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P4 English CA1 2023 — Red Swastika
P4
English
2023
CA1
25 questions
25 marks
Source: Red Swastika, 2023
This P4 English CA1 paper from Red Swastika (2023) covers editing and spelling and visual text and situational writing across 25 questions worth 25 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P4 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
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Q1
MCQ
1 mark
The wedding guests were charmed by the ____________ gown worn by the bride.
A. dull
B. plain
C. hideous
D. stunning
Explanation
'Charmed' indicates a positive reaction, so the gown must be attractive. 'Stunning' means strikingly beautiful, fitting the context of a bride's gown that delights guests. The other options (dull, plain, hideous) are negative or unremarkable.
Q2
MCQ
1 mark
After a trip to the supermarket, I have all the ____________ needed to bake the cake.
A. recipes
B. flavours
C. substances
D. ingredients
Explanation
'Ingredients' are the items (flour, sugar, eggs, etc.) bought to bake a cake. 'Recipes' are instructions, 'flavours' are tastes, and 'substances' is too general/scientific.
Q3
MCQ
1 mark
The children ____________ happily when they were told that they were going on a learning journey next week.
A. yelped
B. bawled
C. cheered
D. moaned
Explanation
'Cheered' expresses happiness and excitement, matching 'happily'. 'Yelped' suggests pain/surprise, 'bawled' means cried loudly, and 'moaned' expresses unhappiness.
Q4
MCQ
1 mark
To avoid getting to school late, Ben and I ran ____________ for the bus.
A. hastily
B. leisurely
C. sluggishly
D. hesitantly
Explanation
To avoid being late, one must hurry. 'Hastily' means with great speed/urgency. 'Leisurely' and 'sluggishly' mean slow, and 'hesitantly' means uncertainly — none fit the urgency.
Q5
MCQ
1 mark
A crowd gathered around the ____________ that was playing beautiful music.
A. band
B. crew
C. gang
D. choir
Explanation
A 'band' is a group of musicians who play instruments together. 'Crew' is a team (e.g. ship/film), 'gang' is a group of people often with negative connotation, and a 'choir' sings but doesn't 'play' music with instruments.
Q6
MCQ
1 mark
The ____________ customer waited in queue while the elderly cashier slowly count the change of those in front of him.
A. scared
B. timid
C. jealous
D. patient
Explanation
A customer who waits while a slow cashier counts change is being 'patient'. 'Scared', 'timid', and 'jealous' do not fit the context of waiting calmly.
Q7
MCQ
1 mark
The nurse has to work ____________ weekends.
A. on
B. by
C. for
D. with
Explanation
The correct preposition for days/times of the week is 'on' (e.g. on weekends, on Monday).
Q8
MCQ
1 mark
Don ____________ shocked when he saw that someone had stolen his bicycle.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
Explanation
The verb 'had stolen' indicates past tense. Subject 'Don' is singular, so the singular past-tense form 'was' is required.
Q9
MCQ
1 mark
"Look! The puppies ____________ on the carpet right now!" exclaimed Mother.
A. play
B. played
C. have played
D. are playing
Explanation
'Right now' signals present continuous tense. With plural subject 'puppies', the correct form is 'are playing'.
Q10
MCQ
1 mark
The students sit only ____________ metres from each other in the classroom.
A. much
B. many
C. a few
D. a lot of
Explanation
'Metres' is a countable noun, and 'only' implies a small quantity. 'A few' means a small number of countable items. 'Much' is for uncountable; 'many' and 'a lot of' suggest large quantities, contradicting 'only'.
Q11
MCQ
1 mark
I need help taking these books to the classroom as I have too many to ____________.
A. carry
B. carries
C. carried
D. carrying
Explanation
After 'too many to', the bare infinitive (base form) of the verb is used: 'to carry'.
Q12
MCQ
1 mark
We must ensure that the house is always clean and tidy as guests ____________ drop by anytime.
A. must
B. may
C. shall
D. have
Explanation
'May' expresses possibility — guests possibly drop by at any time. 'Must' is obligation, 'shall' indicates intention/future, and 'have' doesn't fit grammatically.
