P2 English SA2 2025 — Anglo Chinese | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: 1. The hungry giant (eats / eat) 50 potatoes every day.

eats. The subject 'The hungry giant' is singular, so the singular verb form 'eats' is required for simple present tense.

Q: Last night Ron stayed up to revise for his examination. He 1. (go / went) to bed at ten o'clock.

went. The sentence is in the past tense ('Last night'), so the past tense form 'went' is correct.

Q: 1. a) throw b) grew c) towel

b) grew. Assuming the teacher says a word that shares a common sound with 'grew' (e.g., the 'gr' blend or the long 'oo' sound) as per the answer key. Without the spoken word, a precise phonetic explanation is impossible.

Q: 2. α) mop b) ship c) top

α) mop. Assuming the teacher says 'mop' (the word itself) or a word with a similar vowel sound (/ɒ/) or 'm' beginning. The answer key indicates 'mop'.

Q: 2. Every winter, the birds (flies / fly) to a warmer place.

fly. The subject 'the birds' is plural, so the plural verb form 'fly' is required for simple present tense.

Q: He 2. (sleep / slept) soundly.

slept. The sentence is in the past tense, so the past tense form 'slept' is correct.

Q: He 3. (dream / dreamt) that his room was full of bubbles.

dreamt. The sentence is in the past tense, so the past tense form 'dreamt' is correct.

Q: 3. There (is / are) three black cars parked by the side of the road.

are. The subject of the sentence, 'three black cars', is plural, so the plural verb form 'are' is required.

Q: 3. α) town b) grow c) crate

c) crate. Assuming the teacher says a word that shares a common sound with 'crate' (e.g., the 'cr' blend or the long 'a' sound) as per the answer key. Without the spoken word, a precise phonetic explanation is impossible.

Q: 4. The farmer (grows / grow) vegetables for a living.

grows. The subject 'The farmer' is singular, so the singular verb form 'grows' is required for simple present tense.

Q1 Structured 🖼 Visual

1. Mary found a job as a writer after some time.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

1. Tom and his neighbour Ali take a bus ____ school every morning.

Q1 Structured 🖼 Visual

Look at the pictures. Write a sentence to say which you think is better. Use the words better than.

Q1 MCQ

1. The hungry giant (eats / eat) 50 potatoes every day.

Q1 Structured

1. Cat tasted the yummy rice. She gave it to Snake. When ____

Q1 Open-ended

1. Mary wanted to go to the party, ____

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

1. The ruler is long. The string is ____.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Out comes a (1)____ with many legs.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

1. The pupil ____ costumes are cute.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a piece of ____ paper

Q1 Open-ended

1. John ____ as a driver for a living.

Q1 MCQ

Last night Ron stayed up to revise for his examination. He 1. (go / went) to bed at ten o'clock.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

1. "____!" This ice cream is wonderful!

Q1 Open-ended

Last Sunday, we went to our teacher, Mrs Tan's house for a party. We brought some (1)(pear / pears), a few (2)(orange / oranges) and a large (3)(watermelon / watermelons).

Q1 Open-ended

We took a bus to Raffles Place. We (1)____ down and boarded the MRT train to Bedok Station and (2)____ took a bus.

Q1 Structured

1. Make 3 words with the scr- sound as in screech.

Q1 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

One day I was walking along a winding road. I looked up at the beautiful trees swaying in the wind and saw a (1)____.

Q1 MCQ

1. a) throw b) grew c) towel

Q1 Open-ended

My mother cooks vegetables for dinner every night. I (1)____ to eat vegetables because vegetables are (2)____ for me.

Q1 Structured 🖼 Visual

Write a sentence about each picture to tell us what you are going to do. Use the words in the brackets. 1 (tomorrow)

Q1 Open-ended

The doctor told John, "You will get well ____ You should be able to return to school after the third day."

Q2 MCQ

2. α) mop b) ship c) top

Q2 Open-ended

2. My cousin returned ____ Malaysia yesterday.

Q2 Open-ended

Last Sunday, we went to our teacher, Mrs Tan's house for a party. We brought some (1)(pear / pears), a few (2)(orange / oranges) and a large (3)(watermelon / watermelons).

Q2 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

It had bright green (2)____.

Q2 Structured 🖼 Visual

Look at the pictures. Write a sentence to say which you think is better. Use the words better than.

