P4 English SA2 2021 — Nanyang | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: The policemen __________ very fast when they ran after the thief.

D. were. Subject 'policemen' is plural, and the action is in the past (ran after). The past plural form of 'be' is 'were'.

Q: While everyone __________ television in the living room, Julie stayed in her room to read.

D. was watching. The past continuous tense 'was watching' is required to indicate an ongoing past action interrupted/contrasted with another past action ('stayed').

Q: "Please turn the volume of the television down. Mom __________ now," Sally told her sister.

D. is sleeping. The word 'now' signals an action happening at the moment of speaking, requiring the present continuous tense 'is sleeping'.

Q: __________ teenagers across the street are taking part in the skateboarding competition next week.

D. Those. 'Teenagers' is plural and 'across the street' indicates they are far away from the speaker, so the plural distal demonstrative 'Those' is correct.

Q: Alina likes mangoes __________ not mangosteens.

B. but. The conjunction 'but' is used to show contrast between liking mangoes and not liking mangosteens.

Q: There are only __________ packets of sugar left on the shelf.

C. a few. 'Packets' is a countable noun and the small quantity suggested by 'only' fits with 'a few', which is used with countable nouns.

Q: Last week, Charlotte __________ to the library twice.

B. went. 'Last week' indicates a completed past action, so the simple past tense 'went' is correct.

Q: We had dinner __________ the food centre last evening.

A. at. The preposition 'at' is used to refer to a specific place where an activity takes place (e.g., at the food centre).

Q: My cousin __________ over the moon when he found his lost dog yesterday.

C. was. Subject 'My cousin' is singular and 'yesterday' indicates past tense, so the singular past form 'was' is correct.

Q: This dish is very unhealthy as there is too __________ salt in it.

C. much. 'Salt' is an uncountable noun, and 'too much' is used with uncountable nouns to indicate excess.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

The policemen __________ very fast when they ran after the thief.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

While everyone __________ television in the living room, Julie stayed in her room to read.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"Please turn the volume of the television down. Mom __________ now," Sally told her sister.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

__________ teenagers across the street are taking part in the skateboarding competition next week.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Alina likes mangoes __________ not mangosteens.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

There are only __________ packets of sugar left on the shelf.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Last week, Charlotte __________ to the library twice.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

We had dinner __________ the food centre last evening.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

My cousin __________ over the moon when he found his lost dog yesterday.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

This dish is very unhealthy as there is too __________ salt in it.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

Mother reminded us to handle the glasses with care as they are __________.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

After the ballet performance, the __________ in the hall clapped their hands to show their appreciation.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

David is a/an __________ boy who is always concerned with his appearance.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

The main __________ for making ice cream are cream, sugar and vanilla essence.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

The plastic ruler __________ into two when Ravi bent it.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

During the Christmas season, the shopping malls are beautifully __________ with Christmas trees and lights.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: Choose the correct word from the box (A. her, B. I, C. them, D. they, E. me, F. my) and write its letter in the blank. Use each word once only. 'I love playing the violin. I have been learning it since (17) __________ was five years old.'

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: 'My music teacher comes to my house to teach (18) __________.' (Note: 'piano' is crossed out and replaced with 'violin'.)

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: '(19) __________ parents are heartened to see me putting in hard work to do well.'

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze: 'I want to make (20) __________ proud by getting a distinction. I hope they will hear good news soon!'

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Underline the correct word: 'Polar bears primarily eat seals. Polar bears often (21) [ rest / rests ] at a seal's breathing hole in the ice, waiting for a seal to surface.'

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Underline the correct word: 'Sometimes, they (22) [ hunt / hunts ] by swimming beneath the ice.'

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Underline the correct word: 'However, climate change (23) [ is / are ] making it harder for polar bears to hunt as ice...'

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Underline the correct word: 'as ice (24) [ melt / melts ] earlier and re-forms later within a year. Without the sea ice, polar bears cannot hunt seals easily and must look for other food.'

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: Each of the underlined words contains a spelling error. Write the correct word. 'I was at the Inter-School Track-and-Field Meet and the 100-metre (25) spreent was just about to start.'

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: 'I scanned the (26) seroundings and saw that there was a sea of people wearing different coloured T-shirts with numbers printed on their backs.'

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: 'Looking at the (27) competeters around me, I regretted signing up for the race.'

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Editing for Spelling: 'There was a very (28) maskular boy standing beside me. He looked very confident. How am I ever going to win this race?'

Q29 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: 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 meaning of the given sentence(s). 'Leena wants to perform well in the concert. She must practise hard daily.' (Use: if)

Q30 Open-ended 2 marks

Sentence Synthesis: Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. 'Jill likes to eat chocolates. Jill likes to drink soft drinks more.' (Use: prefers)

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 1: Ming Zhen wanted to get the puppy because he thought it was __________. [1m]

Q32 Structured 3 marks

List three physical features of the puppy. [3m] (i) __________ (ii) __________ (iii) __________

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraph 3 to help you. Statement: 'Mother also thought that the puppy looked very lovely.'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Statement: 'Father did not want Ming Zhen to buy the puppy.'

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick your chosen answer. Father nudged Mother and shook his head vigorously because he did not want Mother to __________. [1m] Options: carry the puppy / talk to Ming Zhen / agree to Ming Zhen's plea

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as 'convinced'? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m] '"Please?" begged Ming Zhen, knowing that Mother was more easily persuaded than Father.' (A) begged (B) persuaded

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Comprehension 2: Why did Jane feel disappointed? [1m]

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did Jane want to leave the shopping mall quickly? [1m]

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read each statement and tick True or False. Statement: 'Jane stole her classmate's silver pen.'

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Statement: 'Jane hung around the pen section as she wanted to steal more items.'

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

Which phrase has the same meaning as 'reaction'? Circle either (A) or (B). [1m] 'Her first instinct was to run away from the security guard and throw the pen away as a distraction.' (A) instinct (B) distraction

Q42 Structured 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Look at the table below. What do the words in the left column refer to in the passage? Write your answers in the column on the right. [2m] Words: 'gleaming treasure (line 2)' and 'it (line 6)'.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark

Jane was caught by the security guard when she was __________. [1m] (A) leaving the stationery shop (B) about to exit from the shopping mall (C) trying to escape from the mall manager

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Pick out a word in paragraph 4 which shows that Jane was accompanied to the manager's room. [1m]

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

Based on the last paragraph, tick one word that best describes how Jane felt about her action. [1m] Options: annoyed / embarrassed / remorseful

P4 English SA2 2021 — Nanyang

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