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IGCSE First Language English 0500 · Free practice assessment

Original EWS selected-skills practice. This is not an official past paper or a complete examination mock. Use your own paper for answers.

මෙය තෝරාගත් කුසලතා සඳහා EWS පුහුණු ඇගයීමකි. නිල පසුගිය විභාග පත්‍රයක් නොවේ. පිළිතුරු වෙනම ලියන්න.

The river crossing

Before sunrise, I followed my aunt down to the river. The water lay dark and still, holding the last stars like scattered coins. I had expected the boat to look strong. Instead, a narrow wooden shape nudged the bank, its paint lifting in pale curls. My aunt stepped aboard without hesitation. I tested the first plank with one foot. “It has carried me for twenty years,” she said. That should have reassured me. Across the river, the market lights began to blink awake. I tightened my grip on the basket and climbed in. The boat trembled, then settled beneath us, as if accepting a familiar task.

කථකයාගේ සැකය හා නැන්දණියගේ විශ්වාසය පරිසරය සහ ක්‍රියා මඟින් පෙන්වන කෙටි කතාවකි.

Try it yourself

1. At what time of day does the scene take place?
2. Identify two details suggesting that the boat is old.
3. What contrast is established between the narrator and the aunt?
4. Explain the image “holding the last stars like scattered coins”.
5. What does “I tested the first plank with one foot” suggest?
6. Explain “That should have reassured me.”
7. How is the market personified?
8. What change occurs in the final sentence?
9. Write one analytical paragraph explaining how the writer creates hesitation. Use two brief references.
10. Continue the story with a clear change in mood.

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