P3 English CA1 2025 — Henry Park | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The ____ who snatched Mrs Lee's handbag disappeared before the policemen arrived at the scene.

B. culprit. A 'culprit' is a person responsible for a crime. Snatching a handbag is a crime, so the person who did it is the culprit.

Q: The thrifty man could not bear to spend so much money on that pair of leather shoes. He decided to buy a ____ pair of shoes.

C. cheaper. A 'thrifty' person tries to save money, so he would buy a cheaper pair of shoes instead of an expensive one.

Q: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you, Mr Tan. I'll help you pick up the books," Roy ____.

C. apologised. Roy says 'I'm sorry' and offers to help, which is an apology. Therefore, he 'apologised'.

Q: The children followed their parents' ____ to use the pedestrian crossing when they cross the road.

B. advice. Parents give 'advice' to their children, especially about safety like using a pedestrian crossing.

Q: Sally showed off her ____ driving skills during the race and emerged as the champion.

D. impressive. Since Sally became the champion, her driving skills must have been outstanding, i.e. 'impressive'.

Q: My desk still feels sticky even after I have ____ off the sweetened drink that I had spilt this morning.

A. wiped. You 'wipe' off a liquid spill like a sweetened drink. 'Dust' is for dust, 'rub' and 'scratch' do not collocate with cleaning a wet spill.

Q: Nurul ____ to the swimming complex for swimming lessons every Sunday.

B. goes. 'Every Sunday' shows a habitual action, requiring the simple present tense. With the third-person singular 'Nurul', the verb takes 's' → 'goes'.

Q: The postman had to deliver the mail the next day as nobody ____ at home that afternoon.

C. was. The sentence is in the past ('had to deliver…that afternoon'). 'Nobody' is singular, so the past singular form 'was' is correct.

Q: Mrs Tan reminded her children to warm up the lunch by ____ before she left for work.

D. themselves. The reflexive pronoun must agree with 'her children' (third-person plural), which is 'themselves'.

Q: There were ____ guests at Grandmother's 80th birthday party as she was well-loved by her friends and relatives.

A. many. 'Guests' is a countable plural noun and the context suggests a large number, so 'many' fits. 'Much/a little' is for uncountable nouns; 'a few' implies a small number.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The ____ who snatched Mrs Lee's handbag disappeared before the policemen arrived at the scene.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

The thrifty man could not bear to spend so much money on that pair of leather shoes. He decided to buy a ____ pair of shoes.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you, Mr Tan. I'll help you pick up the books," Roy ____.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

The children followed their parents' ____ to use the pedestrian crossing when they cross the road.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Sally showed off her ____ driving skills during the race and emerged as the champion.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

My desk still feels sticky even after I have ____ off the sweetened drink that I had spilt this morning.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Nurul ____ to the swimming complex for swimming lessons every Sunday.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

The postman had to deliver the mail the next day as nobody ____ at home that afternoon.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Tan reminded her children to warm up the lunch by ____ before she left for work.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

There were ____ guests at Grandmother's 80th birthday party as she was well-loved by her friends and relatives.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

"Look at ____ bears in the enclosure. Shall we go nearer to take some pictures of them?" Mother asked the children.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

"Please speak softly. The children ____ at the moment," said Mrs Lim.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

"Could you add ____ salt to this pot of soup?" asked Rachel, after taking a sip of the tasteless soup.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Sandy has been learning to play the piano ____ she was five years old.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

During the holidays, Jane and her family went to East Coast Park. At the park, they cycled (15) ____ swam in the sea. [Word box choices: and, but, if, while, although, because, when, with]

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

(16) ____ it was time to go home, her father realised that the car key was missing while they were packing up. [Word box choices: and, but, if, while, although, because, when, with]

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

The family searched everywhere (17) ____ the key could not be found. [Word box choices: and, but, if, while, although, because, when, with]

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

They had to take a taxi home (18) ____ it was getting dark. [Word box choices: and, but, if, while, although, because, when, with]

