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2003 PUBLIC EXAMINATION

SinhalaContinuers Level

Tuesday 21 October: 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Reading Time: 10 minutesWorking Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes

• You have 10 minutes to read all the papers and to familiarise yourself with the requirements of the questions. You may not write during this time.

• Monolingual and/or bilingual printed dictionaries may be used.

Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 50 minutes for Section 1.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 1 in this booklet in blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in SINHALA.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

This examination is used for the HSC (New South Wales), the NTCE (Northern Territory), the SACE (South Australia),the TCE (Tasmania), the VCE (Victoria), and the WACE (Western Australia).

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Part A (Questions 1–3)(20 marks)

When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to:• understand general and specific aspects of texts by identifying and analysing information and

convey the information accurately and appropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings in which you may make notes.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH.

MarksText 1

1. (a) Name the two towns that would be connected by the bridge. 2

(b) What is the main objective of the project? 1

(c) Which industry would benefit from the building of the bridge? 1

(d) How do they expect to finance the project? 1

Text 2

2. (a) Where will this program take place? 1

(b) What is the purpose of the organisers? 2

(c) List one of the folk items included in the program. 1

(d) What attribute might have been considered when selecting the guest of honour?

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You may make notesin this space.


MarksText 3

3. (a) Tick (ü) the correct answer. Siri could best be described as 1 (A) intelligent (B) generous (C) selfish (D) patriotic

(b) Tick (ü) the correct answer. Siri was frustrated due to having 1 (A) no place to stay in Sri Lanka. (B) to repair the Wellawatta house. (C) tenants leaving the Wellawatta house. (D) no income from the coconuts.

(c) Give two reasons why Sama looked on her relations, friends and neighbours as a resource.

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(d) Which expressions indicate that Siri does not agree with Sama? 2

(e) Name two things that Sama and Siri each will do, after going to Sri Lanka.

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Siri1

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Part B (Questions 4–5)(10 marks)

When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to:• understand general and specific aspects of texts by identifying and analysing information;• convey the information accurately and appropriately.

You will hear TWO texts, one relating to Question 4 and one relating to Question 5. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings in which you may make notes.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in SINHALA.

MarksText 44. (a) According to the text, name two important learning experiences

arising from work experience. vQQqEhl~pwQ@g~ kw`vt anEv v#d pEhENE@vn~ obt i@gn gw h#kQ v#qgw~

aw~q#kWm| @qkk~ nm|~ krn~n

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(b) Explain, in complete sentences, the significance of the expression ‘do so with honour’.

“ ” yn kQym@nhQ a#wQ v#qgw~km sm|p Rr ~N

v`k&y vlQn~ p#h#qQlQ krn~n.

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5. (a) Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 What is the main reason for the increase of Dengue fever? @dAgS un v&`p~w vWmt mRlQk @h~wSv (ü) qk~vn~n.

(A) @p`lQwQn~ vQsQ kQrWm

(B) sEpQrQ vQqEhl~ pQhQtWm

(C) n`grWkrNy

(D) apQrQsQqE jly

(b) Write down two symptoms of a Dengue fever patient. 2 @dAgS un @r`~gQ@ykS h[En` gw h#kQ pY{`n l]N @qkk~ nm| krn~n.

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(c) Identify reproductive dissimilarities between Dengue and Malaria carrying mosquitos.

@dAgO k`rk mqEr#v` sh m#@l~rQy` k`rk mqEr#v` awr a#wQ @b`~vW@m| @vns

@pn~v` @qn~n.

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(d) What evidence is there in the text to suggest that Dengue fever has become a serious problem in Sri Lanka?

@dAgS un XWY lAk`@v| brpwl pYX~nyk~ vW a#wQ bvt wQ@bn s`{ky

kSmk~q?

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Section 2: Reading and Responding (30 marks)


1. Allow approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes for Section 2.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in blue or black ink or ball-point pen.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in SINHALA.






Part A (Questions 6–7)(20 marks)

When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to:• understand general and/or specific aspects of texts, by, for example, comparing, contrasting,

summarising, or evaluating, and convey the information accurately and appropriately.

6. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

1980 qXk@y~ apRr# @qyk~ sQqEvQy. XWY lAk`@v| pY}m agnEvrvR anEr`{pEr@y~, a#wSU nEvr sQqEkL

pEr`vQq&` k#NWm| vlqW vLA k#b#l~lk~ hmEvQy. em vLA ktEv @mrt iwQh`sy mEUmnQn~m @vns~

kQrWmt @h~wS s`{k vWm apRr# sQq~{Qyk~ @n`@v|q?

@m| @PwWh`sQk @w`rwSr# an`vrNy kL p#rNQ ngry pQhQt` wQbE@n~ anEr`{pEr@y~ kSt|tm|

@p`kSNw~ }Rp`r`myw~ awry. kYQs~wS pRr~v 5 Xw vr~;@y~ sQtm anEr`{pEr@y~ vW @g`vQw#n sh v`rQ

kr~m`n~wy mEl~ krgw~ iw` qQyENE XQ;~T`c`ryk~ p#vwQ bv apQ qnQmE. e@hw~ nv k#NWm| vlQn~ l#bENE

s`{k, @m| qQyENE XQ;~T`c`ry wvw~ Xwk hwrk~ enm| kYQs~wS pRr~v 900 qk~v` a`ps~st @gn yyQ.

nQw& vX@yn~m kYQs~wS pRr~v 900-600 qk~v` p#rNQ bv vQq&`w~mk pr~@y~;N vlQn~ sn`}

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a@p~ iwQh`sy lQy#vEnE mh`vAXyt anEv XWY lAk`@v| rj prpEr kYQs~wS pRr~v 5 Xw vr~;@y~qW uwSr#

in~qQy`@vn~ p#mQNQ vQjy kSmr#@gn~ a`rm|x @v|. kYQs~wS pRr~v 3 Xw vr~;@y~qW in~qQy`@v| a@s`~k

rjwSm`, bEqEqhmw~ smM, wm pEw~ mQhQ[E hQmQ XWY lAk`vt evW|y. e~ smMm apt pY}m a]r m`l`vq

h[En~v` @qn~nt a#w#yQ apQ vQX~v`s k@LmE. e@hw~ vLA ktE@v| “ yn nm kSr#tE g` a#w.

em akSr# iw` p#rNQ x`;` vr~gyt ayw~ @v|. smhr vQt em akSr# XWY lAk`@v|m

upw l#bEv` vQy h#k. vQjy rjEt @prw~ @mrt qQyENE XQ;~T`c`ryk~ h` a]r m`l`vk~ p#vwQ bv in~

op~pE @v|.

@mm k#nWm| vlQn~ l#bENE wvw~ v#qgw~ @w`rwSr# r`XQykQ. ekl lAk`@c| cW @g`vQw#nt amwrv,

ykd x`vQwy @mn~m qQyENE m#tQ b[En~ x`vQwy wQbW a#w. lAk`vt a`@v|NQk @n`cR aX~vyQn~@g~

a#tktE vl @X~;q @mhQ hmEcW a#w. ekL qQyENE a`nyn apnyn @vL[`mk~ p#vwQ bvt @my

s`]QykQ. @mm aX~vyQn~ @gn~v` a#w~@w~ m{&m a`sQy`@vn~ yyQ vQX~v`s @k@r~.

@mm pr~@y~;N vlQn~ an`vrNy vn~@n~ in~qQy`@v| gAg`nm| gA nQmn@y~w~, anEr`{pEr@y~w~ ekm

yEgyk n`grQk XQ;~T`c`r bQhQvR bvyQ.


QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Complete the following table which relates to earthenware found at the excavations. 4

Where was it located?

Which period did it belong to?

What is the name scribbled on it?

To which language do the letters scribbled on it belong?

(b) Evaluate, in a short paragraph, the level of civilisation in Anuradhapura according to the findings at the excavation in the 1980s.

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(c) How did the discovery of earthenware at the excavation site in the 1980s change our perception of history?

