Question 1

We only allow young children to swim in this pool as the water is ____.

Accepted Answer

D. shallow. Young children are only allowed to swim in pools that are not deep, i.e. shallow, so they are safe.

Question 2

Having finished the race as the champion, Wendy smiled as the ____ was placed around her neck.

Accepted Answer

B. medal. A champion of a race is awarded a medal, which is typically hung around the winner's neck.

Question 3

John managed to ____ his keys which had dropped into the drain.

Accepted Answer

D. retrieve. 'Retrieve' means to get something back, especially from a place where it is difficult to reach — appropriate for keys that fell into a drain.

Question 4

The cat slipped ____ into the room to avoid waking up the sleeping dog.

Accepted Answer

C. stealthily. 'Stealthily' means in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed — fitting for sneaking past a sleeping dog.

Question 5

____ rushed to take the evening train, eager to get home as soon as they could.

Accepted Answer

D. Commuters. 'Commuters' are people who travel regularly between home and work, typically by public transport such as a train.

Question 6

"He is so ____, thinking he is better than everyone else in class!" grumbled Tim.

Accepted Answer

A. arrogant. 'Arrogant' describes someone who thinks they are better or more important than others, matching the speaker's complaint.

Question 7

Joseph who went ____ a lot of challenges such as training five times a week in his CCA, managed to do well in his studies.

Accepted Answer

D. through. The phrasal verb 'went through' means to experience or endure difficulties — appropriate for facing challenges.

Question 8

Sally ____ a great game at the badminton tournament yesterday.

Accepted Answer

B. played. 'Yesterday' indicates a completed action in the past, so the simple past tense 'played' is correct.

Question 9

____ colour pencils belong to Ali. He left them here just now.

Accepted Answer

C. These. The pencils are plural and 'here' (near the speaker), so the correct demonstrative is 'These'.

Question 10

It was raining heavily, ____ the children went to play football at the field.

Accepted Answer

B. yet. 'Yet' shows contrast — despite the heavy rain, the children still went to play, which is unexpected.

Question 11

This is the man ____ son is going to be a policeman.

Accepted Answer

D. whose. 'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun used to show that the son belongs to the man.

Question 12

The children seldom come home at night, ____?

Accepted Answer

A. do they. 'Seldom' has a negative meaning, so the question tag must be positive: 'do they'.

Question 13

The event will be held at ____.

Accepted Answer

C. Eagles Language School. The poster states 'Eagles Language School is celebrating its 20th anniversary on-site!', meaning the event is held at Eagles Language School.

Question 14

Melissa can only attend the event from 3 p.m. onwards. Which of the following activities will she miss?

Accepted Answer

C. Props Creation Workshop and Quiz. Props Creation Workshop ends at 2 p.m. and Quiz ends at 3 p.m., so both will have ended by 3 p.m. Photo Booth runs till 6 p.m. and Costume Parade is from 5–6 p.m., so she can still attend those.

Question 15

According to the poster, those attending the Props Creation Workshop will ____.

Accepted Answer

D. meet professional props designers. The poster says a team of professional props designers will run the workshop. The fee is $10 per person (not per hour), and all materials will be provided (not brought).

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the fair is true?

Accepted Answer

A. Participants will get to meet others who enjoy dressing up as movie or book characters.. The poster invites people to come as their favourite character and meet like-minded friends. Option B is wrong ('most correct answers' wins, not all); Option C is wrong (only the parade winner stands a chance); Option D is wrong (only accessories, not costumes, are at the photo booth).

Question 17

This poster invites people to ____.

Accepted Answer

A. celebrate an anniversary. The overarching purpose of the poster is the celebration of Eagles Language School's 20th anniversary; the other options are only specific activities within that celebration.

P4 English SA1 2025 — Red Swastika

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