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Institute of English Speech and Drama Sri Lanka

Local Grade 5 · Term 1 · Paper 3

written-practice

Sharing a box of colours

Original EWS practice · EWS suggested term pacing.

Name: ________________________ Date: ________________

Word bank: generous, borrow, return, spare, kindness, island, whistle, bottle

  1. Choose a word from the word bank: Willing to share what you have.
  2. Choose a word from the word bank: Use another person’s thing and give it back later.
  3. Choose a word from the word bank: Give something back.
  4. Choose a word from the word bank: Extra and available when needed.
  5. Choose a word from the word bank: A caring or helpful action or quality.
  6. Milan gives pencils to Roshini. He gives ___ two pencils. (she / her)
  7. Roshini thanks Milan. She thanks ___. (he / him)
  8. The pencils belong to Milan. They are ___. (his / he)
  9. Rewrite with a contraction: I do not have a blue pencil.
  10. These younger pupils need help. Please help ___. (they / them)

Read this passage.

Milan brings a box of coloured pencils to class.

His friend Roshini has forgotten her pencils.

He gives her two spare pencils for the art lesson.

Roshini returns them before going home and thanks him.

Later they lend the whole box to two younger pupils.

  1. What does Milan bring to class?
  2. Why does Roshini need pencils?
  3. How many spare pencils does Milan give her?
  4. When does Roshini return the pencils?
  5. Who borrows the whole box later?
  6. Ask Milan politely to lend you two pencils.
  7. Return the pencils and thank him.
  8. A friend has no eraser. Offer yours.
  9. Write a suitable reply to “Thank you for sharing.”
  10. Write three sentences about an act of kindness. Include one object pronoun.

Try it yourself

Write a short message thanking someone for helping you.

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