P4 English CA1 2023 — Henry Park

Q: Veterinarians are doctors for animals. A veterinarian (1) with animals that are sick or injured by giving them medicine or treatment.

B) works. The subject 'A veterinarian' is singular, and the sentence describes a general truth about what a veterinarian does. Therefore, the simple present tense singular verb 'works' is correct.

Q: There are different types of veterinarians. Some (2) with pets, others with farm or zoo animals.

A) work. The subject 'Some' refers to 'Some veterinarians', which is plural. The sentence describes a general truth about what some veterinarians do. Therefore, the simple present tense plural verb 'work' is correct.

Q: Anyone who (3) as a veterinarian could tell you about the long working hours.

D) has worked. The phrase 'Anyone who has worked as a veterinarian' implies experience gained over time, which directly relates to the knowledge about 'long working hours'. The present perfect tense 'has worked' is suitable for an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

Q: My parents (4) as veterinarians for the past two years.

E) have worked. The phrase 'for the past two years' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The subject 'My parents' is plural, so the present perfect tense 'have worked' is appropriate.

Q: The author's mother was at ____ when the author baked the cake.

(1) work. The passage states: 'I wanted to surprise her by baking a cake while she was at work.' This indicates the mother was at work.

Q: The author baked the cake ____.

(2) as a surprise. The passage states: 'I wanted to surprise her by baking a cake'. This explicitly mentions the purpose was 'as a surprise'.

P4 English 2023 CA1 19 questions 22 marks

Source: Henry Park, 2023

This P4 English CA1 paper from Henry Park (2023) contains 19 questions worth 22 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P4 level in Singapore schools.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Veterinarians are doctors for animals. A veterinarian (1) with animals that are sick or injured by giving them medicine or treatment.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

There are different types of veterinarians. Some (2) with pets, others with farm or zoo animals.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Anyone who (3) as a veterinarian could tell you about the long working hours.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

My parents (4) as veterinarians for the past two years.

Q5 Open-ended 1 mark

Athletes who do not have one or more of the physical abilities most people have can (5) in these games.

Q6 Open-ended 1 mark

The Paralympic Games are split into the Winter and Summer Paralympic Games which are (6) alternately every two years.

Q7 Open-ended 1 mark

He noticed that his patients became more (7) after participating in the sports events.

Q8 Open-ended 1 mark

Only athletes from 23 countries took part then. Now, almost every (8) takes part in the Paralympic Games. It demonstrates how sport truly is for everyone.

Q9 Structured 1 mark

James comes to school by bus. Ben also comes to school by bus. Rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one sentence without changing the original meaning. Use 'as well as'.

Q10 Structured 1 mark

Anne was four years old. She has been playing the piano. Rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one sentence without changing the original meaning. Use 'since'.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The author's mother was at ____ when the author baked the cake.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The author baked the cake ____.

Q13 Open-ended 1 mark

What does the word 'it' in line 5 refer to?

Q14 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Write the number (1, 2 or 3) in the boxes beside the events below to show the sequence of events in paragraph 2. Sentences: The author used a wire whisk. The author placed the baking pan into the oven. The author put the baking equipment on the kitchen counter.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word in paragraph 3 tells us the cake was burnt?

Q16 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The author could not find the mixer

Q17 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The author baked the cake on her mother's birthday.

Q18 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The whole cake was burnt.

Q19 Open-ended 2 marks

What caused the author to "forget all about the cake" (line 13)?

P4 English CA1 2023 — Henry Park

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