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

Q: "These books are ____. My parents bought them for my sister and me," said Paul.

C. ours. The books were bought for Paul, his sister, and Paul himself ("my sister and me"), so the possessive pronoun referring to the group is "ours".

Q: There ____ a team of soccer players practising on the field yesterday.

C. was. The collective noun "a team" is singular and the time marker "yesterday" requires past tense, so "was" is correct.

Q: Would you like to pick ____ apples on the tree over there?

D. those. "Apples" is plural and "over there" indicates distance, so the plural far demonstrative "those" is correct.

Q: She didn't eat lunch at school today, ____ she?

B. did. In a question tag, a negative main clause ("didn't eat") takes a positive tag in the same tense, giving "did she?".

Q: The alarm clock rang and Judy got out of bed ____ to get ready for school.

B. quickly. An adverb is needed to describe the verb "got out"; "quickly" is the adverb form of "quick".

Q: We stayed indoors to play board games ____ it was raining.

D. because. The rain is the reason for staying indoors, so the cause conjunction "because" is correct.

Q: The children ____ in the room when their parents came home.

D. were studying. The action was ongoing in the past when another past event interrupted it, so the past continuous "were studying" is correct.

Q: There was so ____ milk left in the refrigerator so I went to buy more.

B. little. "Milk" is uncountable and the context indicates a small amount, so "little" is correct ("few" is used with countable nouns, "much" would not justify buying more).

Q: The dance performance will begin ____ noon on Saturday.

A. at. The preposition "at" is used with specific points of time such as "noon".

Q: It was raining heavily just now and there was a wet umbrella at the gate. ____ must have left it there.

C. Somebody. An unknown person clearly left the umbrella, so the indefinite affirmative pronoun "Somebody" fits.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

"These books are ____. My parents bought them for my sister and me," said Paul.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

There ____ a team of soccer players practising on the field yesterday.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Would you like to pick ____ apples on the tree over there?

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

She didn't eat lunch at school today, ____ she?

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

The alarm clock rang and Judy got out of bed ____ to get ready for school.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

We stayed indoors to play board games ____ it was raining.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

The children ____ in the room when their parents came home.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

There was so ____ milk left in the refrigerator so I went to buy more.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

The dance performance will begin ____ noon on Saturday.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

It was raining heavily just now and there was a wet umbrella at the gate. ____ must have left it there.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

When someone helps you, it is important that you show ____ for their kindness.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

A ____ of bees buzzed around the tree, filling the air with a humming sound.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

When Mike ____, crumbs and sauce end up all over the table, so he cleans them up with a paper towel.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

It is important to ____ your mistake and learn from it.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

The bread has become ____ and we have to throw it away.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

When her friends are scared, Jane stays ____, always ready to help them.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the correct word from the box (A=attract, B=blooms, C=escape, D=funniest, E=help, F=nets, G=nutrients, H=prey, J=slippery, K=strangest, L=tastes, M=traps). The titan arum is one of the ____ plants in the world.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

It is known as the "corpse flower" because it smells like rotting meat when it ____.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

This strong and unpleasant smell usually attracts ____ that help it to spread its pollen grains.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Another strange plant is the pitcher plant. It has deep, ____ leaves shaped like cups.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Insects fall in and cannot ____.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

The Rafflesia is the world's largest flower. Like the titan arum, it also smells terrible to ____ insects.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

The sundew plant has sticky drops on its leaves, but these drops are actually ____.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

They are used to catch and digest insects to provide ____ the plant needs to grow well.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the correct word from the box (A=cook, B=cooked, C=cooking, D=cooks, E=has cooked, F=have cooked, G=is cooking, H=was cooking). She usually ____ dinner every evening and we enjoy her dishes.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Last Sunday, she ____ spicy chicken curry which was very delicious.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

For my father's birthday party next week, she plans to ____ a new dish she has found in a recipe book.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Over the years, she is very proud of her ____.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Choose the correct word from the box (A=but, B=for, C=from, D=or, E=so, F=until, G=when). She trained very hard in the pool ____ two hours daily to improve her speed.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

On the day of the race, she felt nervous ____ the moment she woke up to the start of the race.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

____ the race started, her friends gathered by the poolside and cheered loudly to encourage her.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

During the race, Samantha felt very tired ____ she did not give up in order to complete it.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

[Passage: Lina loved nature and enjoyed taking a walk in the garden. While her grandmother was arranging some flowers in a vase, she gave Lina a tiny seed and told her to plant it. Feeling excited, Lina placed the seed in a small pot. She covered it with soil, watered it gently and placed it near the window where there was a lot of sunlight. ... (passage continues over 5 paragraphs about Lina caring for the seed until a pink flower bloomed three weeks later).] Based on paragraph 1, where did Lina plant the tiny seed? Lina planted the tiny seed in a ____. [Tick options: pot / vase / garden]

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

In paragraph 2, which word has the same meaning as "special"?

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

For questions 35 to 37, read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraphs 2 and 3. Statement: Lina felt worried when she did not see any changes to the seed at first.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Statement: Lina's grandmother told her to be patient because good things take time to happen.

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Statement: Lina cared for the seed and watered it every other day.

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

How long did it take for the flower to bloom after Lina saw the sprout?

Q39 Open-ended 2 marks

In paragraph 5, list two feelings that Lina felt when her flower bloomed. i) ____ ii) ____

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

[Passage: In a quiet town, there was a special lion who loved to visit the library. ... He obeyed the rules by walking softly and remaining quiet. ... When Miss Merry slipped and fell, the lion roared loudly to get help. He then left the library because he had broken the rules, until a new rule allowed roaring/running for a very good reason, and he was welcomed back.] In paragraph 1, which word has the same meaning as "peaceful"?

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did the lion love going to the library? He loved ____. [Tick options: listening to stories / reading books to the children / reaching for the books on the middle shelves for the children]

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Which sentence in paragraph 2 shows you that the lion obeyed the library rules?

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick True or False, giving a reason. Refer to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. Statement: The lion was eager to listen to stories during story hour.

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Statement: The librarian shouted for help to get everyone's attention.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Statement: The lion left the library because he was mean to the children.

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the passage. Boxes: [ ] The librarian fell and hurt her leg in the library. [ ] A new library rule was introduced. [ ] The lion became friends with the librarian and the children.

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Based on the passage, which adjective best describes the lion? [Tick options: playful / helpful / bashful]

Q48 Open-ended 2 marks

Give two ways the librarian and the children welcomed the lion back to the library. (i) ____ (ii) ____

P3 English SA2 2025 — Raffles Girls

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