P4 English SA2 2023 — Maha Bodhi | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: My classmates went to East Coast Park ____ the holidays.

D. during. 'During' is the correct preposition for an extended period of time such as the school holidays.

Q: While cleaning the bookshelf yesterday, Amy ____ surprised to find her old diary.

C. was. Past tense ('yesterday') with a singular subject (Amy) requires 'was'.

Q: Ginny and Harold ____ embarrassed when they realised their mistake.

D. were. Past tense ('realised') with a plural subject ('Ginny and Harold') requires 'were'.

Q: "Please listen carefully. Mr Tan ____ instructions now," whispered the monitor.

C. is giving. The time marker 'now' signals an action happening at this moment, so the present continuous 'is giving' is correct.

Q: Yesterday, I ____ the plants before leaving the house.

B. watered. A completed action at a definite past time ('yesterday') takes the simple past 'watered'.

Q: While Father ____ the dishes, Mother rested on the sofa.

D. was washing. Two simultaneous past actions linked by 'while' use past continuous for the ongoing one: 'was washing'.

Q: ____ children sitting there in front of the stage have the best view of the performance.

D. Those. 'Children' is plural and 'there' indicates distance from the speaker, so the plural-distal demonstrative 'Those' is correct.

Q: I waited for my friend inside the mall ____ it was raining heavily.

D. since. 'Since' here means 'because' — the heavy rain is the reason for waiting inside.

Q: Sara decided not to buy an ice cream as there were ____ people in the long queue.

C. many. 'People' is countable and the queue is described as 'long', so the large-quantity countable quantifier 'many' fits and explains why Sara gave up.

Q: What is space junk made up of?

C. abandoned satellites and pieces of spacecraft. Space junk (orbital debris) is defined as defunct, no-longer-useful objects in orbit — abandoned satellites and fragments of spacecraft. Working satellites (A) are still in use, and natural bodies (B) are not human-made debris.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

My classmates went to East Coast Park ____ the holidays.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

While cleaning the bookshelf yesterday, Amy ____ surprised to find her old diary.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Ginny and Harold ____ embarrassed when they realised their mistake.

Q3 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Listen carefully to the instructions given by the teacher. Choose the picture which matches the statement(s) that he or she is going to read. Write the number 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the correct boxes. (Picture-sequencing item 3)

Q4 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Listen carefully to the instructions given by the teacher. Choose the picture which matches the statement(s) that he or she is going to read. Write the number 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the correct boxes. (Picture-sequencing item 4)

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"Please listen carefully. Mr Tan ____ instructions now," whispered the monitor.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Yesterday, I ____ the plants before leaving the house.

Q5 Open-ended 1 mark

Listen carefully to the presentation. David is speaking about his canoe trip during his travel. Fill in the blank numbered 5 with a suitable word or words from the information given. 'David went on a canoe trip in New Zealand for (5)____ days.'

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

While Father ____ the dishes, Mother rested on the sofa.

Q6 Open-ended 1 mark

Listen carefully to the presentation. Fill in the blank numbered 6 with a suitable word or words from the information given. 'As there were no shops along the river, he had to fit a lot of items like warm (6)____, bags of food, pots and pans into his tiny canoe.'

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

____ children sitting there in front of the stage have the best view of the performance.

Q7 Open-ended 1 mark

Listen carefully to the presentation. Fill in the blank numbered 7 with a suitable word or words from the information given. 'On his trip, he came across many interesting animals. He saw a (7)____ protecting her baby and otters feeding on fishes along the riverbanks.'

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

I waited for my friend inside the mall ____ it was raining heavily.

Q8 Open-ended 1 mark

Listen carefully to the presentation. Fill in the blank numbered 8 with a suitable word or words from the information given. 'He also saw some (8)____ trapped inside a pitcher plant.'

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

Sara decided not to buy an ice cream as there were ____ people in the long queue.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

What is space junk made up of?

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Lisa's coffee is not sweet enough. It has too ____ sugar in it.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Why is space junk dangerous?

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Which is not the way to reduce space junk?

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Kiran was ____ to share her toy with others because she was afraid that they would dirty it.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The explorers went on ____ to discover new places in the mountains.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

What gave the rats the chance to escape from Samson at first?

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Which of the following helped the rats to escape from the cat in the end?

