P4 English SA1 2025 — Nanyang

Q: Tom ____ heavily when he was swimming in the pool just now.

(2) panted. The phrase "just now" indicates an action that occurred and was completed in the recent past. The simple past tense verb "panted" is appropriate for this context.

Q: "I want ____ doll!" Jia Ling said as she gave the doll to her mother.

(1) this. The context "as she gave the doll to her mother" implies the doll is physically present and close to the speaker. "This" is used for singular nouns that are near the speaker.

Q: Mohammad asked for ____ sugar for his coffee.

(2) some. "Sugar" is an uncountable noun. "Some" is the correct quantifier to use with uncountable nouns in affirmative sentences. "Few", "many", and "several" are used with countable nouns.

Q: Rani's cake was tasteless because she forgot to add in two ingredients stated in the ____.

(1) recipe. A "recipe" is a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of ingredients. The other options do not fit the context of baking a cake.

Q: The emcee delayed announcing the competition results to keep the audience in ____.

(4) suspense. To "keep the audience in suspense" means to maintain a state of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen, which aligns with delaying results.

Q: There was a huge traffic jam after a car ____ with a bus.

(1) collided. When two vehicles hit each other, they "collide". A collision typically leads to a traffic jam. "Congested" describes the state of a jam, not the action that caused it.

Q: Anne was excited to host the tea party for Diana because she ____

(C) had never hosted a tea party before. The first paragraph states, "One afternoon, she was excited to host her first tea party," which directly implies she had not hosted one previously.

Q: Tick √ the word that best describes how Anne felt when she first realised her mistake. [1m] heartbroken [] shocked [] angry []

shocked. When Anne realized it was wine, the passage says she "gasped, 'Oh no! It isn't raspberry cordial-it's a bottle of wine. I'm so sorry!'" This reaction most clearly indicates shock at her realization. She felt heartbroken later due to Diana being forbidden to visit.

P4 English 2025 SA1 19 questions 20 marks

Source: Nanyang, 2025

This P4 English SA1 paper from Nanyang (2025) contains 19 questions worth 20 marks. Use it as a study reference for English topics typically tested at P4 level in Singapore schools.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Tom ____ heavily when he was swimming in the pool just now.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

"I want ____ doll!" Jia Ling said as she gave the doll to her mother.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

Mohammad asked for ____ sugar for his coffee.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Rani's cake was tasteless because she forgot to add in two ingredients stated in the ____.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

The emcee delayed announcing the competition results to keep the audience in ____.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

There was a huge traffic jam after a car ____ with a bus.

Q7 Structured 1 mark

Daniel enjoyed playing soccer with his friends after school. ____ would always bring his soccer ball, and (8) ____ would run to the field together.

Q8 Structured 1 mark

Daniel enjoyed playing soccer with his friends after school. (7) ____ would always bring his soccer ball, and ____ would run to the field together.

Q9 Structured 1 mark

Daniel smiled and thanked ____ profusely.

Q10 Structured 1 mark

Most farms are far away from cities. The reason is because they reequier a lot of land and people do not like the smell of animal manure and fertilisers.

Q11 Structured 1 mark

However, in Singapore, there is not enouf space for large farms due to the lack of land space.

Q12 Structured 1 mark

Experts here beliv one solution is farming in pockets of space within the city.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Anne was excited to host the tea party for Diana because she ____

Q14 Open-ended 1 mark

Pick out a three-word phrase from paragraph 2 which shows Anne was elated that Diana would be able to visit her. [1m]

Q15 Structured 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as "scolded"? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m] She reprimanded Anne for being careless and forbade Diana from visiting (A) her again. (B)

Q16 Structured 2 marks

State Diana's two reactions after she drank the "raspberry cordial". (i) ____ [1m] (ii) ____ [1m]

Q17 Structured 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks to show what happened first, next, and last in the story. [1m] ____ Diana's mother was upset with Anne. ____ Diana's mother allowed Diana to visit Anne. ____ Anne spent the whole morning preparing for Diana's visit.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

Tick √ the word that best describes how Anne felt when she first realised her mistake. [1m] heartbroken [] shocked [] angry []

Q19 Structured 1 mark

Anne did not check the bottle of the drink carefully before she served it to Diana.

P4 English SA1 2025 — Nanyang

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