Q13
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Visual context
Poster titled 'Gift Donation Drive'. Top section says Project Love is launching the drive with Care Club for the children of Joyful Home, before 1 June 2023. Middle shows 'Three Ways to Give!' with three numbered boxes: #1 Cash to buy gifts (visit www.love.sg to donate online), #2 Second-hand items (drop off in Room 1 at Hope Centre during office hours), #3 Brand-new items (drop off in Room 2 at Hope Centre during office hours). Contact info: www.love.sg, hello@love.sg. Bottom-left text describes Joyful Home throwing a 'surprise party' for the children in its care; the gifts presentation will be the event's highlight; volunteer sign-up via hello@joyful.sg. Bottom-right 'Big Bash' panel: Date 4 June 2023, Time 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Venue Hope Centre. A small illustration of wrapped gift boxes appears in the centre.
The Gift Donation Drive is organised by ____________.
A. Project Love and Care Club
B. Joyful Home and Project Love
C. Joyful Home and Hope Centre
D. Project Love and Hope Centre
Explanation
The poster states: 'Project Love is thrilled to launch this donation drive together with Care Club!' — so the organisers are Project Love and Care Club.
Q14
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Visual context
Same Gift Donation Drive poster as Q13. Relevant detail: '#1 Cash to buy gifts — Visit the Project Love website at www.love.sg to donate online.'
Project Love's website allows visitors to ____________ the Gift Donation Drive.
A. buy gifts for
B. collect money for
C. ask questions about
D. find information about
Explanation
Option #1 on the poster says 'Cash to buy gifts — Visit the Project Love website at www.love.sg to donate online.' Donations on the website are used to buy gifts for the drive.
Q15
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Visual context
Same Gift Donation Drive poster as Q13. Relevant detail: the bottom-left text invites readers to sign up as a volunteer by emailing hello@joyful.sg for the Big Bash surprise party.
Betty would like to play a part in the Big Bash. She can ____________.
A. give a presentation
B. throw a surprise party
C. sign up to be a volunteer
D. present her gifts to the children
Explanation
The poster says: 'You can sign up to be a volunteer by emailing hello@joyful.sg!' This is the way for Betty to participate in the Big Bash event.
Q16
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Visual context
Same Gift Donation Drive poster as Q13. Relevant details: 'Joyful Home is throwing a surprise party for the children in its care!'; both second-hand (Way #2) and brand-new items (Way #3) are accepted; drop-offs only 'during office hours'; the presentation of gifts is the highlight of the Big Bash event.
Which one of the following statements is true?
A. The children of Joyful Home do not expect Big Bash to be held.
B. Only unused items can be contributed to the Gift Donation Drive.
C. Gifts for the children of Joyful Home will be collected during Big Bash.
D. Contributions to the Gift Donation Drive can be dropped off at any time.
Explanation
The poster says Joyful Home is throwing a 'surprise party' for the children — so the children do not expect the Big Bash. Option B is false (second-hand items are also accepted); C is false (gifts are presented at Big Bash, not collected then); D is false (drop-offs are only during office hours).
Q17
MCQ
1 mark
🖼 Visual
Visual context
Same Gift Donation Drive poster as Q13. Headline urges 'Give generously before 1 June 2023! Your donations will bring great joy!' alongside three ways to give.
The main purpose of the poster is to ____________.
A. urge people to be generous
B. tell people about Joyful Home
C. give people details about two events
D. invite people to join in the 'Big Bash' celebration
Explanation
The poster's main message is the donation drive: 'Give generously before 1 June 2023! Your donations will bring great joy!' It urges readers to be generous in giving gifts/cash.
Q18
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'These wonderful creetures date back to the time of the dinosaurs!' Write the correct word in the relevant box.
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Q19
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the punctuation for the underlined word: 'Just like our bones, a turtle's shell is actually part of its skeleton It is made up of over fifty bones.' Write the correct punctuation in the relevant box.
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Q20
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the word in bold for spelling: 'What the turtle eats depends on the envirenment it lives in.' Write the correct word in the relevant box.
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Q21
Open-ended
1 mark
Correct the punctuation for the underlined word: 'The oldest ever recorded turtle, named Tu'i Malila, of tongo Island, passed away at the age of 188!' Write the correct punctuation in the relevant box.
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Q22
Open-ended
1 mark
One day, the desert became ____________ dry and the rose began to wilt.
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Q23
Open-ended
1 mark
Her beautiful petals dried ____________. Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip its beak into the cactus to drink water.
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Q24
Open-ended
1 mark
Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip ____________ beak into the cactus to drink water.
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Q25
Open-ended
1 mark
Ashamed, the rose ____________ the cactus if she could have some water.
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