Grade 5 Scholarship Examination study guide
Grade 5 Scholarship Examination · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Grade 5 Scholarship Examination is a Sri Lankan national examination sat by children in Grade 5, usually around age nine or ten, in the school year in which they become eligible. It is not a school-leaving test: results are used for scholarship and bursary awards and, importantly, as a selection mark for admission to Grade 6 in popular schools. Candidates sit the examination in one session, in Sinhala or Tamil medium, and it covers first language, mathematics, environment (science, health and social studies in everyday context) and general knowledge and general ability. Preparation should follow the school syllabus rather than coaching-centre shortcuts. The Grade 5 Scholarship Examination study guide has 4 sections and about 1,496 words.
01First Language – Sinhala or Tamil
The First Language paper is taken in the candidate's mother tongue (Sinhala or Tamil). It checks four things: comprehension of unseen passages, grammar accuracy, vocabulary range, and short functional writing such as a letter or notice.
373 words, about 2 min02Mathematics
Work confidently to 1,000,000: name place values (units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands), write numbers in words and expanded form, compare with < and , and round to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. Multiplication tables to 10 and the standard written methods for multiplication and division (including two-digit divisors) are assumed knowledge.
375 words, about 2 min03Environment (Environmental Studies)
Plants: roots absorb water and minerals, stems transport them, leaves make food by photosynthesis using light, water and carbon dioxide. Seeds germinate given water, air and suitable warmth - light is needed for healthy growth, not for germination itself.
366 words, about 2 min04General Knowledge and General Ability
Sri Lanka gained independence on 4 February 1948 and became a republic in 1972; the present constitution dates from 1978. Official languages are Sinhala and Tamil, with English as the link language; the currency is the Sri Lankan rupee.
382 words, about 2 min