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7. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

a#f~GnQs~}`n@y~ sQt XYW lAk`v qk~v` qkSNE a`sQy`wQk rtvlt ihlQn~ vQ;v`yE vl`kSLk~ wQ@bn bv e.j`. @g~ prQsr

v#d sthn (UNEP) psEgQyq` v`r~w` k@l~y. kQ.mW. 3 k Gnkmk~ shQw ey v.kQ.mW. qsl] 10 k p#wQr pvwW.

in~qWy s`gr pr~@y~;N v&`p^wQy (INDOEX) avEr#qE 5 k~ wQs~@s~, nvWn w`]Ny @y`q` kL pr~@y~;N vlQn~ @m|

b#v| an`vrNy vQy. ihL ah@s~qW, @jt| y`n` mgWn~t vl`kSL qEBEr# p`tt @pnWm em nm l#bWmt @h~wSvQy. ihwkW

jn`{Qk kl`pyt vl`kSL ahQwkr bv vQq&`Z@y`~ pvswQ.

qEBEr# vl`kSL @k@s~ nQr~m`Ny vWq? gQnQk[E pQpQrWm| v#nQ s~v`x`vQk upqYv eyt q`yk vQ a#w~@w~ 20%kQnQ. 80%k~m

mQnQs~ kQYy`k`rkm| vl pYwQPly. kr~m`n~wX`l`, r}v`hn, ey@r`@s`~l~ sh gl~ aMOr# h` @wl~ qhn@yn~ nQk~@mn

vQ;v`yE eyt q`yk vW a#w. qQLQ[E jny` ivEm|pQhEm| s[h`w~, a`@l`~ky h` uNEsEm lb` g#nWmtw~ @y`q`gn~n` qr

h` @g`mrQwQ @yqR an`r]Qw lQp~ vlQn~ nQk~@mn qEm|@r`tE sh vQ;v`yE q ehQ a#w. vg`v s[h` vn`n~wr gQnQw#bWmq

@h~wOvkQ.

hQr#r#SSs~ vlQn~ 15%k~m ur` g#nWmt qEBEr# vlkSL smw~ @v|. s`grmwQn~ sQqEvn v`;~pWkrNyt ey b`{`vk~vWm nQs`

l#@bn vr~;`pwny 40%kQn~ adE@v|. as~v#n~n p`UvWm ehQ pYwQPlyyQ. am|l v#sQ nQs` gh @k`l vQn`XvWm @w~

vg`vtq vQX`l wr~jnykQ. in~qQy`@v| tj~mhl~ @mn~m a@p~ anEr`{pEr, @p`@l`n~nr# ntbEn~ vQn`XkQrW@m| h#kQy`v

am|lv#sQ swO@c|. qEBEr# vl`kOL nQs` s~vsn @r`~g v#dQvW a#wQ bv in~qQy`@vn~ v`r~w` @v|. @m| pQLQb[v wvmw~ XWY

lAk`@v| av{`ny @y`mEvW n#w. hm|bn~@w`t qWr~Gk`lWn nQyMy @mhQ pYwQPlyk~ vQy @n`h#kQq? vl`kO@L~ blp$m

pQLQb[v @s`y`bl` in~ mQqWmt avX& pQyvr g#nWm m{&m prQsr a{Qk`rQ@y~ vgkWm vQy yEwOYy.

QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Briefly comment on the research undertaken by INDOEX with regard to the Asian Brown Cloud phenomenon.

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(b) According to the writer, what are the main causes of this phenomenon? Give four examples. 4

(c) Discuss what effects the Brown Cloud can cause. 3

(d) According to the text, whose responsibility is it to do more research on the Brown Cloud phenomenon?

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Part B (Question 8)(10 marks)

When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to:• understand general and specific aspects of a text by identifying, analysing, and responding to

information;• convey information coherently (structure, sequence, accuracy and variety of vocabulary and

sentence structure) and appropriately (relevance, use of conventions of the text type).

8. Read the text and then answer the question in SINHALA on page 6.

XYW lAk`v pEr` a#wQ pYj` m{&s~}`n vlt pYj` nQl{`rWn~ b[v` g#nWmt, il~lEm|pw~k#[vnE l#@b|. vys 18-35 awr pYj` sAvr~{ny

g#n unn~qEvk~ qk~vn ayt, @m| s[h` il~lEm| kL h#kQy. sm|mEK prW]NykQn~ sEqEs~sn~ @w`~r`gnE l#@b|. wnwSrt hQmQ v`r~;Qk mElE

v#tEp, r#pQyl~ 96000/ - kQ. pYj` nQl{`rQ wnwSr# s[h` phw q#k~@vn @]~wY vl a#b$r~wS a#w.

