Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Section A: Grammar MCQ. Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the bracket.
The new year always ____ on first of January.
P2 English SA2 2019 — Henry Park
Source: Henry Park, 2019
This P2 English SA2 paper from Henry Park (2019) covers comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, cloze passage, editing and spelling and visual text and situational writing across 73 questions worth 76 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P2 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
Babies usually ____ when they are hungry or sleepy.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
"____ he talking to his friend or listening to his teacher now?" asked Ali.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
"You need to carry ____ books from this table to the staffroom," said Mrs Lee.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
The red bicycles parked near the tree are ____.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Section B: Vocabulary MCQ. Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the bracket.
The villagers were afraid of the ____ giant.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
The children cheered when the plane ____ into the sky.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
The lions ____ angrily at the other animals in the jungle.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
Be careful! The bees can ____ us!
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
My principal says that it is important to be ____ for all our lessons.
Q11
Open-ended
1 mark
Section C: Vocabulary Cloze. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Use each word once only.
Word box: egg, beautiful, droplet, pupa, mother
It was a bright morning. A tiny caterpillar was crawling on a green leaf. Then it saw its reflection on a water ____ which was on the leaf. The caterpillar felt that it looked ugly.
Q12
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: egg, beautiful, droplet, pupa, mother
The caterpillar had just hatched from an ____ . A creature with a pair of wings flew past but it did not look like the tiny caterpillar.
Q13
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: egg, beautiful, droplet, pupa, mother
"Wow! That flying creature is so ____ ! How I wish I could look like her," the caterpillar said sadly.
Q14
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: egg, beautiful, droplet, pupa, mother
After some time, the caterpillar became a ____ . After about 18 days, the chrysalis turned into a butterfly and it joined the rest of the butterflies in the garden.
Q15
Open-ended
1 mark
Section D: Grammar Cloze. Read each passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the box and write the word in the blanks provided. Use each word once only.
Word box: but, because, so
It was Sumei's birthday. Her mother had given her some money. Sumei wanted to buy some country erasers, ____ she walked to the school's bookshop during recess.
Q16
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: but, because, so
However, Sumei changed her mind and decided to play with her friends at the field ____ the bookshop was too crowded.
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: but, because, so
After playing for ten minutes, she realised that her money was gone! She went searching for it around the school compound ____ she could not find it.
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: taking, took, take, takes
A few days ago, Samy had a severe toothache. His mother ____ him to the dentist.
Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: taking, took, take, takes
The dentist gave Samy some medicine to ____ after removing the decayed tooth.
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: taking, took, take, takes
Today, Samy feels better, so his family decides to visit Jewel at Changi Airport. They are ____ the MRT there. They plan to spend the whole day at Jewel.
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Section E: Editing. Read the passage. Each of the bold and underlined words contains a spelling error. Fill in the boxes with the correct spelling.
One hot day, Jack decided to climb up his giant beanstalk to hide from the heat. He went to the top and was greted by the smell of yummy food.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Seeing that the giant was having a nap, Jack quikly made his way to the dining table.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
...to the dining table where he saw a plate of baked mussles.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Jack grabbed a handful of the delicius dish and gobbled up the food.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Suddenly, the giant woke up and Jack hurridly hid under the table. He quivered in fear, hoping that the giant would not find him.
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
"Ha, ha, ha," the giant laughed hartily. "You do not have to be afraid. Come, sit here and join me for tea!"
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
Section F: Word Order. Rearrange the words to form complete sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark.
flowers / her / to / cheer / some / up / I / her / gave
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
lost / thick / the / jungle / in / boys / were / the
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
had / pool / the / an / at / children / time / the / enjoyable
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
work / the / to / properly / their / were / students / do / reminded
Q31
MCQ
1 mark
Section G: Comprehension. Passage 1: Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia. There are 54 species in the kangaroo family. Most kangaroos feed on the grass on the Australian plains. Some kangaroos are arboreal, which means they climb trees and leap from branch to branch. Kangaroos generally have long, powerful hind legs and a long, thick tail. The tail is used for balancing. The hind legs are used for jumping and self-defence. Kangaroos are famous for jumping. Some adults can jump to heights of nine metres. Kangaroos have small heads with large, round ears. They have thin coats of soft fur. Female kangaroos have a large pouch at the front of their bodies for raising their young.
Write the number for the correct answer in the bracket.
This article is about ____.
Q32
MCQ
1 mark
Arboreal kangaroos are special because they ____.
Q33
MCQ
1 mark
Which statement about kangaroos is true?
Q34
Structured
1 mark
Passage 2: Once, when a lion was sleeping, a little playful mouse ran up the lion's body. The lion felt tickled and woke up. It caught the mouse with its huge paw and opened its big jaws to swallow the mouse. "I'm sorry!" cried the mouse. "Please let me go. I will not disturb you again. If you let me go, I promise to repay your kindness someday." The lion felt amused to hear that the mouse would be able to help him. It opened its paw and let the mouse go. A few days later, some hunters captured the lion. They tied it to a tree. While the hunters were looking for their wagon, the mouse happened to pass by and saw the lion in trouble. It quickly ran up to the lion and chewed away the ropes that tied the lion. "Thank you for saving me," said the lion gratefully. "See, I told you that I could help you," said the mouse happily.
Based on the passage, write the numbers 1, 2 and 3 to arrange the following sentences in the correct sequence.
____ The hunters captured the lion.
____ The lion wanted to eat the mouse.
____ The mouse chewed away the ropes.
Q35
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Read each statement and place a tick in the correct box (True / False).
a) The lion was awake when the mouse went near it.
b) The hunters kept the lion in a hole.
c) The hunters went off to look for their wagon.
