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Institute of English Speech and Drama Sri Lanka

Local Grade 2 · Term 3 · Paper 4

oral-listening

Helping grandmother find her story book

Original EWS practice · EWS suggested term pacing.

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For the adult · read this script

ADULT: Read the following short scenario twice at a comfortable pace, without showing the child the text. Ask questions 1–6 orally. For 7–12, read one instruction at a time and observe the response. Do not require written English answers. Use safe real objects or simple adult-made cards when an action is requested. Imaginary personal details are accepted.
SCENARIO: Grandmother wants her story book. Rani asks if she can help. The book is under a low table. Its cover has a rabbit and a bird. Rani brings it safely. Grandmother thanks her and reads an animal story aloud.

  1. What does grandmother want?
  2. Who offers help?
  3. Where is the book?
  4. Name one animal on the cover.
  5. What does Rani do with the book?
  6. What does grandmother do after thanking Rani?
  7. Offer help to grandmother politely.
  8. Use an object to show the position under when the adult asks.
  9. Ask an adult to bring a book politely in a role-play.
  10. Pretend to be a rabbit and describe a movement.
  11. Pretend to be a bird and say a feature.
  12. Reply when grandmother thanks you.

Try it yourself

Retell the help story in three short sentences, then act out a polite offer of help.

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