P4 English SA2 2023 — Rosyth | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: Tom and I ____ startled by a loud scream last night.

D. were. The subject "Tom and I" is plural, and the action happened "last night" (past tense). Therefore, the plural past tense verb "were" is appropriate.

Q: Timmy ____ upset when his sister broke his toy robot.

C. was. The subject "Timmy" is singular, and the verb "broke" in the subordinate clause indicates a past event. Therefore, the singular past tense verb "was" is appropriate.

Q: "The principal ____ a speech on road safety now," said Mdm Lim.

B. is giving. The keyword "now" indicates an action happening at the present moment. Therefore, the present continuous tense "is giving" is the most suitable.

Q: "Could you please bring me ____ files which have been placed over there?" asked Mr Tan.

A. those. "Files" is a plural noun, and "over there" indicates that the files are far from the speaker. Therefore, the plural demonstrative pronoun "those" is correct.

Q: Yesterday, Jane ____ three sweaters from me before going for her holiday.

C. borrowed. The keyword "Yesterday" indicates a completed action in the past. Therefore, the simple past tense verb "borrowed" is appropriate.

Q: While we ____ the soccer match, we heard a loud clap of thunder.

C. were watching. "While" introduces a continuous action that was in progress when another event ("we heard a loud clap of thunder") occurred. Therefore, the past continuous tense "were watching" is correct.

Q: Mary added only ____ teaspoons of sugar to her cake mixture as she did not want it to be sweet.

A. a few. "Teaspoons" is a countable noun. Since Mary "did not want it to be sweet," she added a small quantity. "A few" is used with countable nouns to indicate a small, but sufficient, quantity. "Little" is for uncountable nouns, "much" for uncountable nouns (large quantity), and "many" for countable nouns (large quantity).

Q: My sister bought a new mobile phone ____ she broke her old one.

D. because. The second part of the sentence ("she broke her old one") provides the reason for the action in the first part ("My sister bought a new mobile phone"). "Because" is the appropriate conjunction to introduce a reason.

Q: There was ____ chance of winning the match as the best player was injured.

B. little. "Chance" in this context is an uncountable noun referring to possibility. The phrase "as the best player was injured" implies a very low or almost no chance of winning. "Little" (without 'a') conveys this negative sense of scarcity. "Much" and "a lot of" imply a large quantity/chance, while "some" implies an unspecified but present quantity/chance.

Q: My classmates played soccer together ____ recess and came back to class late.

D. during. "During" indicates that the action ("played soccer") happened throughout the period of "recess."

Q1 MCQ 1 mark

Tom and I ____ startled by a loud scream last night.

Q2 MCQ 1 mark

Timmy ____ upset when his sister broke his toy robot.

Q3 MCQ 1 mark

"The principal ____ a speech on road safety now," said Mdm Lim.

Q4 MCQ 1 mark

"Could you please bring me ____ files which have been placed over there?" asked Mr Tan.

Q5 MCQ 1 mark

Yesterday, Jane ____ three sweaters from me before going for her holiday.

Q6 MCQ 1 mark

While we ____ the soccer match, we heard a loud clap of thunder.

Q7 MCQ 1 mark

Mary added only ____ teaspoons of sugar to her cake mixture as she did not want it to be sweet.

Q8 MCQ 1 mark

My sister bought a new mobile phone ____ she broke her old one.

Q9 MCQ 1 mark

There was ____ chance of winning the match as the best player was injured.

Q10 MCQ 1 mark

My classmates played soccer together ____ recess and came back to class late.

Q11 MCQ 1 mark

During the inter-school badminton competition, the ____ in the indoor stadium cheered to show their support.

Q12 MCQ 1 mark

Lily realised that she was lost when the surroundings looked ____ to her.

Q13 MCQ 1 mark

Sarah ____ into Kelly's ears so that no one could hear her secret.

Q14 MCQ 1 mark

My mother reminded me to hold the glass bowl with two hands as it was ____.

Q15 MCQ 1 mark

The customer stormed ____ into the restaurant, demanding an explanation for the delay in the delivery.

