Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Jimmy and Sally ______ doing some research on frogs in the library now.
P3 English SA2 2020 — Methodist Girls
Source: Methodist Girls, 2020
This P3 English SA2 paper from Methodist Girls (2020) contains 44 questions worth 50 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P3 level in Singapore schools.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
______ pinafores over there belong to the girls in the next class.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
Phil ______ when he saw a mouse.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
______ waiting for Vincent to finish painting, Camille read a book.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
Jason's basketball team is playing ______ another team next week.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Mother asked if we had ______ coins to drop into the donation box.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
This slice of bread is mouldy. You ______ get a stomachache if you eat it.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Mother ______ me to go to the playground whenever I finish my homework.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
The Lim family may not be rich but they ______ very contented with their lives.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
Jane ______ a shower before taking her lunch every day.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
The ______ packed the stadium to watch the National Day Parade last year.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
The fireman rushed into the burning building and carried two people to safety at one go. He was ______.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
The brass band ______ smartly across the field on Founder's Day.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
Suzanna spotted a mistake in her worksheet but she was too ______ to tell the teacher.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
Peter ______ his favourite mushroom soup so noisily that Mother had to remind him of his manners.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
After studying the map, we ______ along the trail.
Q17
Open-ended
1 mark
Who does 'they' refer to in line 5?
Q18
Open-ended
2 marks
How do matamatas move? [2m]
Q19
Structured
3 marks
🖼 Visual
Read each statement and put a tick ✓ in the correct box. [3m] Statements: (a) Matamatas cannot breathe underwater. (b) Matamatas do not need to use their eyes to know food is near. (c) Snakes are food for matamatas.
Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
What does a matamata eat? [1m]
Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word tells you matamatas hide themselves well from their enemies? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m] (A) They camouflage themselves against the muddy water so that they are not (B) exposed to danger.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Karin's father is a talented writer. He writes interesting books meant (22) ______ everyone.
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
When Karin and her two younger sisters were little, their father wrote a number (23) ______ humorous children's books.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
He gets some of his ideas (24) ______ watching Karin and her sisters.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
The book was (25) ______ popular that it has been translated into many different languages.
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
Shania enjoys collecting things as a hobby. She (26) [ love / loves ] collecting seashells, stickers and Barbie dolls.
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
When she was five years old, her aunt decided to (27) [ buy / buys ] her a Limited Edition Barbie doll for her birthday.
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
Her parents said that she could (28) [ collect / collects ] Barbie dolls as long as she used her own savings to buy them.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
Shania (29) [ agree / agrees ] with them.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
The members of the Lim family were chatting happily during dinner when they heard the sound of the fire engine. The family of five was (30) ______ at a restaurant near their house.
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
According to the police, the fire (31) ______ around eight in the evening.
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Luckily, no one was (32) ______ as all the members of the Lim family were not home.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Chun Wei, the youngest boy, burst into (33) ______ when he saw the condition of his precious home.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Mrs Raju, who was the Lims' neighbour, said that she saw a person moving (34) ______ around the Lim's house at approximately 7.45 p.m.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
It was too dark so she was unable to (35) ______ whether it was a man or a woman.
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
She saw the person trying to climb (36) ______ of a window on the ground floor.
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
However, when she came out again, the burglar had (37) ______.
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
Where did Zach find Chomp Chomp? [1m]
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
In paragraph two, why was Chomp Chomp nowhere to be found? [1m]
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word from lines 12 to 13 tells us how Zach felt when Chomp Chomp seemed stuck. Write the word in the box below. [1m]
Q41
Open-ended
2 marks
What did Zach do to help Chomp Chomp? [2m]
Q42
Open-ended
1 mark
Which sentence from lines 15 to 18 tells us what happened to Chomp Chomp the butterfly in the end. Write the sentence in the box below. [1m]
Q43
Open-ended
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Which two of the following words best describe Zach's character? Put a ✓ tick in the boxes provided. [2m] Options: mean, shy, patient, helpful, hardworking, playful
Q44
Open-ended
2 marks
What do you think Zach should have done when he saw that Chomp Chomp was struggling? Why? [2m]