Q2 Open-ended

2. My ____ helps me with my homework.

Q2 Structured 🖼 Visual

2. The plants start growing in a few weeks.

Q2 Structured

2. Snake saw the rice. She could not wait to eat it. When ____

Q2 Open-ended

2. The boys played well, ____

Q2 Structured 🖼 Visual

Write a sentence about each picture to tell us what you are going to do. Use the words in the brackets. (next week)

Q2 Open-ended

We took a bus to Raffles Place. We (1)____ down and boarded the MRT train to Bedok Station and (2)____ took a bus.

Q2 MCQ

2. Every winter, the birds (flies / fly) to a warmer place.

Q2 Open-ended

2. Tom ____ up as a clown to go to the party.

Q2 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Out of the (2)____ hanging from a (3)____

Q2 Open-ended

My mother cooks vegetables for dinner every night. I (1)____ to eat vegetables because vegetables are (2)____ for me.

Q2 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

2. Sally ____ bicycle has two big wheels.

Q2 Open-ended

His grandmother ____ took John home to rest.

Q2 Structured

2. Make 3 words with the squ- sound as in squeak.

Q2 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a ____ road

Q2 MCQ

He 2. (sleep / slept) soundly.

Q2 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

2. The dog is big. That bull elephant is ____.

Q3 MCQ

He 3. (dream / dreamt) that his room was full of bubbles.

Q3 MCQ

3. There (is / are) three black cars parked by the side of the road.

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a ____ peacock

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

3. I ____ cockroaches that fly about.

Q3 Structured

3. Make 3 words with the ch- sound as in chew.

Q3 Open-ended

My friends know that I like to eat vegetables. During recess, they (3)____ me their share of the vegetables.

Q3 Structured 🖼 Visual

Write a sentence about each picture to tell us what you are going to do. Use the words in the brackets. (this weekend)

Q3 Structured 🖼 Visual

Look at the pictures. Write a sentence to say which you think is better. Use the words better than.

Q3 Structured

3. Monkey was given the rice. He tasted it. When ____

Q3 Open-ended

3. Mrs Sim glared ____ the smoker angrily when the smoke made her son cough.

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

It had a long stick in its (3)____.

Q3 MCQ

3. α) town b) grow c) crate

Q3 Open-ended

We thought the beach was very near, so (3)____ of us decided to walk while others jogged there.

Q3 Open-ended

Last Sunday, we went to our teacher, Mrs Tan's house for a party. We brought some (1)(pear / pears), a few (2)(orange / oranges) and a large (3)(watermelon / watermelons).

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

3. A football is cheap. A tennis ball is ____.

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

3. The dog ____ master is away. Who will look after them?

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Out of the (2)____ hanging from a (3)____

Q3 Open-ended

3. John studied very hard, ____

Q3 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Mother said she would return home ____ to take care of John in the afternoon.

Q3 Structured 🖼 Visual

3. The lesson ends in a few hours.

Q3 Open-ended

3. The pupils ____ the big book together as a group.

Q4 MCQ

4. The farmer (grows / grow) vegetables for a living.

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

4. The girl ____ dresses are long.

Q4 Open-ended

Mrs Tan served the fruit on nice (4)(plate / plates). She also used pretty (5)(glass / glasses) for the drinks.

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

4. The gifts ____ as a surprise.

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

4. My little brother is ____. My father is taller.

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a ____ boy

Q4 MCQ

4. a) train b) three c) toe

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

It was blowing (4)____. I knew I was in deep (5)____ because the wind was blowing in my direction.

Q4 Structured 🖼 Visual

Write a sentence about each picture to tell us what you are going to do. Use the words in the brackets. (this evening)

Q4 Open-ended

They like fruit more (4)____ they like vegetables.

Q4 Open-ended

4. We thought we were late but we managed to arrive ____ the airport on time to board the plane.

Q4 Open-ended

On the way we came across a man who could not (4)____. He was singing near an overhead bridge.

Q4 Structured

4. Make 3 words with the -ice sound as in nice.

Q4 Structured

4. Chicken saw the rice. She squawked and ran away. When ____

Q4 Open-ended

4. The restaurant serves tea, ____

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Out comes a (4)____ butterfly!

Q4 MCQ

He was very frightened. He 4. (scream / screamed)

Q4 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

4. What a ____ bowl of noodles. Can I thank the cook?

Q5 MCQ

5. a) mop b) owl c) cow

Q5 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

I knew I was in deep (5)____ because the wind was blowing in my direction.

