Question 1

Bala ____ his meal in the kitchen when the lights went off.

Accepted Answer

3. was cooking. The phrase 'when the lights went off' indicates a past action that interrupted another ongoing past action. 'Was cooking' is the correct past continuous tense to describe the ongoing action.

Question 2

My brother and I walked ____ the beach to collect seashells last Sunday.

Accepted Answer

2. along. 'Along' is the most appropriate preposition to describe walking beside or following the line of the beach.

Question 3

"This bottle of jam ____ new. No one has opened it," said Mother.

Accepted Answer

1. is. The subject 'This bottle of jam' is singular, and the statement 'No one has opened it' implies it is currently new. Therefore, 'is' is the correct present tense verb.

Question 4

My father gave me ____ money for recess this morning.

Accepted Answer

3. some. 'Money' is an uncountable noun. 'Few' and 'many' are used for countable nouns. 'Little' implies a small quantity, but 'some' is a more general and common quantifier for an unspecified amount of uncountable nouns.

Question 5

My family and I live in Tampines Town. There is a neighbourhood park ____ my block of flats that we love to visit.

Accepted Answer

D. near. 'Near' is the most suitable preposition to describe the location of the park in relation to the block of flats, indicating close proximity.

Question 6

My brother and I love to play ____ the playground there.

Accepted Answer

A. at. 'At' is used to specify a location or point, such as 'at the playground' where an activity takes place.

Question 7

We usually go to the park for walks ____ the evening.

Accepted Answer

C. in. 'In' is used with parts of the day, such as 'in the evening'.

Question 8

A mean giant lived in a castle on top of the hill. He had many servants and he made ____ do a lot of hard work.

Accepted Answer

C. them. The giant made his 'servants' do work. 'Servants' is a plural object, so the object pronoun 'them' is correct.

Question 9

They also needed to cook and serve ____ his food.

Accepted Answer

B. him. The servants served 'his food', referring to the giant. The object pronoun for 'the giant' (a male person) is 'him'.

Question 10

The servants were not allowed to rest. If ____ were caught resting, the giant would punish them terribly.

Accepted Answer

D. they. The subject of the clause 'were caught resting' is 'the servants'. The subject pronoun for plural 'servants' is 'they'.

Question 11

"Please don't do this to ____," begged the servants. They really hoped that the giant would treat them better.

Accepted Answer

E. us. The servants are speaking to the giant, asking him not to do this to 'us' (the servants themselves, referring to the group).

Question 12

Nurul brushed her teeth (after / before) she went to bed.

Accepted Answer

B. before. It is common practice to brush teeth before going to bed.

Question 13

Phil ate a sandwich, an apple ( and / or ) some cheese.

Accepted Answer

A. and. 'And' is used to combine items that are all eaten, indicating an addition to the meal.

P3 English SA1 2025 — St Hildas

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