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- TextbookGrade 6Official site, no HTTPS
Grade 6 English Pupil's Book
The Grade 6 English pupil's book published by the Educational Publications Department. Linked, not hosted; the Department also publishes it free on its own website.
Copyright status: Linked from the Educational Publications Department
- TextbookGrade 11Official site, no HTTPS
Grade 11 English Pupil's Book
The complete Grade 11 English pupil's book published by the Educational Publications Department, for the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from the Educational Publications Department
- Teachers' guideGrade 6
Grade 6 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 6 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama. Lesson planning, teaching activities and assessment guidance.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 7
Grade 7 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 7 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 8
Grade 8 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 8 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 9
Grade 9 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 9 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 10
Grade 10 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 10 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama, for the first Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 11
Grade 11 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 11 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama, for the Ordinary Level examination year.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideAdvanced Level
General English Teachers' Guide, Grades 12 and 13
The General English teachers' guide for G.C.E. Advanced Level classes, published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Study packGrade 6first term2021
Grade 6 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 6 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province. Lessons keyed to the pupil's book and workbook by competency level.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 7first term2021
Grade 7 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 7 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 8first term2021
Grade 8 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 8 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 9first term2021
Grade 9 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 9 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 10first term2021
Grade 10 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 10 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 11first term2021
Grade 11 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 11 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province, for the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 11
Grade 11 Appreciation of English Literary Texts, Self Study Pack 2020
A self study pack for Grade 11 Appreciation of English Literary Texts, issued by the Ministry of Education. Prepared under the Director of English and Foreign Languages with a national panel of editors and writers.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 62026
Grade 6 Term Notes 2026, New Syllabus
A term-by-term scheme of work for Grade 6 under the new 2026 syllabus, organised by module and week. Lists the learning outcome, content standards and skills focus for each lesson. Follows the 2026 competency structure of listening, speaking, reading, writing and literary appreciation.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 92026
Grade 9 Scheme of Work 2026
A full Grade 9 scheme of work for 2026, listing each competency level with its learning outcomes, textbook and workbook activities, teaching aids and periods. Covers the future perfect, the passive voice in past and future, reported speech, conditional clauses and inference.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 112026
Grade 11 Term Notes with Competency Levels 2026
A Grade 11 scheme of work for 2026, term by term, mapping each competency level to its learning outcomes, activities, teaching aids and number of periods. Covers the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Practice PaperGrade 112025
Grade 11 English Unit Tests 2025
A set of Grade 11 unit tests arranged by textbook unit, with matching, dialogue completion, punctuation and writing tasks and marks shown for each test. Prepared by the Regional English Support Centre, Matara.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Past paperAdvanced Level2019
G.C.E. A/L 2019 English Literature (Subject 73), Paper I
The official Paper I of the 2019 Advanced Level examination in English Literature, Subject 73, reference AL/2019/73/E-I(NEW), sat on 20 August 2019. Part A sets context passages on the prescribed drama, novels, a short story and a poem; Part B carries the essay questions on drama, the novel, the short stories and poetry. This is the complete five-page copy.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperAdvanced Level2019
G.C.E. A/L 2019 English Literature (Subject 73), Paper II
The official Paper II of the 2019 Advanced Level examination in English Literature, reference AL/2019/73/E-II(NEW), dated 22 August 2019. Paper II is the language component of Subject 73, covering composition, comprehension and precis.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations paper, linked not rehosted
- Marking schemeAdvanced Level2019
G.C.E. A/L 2019 English Literature (Subject 73), Marking Scheme
The official marking scheme for the 2019 Advanced Level English Literature examination, headed 73 English (New Syllabus). Includes examiner guidance for the Paper I literature questions on the prescribed plays.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations document, linked not rehosted
- Resource BookAdvanced Level
A/L English Literature Resource Book
The National Institute of Education resource book for Advanced Level English Literature, Subject 73, supporting the prescribed poetry, drama, fiction and prose.
Copyright status: NIE publication, linked not rehosted
- Teachers' guideGrade 10 and 11
Appreciation of English Literary Texts, Teacher's Guide
The National Institute of Education teacher's guide for the Ordinary Level literature subject, Appreciation of English Literary Texts. Sets out the competencies, the four-level reading model and the assessment structure.
