P4 English SA2 2021 — Rosyth | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: While walking to school yesterday, I _____ shocked when a jogger suddenly ran across my path.

C. was. The pronoun 'I' takes the past tense singular form 'was' to match the past time marker 'yesterday'.

Q: My classmates and I stayed back _____ recess to speak to our teacher.

D. during. 'During' is the correct preposition to indicate something happening within a period of time, such as recess.

Q: My mother bought me a new bag _____ the old one had a hole.

D. because. 'Because' introduces the reason why the mother bought a new bag — the old one had a hole.

Q: While I _____ the bedroom, the telephone rang.

B. was cleaning. The past continuous tense 'was cleaning' is used for an ongoing past action interrupted by another past action ('the telephone rang').

Q: Mary _____ pleasantly surprised when she won the first prize in the writing competition.

C. was. The subject 'Mary' is singular and the event occurred in the past, so the singular past tense 'was' is required.

Q: This plate of vegetables cannot be eaten. It has too _____ salt in it.

A. much. 'Salt' is an uncountable noun, so 'much' is used. 'Too much' indicates an excessive amount.

Q: Yesterday, David _____ an award from the Principal for his brave act.

B. received. The past simple tense 'received' is used because the action happened at a specific time in the past ('Yesterday').

Q: "Listen! The birds _____ outside the window now," I told my sister.

C. are chirping. The present continuous tense 'are chirping' is used for an action happening right now, indicated by 'now' and 'Listen!'.

Q: _____ boy standing there won the best costume for the birthday party.

A. That. 'That' is the singular demonstrative used to refer to a person at a distance ('standing there'), matching the singular noun 'boy'.

Q: Ben decided not to buy the movie tickets as there were _____ people in the long queue.

D. many. 'Many' is used with countable plural nouns like 'people' and conveys a large number, consistent with 'long queue'.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

While walking to school yesterday, I _____ shocked when a jogger suddenly ran across my path.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

My classmates and I stayed back _____ recess to speak to our teacher.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

My mother bought me a new bag _____ the old one had a hole.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

While I _____ the bedroom, the telephone rang.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Mary _____ pleasantly surprised when she won the first prize in the writing competition.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

This plate of vegetables cannot be eaten. It has too _____ salt in it.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Yesterday, David _____ an award from the Principal for his brave act.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

"Listen! The birds _____ outside the window now," I told my sister.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

_____ boy standing there won the best costume for the birthday party.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

Ben decided not to buy the movie tickets as there were _____ people in the long queue.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

My elderly neighbour _____ all the way home after he fell and hurt himself.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

The badminton player demonstrated _____ when he walked over to shake his opponent's hand after losing the game.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Sarah _____ the answer into my ears but it was too soft. I could not hear her.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

They heard the _____ of brakes before the car came to a sudden stop.

Q15 Open-ended 1 mark

I was so excited when my class was chosen to perform for the Children's Day online concert. Together, (15)_____ had to put up an item. (Options: (A) me, (B) she, (C) we, (D) our, (E) I, (F) he — USE A WORD ONCE ONLY)

Q16 Open-ended 1 mark

My classmates and (16)_____ practised very hard for the concert every week. (Options: (A) me, (B) she, (C) we, (D) our, (E) I, (F) he — USE A WORD ONCE ONLY)

Q17 Open-ended 1 mark

Miss Lim, (17)_____ drama teacher, helped us to record our rehearsals. (Options: (A) me, (B) she, (C) we, (D) our, (E) I, (F) he — USE A WORD ONCE ONLY)

Q18 Open-ended 1 mark

During the rehearsals, (18)_____ also reminded us to work as a team. (Options: (A) me, (B) she, (C) we, (D) our, (E) I, (F) he — USE A WORD ONCE ONLY)

Q19 Open-ended 1 mark

Uncle Chan lives near the beach. It is his favourite place. He 19)[ spend / spends ] his weekends there. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q20 Open-ended 1 mark

Whenever his neighbours (20)[ ask / asks ] him why he always goes to the beach, his reply is... Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

"I love listening to the sound of the waves and the air (21)[ is / are ] so much fresher there." Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Sometimes, his two grandchildren also (22)[ pick / picks ] up the litter at the beach with him. Underline the correct word from the words given in the brackets.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Many people fear sharks but know little about them. There is this belif that sharks eat humans. (Editing for Spelling and Grammar — write the correct word for the underlined word 'belif'.)

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

Most sharks are carnivores, so they feed at other animals, like fish and seals. (Editing for Spelling and Grammar — write the correct word for the underlined word 'at'.)

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Sharks play a important role in maintaining the ocean ecosystem. (Editing for Spelling and Grammar — write the correct word for the underlined word 'a'.)

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

The boys were not late for class. There was a traffic jam outside the school. Rewrite the given sentences using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Begin with: Although _____

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

Tim does not like cycling. His brothers do not like cycling too. Rewrite the given sentences using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Begin with: Neither _____ nor _____

Q28 Open-ended 1 mark

Jack and Dan were on a hiking trip in the forest. They knew there were wild animals in the forest. They had to (28)_____ a look out for each other in case of any danger. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q29 Open-ended 1 mark

All of a sudden, a big brown bear appeared in front of them. Jack quickly (29)_____ up a nearby tree, leaving Dan behind. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

Later, Dan shared (30)_____ Jack that he remembered watching a documentary showing that bears do not touch those who are dead. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

Which word has the same meaning as 'satisfied'? Circle (A) or (B). 'He worked all day and led a carefree and contented life.' (A) carefree (B) contented

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

Tick your chosen answer. Kean slept soundly at night because _____. Options: (i) he was a farmer and worked all day. (ii) the doors and windows of his house were not closed. (iii) he did not have to worry about burglars stealing from him.

Q33 Open-ended 2 marks

What caused Jerry to worry at night?

Q34 Open-ended 1 mark

How did Jerry show that he was grateful to Kean for helping him?

Q35 Open-ended 1 mark

True or False (refer to paragraph 4): Kean wanted to buy many things with the gold coins.

Q36 Open-ended 1 mark

True or False (refer to paragraph 4): Kean slept soundly after closing the doors and windows.

Q37 Open-ended 1 mark

What does the word 'that' (line 16) refer to?

Q38 Open-ended 1 mark

What does the word 'it' (line 17) refer to?

Q39 Open-ended 1 mark

Write 1, 2 or 3 in the blanks to show the correct order of events in the story. ___ Kean felt uneasy and could not sleep. ___ Kean returned the bag of gold coins to Jerry. ___ Jerry passed the bag of gold coins to Kean.

P4 English SA2 2021 — Rosyth

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