P4 English SA2 2021 — Catholic High | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Mr Tan reminded John and Mike to share the chocolates between ____.

D. themselves. 'John and Mike' is plural third person, so the correct reflexive pronoun is 'themselves'.

Q: After swimming practice just now, I ____ surprised when my friends and coach sang me a birthday song.

C. was. The subject 'I' takes 'was' in the past tense; 'just now' signals past time.

Q: Ali and Peter ____ happy when their teacher asked for their help to carry some books to the staffroom.

D. were. 'Ali and Peter' is a plural subject in past tense ('asked'), so 'were' is correct.

Q: "Listen attentively! The organiser ____ the rules of the competition now," said my teacher.

D. is reading. The time marker 'now' indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking, requiring the present continuous tense 'is reading'.

Q: Last evening, Jeff ____ the kitchen after preparing dinner.

B. cleaned. 'Last evening' signals a completed past action, so the simple past 'cleaned' is correct.

Q: While you ____, I cooked your favourite meal.

D. were sleeping. 'While' with a past action ('cooked') needs the past continuous 'were sleeping' to show two simultaneous past actions.

Q: ____ spectators seated here have the best view of the soccer match.

C. These. 'Spectators' is plural and 'here' indicates near distance, so the demonstrative 'These' is correct.

Q: Mother goes to the fitness centre every weekend as she has ____ friends there.

D. many. 'Friends' is a countable noun and the context is positive (a reason she goes often), so 'many' is correct.

Q: Joshua cried ____ he fell down.

D. because. Falling down is the reason he cried, so the conjunction of cause 'because' is correct.

Q: As he came home late, Jia Ming had ____ time to complete his homework.

A. little. 'Time' is uncountable; coming home late suggests a small/insufficient amount, so 'little' fits.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Mr Tan reminded John and Mike to share the chocolates between ____.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

After swimming practice just now, I ____ surprised when my friends and coach sang me a birthday song.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Ali and Peter ____ happy when their teacher asked for their help to carry some books to the staffroom.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"Listen attentively! The organiser ____ the rules of the competition now," said my teacher.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Last evening, Jeff ____ the kitchen after preparing dinner.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

While you ____, I cooked your favourite meal.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

____ spectators seated here have the best view of the soccer match.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Mother goes to the fitness centre every weekend as she has ____ friends there.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Joshua cried ____ he fell down.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

As he came home late, Jia Ming had ____ time to complete his homework.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

After the flood, hundreds of people were ____ from their homes.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

My aunt was one of the guests invited to the opening ____ of the new shop.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Siti could not decide on the topic of her Science project so she decided to ____ her teacher for advice.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

"You may feel ____ after taking this medication so do not drive," advised the doctor.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

When Mother discovered that Rani had cheated in the test, she was ____ and glared at Rani angrily.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

She ____ on a puddle of water and fell clumsily.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze (Section C): Choose the correct word from the box (A) he, (B) her, (C) I, (D) it, (E) their, (F) you, and write its letter in each blank. Use each word ONCE only. The children were excited when they reached the Discovery Centre. It was (17) ____ first time there. A tour guide welcomed them before they were taken to the theatre to watch a short film.

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

"First, (18) ____ will watch a local film.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

(19) ____ is a story about a girl and her cat.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

(20) ____ hope you enjoy the film," said the tour guide.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze (Section D): Underline the correct word from the brackets. Mrs Thomas is my favourite teacher. She (21) [ come / comes ] up with creative lessons.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

creative lessons that (22) [ is / are ] interesting.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

I (23) [ enjoy / enjoys ] her lessons very much.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

All the pupils think that Mrs Thomas is the best teacher and (24) [ like / likes ] her very much.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension Cloze (Section E): Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word of your own. A young boy named Yuki lived in a village by the sea. One day, while walking along the seashore, he (25) ____ movements under his feet. Then, he noticed that the seawater had moved back for some distance.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

It reminded him of a tsunami that he had learnt about in school. He rushed to the (26) ____ to warn the villagers.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Unfortunately, none of the villagers took Yuki's words seriously. They all (27) ____ his warning.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Luckily, Yuki's family listened to him. They rushed up to the nearby mountain for (28) ____. They reached the mountain safely before the tsunami struck the village.

Q29 Open-ended 2 marks

I will not turn on the television. I want to finish my homework. Until ____

Q30 Open-ended 2 marks

Lisa enjoyed jogging. However, she enjoyed cycling more. ____ preferred ____ to ____

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

What grabbed Adam's attention?

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick your chosen answer. In line 7, the word "she" refers to ____. [ ] the girl [ ] the girl's aunt [ ] the girl's mother

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

For questions 33–35, read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Refer to paragraphs 1 and 2 to help you. The girl was alone when the accident happened.

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

The girl had a head injury.

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

The girl was able to talk even though she was injured.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick your chosen answer. The car driver was caught by the passers-by when ____. [ ] he drove too fast [ ] the injured girl was sent to the hospital. [ ] he tried to run away from the accident scene

Q37 Open-ended 2 marks

List two pieces of safety advice given during the road safety talk. i. ____ ii. ____

Q38 Open-ended 2 marks

Why were the girls excited?

Q39 Open-ended 2 marks

What caused the girls to be thrown into the sea?

Q40 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Which word from paragraph 3 shows that the girls moved in an unsteady manner?

Q41 Open-ended 2 marks

Why did Jenny advise Olive and Shay to be quiet?

Q42 Open-ended 2 marks

How did Bob finally manage to escape from the island?

P4 English SA2 2021 — Catholic High

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