• XYmq`n v&`p^wQ

• v#dQhQtQ s`]r v#d sthn~

• pYj` @s_K& v#d sthn~

• k^;Qk`r~mQk v&`p^wQ

wnwSr s[h` sEqEsEkm| vnE@y~ ,

• a.@p`.s. uss~@pL shwQky

• sQAhl, @qmL, iAgYWsQ yn x`;` wS@nn~ @qkk pYvWNw`vy

• pYj` ktyEwS pQLQb[ pLpEr#q~q

• XYW lAk`@v| o|n$m pl`wk @s~vy kQrWmt k#m#w~w

ayqEm|kr#vn~ aq`l @w`rwSr# a#wSlw~ kr " ~" mgQn~ 2003 @qs#m|br~ 20 t @pr wnwSr s[h` il~lEm| krn~n. o@b|

lQpQy " ”" “yn lQpQnyt lQy`pqAcQ w#p$@ln~ evQy yEwSy.

QUESTIONThis Sarvodaya advertisement appeared in the newspapers on 20 October 2003. You wish to work as a Community Development Officer and have the necessary qualifications. Apply for this position, by writing a formal letter in 150–200 words, giving the necessary information.

sr~@v`~qy v&`p`ry mgQn~ 2003.10.20 pLkr a#wQ pYv^w~wQ pwY q#n~vWmk~ ihw q#k~@c|. pYj` nQl{`rQ wnwSr s[h` ob

wSL k#m#w~wk~ a#w. e~ s[h` obt sEqEsEkm|q wQ@b|. avX& @w`rwSr# a#wSlw~ kr, vcn

mgQn~ wnwSr s[h` il~lEm| krn~n

You may make notes in this space.

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Section 3: Writing in Sinhala (15 marks)


1. Allow approximately 45 minutes for Section 3.

2. Write your answer to a question from Section 3 in this booklet in blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ONE question in SINHALA.






Section 3 (Questions 9–12)(15 marks)

When judging performance in this section, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates:• relevance and depth of treatment of ideas, information, or opinions;• accuracy and range of vocabulary and sentence structures;• the capacity to structure and sequence response and capacity to use conventions of the text type.

Answer ONE question from this section in 200–250 words in SINHALA.

9. You studied up to Year 10 in Sri Lanka. You are doing Year 12 in an Australian secondary college and studying for the final end-of-year examinations. Write an article about your Australian school experience for the educational journal of your school in Sri Lanka.

XWY lAk`@v|qW 10 vsr qk~v` i@gn gw~ ob, q#n~ o|s~@tYlQy`@v| q~vQwQyk p`slk 12 vsr avs`n vQx`gyt

@pnW sQtWmt sRq`nm| vn~@nhQy. ob@g~, @mhQ p`sl~ aw~q#kWm| aLl` XWY lAk`@v| o@b| a{&`pn p`sl~ sMr`vt

lQpQyk~ lQyn~n.

10. Write an informative leaflet to convince the local community to support the establishment of a centre to meet the religious and spiritual needs of the Sinhala community.

ob sQtQn pY@q~X@y~, sQAhl jnw`v@g~ a`gmQk sh a{&`w~mQk uvmn`vn~ itEkrg#nWm s[h`, m{&s~}`nyk~

pQhQtEvW@m| avX&w`vyk~ a#w. e~ s[h` pY@q~Xv`sWn~ @pLBvWmt sEqEsE pwYQk`vk~ sks~ krn~n.

11. Returning from a pilgrimage, you became lost in a crowd. Write an imaginative story for the children’s supplement of the Sunday newspaper, describing how you felt, and the strategies you used to find your way back home.

vn~qn`@v| @g`s~ a`psE p#mQ@Nn vQt ob, awrmA vQy. em avs~}`@v|qW ob wSL a#wQvR h#MWm| h` n#vw @gqr

p#mQNQ a`k`ry vQs~wr @k@rn mn:kl~pQw @ktQ kw`vk~ irQq` pEvw~ p@w~ Lm` wWryt lQyn~n.

12. You are the school captain. Write a script for an evaluative speech to be delivered at the school assembly on ‘what type of TV programs we should watch’.

ob p`s#l~ XQ;& n`yky`y. “’’“kOmn an~q@m| r$pv`hQNW v#dsthn~ ap n#rBQy yEwOq?” yn m`w^k`v agy krmQn~~

p`s#l~ rFs~vWm iqQrQ@y~ @k@rn k}`vkt pQtpwk~ lQyn~n.

You may make notes in this space.


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