P3 English SA2 2020 — Methodist Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Both Caleb and Ben ____ chosen to be prefects yesterday.

D. were. The subject 'Both Caleb and Ben' is plural, and the action happened 'yesterday' (past tense). The plural past tense form of 'to be' is 'were'.

Q: In his anger, Leo ____ his sister's journal and stormed out of the room.

B. tore. The action is in the simple past tense, parallel to 'stormed out'. The simple past tense of 'tear' is 'tore'.

Q: A few minutes after I had sprained my ankle, it began to ____.

A. swell. After 'began to', the verb takes the base/infinitive form. The correct form is 'swell'.

Q: Meiling fell asleep ____ watching a television show.

B. while. 'While' is used to indicate that two actions are happening at the same time — Meiling fell asleep during the time she was watching TV.

Q: When the twins saw that my green pen had run out of ink, they offered me ____.

D. theirs. The pronoun must refer to the pen belonging to 'the twins' (plural, third person). The correct possessive pronoun is 'theirs'.

Q: Jamila will attend the birthday party if her parents ____ her to.

A. allow. In a first conditional ('will attend... if...'), the if-clause uses the present simple tense. With plural subject 'her parents', the verb is 'allow'.

Q: Greedy Gary ate ____ fried rice for lunch. There was hardly any left in the pot for his sister.

D. a lot of. 'Fried rice' is an uncountable noun, ruling out 'few' and 'many'. The context indicates a large quantity ('hardly any left'), so 'a lot of' is correct.

Q: "This white blouse with pink flowers is really pretty, ____ it?" Pam asked her mother.

A. isn't. The main verb is 'is' (singular present 'to be'). A question tag uses the same auxiliary in the negative form, so 'isn't'.

Q: The boys needed to ____ so that they could solve the puzzle and win the game before they ran out of time.

C. think on their feet. 'Think on their feet' means to react quickly and make decisions under pressure, which fits solving a puzzle before time runs out.

Q: The children ____ with joy as they splashed water on one another.

C. squealed. 'Squealed' means to make a high-pitched cry, often from excitement or joy — the correct match for happy children playing with water.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Both Caleb and Ben ____ chosen to be prefects yesterday.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

In his anger, Leo ____ his sister's journal and stormed out of the room.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

A few minutes after I had sprained my ankle, it began to ____.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Meiling fell asleep ____ watching a television show.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

When the twins saw that my green pen had run out of ink, they offered me ____.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Jamila will attend the birthday party if her parents ____ her to.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Greedy Gary ate ____ fried rice for lunch. There was hardly any left in the pot for his sister.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"This white blouse with pink flowers is really pretty, ____ it?" Pam asked her mother.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

The boys needed to ____ so that they could solve the puzzle and win the game before they ran out of time.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The children ____ with joy as they splashed water on one another.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Ravi was reprimanded by his parents for being too playful and ____ in his studies.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Shu En was ____ when her pet dog, Jojo, went missing last month. No one could make her as happy as Jojo could.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Osman wants to be a ____ when he grows up as he enjoys making models using clay.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

The bullies were demanding money from Zack. ____, the principal walked past and stopped them.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Fantasy Balloon Fair will be held at ____.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Visitors will have to pay to ____.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which of the following statements is true?

Q18 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The main purpose of the poster is to ____.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Bengal tigers (19) [ hunt / hunted ] deer and water buffalo for their meat.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Sometimes, they (20) [ steal / steals ] food from other cats.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Another reason is that people cut down the forests (21) [ who / where ] they lived for farming.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Selling their body parts (22) [ is / are ] illegal.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Mother called out to him from the house, "Tappy, Come ____ now! It's time to eat!" Choose from (A) down, (B) with, (C) in, (D) up, (E) from, (F) into. Write the letter only. Use each word once only.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Therefore, he decided to pretend he did not hear Mother and hide ____ her instead.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Then, he climbed ____ a hole in the tree but Owl, who was sleeping there, shooed him away angrily.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

As he was climbing ____ the tree, Mother caught him at the bottom and dragged him into the house by his ears.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Fruits and vegetables are two impawtent food groups. (Underlined word: 'impawtent' — write the correct word.)

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Children between the ages of 7 and 9 years old should ate about 150 to 225 grams of fruits a day. (Underlined word: 'ate' — write the correct word.)

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Some people like to eat cooked vegetables while others like them raw? (Underlined punctuation: '?' — put the correct punctuation mark.)

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Make good choyses to have a healthy diet. (Underlined word: 'choyses' — write the correct word.)

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Ray enjoys going to the beach. Preeta enjoys it too. Rewrite as one sentence using 'Both'.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Nurul sends her daughter to school. Then, she goes to the market. Rewrite as one sentence using 'before'.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

No matter how they try, sometimes things do not go (33) ____ way.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Then, he took a shower and got soap in both his (34) ____. He had to wash the soap out with plenty of water before he could see properly again.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Mr Boogie left the cage open. Nibbles (35) ____ from its cage and jumped down to the floor.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Mr Boogie ran around the classroom trying to (36) ____ it but it was too fast. Nibbles slipped away and disappeared down the corridor.

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Exhausted, Mr Boogie sat down (37) ____ a sigh and the unexpected happened!

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

As Mr Boogie put Nibbles (38) ____ into the cage, he grinned and said, "When things don't go your way, take a rest and don't be stressed."

Q39 MCQ 1 mark

Jasmine had to share Ken's room because ____.

Q40 MCQ 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as "lifted"? Circle either (A) or (B). [Passage extract: 'As Father (A) heaved the mattresses onto the new bunk beds, Jasmine's frown (B) curved into a smile.']

Q41 Structured 1 mark

Tick the statement that describes Jasmine or Ken: 'This character pretended that he/she was sleeping in a cave.'

Q42 Structured 1 mark

Tick the statement that describes Jasmine or Ken: 'This character loved camping.'

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word from paragraph 1 has the same meaning as "looking with pleasure"?

Q44 Open-ended 2 marks

From the passage, how can you tell that David did not have much money? Give two reasons.

Q45 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain clearly why David wanted to buy his sister a car.

Q46 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. ____ Paul drove David home. ____ David admired Paul's new car. ____ Paul took the siblings out for a ride in his car.

Q47 Open-ended 2 marks

State whether each statement below is True or False. Give a reason for your answer. (i) David wanted to show off to his neighbours that he could ride in a new and shiny car. (ii) David wished to have a brother like Paul's.

P3 English SA2 2020 — Methodist Girls

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