P4 English SA2 2025 — Anglo Chinese

Q: The students were reminded to pay attention ____ the morning assembly.

D. during. The preposition 'during' is used to indicate something that happens throughout the course of an event or period of time, such as 'during the assembly'.

Q: While having breakfast yesterday, Devi ____ surprised when her mother made her favourite pancakes.

C. was. The action happened 'yesterday', indicating a past tense. Devi is a singular subject, so the singular past tense verb 'was' is appropriate.

Q: Joshua and his sister ____ excited when their father took them to the playground.

D. were. The phrase 'Joshua and his sister' refers to two people, making it a plural subject. The action 'took them' indicates past tense. Therefore, the plural past tense verb 'were' is correct.

Q: "Please stop making so much noise! I ____ a book now" Ahmad told his brother.

D. am reading. The word 'now' indicates an action happening at the present moment. 'Am reading' is the present continuous tense, which is used for actions happening right now.

Q: Last night. my parents ____ a present from that shop before going to the party.

B. bought. The phrase 'Last night' indicates a completed action in the past. 'Bought' is the simple past tense of 'buy' and is appropriate here.

Q: While everyone ____ in the canteen, Jeremy went to the library.

D. was eating. The sentence describes two parallel actions happening in the past. 'Jeremy went' is in the simple past, so the concurrent action 'everyone ____ in the canteen' should be in the past continuous tense, 'was eating'.

Q: ____ girls standing over there have the best costumes for the competition.

D. Those. 'Girls' is a plural noun. 'Over there' indicates distance. Therefore, 'Those' is the correct demonstrative pronoun for plural objects at a distance.

Q: Jane's short story is both creative ____ interesting.

C. and. The conjunction 'and' is used to connect two positive, similar qualities: 'creative' and 'interesting'. 'Both...and' is a common correlative conjunction structure.

Q: Sam decided not to take the bus as there were ____ people in the long queue.

D. many. 'People' is a countable noun. 'Many' is used for a large quantity of countable nouns. 'Few' would imply a small number, which wouldn't deter Sam. 'Much' is for uncountable nouns.

Q: The soup is not spicy enough. It has too ____ chilli in it.

B. little. 'Chilli' (referring to the ingredient, not countable pieces) is treated as an uncountable noun in this context. 'Too little' is used to express an insufficient amount of an uncountable noun.

P4 English 2025 SA2 47 questions 12 marks

Source: Anglo Chinese, 2025

This P4 English SA2 paper from Anglo Chinese (2025) contains 47 questions worth 12 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P4 level in Singapore schools.

Q1 MCQ

The students were reminded to pay attention ____ the morning assembly.

Q2 MCQ

While having breakfast yesterday, Devi ____ surprised when her mother made her favourite pancakes.

Q3 MCQ

Joshua and his sister ____ excited when their father took them to the playground.

Q4 MCQ

"Please stop making so much noise! I ____ a book now" Ahmad told his brother.

Q5 MCQ

Last night. my parents ____ a present from that shop before going to the party.

Q6 MCQ

While everyone ____ in the canteen, Jeremy went to the library.

Q7 MCQ

____ girls standing over there have the best costumes for the competition.

Q8 MCQ

Jane's short story is both creative ____ interesting.

Q9 MCQ

Sam decided not to take the bus as there were ____ people in the long queue.

Q10 MCQ

The soup is not spicy enough. It has too ____ chilli in it.

Q11 MCQ

I admire Jack for his ____ as he always tells the truth.

Q12 MCQ

Tom ____ his mother's recipe to improve the taste of the ice cream.

Q13 MCQ

Bala was ____ and smiled when he found out that he had won the bowling competition.

Q14 MCQ

Mariam found it difficult to bake the cake. She did not read the instructions ____.

Q15 MCQ

Thomas ____ to his friend that he had a secret he wanted to share in private.

Q16 MCQ

Mr Tan was ____ that he had only suffered minor injuries from his bicycle accident.

Q17 MCQ 🖼 Visual

The organiser of this event is ____.

Q18 MCQ 🖼 Visual

If Allan wants to know more about Pet Adoption Day, he can ____.

Q19 MCQ 🖼 Visual

According to the poster, which one of the statements about the following pets is not true?

Q20 MCQ 🖼 Visual

The main purpose of the event is to ____.

Q21 Structured

During the September holidays, Julia and her family visited Gardens by the Bay. ____ were very excited to see the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest.

Q22 Structured

Julia's brother took a photograph of Julia and ____ parents at the waterfall.

Q23 Structured

Next, ____ took a photograph of himself in front of some beautiful plants.

Q24 Structured

After a few hours, Julia said, "Can we have lunch now? ____ am hungry."

Q25 Structured

Mr Raju is a retired policeman. Every morning, he [ walk / walks] to the coffeeshop near his home with his best friend, Mr Heng.

Q26 Structured

The two men usually [has/have] breakfast together.

Q27 Structured

There [ is / are ] many kinds of food sold at the coffeeshop.

Q28 Structured

Like them, many residents [enjoy enjoys] eating there too.

Q29 Open-ended

Siti washes the plates. Then she places them on the table. before

Q30 Open-ended

The flowers are pretty. The flowers are in the vase. which

Q31 Open-ended

Mrs Tan saw a rat in the drain. Mrs Tan screamed) When

Q32 Open-ended

"I'm going to the park tomorrow," Ravi told his brother. Ravi told his brother

Q33 Structured

Gita made it to the finals of a competition.

Q34 Structured

Gita yelled at Sumei.

Q35 Structured

Sumei ran after Gita.

Q36 MCQ 1 mark

Tick (√) your chosen answer. Gita ran to the bus stop because she ____

Q37 Open-ended 2 marks

In paragraph 4, the rain had stopped. What were the two things Gita noticed in the sky that made her smile? i. ii.

Q38 MCQ 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as 'worriedly'? Circle either (A) or (B). After thanking Madam Lim profusely, Gita walked home anxiously. (A) profusely (B) anxiously

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Based on paragraph 5, what did Gita decide to do in the end?

Q40 MCQ 1 mark

Madam Salmah's husband and children help out at the vegetable stall when ____.

Q41 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show what Madam Salmah does first, next and last in paragraph 2. ____ Madam Salmah arranges the vegetables. ____ Madam Salmah sweeps the floor. ____ Madam Salmah cleans the shelves.

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Why does Mr Ong call Madam Salmah in paragraph 2?

Q43 Structured

puts the vegetables neatly in baskets

Q44 Structured

greets the customers

Q45 Structured

passes the vegetables to the customers

Q46 Open-ended 2 marks

How does Madam Salmah teach her children to be kind to their customers? Explain your answer clearly.

Q47 Open-ended 2 marks

Based on the last paragraph, what are the two things that Madam Salmah does such that her customers are happy return to her stall? i. ii.

P4 English SA2 2025 — Anglo Chinese

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