P3 English SA2 2020 — Nanyang | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: "Don't play with the sharp knife. You might hurt _______ with it," Mother warned her two boys.

C. yourselves. Mother is speaking directly to her two boys (second person plural), so the reflexive pronoun must be 'yourselves'.

Q: Jenny _______ late for school yesterday.

C. was. 'Yesterday' indicates past tense and 'Jenny' is singular, so 'was' is correct.

Q: The children _______ six years old and they enjoy playing with toys.

B. are. 'The children' is plural and the second clause uses present tense 'enjoy', so the present plural 'are' is correct.

Q: "David _______ on stage now," Mrs Lee said.

C. is performing. The word 'now' signals an action happening at the present moment, so the present continuous 'is performing' is correct.

Q: Last Sunday, Ming Hui _______ up early for a jog at the park.

B. woke. 'Last Sunday' indicates past tense, so the past tense form 'woke' is correct.

Q: When the boys _______ dinner, the door bell rang.

D. were having. The doorbell interrupted an ongoing past action, so the past continuous 'were having' is correct.

Q: _______ is my best friend waving at us over there.

B. That. 'Over there' indicates something far away, and 'best friend' is singular, so 'That' is correct.

Q: She has not eaten _______ food since this morning.

A. any. 'Food' is an uncountable noun used with a negative ('has not eaten'), so 'any' is the correct quantifier.

Q: Ahmad is a _______ boy who never fails to look left and right before he crosses the road.

B. cautious. Looking left and right before crossing the road shows carefulness, which means 'cautious'.

Q: My mother _______ her ankle and immediately felt a sharp pain.

D. sprained. Feeling a sharp pain in the ankle suggests an injury, which is described by 'sprained'.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

"Don't play with the sharp knife. You might hurt _______ with it," Mother warned her two boys.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Jenny _______ late for school yesterday.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

The children _______ six years old and they enjoy playing with toys.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"David _______ on stage now," Mrs Lee said.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Last Sunday, Ming Hui _______ up early for a jog at the park.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

When the boys _______ dinner, the door bell rang.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

_______ is my best friend waving at us over there.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

She has not eaten _______ food since this morning.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Ahmad is a _______ boy who never fails to look left and right before he crosses the road.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

My mother _______ her ankle and immediately felt a sharp pain.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

"Oh no, I think I'm having a stomachache after eating so much chilli," Tom _______ weakly in pain.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The _______ publishes his comic strips in the newspaper weekly.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

The _______ snake tried to trick the mouse into its home to eat it.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

May I have the _______ of inviting you to my birthday party?

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: My brother, John, and I enjoy playing badminton. (15) _______ belong to the school team and play in school together twice weekly. As John is the stronger player, (16) _______ uses a better racket. The racket was a prize that he had won last year. (17) _______ do not mind using an older racket as (18) _______ is still working very well. I hope I can excel in this sport like John. (Choose from: (A) he, (B) I, (C) it, (D) they, (E) we, (F) you. Use each word once only.) Fill blank (15).

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze (continued): Fill blank (16): 'As John is the stronger player, (16) _______ uses a better racket.'

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze (continued): Fill blank (17): '(17) _______ do not mind using an older racket...'

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze (continued): Fill blank (18): '...as (18) _______ is still working very well.'

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Pablo Picasso was born in Spain. As a child, Picasso had little interest in school, but he (19) [ was / were ] a very talented artist. Underline the correct word.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

He lost a close friend when he was twenty years old and became very sad. His paintings then (20) [ was / were ] mainly painted in blue to show his sadness. Underline the correct word.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Some of his paintings from that period (21) [ include / includes ] Poor People on the Seashore and The Old Guitarist. Underline the correct word.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

His most expensive art piece (22) [ has / have ] been sold for millions of dollars. He remains a well-known artist till this day. Underline the correct word.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: Ramli signed up for the Captain's Ball match in the annual Mini-Olympic Games. (23) Correct the underlined spelling error in 'Ramli'. (Note: the underlined word here is 'Mini-' in the original; identify and correct the misspelt underlined word.) Write the correct word.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: He was worried that he could not throw the ball far enough, so he sought help from Bala. Bala demostreted the right way to throw a ball. (24) Write the correct word for the underlined spelling error.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: He ran a few steps, gripped the ball thightly and threw the ball. (25) Write the correct word for the underlined spelling error.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: The ball soared upward in a huge arc. Ramli watched in excitmen. (26) Write the correct word for the underlined spelling error.

Q27 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: It was getting dark. The people at the beach started going home. Rewrite as one sentence using 'because'.

Q28 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: Lee Ting was in pain. Lee Ting held back her tears. Rewrite as one sentence using 'but'.

Q29 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: Roy measured the present. Then he cut the ribbon. Rewrite as one sentence beginning with 'Before'.

Q30 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: Linda squeaked in fright. Linda saw a lizard in her bag. Rewrite as one sentence using 'when'.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Which sentence in paragraph 2 tells us that the writer was happy at first but became worried?

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraphs 3 and 4. Statement: 'The writer was excited when her daughter wanted to play rugby.'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Statement: 'Mae believed that she would be taller than many boys at fifteen years old.'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Which word has the same meaning as 'weak'? Circle either (A) or (B). 'Mae was not fragile. She was athletic and tall for her age at 170 centimetres.' (A) fragile (B) athletic

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks to show what happened first, next and last. (a) Mae played in the rugby game. (b) Mae persuaded the writer to let her play rugby. (c) The writer realised that playing rugby was a good experience for Mae.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Tick one word that best describes Mae in the last paragraph. Options: resilient, stubborn, unreasonable.

Q37 Open-ended 2 marks

Comprehension 1: State two reasons to explain why the writer attended her daughter's rugby games. i. to _______ ii. to _______

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 2: What was the 'something' that was missing in the king's and queen's lives in paragraph 1?

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 2: Which two-word phrase in paragraph 2 shows that the king waited nearby when the queen was hatching the egg?

Q40 Open-ended 2 marks

Comprehension 2: According to the wise old bird, what was wrong with Sophia?

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 2: Tick the adjective that best describes how the king and the queen felt after they heard what the wise old bird said. Options: sad, nervous, shocked.

Q42 Open-ended 2 marks

Comprehension 2: Why did the queen decide not to bind Sophia's wing in the end?

Q43 MCQ 1 mark

Comprehension 2: Sophia embraced her visiting friends because they _______. (a) were nightingales (b) were hurt (c) sang well

Q44 Open-ended 20 marks 🖼 Visual

Visual context

A four-panel comic strip titled 'An Incident at Home'. Panel 1: Two children (a girl and a boy) stand in the living room near the doorway as their father and mother (carrying a bag) walk out of the house; a framed picture and a vase on a shelf are visible. Panel 2: The girl stands by a tall bookshelf with a vase of flowers on top while the boy holds a ball and appears to be suggesting something. Panel 3: The ball has hit the shelf — the vase falls and shatters into pieces on the floor, flowers scattered; the girl looks upset/shouting and the boy looks shocked, holding his hands up. Panel 4: Blank panel with a large question mark, indicating the student should imagine and write the ending. A 'Helping words' box below lists: waved goodbye, reminded, suggestion, eagerly, bounced, shattered, worried, admitted.

Picture Composition (20 marks): Look at the pictures below carefully. Write a story of at least 100 words based on the pictures below. You may use the words in the box to help you. Title: An Incident at Home. Helping words: waved goodbye, reminded, suggestion, eagerly, bounced, shattered, worried, admitted.

P3 English SA2 2020 — Nanyang

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