P4 English SA2 2020 — Ai Tong | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Susan's friends ____ in class when the bell rang.

D. were. The subject 'Susan's friends' is plural, and the action took place in the past ('when the bell rang'), so the past plural form 'were' is correct.

Q: Charlie, who is a doctor, has to work ____ weekends.

A. on. The preposition 'on' is used with days of the week and periods like weekends to indicate when something happens.

Q: Mary wants to buy ____ shoes on the display shelf over there.

D. those. 'Shoes' is plural and 'over there' indicates distance from the speaker, so the plural distant demonstrative 'those' is correct.

Q: "Are there ____ packets of milk left?" Cayla asked her mother.

A. any. 'Any' is used in questions with plural countable nouns ('packets'). 'Little' and 'much' are used with uncountable nouns, and 'none' cannot fit grammatically in this question structure.

Q: While cleaning her bedroom yesterday, Anne ____ shocked when a cockroach suddenly dashed across her room.

C. was. The subject 'Anne' is singular and the event happened 'yesterday' (past), so the singular past form 'was' is correct.

Q: Bobby needed a new water bottle ____ he lost the one he had.

D. because. The conjunction 'because' connects the need for a new water bottle to the reason — losing the old one.

Q: "Don't disturb me now. I ____ dinner," Mother told me.

C. am preparing. The word 'now' indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking, which requires the present continuous tense 'am preparing'.

Q: As there is too ____ sand in the pail, Tom cannot lift it by himself.

D. much. 'Sand' is an uncountable noun. Since Tom cannot lift the pail, there is a large quantity, so 'too much' is correct.

Q: Last month, we ____ a computer during the Great Singapore Sale.

B. bought. 'Last month' indicates a completed action in the past, requiring the simple past tense 'bought'.

Q: While everyone ____ in the canteen during recess, Jack stayed in the classroom to finish his work.

D. was eating. 'While' with another past action ('stayed') requires the past continuous tense 'was eating' to show two actions happening at the same time in the past.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Susan's friends ____ in class when the bell rang.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Charlie, who is a doctor, has to work ____ weekends.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Mary wants to buy ____ shoes on the display shelf over there.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"Are there ____ packets of milk left?" Cayla asked her mother.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

While cleaning her bedroom yesterday, Anne ____ shocked when a cockroach suddenly dashed across her room.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Bobby needed a new water bottle ____ he lost the one he had.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

"Don't disturb me now. I ____ dinner," Mother told me.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

As there is too ____ sand in the pail, Tom cannot lift it by himself.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Last month, we ____ a computer during the Great Singapore Sale.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

While everyone ____ in the canteen during recess, Jack stayed in the classroom to finish his work.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Mr Ong ____ his student for having fallen asleep during the lesson.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

John was so ____ that he could not eat or sleep well for several days after he heard about the tragic accident.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

During the 100-metre race, the ____ seated at the stadium cheered wildly for the athletes.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Clumsily, Sam tripped over the steps and ____ his cup of apple juice all over the floor.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Hoping to get into the school's basketball team, Kaden ____ practises bouncing and dribbling at the court every evening.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

"You will remember better if you ____ your revision notes every day," the teacher told his students.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1 — Hi Mr Wonka, How have you been? (17) ____ miss you. (Choose from: (A) I, (B) he, (C) she, (D) our, (E) us, (F) you)

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1 — We like her because (18) ____ gives Wonka Chocolates as a reward when we do well in spelling quizzes. (Choose from: (A) I, (B) he, (C) she, (D) our, (E) us, (F) you)

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1 — when we do well in (19) ____ spelling quizzes. (Choose from: (A) I, (B) he, (C) she, (D) our, (E) us, (F) you)

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1 — All of (20) ____ really enjoy her lessons. (Choose from: (A) I, (B) he, (C) she, (D) our, (E) us, (F) you)

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2 — Every day, he (21) [ set / sets ] off to a different neighbourhood on his motorcycle. Underline the correct word.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2 — A big colourful umbrella and an ice-cream cart (22) [ is / are ] strapped to it. Underline the correct word.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2 — Once Mr Lee (23) [ reach / reaches ] a void deck, he will ring a bell that attracts children to buy his scoops of ice cream wrapped in rainbow-coloured bread. Underline the correct word.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2 — As most children (24) [ love / loves ] chocolate-flavoured ice cream, it is his best-selling item. Underline the correct word.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — Alex opened the letterbox and saw a card addressed to him. It was (25) ____ the library, informing him that the three books he had borrowed were overdue.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — "Oh no! How could I have (26) ____ to return the library books?" exclaimed Alex.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — When Alex arrived home, he (27) ____ his bedroom thoroughly.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — After looking for a long while, he only (28) ____ to locate two of them.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — Alex felt remorseful that he had not taken good (29) ____ of the library books.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — He decided to report the (30) ____ book to the library and

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — (31) ____ his savings to pay for it.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze — When Alex's father learnt about what Alex was going to do, he was (32) ____ of Alex and praised him for his honesty.

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. ____ Sharon tried to prevent her laughter from being heard. ____ The store assistant knocked on the door of the fitting room. ____ The sisters agreed to obey Mother's instructions.

Q34 MCQ 1 mark

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. What does "here" in line 9 refer to?

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Which three-word phrase from lines 10-14 shows how Sharon was frightened when she found out that her family had left the clothing store?

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

True or False: Kim could not find Sharon during the game of hide-and-seek. (Refer to lines 6 to 14)

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

True or False: Sharon was surprised when she saw the store assistant. (Refer to lines 6 to 14)

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

True or False: Sharon made a phone call to her mother. (Refer to lines 6 to 14)

Q39 MCQ 1 mark

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. Mother was grateful to the shop assistant for ____.

Q40 MCQ 1 mark

Sharon was left by herself in the clothing store because ____.

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

What does the word "it" in line 2 refer to?

Q42 Open-ended 2 marks

How did Tim prepare a suitable place in the storeroom for the dog and her puppies?

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Which three-word phrase from lines 8-15 shows that Tim was determined to let the dog stay in his storeroom?

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

What did Tim do to earn the dog's trust?

Q45 Open-ended 2 marks

How did Tim know that the dog was ready to stay in his storeroom?

Q46 Structured 3 marks

Based on the passage, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. (a) Tim was aware that the dog was a protective mother. (b) The dog could not get used to living in the storeroom. (c) Tim kept all the puppies.

P4 English SA2 2020 — Ai Tong

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