P4 English SA2 2023 — Methodist Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Meiling and I were surprised to find a wallet along the corridor ____ recess.

D. during. The word 'during' is the most appropriate preposition to indicate that the wallet was found within the time period of recess.

Q: "We can go to the sports complex by ourselves after school, ____?" Rahman asked his classmates.

A. can't we. The main clause 'We can go...' is positive and uses the auxiliary verb 'can'. The tag question should be negative and use the same auxiliary verb, forming 'can't we'.

Q: "Go to the dance studio now. The students ____ the moves for the new song," Miss Tan told Candice.

D. are learning. The instruction 'Go to the dance studio now' implies that the action of learning the moves is currently in progress. The present continuous tense 'are learning' is used for ongoing actions.

Q: Ahmad ____ an old lady carry her heavy grocery bags last evening.

C. helped. The phrase 'last evening' indicates that the action happened in the past. Therefore, the simple past tense form 'helped' is required.

Q: It was Sharon and not Timothy who completed the Science project all by ____

A. herself. The subject 'Sharon' is a singular female noun, so the correct reflexive pronoun to refer back to her is 'herself'.

Q: Mrs Gopal, together with her grandchildren, ____ in the park every weekend.

B. cycles. The actual subject of the sentence is 'Mrs Gopal' (singular). The phrase 'together with her grandchildren' is a prepositional phrase and does not affect the subject-verb agreement. 'Every weekend' indicates a habitual action, requiring the simple present tense. Thus, 'cycles' is correct.

Q: "My flask is almost empty. There is not ____ coffee left," Michelle said to her friends.

A. much. 'Coffee' is an uncountable noun. When indicating a small quantity of an uncountable noun in a negative sentence, 'not much' is the grammatically correct and most natural phrasing. 'Almost empty' implies there is only a small amount left.

Q: Grandfather has not stopped for a rest ____ he started on his hike early this morning. He will reach the summit in an hour's time.

C. since. 'Since' is used to specify a starting point in time from which an action or state has continued up to the present. The phrase 'has not stopped... since he started' is a correct grammatical construction.

Q: Siti wants to buy ____ blue porcelain plates on the display shelf over there.

D. those. 'Plates' is a plural noun, eliminating 'this' and 'that'. The phrase 'over there' indicates distance, so 'those' (a demonstrative pronoun for distant plural objects) is the correct choice.

Q: The boy ____ bag was stolen is crying in the canteen.

D. whose. The sentence requires a possessive pronoun to show that the bag belongs to the boy. 'Whose' indicates possession ('the bag of the boy').

Q1 MCQ

Meiling and I were surprised to find a wallet along the corridor ____ recess.

Q2 MCQ

"We can go to the sports complex by ourselves after school, ____?" Rahman asked his classmates.

Q3 MCQ

"Go to the dance studio now. The students ____ the moves for the new song," Miss Tan told Candice.

Q4 MCQ

Ahmad ____ an old lady carry her heavy grocery bags last evening.

Q5 MCQ

It was Sharon and not Timothy who completed the Science project all by ____

Q6 MCQ

Mrs Gopal, together with her grandchildren, ____ in the park every weekend.

Q7 MCQ

"My flask is almost empty. There is not ____ coffee left," Michelle said to her friends.

Q8 MCQ

Grandfather has not stopped for a rest ____ he started on his hike early this morning. He will reach the summit in an hour's time.

Q9 MCQ

Siti wants to buy ____ blue porcelain plates on the display shelf over there.

Q10 MCQ

The boy ____ bag was stolen is crying in the canteen.

Q11 MCQ

Lisa looked down at her shoes ____ as she admitted that she had not submitted her project.

Q12 MCQ

Mrs Wong was shocked to find the furniture in her house ____ beyond recognition after the fire.

Q13 MCQ

Soon after the bell rang, a crowd of about thirty students ____ near the stall to collect their free ice-cream.

Q14 MCQ

The rescuers were ____ that the survivors had suffered only minor injuries in that accident. They had not expected to find any of them alive.

Q15 MCQ

We could not ____ what he was saying as he did not speak clearly just now.

Q16 MCQ

The parent volunteers were presented with tokens of ____ for helping out in the Fun Fair.

Q17 Structured 1 mark

It was Sunday. Father had prepared breakfast for Mother and ____.

Q18 Structured 1 mark

We enjoyed the blueberry pancakes. It was ____ favourite.

Q19 Structured 1 mark

After breakfast, we headed to the garden. Mother saw the weeds sprouting and decided to pull ____ out.

Q20 Structured 1 mark

We took a long time because ____ was not an easy task.

Q21 Structured 1 mark

...the light-coloured patch that { extend / extends) from its shoulders to its hindquarters.

Q22 Structured 1 mark

...except for the tips of its ears which [ is / are } rimmed in white.

Q23 Structured 1 mark

It typically [weigh / weighs ) between 250 and 320 kg.

Q24 Structured 1 mark

The Malayan Tapir [has/have] four toes on each front foot and three toes on each back foot.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

"My sister will be going to Japan tomorrow," said Alvin. Alvin said that ____

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Sarah was not at the carnival. Sarah's siblings were not at the carnival too... Neither ____

Q27 Structured 1 mark

Gratitude is when we feel thankful for what we have in our lives. These include things we often take for ____.

Q28 Structured 1 mark

Being helpful helps us to take a moment to reflect on ____ fortunate we are.

Q29 Structured 1 mark

It also helps us focus on what we already have ____ of what we do not have.

Q30 Structured 1 mark

There are ____ ways to demonstrate gratitude.

Q31 Structured 1 mark

Regardless of the ____ one chooses, it is important to do so as we will never know the positive impact it can have.

Q32 Structured 1 mark

A gratitude journal involves ____ down daily experiences such as interactions with people and other experiences that make you thankful.

Q33 MCQ 1 mark

Why did Raja raise his hand in class?

Q34 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Raja's two suggestions for the community service project were for his classmates to ____ Tick your chosen answers.

Q35 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Raja and his classmates collected 847 books after a fortnight.

Q36 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

The library in the children's home started because the class wanted to inculcate the good habit of reading.

Q37 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show the order in which the events took place in the story. ____ Raja and his classmates set up a library. ____ Raja and his classmates organised a book drive. ____ Raja shared his idea with Mrs Ho and his classmates.

Q38 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What value did Raja and his classmates learn from the community service project? Tick ✓ your chosen answer.

Q39 MCQ 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which word has the same meaning as "appeal to"? Circle either (A) or (B). Thus, Raja and his classmates organised a book drive to collect books (A) that were new or slightly used that would interest young people. (B)

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

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

Q41 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain clearly why Alex 'turned red with embarrassment' (line 11).

Q42 Structured 2 marks

What were two things Alex did to improve at the game? (i) ____ (ii) ____

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

From lines 16 to 19, pick out a four-word phrase that tells us that Alex was anxious when it was his turn to bat.

Q44 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Alex was eager to join in the fun.

Q45 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Alex's teammates blamed him for not catching the ball in the fourth round.

Q46 Open-ended 2 marks

Explain clearly how Alex went from "being a failure to be the hero of the game".

P4 English SA2 2023 — Methodist Girls

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