Book 1 · below-S → S
The Recognition Floor
Thirty-five marks you can take without writing a sentence of your own. Six days, fifteen minutes a day.
Gate 25 / 35 · 28 pages · PDF 3.5 MB
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The paper has not changed in three years.
Thirty-five marks are yours without writing a single sentence of your own. Here is the map of where those marks are, four short books that climb from a pass to an A, and every English paper since 2023 — all free to download.
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Where the 100 marks actually are
Sixteen questions. But only six kinds of question, repeated every year. These numbers are counted from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 papers — not estimated.
Four books. One grade boundary each.
You do not start at Book 1 because it is first. You start at the book that matches the mark you are getting now.
Book 2 · S → C
The Credit Bridge
The fifteen marks between a pass and a credit sit in three questions you are probably leaving half-blank.
Gate 38 / 60 · 27 pages · PDF 3.2 MB
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Book 3 · C → B
Breaking the Cliff
Only 9.56% of the country scores a B. The wall is production, and it has a shape.
Gate 65 / 100 · 28 pages · PDF 2.7 MB
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Book 4 · B → A
The Distinction Crown
From here the A is won by losing less, not by knowing more.
Gate 75 / 100 · 29 pages · PDF 2.7 MB
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What did you score in English last term, out of 100?
Under 35 → Book 1 35–49 → Book 2 50–64 → Book 3 65+ → Book 4 I don't know → free quiz
Every book has a Teacher & Parent Guide
Written so an adult with weak English can still mark the work. The guides are published in English, Sinhala and Tamil — the student writes in English, the adult marking it does not have to read it.
English 1 · 22pp English 2 · 19pp English 3 · 20pp English 4 · 20pp සිංහල 1 · 24pp සිංහල 2 · 22pp සිංහල 3 · 20pp සිංහල 4 · 19pp தமிழ் 1 · 27pp தமிழ் 2 · 24pp தமிழ் 3 · 22pp தமிழ் 4 · 23pp
Every paper since 2023
The real Department of Examinations papers, retypeset so they are readable on a phone. Plus a 2026 model paper we wrote ourselves — with the full marking scheme, which the official papers do not give you.
Now get it marked.
A book can tell you the answer. It cannot tell you why your answer lost three marks. That is the part a student cannot do alone — and it is the part the app does.
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Every activity in the books is meant to be written on paper, because that is what the examiner reads.
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Find out where you stand
A short diagnostic that tells you which of the four books to start with, and which of the sixteen tests is costing you most.
Take the free quizQuestions students actually ask
- How many marks do I need to pass O/L English?
- 35 out of 100 is an Ordinary Pass (S). 65 marks on the paper are recognition questions — matching, choosing and filling word boxes — so the pass line is reachable without writing an original sentence.
- Is the O/L English paper the same every year?
- The structure was identical in 2023, 2024 and 2025: Paper I is 40 marks in eight five-mark tests, Paper II is 60 marks in eight more. Only Test 12 rotates — reported speech, conditionals and the passive.
- What is Test 11 and why do students lose marks on it?
- Test 11 is a seven-mark cloze with one spare word. Students treat it as a vocabulary question; it is a grammar question. The box is dominated by function words — had, before, was, he, they — so it tests cohesion, not word knowledge.
- Which Test 16 option should I choose?
- Take one of the options that carries bullet points. Three of the four give you the content to include; the story gives none, so it looks easier and marks harder.
- Can I get my English answers marked online in Sri Lanka?
- Yes — Idasara Academy's Snap & Score marks a photograph of your handwritten answer against the marking scheme. It is included from the Exam Ready plan.