P3 English SA2 2020 — Catholic High | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Ali and his sister ____ to school every day.

A. cycle. The compound subject 'Ali and his sister' is plural, and 'every day' indicates a habitual present action, requiring the base form 'cycle'.

Q: Jun Xian ____ a song during the school's upcoming concert this November.

D. will be singing. 'Upcoming' indicates a future event, so the future continuous 'will be singing' is correct.

Q: Helen and Hannah share a room. The room is ____.

D. theirs. The room belongs to Helen and Hannah (two third-person people), so the possessive pronoun 'theirs' is correct.

Q: After taking so much time to complete her art project, Alisha had ____ time left to do other work as it was time for bed.

A. little. 'Time' is an uncountable noun, and the context (it was already time for bed) indicates a small amount, so 'little' fits.

Q: All the children ____ present for Uncle Lim's 80th birthday celebration last night.

D. were. 'Children' is plural and 'last night' indicates past tense, so 'were' is correct.

Q: Ken has been learning to play the piano ____ he was four years old. He will be taking his Grade 8 examination soon.

D. since. The present perfect continuous 'has been learning' pairs with 'since' to indicate the starting point of an ongoing action.

Q: "Look up there! ____ is Sheena's father performing a parachute jump for the National Day Parade," exclaimed Nasrin.

B. That. 'Look up there' indicates a singular subject far away, so the singular distal demonstrative 'That' is correct.

Q: The car ____ off immediately when the traffic lights turned green.

A. sped. The clause 'when the traffic lights turned green' is in the past tense, so the past tense 'sped' is correct.

Q: "Please ____ your shoes and keep them in the shoe cabinet," Mrs Lim told her guests politely.

C. take off. 'Take off' means to remove (clothing/footwear), which fits the context of placing shoes in the cabinet.

Q: "You should ____ your right fist and place it on the left side of your chest while saying the pledge," the teacher reminded the pupils.

C. clench. 'Clench' means to close one's fist tightly, which is the action used during the Singapore pledge.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Ali and his sister ____ to school every day.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Jun Xian ____ a song during the school's upcoming concert this November.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Helen and Hannah share a room. The room is ____.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

After taking so much time to complete her art project, Alisha had ____ time left to do other work as it was time for bed.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

All the children ____ present for Uncle Lim's 80th birthday celebration last night.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Ken has been learning to play the piano ____ he was four years old. He will be taking his Grade 8 examination soon.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

"Look up there! ____ is Sheena's father performing a parachute jump for the National Day Parade," exclaimed Nasrin.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

The car ____ off immediately when the traffic lights turned green.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

"Please ____ your shoes and keep them in the shoe cabinet," Mrs Lim told her guests politely.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

"You should ____ your right fist and place it on the left side of your chest while saying the pledge," the teacher reminded the pupils.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

My father bought a ____ of drawers to organise his study area.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The ____ will be coming tomorrow to repair the burst water pipes.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

It was ____ of Mandy to give up her seat to the lady with an injured leg.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

All children are reminded to ____ their seat belts when they travel in school buses.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Mae Carol Jemison was born in 1956. When she was a child, she dreamt of travelling into space. She grew (15) ____ and became famous (16) ____ making that dream come true. In school, Mae studied hard and did very well in all her subjects. She loved reading, especially (17) ____ the stars and studied how living things move about in space. In 1992, Mae was the first African American female to fly (18) ____ space. Today, she is a successful astronaut. Choose the most suitable answer from the box below for blank (15): (A) about (B) among (C) for (D) into (E) of (F) up

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

She grew (15) ____ and became famous (16) ____ making that dream come true. Choose the most suitable answer from the box for blank (16): (A) about (B) among (C) for (D) into (E) of (F) up

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

She loved reading, especially (17) ____ the stars and studied how living things move about in space. Choose the most suitable answer from the box for blank (17): (A) about (B) among (C) for (D) into (E) of (F) up

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

In 1992, Mae was the first African American female to fly (18) ____ space. Choose the most suitable answer from the box for blank (18): (A) about (B) among (C) for (D) into (E) of (F) up

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Wombats look like bears but are related to koalas and kangaroos. Like kangaroos, wombats (19) [ spend / spends ] most of their time grazing. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

They (20) [ use / uses ] their rodent-like teeth and strong jaws to grip and tear food such as roots, shoots and even tree bark. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

The young of a wombat (21) [ is / are ] called a joey. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

After birth, it (22) [ stay / stays ] in the mother's pouch for about ten months. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

There were four brothers who could not get along with one another. One day, after seeing them quarrel violently, Father tied a bundle of sticks and told them to take (23) ____ to break the sticks. Choose the most suitable answer from the box (powerful / strong / tied / time / turns / untied). Use each word ONCE only.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Father then (24) ____ the bundle and gave each son one stick. They broke the sticks easily. Choose the most suitable answer from the box (powerful / strong / tied / time / turns / untied). Use each word ONCE only.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

"See how (25) ____ the sticks were when they were put together. In the same way, as brothers, all of you should stay united," said Father. Choose the most suitable answer from the box (powerful / strong / tied / time / turns / untied). Use each word ONCE only.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

De Ming was returning home in the bus. He held his report card and stared at his grades. Even though he knew his parents would be desappointed, he had to show it to them. Correct the word in bold for spelling: desappointed

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

When he arived home, he realised that the report card was not in his bag! Correct the word in bold for spelling: arived

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

He must have left it on the bus! When he was paniking, his mother came home and saw the worryed look on his face. Correct the word in bold for spelling: paniking

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

When he was paniking, his mother came home and saw the worryed look on his face. Correct the word in bold for spelling: worryed

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

After finding out what had happened, De Ming's mother scolded him for being cairless. Correct the word in bold for spelling: cairless

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Peter and Ahmad wanted to play soccer in the field but it was raining heavily. They decided to play at the void deck. Although they saw the "No Ball Games" sign, they ignored it. (31) ____ playing for about twenty minutes, they saw a policeman approaching. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word of your own.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

He immediately (32) ____ them from playing. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word of your own.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

The policeman pointed to the (33) ____ and told them sternly that they were not ____ to play ball games there. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word of your own.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

The policeman pointed to the sign and told them sternly that they were not (34) ____ to play ball games there. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word of your own.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Where was Sue Lin when her mother approached her?

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word in the sentence below has the same meaning as 'comforted'? Circle either (A) or (B). She stroked her head and consoled her. (A) stroked (B) consoled

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. The word 'her' in line 7 refers to ____. Options: Snowy / Sue Lin / Sue Lin's mother

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

For Questions 38 to 40, read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Refer to lines 4 to 9 in the passage. Statement: Sue Lin had a sister.

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

For Questions 38 to 40, read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Refer to lines 4 to 9 in the passage. Statement: Sue Lin would play with Snowy after finishing her homework.

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

For Questions 38 to 40, read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Refer to lines 4 to 9 in the passage. Statement: When Sue Lin felt upset, Snowy would cheer her up by wagging its tail.

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order of events. ____ Sue Lin came home. ____ Sue Lin's mother told her that Snowy was missing. ____ Sue Lin's grandmother went out to water the plants.

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

What did Sue Lin's family do to find Snowy?

Q43 Open-ended 2 marks

Why were the jungle animals scared of the lion?

Q44 Open-ended 2 marks

Which word in paragraph two has the same meaning as "shouted"?

Q45 Open-ended 2 marks

What does 'I' (line 10) refer to?

Q46 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did the lion jump into the well?

P3 English SA2 2020 — Catholic High

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