Q16 MCQ 1 mark

Jake felt sorry for the damage he had caused and promised to ____.

Q17 MCQ 1 mark

My grandmother has a garden full of plants. ____ waters them every day.

Q18 MCQ 1 mark

She explains that we should care for all the living things around ____.

Q19 MCQ 1 mark

Hence, my mother and I gave my grandmother a surprise. ____ brought her to Gardens by the Bay.

Q20 MCQ 1 mark

She took many photographs of the plants as she wanted to share ____ with her friends.

Q21 Open-ended 1 mark

Mr Tan often buys meals for his elderly neighbours. He [has / have] been doing this for almost three years.

Q22 Open-ended 1 mark

Each meal usually [consist / consists] of vegetables, meat and fruits.

Q23 Open-ended 1 mark

Mr Tan [believe / believes] that the elderly should eat healthily.

Q24 Open-ended 1 mark

The elderly neighbours [love / loves] him dearly and they would wait patiently for him daily.

Q25 Open-ended 1 mark

Space exploration allows humans to learn about the planets, stars and other objects in space. People who explore space is called astronauts.

Q26 Open-ended 1 mark

In 1969, an astronaut, Neil Armstrong, takes his first step on the moon.

Q27 Open-ended 1 mark

It was a great acheivemant for Mankind.

Q28 Structured 1 mark

My brother was unwell. My father gave my brother some medicine. SO

Q29 Structured 1 mark

Sam knows how to swim. David also knows how to swim. Both

Q30 Open-ended 1 mark

A dog and her cute puppies lived on a farm where there was a well. The dog always warned her puppies ____ to play near it.

Q31 Open-ended 1 mark

One day, the youngest puppy was curious and he wanted to know what was inside the well. He went towards ____ and took a peek. He saw his reflection in the water.

Q32 Open-ended 1 mark

He got frightened and began to bark loudly until the farmer came to his ____. The puppy learned his lesson and did not go near the well again.

Q33 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. Jack helped Mr Lim because Mr Lim had asked Jack for his help had just moved into the neighbourhood was having difficulty carrying the shopping bags

Q34 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which word has the same meaning as 'confused'? Circle either (A) or (B). The man was puzzled but relieved. (A) (B)

Q35 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

He liked the facilities in the neighbourhood.

Q36 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

He wanted to organise a welcome party.

Q37 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. Jack said, "We wanted to make you feel at home". This suggests that Jack wanted to go to Mr Lim's home invite Mr Lim to his party make Mr Lim feel welcomed

Q38 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show the correct order of events in paragraph 3. [1m] ____ Mr Lim thanked everyone for the surprise. ____ Mr Lim's eyes were filled with tears of joy. ____ Mr Lim went to a nearby park with Jack.

Q39 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Jack was the only one who helped Mr Lim with errands.

Q40 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Jack was happy that he could bring happiness to the lives of others.

Q41 Open-ended 1 mark

In paragraph 1, what were the two signs that suggest the house was old? i. ii.

Q42 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Tick ✓ your chosen answer. Which word in paragraph 1 best describes how Lisa felt when she nodded in agreement? [1m] calm brave hesitant

Q43 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Which word has the same meaning as 'doing something without force'? Circle (A) or (B). [1m] They gently pushed open the door and stepped inside cautiously. (A) (B)

Q44 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What does the word "It" (line 8) refer to?

Q45 Open-ended 1 mark 🖼 Visual

What does the word "thing" (line 14) refer to?

Q46 Open-ended 1 mark

From lines 10-15, what did Lisa do to suggest that she was no longer scared? [1m]

Q47 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Write 1, 2 or 3 in the blanks below to show the correct order of events in the story. [1m] ____ Lisa and Kean heard a noise. ____ Lisa and Kean found the kitten. ____ Lisa and Kean decided to go into the house.

Q48 Open-ended 1 mark

Why did the lady look worried? [1m]

Q49 Structured 1 mark 🖼 Visual

Lisa and Kean regretted entering the house.

P4 English SA2 2023 — Rosyth

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