Q1
MCQ
1 mark
My grandfather gave my brother and ____________ a Christmas present each.
P4 English SA1 2021 — Catholic High
Source: Catholic High, 2021
This P4 English SA1 paper from Catholic High (2021) covers comprehension and sentence synthesis and transformation across 42 questions worth 50 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P4 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
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?