P4 English SA1 2021 — Catholic High | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: My grandfather gave my brother and ____________ a Christmas present each.

B. me. The pronoun is the object of the verb 'gave', so the objective pronoun 'me' is required (paired with 'my brother').

Q: The children ____________ helpful and polite to the elderly when they visited the Old Folks' Home last week.

D. were. The subject 'The children' is plural and the time marker 'last week' signals past tense, so 'were' is correct.

Q: Snow White told the seven dwarfs to share the pizza ____________ themselves.

C. among. 'Among' is used when sharing involves more than two people; there are seven dwarfs.

Q: Jane has not stopped for a rest ____________ she started jogging an hour ago.

D. since. 'Since' is used with the present perfect tense ('has not stopped') to indicate an action continuing from a past point in time.

Q: Rahmat put ____________ ice cubes in his hot beverage to help cool it down quickly.

C. many. 'Ice cubes' is a countable plural noun, so 'many' is correct (few would mean 'not many', which contradicts cooling down quickly).

Q: "____________ pile of worksheets in my hands belongs to Mrs Gan," Devi said.

A. This. The pile is singular and near the speaker (in her hands), so the singular near demonstrative 'This' is correct.

Q: While Henry ____________ the book, his mother came home.

D. was reading. The past continuous 'was reading' is used for an ongoing past action interrupted by another past action ('came home').

Q: If your sister's fever does not subside by tonight, you ____________ take her to a doctor quickly.

D. should. 'Should' expresses the advisable / necessary action to take, fitting the context of giving advice in a conditional sentence.

Q: Scientists have been ____________ many experiments to find a cure for the deadly virus.

B. conducting. The collocation 'conducting experiments' is the standard expression; the other verbs do not directly take 'experiments' as an object in this way.

Q: The police are appealing for ____________ to the fatal accident to come forward to aid in their investigations.

D. witnesses. 'Witnesses' are people who saw an event happen and can give helpful information to the police investigation.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

My grandfather gave my brother and ____________ a Christmas present each.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

The children ____________ helpful and polite to the elderly when they visited the Old Folks' Home last week.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Snow White told the seven dwarfs to share the pizza ____________ themselves.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Jane has not stopped for a rest ____________ she started jogging an hour ago.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Rahmat put ____________ ice cubes in his hot beverage to help cool it down quickly.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

"____________ pile of worksheets in my hands belongs to Mrs Gan," Devi said.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

While Henry ____________ the book, his mother came home.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

If your sister's fever does not subside by tonight, you ____________ take her to a doctor quickly.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Scientists have been ____________ many experiments to find a cure for the deadly virus.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

The police are appealing for ____________ to the fatal accident to come forward to aid in their investigations.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

When the teacher asked a question in class, Ali ____________ raised his hand because he wanted to be the first pupil to answer it.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

I was wide awake through the night reading the mystery book which kept me on the ____________ of my seat.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Going overseas for holidays is an expensive treat for the Tans so they only travel ____________.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Everyone ____________ for Devi's birthday party last night. They had a wonderful time.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Slime is a sticky substance that children enjoy playing with. Use the recipe below to make slime and have fun (15) ____________ the same time. (Choose from: (A) at, (B) in, (C) into, (D) of, (E) on, (F) with)

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

Firstly, add about 250 ml of warm water into a bowl. Next, add 3 or 4 drops (16) ____________ food colouring to the water and stir well. (Choose from: (A) at, (B) in, (C) into, (D) of, (E) on, (F) with)

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

...stir well (17) ____________ a spoon. (Choose from: (A) at, (B) in, (C) into, (D) of, (E) on, (F) with)

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Then, slowly pour the coloured water into a bowl filled with cornflour. Mix all the ingredients together (18) ____________ a thick paste. (Choose from: (A) at, (B) in, (C) into, (D) of, (E) on, (F) with)

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Mount Everest (19) [ is / are ] the highest mountain in the world at 8848 metres.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Both Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (20) [ was / were ] the first to successfully get to the top of Mount Everest in 1953.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Every year, thousands of people try to climb to the top, but unfortunately, hundreds (21) [ do / does ] not succeed.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

As more climbers (22) [ try / tries ] to climb to the top, the safety of these climbers remains a huge concern.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Penguins are birds with black and white feathers. Unlike most birds, they are flightless birds. They are (23) ____________ to fly although they have wings.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Instead, they walk with a funny waddle. They (24) ____________ about seventy-five percent of their time underwater, searching for ...

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

...searching for (25) ____________ such as fish, squid and krill in the ocean.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

When they are in the water, they dive and flap their (26) ____________. This makes them look like they are flying!

Q27 Open-ended 2 marks

There was a massive thunderstorm. The parade was called off. (Use the word 'because' to rewrite as one sentence.)

Q28 Open-ended 2 marks

The children told their teacher, "We cycle to school." Rewrite beginning with: The children told their teacher that ____________

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Where was the writer when he heard the commotion? [1m]

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word tells you that Jack was rushing about in the house? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m] My brother, Jack, was in a state of panic, (A) shrieking and (B) scurrying around looking for containers of water.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. As Jenny was trying to put out the fire, Jack was ____________. [1m] (Options: standing in shock / looking for his mother / running in and out of the bathroom)

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. In line 11, the word "this" refers to ____________. [1m] (Options: looking around for help / pouring water onto the floor / fetching water to put out the fire)

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick ✓ "True" or "False". Refer to paragraphs 2 and 3 to help you. Statement: The fire started in Jack's bedroom.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick ✓ "True" or "False". Refer to paragraphs 2 and 3 to help you. Statement: The writer helped to put out the fire.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick ✓ "True" or "False". Refer to paragraphs 2 and 3 to help you. Statement: The entire house was flooded.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show the order in which the events occurred. [1m] ____ A curtain had caught fire. ____ Jack's friends had shown him a matchstick trick. ____ The writer's mother asked Jack if he had caused the fire.

Q37 Structured 2 marks

What did the writer's mother do to prevent a fire from happening again? i. ____________ [1m] ii. ____________ [1m]

Q38 Open-ended 2 marks

What were the walls of Ming's room filled with?

Q39 Open-ended 2 marks

What was Ming's problem in building his inventions?

Q40 Open-ended 2 marks

Why were Ming's parents not happy about Ming collecting things from his neighbours?

Q41 Open-ended 2 marks

Which word from line 14 to 20 shows that Ming's neighbours were eager to see his creation at the park?

Q42 Open-ended 2 marks

How did Ming's neighbours play a part in building his invention?

P4 English SA1 2021 — Catholic High

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