Q1
MCQ
1 mark
The otters surrounded the cat that had hurt ____ as it crawled under a low fence.
P4 English SA1 2025 — Maris Stella High
Source: Maris Stella High, 2025
This P4 English SA1 paper from Maris Stella High (2025) covers comprehension, cloze passage, vocabulary, grammar and sentence synthesis and transformation across 44 questions worth 50 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P4 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
My friends and I ____ a birthday cake when it suddenly rained cats and dogs.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
As this activity requires ____ pieces of paper, we should consider using recycled paper instead.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
Once he was in Primary Six, Ahmad studied very hard to get ____ his dream school.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
____ Siti was sick, she submitted her assignment that was due that day.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
Early this morning, I ____ woken up by my puppy's faint yelping at the door.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
As I had ____ been to the Singapore Oceanarium, my parents brought me there for the first time on my birthday.
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Xin Ru, ____ mother is a chef, is my best friend.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
Hassan had forgotten to bring his thermometer yesterday ____ his teacher had to punish him.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
By the time I reached school, morning assembly ____.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
The chef recommended using fresh ____ such as vanilla pods and eggs to bake a cake.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
After the strenuous basketball match, Samuel experienced severe ____ in his muscles, making it difficult to climb the stairs.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
Jonah hopes to ____ at the National School Games competition.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
The stars ____ stretched out across the night sky.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
Animals can be ____ and may attack if they are trying to defend themselves.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
While rushing to board the bus, someone ____ on my toes.
Q17
MCQ
2 marks
🖼 Visual
"Packaging Makes All the Difference" is a/an ____.
Q18
MCQ
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Hassan wants to buy food at the Food Market. He should ____.
Q19
MCQ
2 marks
🖼 Visual
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Q20
MCQ
2 marks
🖼 Visual
The main aim of the event is to ____.
Q21
MCQ
2 marks
🖼 Visual
The "Packaging Makes All the Difference" engagement activities are sponsored by ____.
Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
Grammar cloze Passage 1: One weekend, my parents booked a hotel stay for my family at Sentosa. As our favourite activity is water play, my brother and I brought (22) ____ largest float to the pool. (Choose from the word box: (A) his, (B) me, (C) our, (D) their, (E) them, (F) us. Each word can be used only once.)
Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Grammar cloze Passage 1: The pool was crowded with children, yet we willingly shared our toys with (23) ____.
Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Grammar cloze Passage 1: Next, I went to the Kids Club. There, magicians performed (24) ____ magic tricks.
Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Grammar cloze Passage 1: As I left that afternoon, a magician gave (25) ____ his magician hat. I was over the moon.
Q26
Open-ended
1 mark
Passage 2 — underline the correct word from the brackets: For Jenny's 10th birthday, her parents gave her a camera. Now, Jenny's hobby (26) [ is / are ] to take photographs of birds.
Q27
Open-ended
1 mark
Passage 2: On weekends, Jenny (27) [ go / goes ] to Sungei Buloh to take photos of migratory birds.
Q28
Open-ended
1 mark
Passage 2: The birds (28) [ is / are ] so colourful and vibrant.
Q29
Open-ended
1 mark
Passage 2: Posting the photos on her Instagram account (29) [ help / helps ] her connect with others who have the same hobby as her.
Q30
Open-ended
1 mark
Vocabulary cloze: Mother has informed me that we will be moving overseas next month. The thought of leaving Sam, my best friend, makes me feel (30) ____ as I think about saying goodbye. (Word box: (A) advice, (B) alert, (C) apprehensive, (D) attentiveness, (E) gift, (F) guidance, (G) heartbroken, (H) prediction. Each word can be used only once.)
Q31
Open-ended
1 mark
Vocabulary cloze: He has a special (31) ____ for knowing when I am upset, even when I try to hide it.
Q32
Open-ended
1 mark
Vocabulary cloze: Whenever we talk, he listens with great (32) ____ and always helps me solve my problems.
Q33
Open-ended
1 mark
Vocabulary cloze: Once, I accidentally knocked over my neighbour's pots of plants. I felt (33) ____ about how my neighbour would react.
Q34
Open-ended
1 mark
Vocabulary cloze: Sam gave me wise (34) ____ to tell the truth and apologise.
Q35
Open-ended
1 mark
Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence with the same meaning. Jane did her homework. Jane was waiting for the water to boil. While ____
Q36
Open-ended
1 mark
Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence with the same meaning. Joe does not like to sew. His mother does not like to sew. Neither ____
Q37
Open-ended
1 mark
Rewrite using the word(s) provided in one sentence with the same meaning. Ali continued to play computer games. His mother scolded him. ____ despite ____
Q38
Open-ended
1 mark
Which word from paragraph 1 tells us that Aoshi was waiting in anticipation for the storytelling?
Q39
Open-ended
1 mark
How was Izzi injured?
Q40
Open-ended
1 mark
What does the word 'you' in line 10 refer to?
Q41
Structured
1 mark
Write 1, 2, or 3 to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the story. ____ The mouse deer came along. ____ Izzi was walking along the riverbank. ____ The crocodile was caught in a fishing net.
Q42
Structured
2 marks
For ____, read each statement and tick True or False. The first example has been done for you. (Example: Bunda shared a story — True.) (i) Izzi cried. (ii) The mouse deer tricked the crocodile.
Q43
Structured
1 mark
Tick your chosen answer. In line 18, the children were in awe of the mouse deer because it was ____. (strong / patient / intelligent)
Q44
Open-ended
1 mark
"Izzi brought the mouse deer back to his village, promising to protect it for as long as it lived." (line 18-19) What value did Izzi demonstrate?