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'caught'?
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
How did the mouse save the lion?
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
How did the lion feel after it was saved?
Q39
MCQ
1 mark
Section A: Grammar MCQ. Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the bracket.
My brother and ____ jog to the park every morning.
Q40
MCQ
1 mark
Tom changed into his new clothes ____ his father is taking him to a birthday party.
Q41
MCQ
1 mark
I shall not take up ____ of your time because I know you are busy.
Q42
MCQ
1 mark
The boys meet to ____ soccer every week.
Q43
MCQ
1 mark
"____ birds high up on the tree are owlets," Miss Tay said to her students.
Q44
MCQ
1 mark
Section B: Vocabulary MCQ. Read the sentences carefully. Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the bracket.
It is the hottest season during ____.
Q45
MCQ
1 mark
Meiling called for the plumber as the pipe was ____ badly.
Q46
MCQ
1 mark
My grandfather slipped and fell as the floor was wet and ____.
Q47
MCQ
1 mark
The chameleon camouflages itself by changing its ____ to match and blend into the surrounding.
Q48
MCQ
1 mark
"What's the ____?" Mrs Lin asked her children who were arguing.
Q49
Open-ended
1 mark
Section C: Vocabulary Cloze. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Use each word once only.
Word box: joggers, leaves, delicious, autumn
Last September, my family visited Aunt Kelly. She lives in a country where the ____ change their colours and fall from the trees.
Q50
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: joggers, leaves, delicious, autumn
This season is known as ____ . Animals gather food in this season to prepare for the coming winter.
Q51
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: joggers, leaves, delicious, autumn
One afternoon, my family decided to take a walk in the park. There were many ____ running on the track around the park.
Q52
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: joggers, leaves, delicious, autumn
After a while, we returned home. Aunt Kelly made some desserts. They were ____ . How I wish I could have such nice desserts every day!
Q53
Open-ended
1 mark
Section D: Grammar Cloze. Read each passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the box and write the word in the blanks provided. Use each word once only.
Word box: and, but, because
Emir is in primary two. Everyone likes him ____ he is a kind and friendly boy.
Q54
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: and, but, because
He likes playing with his friends during recess. Emir especially likes playing catching, basketball ____ soccer.
Q55
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: and, but, because
Last week, Emir had a fall in the field. He had a cut on his leg. He cried out in pain ____ no one heard him at first.
Q56
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: walked, walk, walks, walking
Thomas and Jillian are siblings. They stay near the school. They ____ to school every morning.
Q57
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: walked, walk, walks, walking
They take the same route to school daily. Thomas ____ along the pavement that leads to his school with Jillian behind him.
Q58
Open-ended
1 mark
Word box: walked, walk, walks, walking
Yesterday, Thomas almost stepped on a dead frog as he was ____ to school. He was shocked and let out a scream. Jillian held his hand to calm him down.
Q59
Open-ended
1 mark
Section E: Editing. Read the passage. Each of the bold and underlined words contains a spelling error. Fill in the boxes with the correct spelling.
Mother Duck is a hardworking animal. Every day, she always gathers twegs and dried leaves from the farm.
Q60
Open-ended
1 mark
She places them at a coner of the farm as she wants to use them to build a nest.
Q61
Open-ended
1 mark
One day, she found some faethers on the ground.
Q62
Open-ended
1 mark
She knew that her pigeon friends were back. She looked up and saw them on the bransh.
Q63
Open-ended
1 mark
After a while, all the other animels came back to the farm.
Q64
Open-ended
1 mark
The squirels were amazed to see that Mother Duck had already built her nest. Mother Duck was proud of herself and had a good rest.
Q65
Open-ended
1 mark
Section F: Word Order. Rearrange the words to form complete sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark.
during / June / you / the / where / go / did / holidays
Q66
Open-ended
1 mark
school / but / was / went / to / sick / she / Kate
Q67
Open-ended
1 mark
chased / the / and / them / thieves / police / arrested / the
Q68
Open-ended
1 mark
under / the / hid / blanket / storm / her / Alexa / during
Q69
MCQ
1 mark
Section G: Comprehension. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
A woodcutter was walking home through the forest. He had gone there to gather wood as winter was coming. Suddenly, he heard a little cry and went towards it. He saw an injured monkey shivering in the cold. The woodcutter brought it home. He kept it warm and gave it some food. On the fourth day, the monkey recovered. The woodcutter opened his door and the monkey ran off happily into the forest. Winter came and there was snow everywhere. One night, the woodcutter ran out of firewood to keep warm. To his surprise, he found a pile of wood left by the monkey outside the door. He looked up and saw the monkey running back into the forest. The woodcutter was glad that the monkey was grateful for his help.
Write the number for the correct answer in the bracket.
Why did the woodcutter cut the wood? The ____ season was coming.
Q70
Structured
1 mark
Based on the passage, write the numbers 1, 2 and 3 to arrange the following sentences in the correct sequence.
____ A pile of wood was left outside the woodcutter's door.
____ The woodcutter heard a cry.
____ The woodcutter gave the monkey food.
Q71
Structured
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Read each statement and place a tick in the correct box (True / False).
a) The monkey felt better on the fourth day.
b) The woodcutter was shivering in the cold.
Q72
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word in paragraph 4 has the same meaning as 'amazement'?
Q73
Open-ended
1 mark
How did the monkey show its gratefulness to the woodcutter?