Q1
MCQ
1 mark
Betty ____ delighted when she won the grand prize at the lucky draw.
P4 English SA2 2020 — Rosyth
Source: Rosyth, 2020
This P4 English SA2 paper from Rosyth (2020) covers cloze passage, comprehension, sentence synthesis and transformation and sequencing across 49 questions worth 50 marks. Practise English the way it's tested at P4 level in Singapore, with step-by-step answers on LearnBuddy.
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.