P3 English SA2 2025 — Methodist Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The bags of rice ____ heavy. I need help carrying them to the car now.

B. are. The subject 'bags of rice' is plural and the time reference 'now' indicates the present tense, so the plural present-tense verb 'are' is correct.

Q: It was raining heavily when the accident ____.

C. happened. The past continuous 'was raining' describes the background action; the past simple 'happened' is used for the shorter completed action that interrupted it.

Q: ____ Siti was hungry, she did not eat during recess.

D. Although. The two clauses contrast (being hungry vs not eating), so the concessive connector 'Although' is correct.

Q: My sister and I could not fall asleep last night as we had watched a horror movie. ____ kept us up the whole night!

A. It. The pronoun must refer back to the singular noun 'a horror movie', so 'It' is correct.

Q: Mrs Lim instructed the children to ____ their temperature when they walked into the classroom.

A. take. After 'to' in an infinitive construction following 'instructed... to', the base form 'take' is required.

Q: There was only ____ sugar left so Mariam could not bake the cake. She likes her cake to be sweet.

D. a little. 'Sugar' is an uncountable noun and the context indicates a small insufficient quantity, so 'a little' fits.

Q: Karthik will not be late for school if he ____ home on time.

C. leaves. First conditional structure: future ('will not be late') in the main clause, present simple ('leaves') in the if-clause with the singular subject 'he'.

Q: "Meimei, you are supposed to do your homework now, ____ you?" Xueping questioned her sister.

C. aren't. The statement uses 'are supposed to', so the negative tag question for the subject 'you' is 'aren't you'.

Q: Jeralyn was ____ when her teacher praised her for showing improvement in her spelling.

C. as proud as a peacock. Being praised for improvement makes someone feel proud, so the simile 'as proud as a peacock' fits the context.

Q: Mrs Raja had to ____ the party to a later date as only five people could gather at her house due to the pandemic.

B. put off. 'Put off' means to postpone or delay to a later date, which matches the context of moving the party.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The bags of rice ____ heavy. I need help carrying them to the car now.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

It was raining heavily when the accident ____.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

____ Siti was hungry, she did not eat during recess.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

My sister and I could not fall asleep last night as we had watched a horror movie. ____ kept us up the whole night!

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Lim instructed the children to ____ their temperature when they walked into the classroom.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

There was only ____ sugar left so Mariam could not bake the cake. She likes her cake to be sweet.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Karthik will not be late for school if he ____ home on time.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"Meimei, you are supposed to do your homework now, ____ you?" Xueping questioned her sister.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Jeralyn was ____ when her teacher praised her for showing improvement in her spelling.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Raja had to ____ the party to a later date as only five people could gather at her house due to the pandemic.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The ____ at the football match cheered loudly when Bryan scored a goal for Singapore.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

"That man has been loitering outside our school for a long time. He looks ____. Let's report him to the police!" Giselle exclaimed.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

My friends and I clapped joyously when the principal ____ during assembly that our class was one of the cleanest in school.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Ramu was careless. He ____ threw the ball too high and it hit the beehive!

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Section C: Grammar Cloze. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. Polar bears are soon becoming extinct. As one of the species most affected by the climate change, there (15) [ is / are ] much concern over their fate.

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

Climate change (16) [ reduce / reduces ] the amount of sea ice in their homes.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

This means that the polar bears (17) [ need / needs ] to travel longer distances to hunt and mate.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

To help save the polar bears, everyone (18) [ has / have ] a part to play.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Section D: Grammar Cloze. Choose the correct word from the words given in the box (A) around, (B) away, (C) down, (D) into, (E) off, (F) with — write the letter only, use each word once only. "The water looks inviting. I'm going for a swim," Andrew remarked and immediately jumped ____ the cool water.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

"Watch out for jellyfish. There are some lurking ____. They might sting you," warned Bobby.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

The waves created as the motorboat sped past Andrew pushed the floating jellyfish ____ from him.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Andrew scrambled onto the boat ____ visible red spots all over his body as a result of the stings.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Section E: Editing. The words that are underlined have either a spelling or grammatical error. Write the correct word in each of the boxes. The human brain is the control centre for sleep. It sends messages to the body as it goes throo several stages of sleep each night. (23) ____

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

During the first stage, the eyes close and the muscles begin to relaxing. (24) ____

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

This is light sleep and most people still hears sounds or feel touch at this point. (25) ____

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

It is also not aware if the seroundings are hot or cold. (26) ____

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Section F: Synthesis. Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). I am going to borrow books. My siblings are also going to borrow books. ____ and ____.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

The mutton curry was spicy. Stella could not finish it. ____ because ____.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Section G: Comprehension Cloze. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word. Kevin was our class clown who liked to do silly things to make everyone (29) ____.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Sometimes, we could not control (30) ____ and would burst out laughing, much to Mrs Ang's annoyance.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

One day, Kevin was up to his usual antics. He (31) ____ up to Mrs Ang's desk and placed a life-like rubber cockroach on it.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Unfortunately for Mrs Ang, she did not notice the cockroach and placed her hands on it while talking to us. When she (32) ____ it, she gave a loud and piercing (33) ____.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

When she (32) ____ it, she gave a loud and piercing (33) ____. Her face was as white as sheet, and we all thought that Kevin would be in serious trouble.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

To our surprise, Mrs Ang did not (34) ____ Kevin for his prank. She just told him not to do it again next time.

Q35 MCQ 1 mark

Jacob wanted to jump off the diving board because ____.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as "realising"? Circle either (A) or (B). [Reference: 'Sensing(A) that Jacob was slowing down, his dad called out, "Are you okay?" "I'm just a little tired," Jacob retorted(B).']

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

State whether the statement is True or False. Tick the appropriate box. Statement: Jacob climbed down from the board because he felt tired.

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

State whether the statement is True or False. Tick the appropriate box. Statement: Eventually, Jacob enjoyed jumping off the diving board.

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word from Paragraph 1 has the same meaning as "irritably"?

Q40 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. ____ The children began singing. ____ Miss Rina struck up a tune on the piano. ____ Billie ran up onto the stage.

Q41 Structured 2 marks

From the passage, Adam and his schoolmates put in a lot of effort to prepare for the concert. What did they do? (i) ____ (ii) ____

Q42 Structured 2 marks

State whether each statement is True or False. Give a reason for your answer. [Table with two statements] (i) Adam was embarrassed that Billie ran up the stage and stood next to him. (ii) Billie was happy that she joined her brother on stage in the performance.

Q43 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain clearly why Adam's mother was proud of him.

P3 English SA2 2025 — Methodist Girls

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