Question 1

The wedding guests were charmed by the ____________ gown worn by the bride.

Accepted Answer

D. stunning. '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.

Question 2

After a trip to the supermarket, I have all the ____________ needed to bake the cake.

Accepted Answer

D. ingredients. '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.

Question 3

The children ____________ happily when they were told that they were going on a learning journey next week.

Accepted Answer

C. cheered. 'Cheered' expresses happiness and excitement, matching 'happily'. 'Yelped' suggests pain/surprise, 'bawled' means cried loudly, and 'moaned' expresses unhappiness.

Question 4

To avoid getting to school late, Ben and I ran ____________ for the bus.

Accepted Answer

A. hastily. 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.

Question 5

A crowd gathered around the ____________ that was playing beautiful music.

Accepted Answer

A. band. 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.

Question 6

The ____________ customer waited in queue while the elderly cashier slowly count the change of those in front of him.

Accepted Answer

D. patient. 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.

Question 7

The nurse has to work ____________ weekends.

Accepted Answer

A. on. The correct preposition for days/times of the week is 'on' (e.g. on weekends, on Monday).

Question 8

Don ____________ shocked when he saw that someone had stolen his bicycle.

Accepted Answer

C. was. The verb 'had stolen' indicates past tense. Subject 'Don' is singular, so the singular past-tense form 'was' is required.

Question 9

"Look! The puppies ____________ on the carpet right now!" exclaimed Mother.

Accepted Answer

D. are playing. 'Right now' signals present continuous tense. With plural subject 'puppies', the correct form is 'are playing'.

Question 10

The students sit only ____________ metres from each other in the classroom.

Accepted Answer

C. a few. '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'.

Question 11

I need help taking these books to the classroom as I have too many to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A. carry. After 'too many to', the bare infinitive (base form) of the verb is used: 'to carry'.

Question 12

We must ensure that the house is always clean and tidy as guests ____________ drop by anytime.

Accepted Answer

B. may. 'May' expresses possibility — guests possibly drop by at any time. 'Must' is obligation, 'shall' indicates intention/future, and 'have' doesn't fit grammatically.

Question 13

The Gift Donation Drive is organised by ____________.

Accepted Answer

A. Project Love and Care Club. 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.

Question 14

Project Love's website allows visitors to ____________ the Gift Donation Drive.

Accepted Answer

A. buy gifts for. 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.

Question 15

Betty would like to play a part in the Big Bash. She can ____________.

Accepted Answer

C. sign up to be a volunteer. 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.

Question 16

Which one of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A. The children of Joyful Home do not expect Big Bash to be held.. 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).

Question 17

The main purpose of the poster is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A. urge people to be generous. 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.

P4 English CA1 2023 — Red Swastika

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