Copyright status: NIE publication, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 10 and 112019
G.C.E. O/L 2019 Appreciation of English Literary Texts (Subject 46)
The official 2019 Ordinary Level literature paper, reference OL/2019/46-E, three hours. Part I sets six context extracts and a passage from one of the prescribed novels; Part II asks one question each from Poetry, Drama, Prose and Fiction. The paper is blank and unused, and every page is present.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations paper, linked not rehosted
- Marking schemeGrade 10 and 112019
G.C.E. O/L 2019 Appreciation of English Literary Texts, Marking Scheme
The official marking scheme for the 2019 Ordinary Level literature paper, headed 46 - Appreciation of English Literary Texts. It gives the accepted answers for every context question and the points examiners look for in each essay, including the mark split within each part.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations document, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 10 and 112018
G.C.E. O/L 2018 Appreciation of English Literary Texts (Subject 46)
The official 2018 Ordinary Level literature paper, reference OL/2018/46-E, sat on 11 December 2018. The context extracts cover Once Upon a Time, The Nightingale and the Rose, Bringing Tony Home and The Vendor of Sweets. The paper is blank and unused, and every page is present.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations paper, linked not rehosted
- Marking schemeGrade 10 and 112018
G.C.E. O/L 2018 Appreciation of English Literary Texts, Marking Scheme
The official Detailed Marking Scheme and Guidelines to Answers for the 2018 Ordinary Level literature paper. It opens with the examiners' introduction on how an aesthetic subject is to be marked, then sets out the answers, the banded descriptors for content, organisation and language, and the mark allocation. This is the clearest copy of the four O/L marking schemes on the site.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations document, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 10 and 112017
G.C.E. O/L 2017 Appreciation of English Literary Texts (Subject 46)
The official 2017 Ordinary Level literature paper, reference OL/2017/46-E-(NEW), December 2017. The context extracts cover Fear, The Camel's Hump, Wave, The Lumber Room, Twilight of a Crane and The Bear. The paper is blank and unused, and every page is present.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations paper, linked not rehosted
- Marking schemeGrade 10 and 112016
G.C.E. O/L 2016 Appreciation of English Literary Texts, Marking Scheme
The official marking scheme for the 2016 Ordinary Level literature paper, the first sat under the syllabus that replaced English Literature with Appreciation of English Literary Texts. It carries the examiners' introduction, the answers and the marking criteria. It is a scan: the pages read clearly on screen, but the text cannot be searched or copied.
Copyright status: Department of Examinations document, linked not rehosted
- Marking schemeGrade 122019
G.C.E. A/L General English Practice Test 2019, Paper II Marking Scheme
The marking scheme for the Central Province General English Paper II practice test. The paper itself is headed Practice Test 2019, not a term test.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 122019
G.C.E. A/L General English First Term Test 2019, Grade 12
A North Western Province General English Paper II test for Grade 12. The paper is headed First Term Test, though the file was named Third Term.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperAdvanced Level2019
G.C.E. A/L General English Third Term Test 2019
A North Western Province General English test paper for the Advanced Level General English subject.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 122018
G.C.E. A/L General English 2018, Grade 12
An Uva Province General English test paper for Grade 12 Advanced Level students.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 122019
G.C.E. A/L General English 2019, Grade 12, Second Term
A General English paper issued by the Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru, with the Northern Province Department of Education.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 122019
G.C.E. A/L General English 2019, Grade 12, Third Term
A General English paper from the Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru, Northern Province.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 132019
G.C.E. A/L General English 2019, Grade 13
A Northern Province General English paper for Grade 13 Advanced Level students.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperAdvanced Level2018
G.C.E. A/L General English Third Term Test 2018
A General English third term paper from the Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru. The filename gave no issuer; the document does.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 132018
G.C.E. A/L General English Third Term Test 2018, Grade 13
A Grade 13 General English third term paper for the Advanced Level General English subject.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Past paperGrade 132019
G.C.E. A/L General English 2019, Grade 13
A Central Province General English paper for Grade 13 Advanced Level students.
Copyright status: Provincial or departmental paper, linked not rehosted
- Study packGrade 7
Grade 7 English Self Study Pack
The Ministry of Education self study pack for Grade 7 English. Prepared under the Director of English and Foreign Languages with academic guidance from the NIE Department of English, and written by a Sabaragamuwa provincial panel of teachers and RESC coordinators.
Copyright status: Ministry of Education publication, linked not rehosted
- Practice PaperGrade 10 and 11
O/L English and English Literature Support Papers, with Answers
An official Ministry of Education book of support papers for the Ordinary Level. It contains five English language papers and two English Literature support papers, all with answers, together with summaries of the prescribed poetry, fiction and drama, and an appendix of irregular verbs and active and passive forms. Compiled by the English and Foreign Languages Branch and distributed free of charge to schools.
Copyright status: Ministry of Education publication, distributed free to schools. Linked, not rehosted.
- Lesson planGrade 10 and 11
O/L Literature: Five Sample School Based Assessment Plans
Five ready-to-use SBA tools for Grades 10 and 11 English Literature, one for each part of the syllabus: a poetry commentary portfolio, a short-story role play and character profile, an analytical essay on The Vendor of Sweets, and group presentations on Twilight of a Crane and The Bear. Each gives the competency, competency level, learning outcome, teacher and student activities, timing and a twenty-mark marking scheme, with blank fields for the school, date and signatures.
Copyright status: RCF English material, free to use
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