G.C.E. O/L English: 17 lessons
O/L English exam practice, task by task
The O/L English paper has a set of task types that come every year. English Genius teaches each one as its own lesson, then lets students sit mock exams and full model papers with marks.
O/L exam skills 12
Every task type in the O/L English paper, one lesson each, with the steps that earn full marks.
- Picture TasksTests 1 & 3 · match pictures and describe a sceneGrade 6
- Information TransferTest 5 · complete a table from a textGrade 7
- Dialogue CompletionTests 2 & 9 · choose the word that fits the conversationGrade 7
- Exam ParagraphsTest 8 · one strong paragraph in 50–60 wordsGrade 7
- Poems & Dictionary SkillsReading poems and using a dictionary pageGrade 7
- Matching Text TypesTest 13 · recipe, advert, notice, catalogue…Grade 8
- Reference Words & Meaning in ContextTest 15 · what does "they" refer to?Grade 8
- Announcements, Invitations & MessagesTest 6 · short functional writing in 40–50 wordsGrade 8
- Describing Charts & GraphsTest 14 (b) · pie charts and bar charts in ~100 wordsGrade 9
- Article WritingTest 16 (a) · magazine and newspaper articlesGrade 9
- Story from an OutlineTest 16 (d) · turn an outline into a full storyGrade 9
- How the O/L Paper WorksThe 16 tests, marks, timing and C·L·O·M markingO/L
Mock exams 5
A mock exam at the end of every grade: grammar, vocabulary, a reading passage and a cloze, with marks.
- Grade 6 Mock Exam20 grammar & vocabulary questions + a reading passage + a cloze. Score 80% to pass!Grade 6
- Grade 7 Mock Exam20 grammar & vocabulary questions + a reading passage + a cloze. Score 80% to pass!Grade 7
- Grade 8 Mock Exam20 grammar & vocabulary questions + a reading passage + a cloze. Score 80% to pass!Grade 8
- Grade 9 Mock Exam20 grammar & vocabulary questions + a reading passage + a cloze. Score 80% to pass!Grade 9
- O/L English Mock Exam20 grammar & vocabulary questions + a reading passage + a cloze. Score 80% to pass!O/L
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Questions parents ask
Which grades learn these lessons?
They run from Grade 6 to the O/L, in the order Sri Lankan schools teach them. Each lesson page shows its grade.
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