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

It was a windy afternoon. Tom and his neighbour, Ali, decided that it was the perfect day to (19) ____ kites. [Word box choices: fly, flies, flew, is flying, flying, have flown]

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

They headed for the big field at the park. There were already people (20) ____ a few kites in the sky. [Word box choices: fly, flies, flew, is flying, flying, have flown]

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Tom (21) ____ his kite so high that it almost reached the clouds! [Word box choices: fly, flies, flew, is flying, flying, have flown]

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

They were having so much fun. They did not realise three hours had gone by. "Time (22) ____ when we are having fun!" exclaimed Tom. [Word box choices: fly, flies, flew, is flying, flying, have flown]

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Our form teacher, Mrs Tan, is retiring next year. Mrs Tan is a wonderful teacher and we will (23) ____ her when she retires.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

We are very (24) ____ for everything that she has done for us.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

We want to (25) ____ our appreciation to Mrs Tan by planning a farewell party for her at the canteen during our recess.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

We are planning to invite some of her (26) ____ whom she has taught before.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

We are sure that they would like to thank her too. We hope that she will enjoy the (27) ____ that we are going to plan for her. We hope everyone will enjoy themselves too.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Vincent van Gogh was not always considered as one of the greatest painters of all time. People used to laugh at his paintings as they were diferent from the other paintings they had seen. (Editing — correct the underlined word 'diferent'.)

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

He only sold one of his beutiful paintings during his lifetime. (Editing — correct the underlined word 'beutiful'.)

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

But now, many people around the world celeberate the life and work of Vincent van Gogh. (Editing — correct the underlined word 'celeberate'.)

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

People visit musuems and galleries just to see his art. (Editing — correct the underlined word 'musuems'.)

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

They love to admire his paintings, espacially a painting which he named "The Starry Night". It is one of the most famous paintings in the world and is printed on many items such as mugs, magnets and postcards. (Editing — correct the underlined word 'espacially'.)

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

The show was entertaining. Everyone enjoyed the show. (Combine into one sentence using 'because'.) ____ because ____.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

David wanted the toy robot badly. David did not have enough money to buy it. (Combine into one sentence using 'but'.) ____ but ____.

Q35 MCQ 1 mark

Ted wore a jacket as ____. [Comprehension 1 — refers to the passage about Ted, Dave the dog, and the seal at the beach]

Q36 MCQ 1 mark

____ made Dave bark in excitement at the beach.

Q37 MCQ 1 mark

Why was the seal unable to swim freely?

Q38 Structured 1 mark

Ted and Dave went for a walk in the morning. (Tick True or False.) [Table with True/False columns]

Q39 Structured 1 mark

Ted saw the seal's ears first. (Tick True or False.) [Table with True/False columns]

Q40 Structured 1 mark

What does the word "there" in the second paragraph refer to? Put a tick (✓) next to the correct answer. [Options table: 'Ted's house' / 'The beach']

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Which sentence in the last paragraph tells you that Ted was happy with Dave?

Q42 Structured 1 mark

Put a tick (✓) next to the word that best describes Dave. Dave is ____. [Options table: timid / brave / disobedient]

Q43 MCQ 1 mark

Fiona had many friends because she ____.

Q44 MCQ 1 mark

The word 'it' in paragraph 3 refers to Fiona not ____.

Q45 Structured 1 mark

Fiona's classmates spent a long time to console her. (Write 'T' for True or 'F' for False.)

Q46 Structured 1 mark

Fiona's classmates did not like her. (Write 'T' for True or 'F' for False.)

Q47 Structured 1 mark

Fiona was not a true friend to any of her classmates. (Write 'T' for True or 'F' for False.)

Q48 Structured 1 mark

Write the numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes below to arrange the sentences in order. [Sentences: (a) Fiona's classmates did not give her any presents. (b) Fiona gave all her classmates presents on her birthday. (c) Fiona decided to change her ways so she could have true friends.]

Q49 Open-ended 2 marks

List two things Fiona's mother advised her to do to find true friends. (a) ____ (b) ____

P3 English CA1 2025 — Henry Park

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