P4 English SA2 2020 — Raffles Girls | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: You ________ so kind when you helped Kate look for her lost kitten.

D. were. Past-tense action ('helped') and 'you' takes 'were' in the past tense.

Q: "Listen carefully. The principal ________ an important announcement right now," said the prefect.

C. is making. 'Right now' signals an action happening at the moment of speaking — present continuous 'is making'.

Q: As everyone ________ the stadium, it started to rain.

D. was leaving. Past continuous 'was leaving' matches the past-tense main clause 'it started to rain' to show two simultaneous past actions.

Q: Alex and her classmates went to the zoo ________ an excursion.

C. for. The preposition 'for' is used to indicate the purpose of the visit.

Q: ________ man sitting in the corner over there is my grandfather.

B. That. Singular noun ('man') that is far away ('over there') takes the singular distal demonstrative 'That'.

Q: Mother bought a new vase ________ she broke the one she had.

D. because. The second clause gives the reason for buying a new vase, so the conjunction 'because' is correct.

Q: Yesterday, the students ________ their art pieces to school for the art exhibition.

B. brought. 'Yesterday' signals a completed action in the past, so the simple past 'brought' is required.

Q: Devi was very busy with work and had ________ time to exercise.

A. little. 'Time' is an uncountable noun, and the context (very busy) means barely any time, so 'little' is correct.

Q: My best friend, Sally, decided not to join the queue to buy her favourite burger as there were too ________ pupils in the queue.

C. many. 'Pupils' is a countable plural noun, and the context indicates a large number, so 'many' is correct.

Q: During her birthday last year, my sister ________ surprised to receive presents from her friends.

C. was. 'Last year' indicates past tense, and 'my sister' is singular, so 'was' is correct.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

You ________ so kind when you helped Kate look for her lost kitten.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

"Listen carefully. The principal ________ an important announcement right now," said the prefect.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

As everyone ________ the stadium, it started to rain.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

Alex and her classmates went to the zoo ________ an excursion.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

________ man sitting in the corner over there is my grandfather.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Mother bought a new vase ________ she broke the one she had.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Yesterday, the students ________ their art pieces to school for the art exhibition.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Devi was very busy with work and had ________ time to exercise.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

My best friend, Sally, decided not to join the queue to buy her favourite burger as there were too ________ pupils in the queue.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

During her birthday last year, my sister ________ surprised to receive presents from her friends.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The devastating tsunami had ________ all the houses in the village and many people lost their homes.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Tiffany and Joanne did very well during the presentation because they had all the information at ________.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

The ________ man jumped into the raging river to save the drowning child.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

When Jennifer saw the ferocious dog coming towards her, she was so ________ that she ran as fast as her legs could carry her.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

Mrs Tan added a few drops of strawberry essence to ________ the flavour when she was making the strawberry ice-cream.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

The band made some changes to their hit song and dedicated it to the frontline ________ of the pandemic.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which word has the same meaning as 'acted'? Circle either (A) or (B). Sentence: 'She lowered her hand and pretended to sweep her bangs out of her eyes.' (A) lowered (B) pretended

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraph 1 to help you. Statement: Mr Watanabe asked his class if they wanted to go on a field trip.

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraph 1 to help you. Statement: Junko raised her hand immediately when she heard about the field trip.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read each statement and tick True or False. Refer to paragraph 1 to help you. Statement: Junko was better than all her classmates in gymnastics.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick your chosen answer. Junko's classmates smirked when she raised her hand because ________. Options: (a) she pretended to sweep her bangs / (b) she enjoyed mountaineering / (c) she was tiny and weak

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show what happened first, next and last in paragraph 2. ____ Junko pretended to sweep her bangs out of her eyes. ____ Mr Watanabe nodded and smiled at Junko. ____ Junko raised her hand again and made herself keep it there.

Q23 Open-ended 2 marks

At the end of the class discussion, what two things did Mr Watanabe say he would do? (i) ________ (ii) ________

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Vocabulary Cloze — choose the correct word from the box (A–M). Word bank: (A) areas, (B) case, (C) diet, (D) easily, (E) feat, (F) habitat, (G) huge, (H) match, (J) munches, (K) roots, (L) species, (M) success. 'Once faced with the risk of extinction, giant pandas are now protected and no longer an endangered species. This achievement is a result of the (24) ________ of the World Wildlife Conservation programme.'

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (25): 'The (25) ________ of the giant panda consists of bamboo shoots and leaves.'

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (26): 'Human activities have destroyed much of its natural (26) ________ and its favourite source of food.'

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (27): 'Like toddlers at snack time, the panda sits with its legs stretched out in front of it and (27) ________ its food.'

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (28): 'The tough bamboo is no (28) ________ for the panda's powerful jaws...'

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (29): '...and crushing power of its (29) ________ molars which are three times larger than those of a human.'

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (30): 'In a day, each giant panda can eat about thirty kilogrammes of bamboo as (30) ________ as we eat carrot sticks.'

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Vocabulary Cloze blank (31): 'Bamboo is a grass that grows well in the highland (31) ________ of China.'

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Grammar Cloze 1 — choose the correct word from the box (A–F). Word bank: (A) he, (B) my, (C) our, (D) them, (E) they, (F) us. 'Last week, my mother and I visited the zoo. My father decided that (32) ________ would not join us.'

Q33 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 1 blank (33): 'At the enclosure, we met Mindy and her mother. They were excited to see (33) ________ at the zoo too.'

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 1 blank (34): 'I wanted to have lunch with (34) ________ but they were leaving soon.'

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 1 blank (35): 'However, (35) ________ mother had a better suggestion and asked, "Why don't you join us for breakfast tomorrow?"'

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 2 — underline the correct word in the brackets. 'Liza loves words. She loves the sounds that words (36) [ make / makes ]...'

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 2 blank (37): 'Some of her favourite words (37) [ is / are ] lollipop, balloon and purple.'

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 2 blank (38): 'When Liza (38) [ has / have ] free time at school, she likes to write down words...'

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Grammar Cloze 2 blank (39): 'Sometimes, her classmates, Sue and Ellie, (39) [ join / joins ] in the fun too.'

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick (✓) your chosen answer. In paragraph 2, which word has the same meaning as 'having no limits'? Options: attempt / endless / variety

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

According to the text, how much pizza can a person eat on average in a year?

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read the statement, tick (✓) True or False and give a reason for your answer. Refer to paragraph 2. Statement: There are many types of pizza today.

Q43 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read the statement, tick (✓) True or False and give a reason for your answer. Refer to paragraph 2. Statement: It is easy to understand exactly how the pizza originated.

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Read the statement, tick (✓) True or False and give a reason for your answer. Refer to paragraph 2. Statement: Pizza, if eaten in the correct manner, enables consumers to feel a sense of happiness.

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

In paragraph 3, which sentence tells us that tomatoes are a must-have for pizza?

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

Refer to paragraph 3, what does the word 'they' in bold refer to?

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

According to paragraph 3, what did the Italians discover about the tomato plant? Put a tick (✓) in the box beside your answer. DO NOT TICK MORE THAN ONE BOX. Options: (a) The tomato plant was grown only in England. (b) The tomato plant was harmless and delicious. (c) The tomato plant had fruit that were pungent.

Q48 Open-ended 2 marks

Refer to paragraph 4 and write your answer in a complete sentence. Give 2 reasons why tomatoes were used in pizza by Italians.

P4 English SA2 2020 — Raffles Girls

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