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EWS-MP-CAMBRIDGE-STAGE-8-001

Stage 8 - Lower Secondary English · 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 path across the field

A worn path crossed the field although a new paved route curved neatly around it. The caretaker first called the shortcut a careless habit. Then he watched pupils hurry between buildings during a sudden shower. The paved route kept their shoes clean but added several minutes to the journey. At a meeting, pupils asked for a direct path with proper drainage. The caretaker agreed to measure how often people used each route before recommending a change. What had looked like disobedience began to look like a design problem.

කෙටි මාර්ගයක් භාවිත කිරීමේ හේතු සොයා බැලීමෙන් ගැටලුව ගැන මුල් අදහස වෙනස් වේ.

Try it yourself

1. What was the caretaker’s first explanation?
2. Identify the trade-off presented by the paved route.
3. Explain the contrast in the final sentence.
4. What further evidence did the caretaker plan to collect?
5. Choose: Yesterday, we ___ the plan. (change / changed)
6. Complete: She has ___ a clear notice. (write / written)
7. Join with because: We waited inside. It was raining.
8. Rewrite in the passive: The pupils checked the signs.
9. Write two paragraphs proposing one improvement at your school. Explain the problem, give evidence and acknowledge one possible concern.
10. Check your response: identify one capital letter, one full stop and one word you could improve.

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