P4 English SA1 2025 — Henry Park

Q: People who love sunflowers can ____ plant them or buy them from a flower shop.

C. either. The phrase 'either...or' is used to present a choice between two alternatives: planting them or buying them from a shop.

Q: Sunflowers also attract bees ____ other pollinators.

A. and. The conjunction 'and' is used to add information, indicating that sunflowers attract both bees and other pollinators.

Q: Sunflowers are loved by many people ____ they are perfect for making gardens cheerful.

B. because. 'Because' is used to introduce a reason or cause. Sunflowers are loved by many people for the reason that they are perfect for making gardens cheerful.

Q: 11. The boys were using ____ to look at the solar eclipse.

(4) a pair of special glasses. The first paragraph states that Jalen and Marcus carried 'a pair of special glasses for viewing the solar eclipse'.

Q: 12. What was happening to the sun when the boys were looking at it?

(1) It was disappearing.. The passage states, 'Above them, the moon began to slide in front of the sun, dimming the light gradually,' and Jalen exclaimed, 'It looks like the sun is disappearing!'.

P4 English 2025 SA1 19 questions 22 marks

Source: Henry Park, 2025

This P4 English SA1 paper from Henry Park (2025) 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

Sunflowers are beautiful flowers that brighten our days. They grow tall and have big yellow petals. ____ some people enjoy growing sunflowers, others prefer different kinds of flowers.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

People who love sunflowers can ____ plant them or buy them from a flower shop.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Sunflowers also attract bees ____ other pollinators.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Sunflowers are loved by many people ____ they are perfect for making gardens cheerful.

Q5 Open-ended 1 mark

Dinosaurs were incredible creatures that lived on Earth millions of years ago. They varied greatly in ____ with some being enormous and others quite tiny.

Q6 Open-ended 1 mark

The meat-eating ones were ____ sending chills down the spine of their prey.

Q7 Open-ended 1 mark

They often moved ____ during hunting, as their prey was fast and hard to catch.

Q8 Open-ended 1 mark

Today, archeologists ____ about dinosaurs by the study of fossils found in rocks.

Q9 Structured 1 mark

Rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one sentence without changing the original meaning. 9. This is the teacher. Her students excelled in the science fair. ____

Q10 Structured 1 mark

Rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one sentence without changing the original meaning. 10. You will not grow strong. You eat healthy food. Unless ____

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

11. The boys were using ____ to look at the solar eclipse.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

12. What was happening to the sun when the boys were looking at it?

Q13 Open-ended 1 mark

13. What does the word 'them' in line 16 refer to?

Q14 Structured 1 mark

14. Write the number (1, 2 or 3) in the boxes beside the events below to show the sequence of events in the story. Sentences A cool wind blew across the reservoir. The sun began to shine again after the eclipse. The boys reached the open area near the reservoir.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

15. Which two-word phrase in line 18 tells us that something unexpected had occurred around them?

Q16 Structured 1 mark

16. Jalen and Marcus took an easy stroll around the edge of the water catchment area.

Q17 Structured 2 marks

17. The boys brought important items for their eclipse expedition.

Q18 Structured 2 marks

18. The boys put on their special glasses as soon as they set off on their walk.

Q19 Structured 2 marks

19. Based on the last paragraph, list two things that show that the eclipse left a deep impression on Jalen. (i) (ii)

P4 English SA1 2025 — Henry Park

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