · Papers I & II ↗Original resource on Ministry of Education e-Thaksalawa.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Other provinces · outstation

English - Grade 6 - Third Term Test 2019 - Southern Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

School papers · original school names

English - Grade 6 - Diagnostic Test - Second Term Test 2020 - Piranpattu Kalaimahal Vidyalam ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 6 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 7 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 7 English exam papers ↗Colombo school and provincial papers, including North Western 2024 and 2025 entries.

Other provinces · outstation

North Western Province · Term 3 · 2024 · Papers I & II and answers ↗Original paper and source-provided answers remain free.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

School papers · original school names

English - Grade 7 - Third Term Test 2019 - Ruwanwella Rajasinghe MV ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.English - Grade 7 - Diagnostic Test - Second Term Test 2020 - J/Piranpattu Kalaimahal Vidyalam ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 7 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 8 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 8 English papers ↗Colombo zone and provincial papers, including North Western second-term 2025 with original answers.

Official textbooks, guides & learning packs

NIE · Grade 8 English learning recovery plan · PDF ↗Official 9-page recovery plan; teaching support, not a provincial term test.Open the existing EWS Grade 8 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 9 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 9 English papers and activities ↗Open Past Question Papers. Includes Colombo zone, Western Province and North Western 2024 entries.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Other provinces · outstation

English - Grade 9 - Third Term Test 2025 - Southern Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 9 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 10 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 10 English papers ↗School and provincial papers, including North Western second-term 2024. Confirm grade on the paper itself.

Official textbooks, guides & learning packs

NIE · Grade 10 English learning recovery plan · PDF ↗Official 10-page recovery plan; teaching support, not a provincial term test.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Other provinces · outstation

English - Grade 10 - Third Term Test 2025 - NWP ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.English - Grade 10 - Second Term Test 2019 - NWP ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.English - Grade 10 - Second Term Test 2019 - NCP ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 10 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 11 · English

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 11 English question papers ↗Western, Southern and North Western term papers. National O/L papers are also linked below.

Colombo & Western Province

Western Province · Mid-year · 2018 ↗Original resource on Ministry of Education e-Thaksalawa.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Colombo & Western Province

English - Grade 11 - Third Term Test 2019 - Western Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.English - Grade 11 - Third Term Test 2019 - Western Province - Marking Scheme ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

Other provinces · outstation

English - Grade 11 - Third Term Test 2019 - Sabaragamuwa Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

School papers · original school names

Royal College, Colombo 07 · Grade 11 English · Term 1 · 2020 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; readable paper header confirms Royal College, Grade 11, Term 1, 2020. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

Supplied files · issuer not confirmed

O/L English - Model Paper - Paper 1 - First Term 2020 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 11 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 12 · A/L General English

e-Thaksalawa · A/L General English term papers ↗Shared A/L collection; includes an explicitly labelled Grade 12 North Western third-term 2023 paper. Select General English.

Other provinces · outstation

North Western Province · Grade 12 General English · Term 3 · 2023 ↗Original paper and source-provided answers remain free.

National examinations & free official marking schemes

e-Thaksalawa · Grade 12 General English model paper · PDF ↗7-page Grade 12 General English model paper. Original author/source identities retained.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Other provinces · outstation

General English - Grade 12 - Third Term Test 2019 - Central Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2020 - Practice Paper - Central Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

National examinations & free official marking schemes

General English 2025 Paper 11 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2020 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2019 - Government Paper New ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2019 - Marking Scheme ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

Official textbooks, guides & learning packs

General English · supplied book PDF (title from source) ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.NIE · General English Teachers’ Guide · Grades 12–13 · 2017 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 12 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Local Grade 13 · A/L General English

e-Thaksalawa · A/L General English term papers ↗Shared A/L collection. Use the paper's stated grade and your teacher's plan; the Grade 12 2023 item is not relabelled Grade 13.
Supplied paper/book links · access may require permission

File names were checked. Most scanned paper bodies could not be read; source labels are retained. Public download access is not independently verified.

ගොනු නාම තහවුරු කර ඇත. ඇතැම් සබැඳි සඳහා අවසර අවශ්‍ය විය හැක.

Other provinces · outstation

General English - Grade 13 - Third Term Test 2019 - Central Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2020 - Practice Paper - Central Province ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

National examinations & free official marking schemes

General English 2025 Paper 11 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2020 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2019 - Government Paper New ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.General English 2019 - Marking Scheme ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.

Official textbooks, guides & learning packs

General English · supplied book PDF (title from source) ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.NIE · General English Teachers’ Guide · Grades 12–13 · 2017 ↗Supplied Drive source link. File name checked; full paper content not reviewed. Public access was not independently verified; permission may be required.
Open the existing EWS Grade 13 paper archive ↗EWS answers with Sinhala explanations · Charges apply ↗

ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ ලබාගත හැක. පිළිතුරු සහ ඒවාට හේතු සිංහලෙන් පැහැදිලි කරන පිළිතුරු පත්‍ර EWS Academy වෙතින් ගාස්තුවක් ගෙවා ලබාගත හැක.