Q5 Structured

5. Make 3 words with the -aw sound as in saw.

Q5 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

5. The medicine tastes ____. I think I need a drink of water now.

Q5 Open-ended

Many people (5)____ him money.

Q5 Open-ended

Mrs Tan served the fruit on nice (4)(plate / plates). She also used pretty (5)(glass / glasses) for the drinks.

Q5 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a ____ man

Q5 Open-ended

5. My uncle ____ stamps as a hobby.

Q5 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

5. The monkey moves ____ than the tortoise.

Q5 MCQ

Then he 5. (falls / fell) off the bed and found that it was only a dream.

Q5 Structured 🖼 Visual

Make 2 complete sentences using the apostrophe to show who owns something. Use the helping words given. cats / feeding bowl / water

Q5 MCQ

5. My friends have (comes / come) from Australia to visit me.

Q5 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Oh see how the butterfly rests on a (5)____

Q5 Structured 🖼 Visual

Write a sentence about each picture to tell us what you are going to do. Use the words in the brackets. (for my brother)

Q5 Open-ended

5. "Could you please pass this box ____ your mother?" Mrs Rahman asked her neighbour's son.

Q5 Open-ended

I try to eat (5)____ fruit every day, too, but I still prefer vegetables.

Q6 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Soon all the bubbles landed on my (6)____. I really looked very messy and was embarrassed too.

Q6 Open-ended

We left our things under a (6)____ umbrella and (7)____ for a swim.

Q6 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

6. Shall we ____ a song together?

Q6 Structured 🖼 Visual

Make 2 complete sentences using the apostrophe to show who owns something. Use the helping words given. boy / classmate / play

Q6 MCQ

He 6. (gets / got) up and 7. (goes / went) to the kitchen to get a drink.

Q6 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

a ____ rock

Q6 MCQ

6. The referee (begins / begin) the game by blowing the whistle.

Q6 Open-ended

She gave us goody (6)(bag / bags). There were a few (7)(pencil / pencils), a big (8)(balloon / balloons) and a (9)(whistle / whistles) in each goody (10)(bag / bags).

Q6 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

6. I love the ____ my father cooks. It is always spicy and delicious!

Q6 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Drinking (6)____ with its (7)____

Q6 Open-ended

6. Mr Wong winked ____ his son and said, "It's our secret. Don't tell anyone about it."

Q7 Open-ended

We left our things under a (6)____ umbrella and (7)____ for a swim.

Q7 Open-ended

7. My family goes ____ India every June to visit our relatives there.

Q7 Open-ended 🖼 Visual

Drinking (6)____ with its (7)____

Q7 Open-ended

There were a few (7)(pencil / pencils), a big (8)(balloon / balloons) and a (9)(whistle / whistles) in each goody (10)(bag / bags).

Q7 MCQ

He 6. (gets / got) up and 7. (goes / went) to the kitchen to get a drink.

Q7 MCQ 🖼 Visual

7. John is waiting excitedly to see the eggs (hatches / hatch).

Q8 MCQ

His mother 8. (says / said), "Don't 9. (eat / ate) so late at night.

Q8 Open-ended

There were a few (7)(pencil / pencils), a big (8)(balloon / balloons) and a (9)(whistle / whistles) in each goody (10)(bag / bags).

Q8 Open-ended

8. The children laughed when the clown made a funny face ____ them.

Q8 Open-ended

We swam (8)____ cycled until Sammy fell (9)____ his bicycle.

Q9 Open-ended

We swam (8)____ cycled until Sammy fell (9)____ his bicycle.

Q9 MCQ

His mother 8. (says / said), "Don't 9. (eat / ate) so late at night.

Q9 Open-ended

There were a few (7)(pencil / pencils), a big (8)(balloon / balloons) and a (9)(whistle / whistles) in each goody (10)(bag / bags).

Q10 MCQ

Just 10. (take / took) a drink and 11. (go / went) back to sleep."

Q10 Open-ended

in each goody (10)(bag / bags).

Q11 MCQ

Just 10. (take / took) a drink and 11. (go / went) back to sleep."

Q12 MCQ

Ron 12. (goes / went) back to his room and slept.

P2 English SA2 2025 — Anglo Chinese

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