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

When dolphins see a shark coming, they will send a warning ____ to other small fish.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

The cat ____ low, ready to jump on the unsuspecting pigeon.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Which adjective would you not use to describe the rats?

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

My father says that the picnic has to be ____ due to the rainy weather.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Mary was walking in the park, carrying her backpack when a ____ of monkeys approached her.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the words given in the boxes and write its letter (A to F) in each blank. USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE. Word bank: (A) it, (B) their, (C) he, (D) them, (E) his, (F) her. 'Max loves dinosaurs since young. He has many books about (17)____.'

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the words given in the boxes (A) it, (B) their, (C) he, (D) them, (E) his, (F) her — USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE. 'One of the books is a birthday gift which is his favourite. His eyes shine with excitement whenever he talks about (18)____.'

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from (A) it, (B) their, (C) he, (D) them, (E) his, (F) her — USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE. 'Max would like to be an explorer when (19)____ grows up.'

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from (A) it, (B) their, (C) he, (D) them, (E) his, (F) her — USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE. 'His sister loves dinosaurs too. She enjoys learning about these amazing creatures from (20)____ brother. They hope to find dinosaur bones one day.'

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. 'My mother is a vet. She loves animals and (21) [help / helps] them feel better when they …'

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. '… them feel better when they (22) [is / are] sick.'

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. 'Sometimes, she has to work long hours but she (23) [do / does] not mind as she is very responsible.'

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Read the passage carefully. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets. 'I am very proud of my mother and (24) [hope / hopes] to be like her one day. I will work hard to make my dream come true.'

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. 'My sister dropped and broke one cup. She was carrying the cups to the sink.' Begin with: While ____

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. 'Jiamin's dog went missing. He was very upset.' Use: ____ whose ____

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Combine the sentences to make one sentence using the word given. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as the sentences given. 'My brother was still hungry. He did not want to eat the porridge.' Use: ____ although ____

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'Early one morning, Uncle Fox was walking through the forest when he came upon a river full of fish. Watching the fish jump and splash about (28)____ Uncle Fox very hungry.'

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'He decided to (29)____ his luck at fishing.'

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'He soon (30)____ three big fish with shiny skin.'

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'The mouth-watering (31)____ of fried fish wafted through the house.'

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Fill each blank with a suitable word. 'She had (32)____ all about Uncle Fox. In a few seconds, she had licked her plate clean!'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order of the places Claire was at before she reached home. ____ bookshop, ____ playground, ____ bus stop.

Q34 MCQ 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as 'snarled'? Circle either (A) or (B). 'She said that a big dog had sneaked up behind and growled at her.' (A) sneaked (B) growled

Q35 Structured 2 marks

What did Amy and Paul do to show that they were surprised to hear what had happened to Claire? Complete the following sentences. i) Amy ____. ii) Paul ____.

Q36 MCQ 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. Which adjective best describes Claire? □ shy □ brave □ imaginative

Q37 MCQ 1 mark

Read each statement and tick 'True' or 'False'. Statement: 'Claire hurt herself in the playground.'

Q38 MCQ 1 mark

Read each statement and tick 'True' or 'False'. Statement: 'Claire told her friends stories that were untrue.'

Q39 MCQ 1 mark

Read each statement and tick 'True' or 'False'. Statement: 'Claire's mother was angry with Claire for hurting herself.'

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

What was the present given by Jack?

Q41 Structured 2 marks

Give two actions to show that Fatima was anxious when she was taking the present out of her pocket. i) ____ ii) ____

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did Fatima take the present out from her pocket?

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Which two-word phrase in paragraph 2 has the same meaning as 'get used to'?

Q44 Structured 2 marks

State whether each sentence below is True or False. Give a reason for your answer. a) Fatima did not give up when she could not use the present given by Jack. b) Fatima dragged her feet because the room was very big.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred. ____ Fatima saw some light coming in through the windows. ____ Fatima went to the restroom. ____ Fatima felt something unfamiliar.

Q46 Structured 2 marks

a) Which one of the following words best describes how Fatima felt in the last paragraph? Put a tick in the box beside your answer. Do not tick more than one box. □ upset □ determined □ contented □ disappointed. b) Why do you say so?

P4 English SA2 2023 — Maha Bodhi

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