Paper portals & study sources

Colombo & Western Province

Western Province Department of Education · paper sharing portal ↗Choose your grade, English, term and zonal office. Colombo is a zone within Western Province; other Western zones retain their own names.

Other provinces · outstation

Northern Province · English-medium learning materials ↗Choose English Language and the correct grade. This portal also contains other subjects taught in English.Northern Province · EMIS educational resources ↗Select English Language and the required resource type. Availability varies; this is a portal, not a complete Grade 1–13 English archive.North Western Province · Department of Education ↗Department information. Direct portal availability is intermittent; use the grade-matched e-Thaksalawa North Western papers above for downloads.Northern Province · EMIS exam-paper list ↗Select English Language. The list includes a Grade 11 first-term 2026 English entry; other subjects are separate.

National examinations & free official marking schemes

Department of Examinations · past papers ↗Choose examination and year, then English Language for O/L or General English for A/L. The portal loads its search dynamically.Department of Examinations · official marking schemes and evaluation reports ↗Free official marking schemes where published. Choose the correct examination, subject, year and syllabus.e-Thaksalawa · national past-paper index ↗Official O/L and A/L collections. Choose the English subject, not another subject merely taught in English.e-Thaksalawa · A/L General English model papers ↗General English model-paper section, including a Ministry support-paper listing for 2026.e-Thaksalawa · all past and model paper categories ↗Primary, O/L and A/L category index. Select English Language or General English.e-Thaksalawa · term-paper course · multiple subjects ↗Open the English Language section. This course contains other subjects too; it is not the A/L General English course.

Official textbooks, guides & learning packs

Educational Publications Department · official textbooks ↗Choose language and grade. Textbooks and workbooks support study; they are labelled separately from examination papers.National Institute of Education · teacher guides ↗Select medium and grade; check English Language rather than another English-medium subject.National Institute of Education · learning recovery packs ↗English Language recovery plans for primary and secondary grades, plus Literature. These are learning resources.National Institute of Education · main website ↗The original home page directs visitors to nie.ac.lk. Individual teacher-guide and recovery links are supplied above.Ministry of Education · e-Thaksalawa main learning portal ↗Official portal redirects to the current LCMS. Choose the grade and English subject.

Independent paper repositories

Past Papers WiKi · main library ↗Independent repository. Choose English Language or General English; confirm the original issuer, paper and year.Past Papers WiKi · O/L English papers and answers ↗Independent source directory. Published original answers are separate from the optional EWS explained-answer service.Past Papers WiKi · 2025(2026) O/L English marking-scheme listing ↗Repository listing. Check the original document and Department of Examinations source before treating it as an official scheme.Past Papers WiKi · A/L General English papers and answers ↗Years vary by availability; no claim that every 2013–2026 paper is present.Past Papers WiKi · General English category archive ↗Browse General English entries; keep national, provincial and model-paper labels.Past Papers WiKi · Grade 12 term papers · all subjects ↗Choose General English. English medium alone is not an English Language subject label.Past Papers WiKi · 2026 A/L archive listing ↗Archive page, not proof that every 2026 examination paper or marking scheme is available.GovDoc · term-test paper library ↗Independent repository covering multiple grades and subjects. Filter English, grade, term and issuer.GovDoc · North Western Province term papers ↗Choose the English subject and the correct grade. Other English-medium subjects are also listed.GovDoc · O/L past-paper archive ↗Choose English Language and the exact year.GovDoc · main documents and education library ↗Independent document repository; use its English subject and grade filters.

Grade 5 Scholarship · separate examination collection

GovDoc · Grade 5 Scholarship past papers ↗Scholarship examination collection; separate from the Grade 5 English subject.GovDoc · Grade 5 Scholarship model papers ↗Model papers, not national past papers; check issuer and language.

Supplied term folders

Open the relevant collection and check each paper’s grade and subject. Access may require permission. Folder sharing settings have not been changed.

1st Term ↗Supplied collection link; individual grade, subject and access must be checked. No sharing settings changed.Term 2 ↗Supplied collection link; individual grade, subject and access must be checked. No sharing settings changed.6 - 11, 3rd Term Grammar ↗Supplied collection link; individual grade, subject and access must be checked. No sharing settings changed.

Direct links awaiting recheck

The WiKi provincial index, three supplied EPD textbook PDFs and two department home pages could not be retrieved. Use the working WiKi main library, EPD book selector and grade-matched e-Thaksalawa links above.

විවෘත නොවූ සෘජු සබැඳි වෙනුවට ඉහත ප්‍රධාන වෙබ් අඩවි භාවිත කරන්න.

Sources checked: 31 October 2026. Linked availability varies; this directory does not claim every paper, year or class is complete. Original documents retain their own branding. EWS explanations are a separate service.

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