EWSLearn EnglishEWS-MP-CAMBRIDGE-STAGE-7-001
Stage 7 - 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 notice nobody read
The library’s new notice was accurate, detailed and almost invisible. Printed in small grey letters, it filled a narrow board beside the door. Amali watched visitors walk past it, then asked three regular readers to explain what it said. None could recall the new opening time. She rewrote the heading in larger letters and moved the time to the first line. The following afternoon, two visitors mentioned the change. Amali was pleased, but she knew that two comments were only an early sign, not a full evaluation.
තොරතුරු නිවැරදි වුවත් කියවීමට පහසු ලෙස ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතු බව අමාලිගේ අත්දැකීම පෙන්වයි.
Try it yourself
- Identify two presentation problems with the original notice.
- How did Amali prioritise the key information?
- Explain the effect of “accurate, detailed and almost invisible”.
- Why does Amali avoid claiming complete success?
- Choose: Yesterday, we ___ the plan. (change / changed)
- Complete: She has ___ a clear notice. (write / written)
- Join with because: We waited inside. It was raining.
- Rewrite in the passive: The pupils checked the signs.
- Write two paragraphs proposing one improvement at your school. Explain the problem, give evidence and acknowledge one possible concern.
- Check your response: identify one capital letter, one full stop and one word you could improve.