P4 English CA2 2025 — Maris Stella High | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: "Dad, my classmates are going to the library by ____! Can I go along?" asked Jane.

D. themselves. The subject 'my classmates' is third person plural, so the matching reflexive pronoun is 'themselves'.

Q: While Bob ____ television, his sister returned home.

D. was watching. The second clause 'returned' is in the simple past, so the ongoing action needs the past continuous 'was watching'.

Q: "I hope it will rain soon. There isn't ____ water in the reservoir," Mr Wong commented.

C. much. 'Water' is an uncountable noun, and 'much' is used with uncountable nouns in negative sentences like 'isn't much water'.

Q: The students were running around the corner and nearly bumped ____ one another.

A. into. The phrasal verb 'bump into' means to collide with or meet by chance, which fits the context of colliding with one another.

Q: ____ the repeated warnings, the children continued to play in the rain.

B. Despite. 'Despite' is a preposition followed by a noun phrase ('the repeated warnings'); 'Although' would require a clause and 'However' is an adverb.

Q: All of the furniture ____ delivered to the warehouse yesterday.

C. was. 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun taking a singular verb, and 'yesterday' signals past tense, so 'was' is correct.

Q: Sarah found ____ interesting book and read it for ____ hour.

D. an … an. 'Interesting' begins with a vowel sound and 'hour' begins with a silent 'h' (vowel sound), so both blanks take 'an'.

Q: Uncle Ken, ____ is 70 years old, has started to learn how to play a guitar.

A. who. 'Who' is the relative pronoun used for a person who is the subject of the relative clause ('is 70 years old').

Q: "This painting is creative ____ eye-catching. It certainly deserves to be in the museum," said the artist.

D. and. Both 'creative' and 'eye-catching' are positive qualities being praised, so the additive coordinator 'and' is appropriate.

Q: Sandy ____ her ankle, so she is walking slowly.

C. has sprained. The present perfect 'has sprained' shows a past action with a present consequence (she is now walking slowly).

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

"Dad, my classmates are going to the library by ____! Can I go along?" asked Jane.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

While Bob ____ television, his sister returned home.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"I hope it will rain soon. There isn't ____ water in the reservoir," Mr Wong commented.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

The students were running around the corner and nearly bumped ____ one another.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

____ the repeated warnings, the children continued to play in the rain.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

All of the furniture ____ delivered to the warehouse yesterday.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Sarah found ____ interesting book and read it for ____ hour.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Uncle Ken, ____ is 70 years old, has started to learn how to play a guitar.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

"This painting is creative ____ eye-catching. It certainly deserves to be in the museum," said the artist.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Sandy ____ her ankle, so she is walking slowly.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Please handle the vase with care as it is ____.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Amy was given a stern warning by the Discipline Master as she got into ____ with her friends during recess.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

The stadium was packed with ____ as they were there to cheer loudly for their favourite athlete.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Father bought us a ____ to see the moon and stars in the sky.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

We managed to ____ Oliver to work with us on the Science project.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

The mountain climbers ____ for cover when they found out that the volcano was about to erupt.

Q17 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

To enjoy the early bird discount, interested students should sign up between ____.

Q18 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Mrs Lee would like to get her son to be involved in recycling. She should sign him up for ____.

Q19 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

To register for the science enrichment workshops, parents should ____.

Q20 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Which one of the following statements about the enrichment workshops is true?

Q21 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The main aim of the workshops is to ____.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1: Fill in blank (22) with the correct word from the box [(A) her, (B) his, (C) their, (D) them, (E) us, (F) your]. "The children greeted Mrs Tan eagerly when she entered the house. She was holding a box of cupcakes in (22)____ hands."

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1: Fill in blank (23) with the correct word from the box [(A) her, (B) his, (C) their, (D) them, (E) us, (F) your]. "Mrs Tan was pleased that the children had kept the house clean when she was out. She told (23)____ that everyone would receive a cupcake."

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1: Fill in blank (24) with the correct word from the box [(A) her, (B) his, (C) their, (D) them, (E) us, (F) your]. "They cheered loudly upon receiving (24)____ cupcakes!"

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 1: Fill in blank (25) with the correct word from the box [(A) her, (B) his, (C) their, (D) them, (E) us, (F) your]. "Thank you for (25)____ hard work. You can play games now that the house is clean," Mrs Tan said with a smile.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2: Underline the correct word from the brackets. "John enjoys reading. He usually (26) [ reads / read ] adventure stories."

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2: Underline the correct word from the brackets. "Whenever John and his family (27) [ is / are ] free, they will visit the nearest library to borrow the latest books."

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2: Underline the correct word from the brackets. "In school, sharing his books with his classmates (28) [ has / have ] been one of his favourite things to do."

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze Passage 2: Underline the correct word from the brackets. "John and his classmates (29) [ looks / look ] forward to the upcoming book fair."

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze: Fill in blank (30) with the correct word from the box [(A) amused, (B) horror, (C) offer, (D) patiently, (E) regularly, (F) surprise, (G) terrified, (H) trouble]. "Sam is my best friend. Whenever I am sad, he can tell that I am in (30)____."

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze: Fill in blank (31) with the correct word from the box [(A) amused, (B) horror, (C) offer, (D) patiently, (E) regularly, (F) surprise, (G) terrified, (H) trouble]. "He will lend an ear and listen (31)____."

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze: Fill in blank (32) with the correct word from the box [(A) amused, (B) horror, (C) offer, (D) patiently, (E) regularly, (F) surprise, (G) terrified, (H) trouble]. "Sam is ready to (32)____ solutions when I have problems that I cannot solve."

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze: Fill in blank (33) with the correct word from the box [(A) amused, (B) horror, (C) offer, (D) patiently, (E) regularly, (F) surprise, (G) terrified, (H) trouble]. "Once, I knocked over my neighbour's pots of plants while walking. I was (33)____ as my neighbour was a stern man."

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze: Fill in blank (34) with the correct word from the box [(A) amused, (B) horror, (C) offer, (D) patiently, (E) regularly, (F) surprise, (G) terrified, (H) trouble]. "Sam told me to own up and apologise to him. To my (34)____, my neighbour praised me for being honest."

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the given one(s). 'Ben is attending the meeting on Friday. If not, Linda is attending the meeting on Friday.' Begin with: Either ____

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the given one(s). 'Jackson fell asleep while watching the movie. The movie was very interesting.' Begin with: Despite ____

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the given one(s). '"I need to study hard if I want to do well in school," said Paul.' Begin with: Paul said that ____

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word from paragraph 1 tells you that Steve ran towards his toy in a hurried manner?

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

What caused the lighted candle on the table to drop onto the ground?

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

What does the word 'it' in line 12 refer to?

Q41 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2, or 3 in the boxes to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. ____ Mother hugged Steve. ____ Mother rushed into the living room. ____ Mother heard Steve's shriek.

Q42 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

For ____, read each statement and tick True or False. (i) Mother was hesitant to put out the fire. (ii) Steve expected a scolding from his mother for the mess that he had caused.

Q43 Structured 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. When Steve was held tightly by his mother in her arms, he was ____. (relieved / puzzled / uncomfortable)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

"Steve learnt his lesson and he also promised…" (line 17) What lesson did Steve learn from this incident?

P4 English CA2 2025 — Maris Stella High

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