P4 English SA2 2020 — Rosyth | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Betty ____ delighted when she won the grand prize at the lucky draw.

C. was. Subject 'Betty' is singular and the action 'won' is in past tense, so the singular past form 'was' is required.

Q: "Come and help ____ to the ice-cream," said Lily to her friends.

B. yourselves. Lily is speaking directly to her friends (second person plural), so the reflexive pronoun 'yourselves' is correct.

Q: While Joe ____ in the gymnasium, Tom stayed in his room to rest.

D. was exercising. Two simultaneous past actions are described; the past continuous 'was exercising' fits the ongoing action that happened while Tom rested.

Q: "Let's pay for our items at ____ counter over there," said Dad to Lisa.

A. that. 'Counter' is singular and 'over there' indicates a far object, so the singular far demonstrative 'that' is correct.

Q: Yesterday, the students ____ excited to participate in the fund-raising programme.

D. were. Plural subject 'students' with past-time marker 'Yesterday' requires the plural past form 'were'.

Q: Cindy ____ me to dinner when I met her last night.

B. treated. A single completed past action is described, so the simple past 'treated' is correct.

Q: "Don't disturb your sister. She ____ a book now," said my mother.

C. is reading. The time marker 'now' signals an action in progress, requiring the present continuous 'is reading'.

Q: Do not pour too ____ oil into the frying pan or the food will be very oily.

D. much. 'Oil' is an uncountable noun; the quantifier 'much' is used with uncountable nouns.

Q: My neighbour often goes ____ evening walks with his dog.

A. for. The fixed collocation 'go for a walk / go for walks' requires the preposition 'for'.

Q: I cannot join you for the movie ____ I have to babysit my niece.

D. because. The second clause states a reason for not joining, so the causal conjunction 'because' is correct.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Betty ____ delighted when she won the grand prize at the lucky draw.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

"Come and help ____ to the ice-cream," said Lily to her friends.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

While Joe ____ in the gymnasium, Tom stayed in his room to rest.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"Let's pay for our items at ____ counter over there," said Dad to Lisa.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Yesterday, the students ____ excited to participate in the fund-raising programme.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

Cindy ____ me to dinner when I met her last night.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

"Don't disturb your sister. She ____ a book now," said my mother.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

Do not pour too ____ oil into the frying pan or the food will be very oily.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

My neighbour often goes ____ evening walks with his dog.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

I cannot join you for the movie ____ I have to babysit my niece.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

The ____ for the run had to report at the starting point after doing their warm-up exercises.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Our English teacher taught us how to make ice cream using ____ such as milk, sugar, salt and vanilla earlier this year.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

The seven-year-old boy ____ the ribbons on his presents excitedly.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

Mr Lim was given an award for his ____ act in helping his neighbour to put out the fire.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

They have made a police report and the police will ____ the matter.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Sam used to get into a lot of trouble but now he has ____ and displays good behaviour.

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Joe, Cindy and I were in the same group for the team building activity. The first activity that (17) ____ did was to learn how to pitch a tent. [Word box: (A) she (B) him (C) we (D) their (E) our (F) her]

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

(18) ____ team worked well together. [Word box: (A) she (B) him (C) we (D) their (E) our (F) her]

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Suddenly, Cindy let out a loud scream when (19) ____ saw a snake. [Word box: (A) she (B) him (C) we (D) their (E) our (F) her]

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

I ran quickly towards (20) ____ and realised it was only a twig! Both of us had a good laugh. [Word box: (A) she (B) him (C) we (D) their (E) our (F) her]

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Danny and his family have opened a cafe for the less fortunate as they (21) [ want / wants ] to give back to the community.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

At the cafe, a customer (22) [ pay / pays ] for the food based on how much he can afford.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

This means that there (23) [ is / are ] no fixed price on the menu.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Arun, one of Danny's friends, often (24) [ go / goes ] to his café. He likes the food served there.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Late last night, Lisa watched a horror movie in the living room. It was so scary that she (25) jumps out of her skin. Write the correct word in the box.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

As soon as the movie ended, she hurried up the stairs and went straight to bed. She (26) has a terrible nightmare when she was sleeping. Write the correct word in the box.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

That night, Lisa did not sleep well. She was very (27) fritened and woke up several times. Write the correct word in the box.

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Tom sprained his ankle. He managed to finish the race. Rewrite as one sentence beginning with 'Although'.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

Nathan wants to do well in his studies. He must revise his work regularly. Rewrite as one sentence ending with 'if'.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Henry was a poor boy who went from house to house selling tissue paper to earn a living. One day, as he was about to knock on a door, he felt weak. He had not (30) ____ the whole day and was starving. He decided to ask for some food. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

A young girl, Wendy, opened the door. He spoke weakly, "I am very hungry. May I have a piece of bread?" Seeing how weak he was, she gave him a loaf of bread instead. Henry wanted to (31) ____ her but she refused to take any money. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Many years later, Wendy fell very sick. She went to many doctors but no one was able to cure her. Finally, she visited the best doctor (32) ____ town. The doctor treated her for several months until she was cured. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q33 MCQ 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. The boy was waving his arms in the air because ____.

Q34 MCQ 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. What did Kean do when he saw the boy?

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 or 3 in the blanks to show the correct order of events in the story. ____ The boy spoke to Kean. ____ Kean decided to help the boy. ____ Kean put his arms around the boy's neck.

Q36 MCQ 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as "fortunate"? Circle (A) or (B). Sentence: I am lucky that you are nearby and I am so grateful for your help. (A) lucky (B) grateful

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

How did the boy's mother feel when she rushed to his side?

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did the boy's mother take him to a clinic?

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Statement: The boy's mother was thankful that Kean saved her son.

Q40 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Statement: Kean was not a good swimmer.

Q41 MCQ 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. Tyler would say nasty things to hurt others whenever ____.

Q42 Open-ended 1 mark

What did Tyler's father tell him to do when he gave him the hammer and bag of nails?

Q43 Structured 2 marks

Find a word in paragraph 2 which has the same meaning as: (a) little by little (b) take out

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did Tyler hammer fewer nails into the fence in the next few weeks compared to the first week?

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark

For Questions 45 – 46, what does each word refer to? Word: 'it' (line 13)

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

For Questions 45 – 46, what does each word refer to? Word: 'they' (line 15)

Q47 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 or 3 in the blanks to show the correct order of events in the story. ____ Tyler found out what the holes in the fence represented. ____ Tyler's father told him when he should remove the nails. ____ The bag of nails was only half-filled.

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Statement: Tyler's father wanted him to repaint the fence.

Q49 Open-ended 1 mark

Read each statement and tick "True" or "False". Statement: Tyler learnt that like a weapon, anger can wound others.

P4 English SA2 2020 — Rosyth

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